St. Norbert College North Central Association Self-Study Home Page

NCA
Self-Study

Consultant/Evaluator Team Visit, December 3, 4, and 5, 2001.

Final draft, college-wide self-study report	College-wide self-study report. Word97 document. Final draft. Completed September, 2001. 203 pages. 1,200K. Summary of concerns and strengths from college-wide self-study report. Word97 document. Final draft. Completed September, 2001. 4 pages. 39K. St. Norbert College computer user identification and e-mail password are required to access these documents.
Committees	List of Steering Committee members and members of chapter Writing Teams
Calendar	Month by month listing of major activities leading up to visit by team of NCA Consultant/Evaluators
Documents	Documents developed to guide the self-study process. Links to documents likely to be of value during the self-study process.
Reports	1991. St. Norbert College Self-Study Report and report submitted by NCA Consultant/Evaluators following their visit to campus. 2000. Reports by various departments, offices, programs, and academic disciplines prepared as contributions to current self-study process. St. Norbert College computer user identification and password are required.

Self-Study Steering Committee and Writing Team Members

Steering Committee Member	Extension	Email	Chapter	Writing Team Members
Katherine Muhs Academic Affairs Mathematics	x3368	muhskl@mail.snc.edu	Chapter 1 Introduction	Don Maslinski (x3986) Nancy Mathias (x4040).
Rev. Dane Radecki, O. Praem. Vice President for Mission and Heritage and Pastor of the College	x3169	radedj@mail.snc.edu	Chapter 2. Mission & Purpose	Claire Tauscher (x3252) Sara Heggland (3225)
Jack Williamsen Student Life Counseling Center	x3045	willja@mail.snc.edu	Chapter 3. Resources	David Poister (x3185) Joe Tullbane (x3955)
Paul Johnson Academic Affairs Philosophy	x3918	johnpf@mail.snc.edu	Chapter 4. Effectiveness	Ray Zurawski (x3202) Matt Khoury (x3694)
Ruth Johnson Business & Finance Auxilary Services	x3998	johnre@mail.snc.edu	Chapter 5. Planning	Jim Neuliep (x3135) Linda Clay (x3045)
Stuart Korshavn Academic Affiars Psychology (Coordinator)	x3184	korsst@mail.snc.edu	Chapter 6. Integrity	Judy Feld (x3045) Judy Turba (x3045) Gary Umhoeffer (x3210)
John Sutton Academic Affairs Associate Dean	x3051	suttjf@mail.snc.edu	Presidential Transition	Carol Cortez (x4071) Michael Lukens (x3091)
Kay Mac Nab Academic Affairs Administrative Secretary	x3949	macnkj@mail.snc.edu

Self-Study Calendar

Consultant/Evaluator Team Visit, December 3, 4, and 5, 2001.

Months to vist	Date	Activity	Months to visit	Date	Activity
22	Jan 00	Disciplines, departments, programs and offices begin work on contributions to self-study process	11	Dec 00	Steering Committee revises Chapter 3 (resources).
21	Feb 00	Disciplines, departments, programs and offices continue work on contributions to self-study process	10	Jan 01	Steering Committee revises Chapters 4 (effectiveness), 5 (planning), and 2 (mission).
20	Mar 00	Disciplines, departments, programs and offices continue work on contributions to self-study process	9	Feb 01	Steering Commitee revises Chapters 6 (integrity) and 1 (introduction). Steering Committee completes first draft of self-study report, distributes copies on Mon. Feb. 26.
19	Apr 00	Disciplines, departments, programs and offices continue work on contributions to self-study process	8	Mar 01	Comments on first draft due, Mar 19. Steering Committee revises Chapters 3 and 4.
18	May 00	May 1, disciplines, departments, programs and offices submit contributions to self-study process. Members of Working Groups appointed.	7	Apr 01	Working Group completes draft of Chapter 7 (Presidential transition). Steering Committee revises Chapters 5, 1, 2, and 6.
17	June 00		6	May 01	Steering Committee revises Chapter 7. Steering Committee completes second draft of self-study report.
16	July 00		5	June 01	Self-Study Coordinator makes final revisions to self-study report.
15	Aug 00		4	July 01	Self-study report is prepared for duplication. BIDs and other forms are completed.
14	Sep 00	Three-person Working Groups begin drafting individual chapters of the self-study report.	3	Aug 01	Materials are duplicated. Resource room is prepared.
13	Oct 00	Three-person Working Groups continue drafting individual chapters of the self-study report.	2	Sept 01	Materials are submitted to NCA
12	Nov 00	November 10, Working Groups complete drafts of individual chapters of the self-study report. Preliminary compilation of chapters distributed to AAC.	1	Oct 01

Consultant/Evaluator Team Visit, December 3, 4, and 5, 2001.

Self-study documents

The following links will open Microsoft Word 97 and retrieve the document. Within Word you can print the document or save it to disk locally.

St. Norbert College Self-Study Plan
Guidelines for individual self-study reports.
- Academic Affairs, Academic Disciplines.
- Academic Affairs, Other Programs and Services.
- Business and Finance.
- Institutional Advancement.
- Student Life.
- Associations. Faculty, Administrative, Staff-Contract, Hourly, Student Government, Alumni
- Guidelines on formatting, terminology, punctuation and mechanics for self-study reports
  - Writer's Handbook, University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center The grammar and style section of the online Writer's Handbook maintained by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center provides helpful guidance on common writing questions.

The following links provide access to valuable background information related to the self-study process.

Handbook of accreditation (2nd ed.) (1997). North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Chapter 4 - Criteria for accreditation. This chapter elaborates upon the five criteria for accreditation. Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed to view these documents. Off-campus access to these documents is limited to those with valid St. Norbert College Computer Center identification and password. A copy of this chapter is also available from the reserve desk of the library.
- The criteria and patterns of evidence.
- Criterion 1. The institution has clear and publicly stated purposes consistent with its mission and appropriate to an institution of higher education.
- Criterion 2. The institution has effectively organized the human, financial, and physical resources necessary to accomplish its purposes.
- Criterion 3. The institution is accomplishing its educational and other purposes. This section discussses assessing student academic achievement.
- Criterion 4. The institution can continue to accomplish its purposes and strengthen its educational effectiveness.
- Criterion 5. The institution demonstrates integrity in its practices and relationships.
- Summary. An outline of the types of evidence considered when evaluating an institution.
Listing of NCA materials available through the Electronic Reserve Service of the library.
Listing of NCA materials available at the Reserve Desk of the library
St. Norbert College handbooks and institutional data.

The person responsible for this page is:

Stuart Korshavn, Ph.D.
Assoc. Prof. of Psychology
NCA Self-Study Coordinator
209 John Minahan Science Hall
St. Norbert College
De Pere, WI USA 54115-2099
Phone: (920) 403-3184
Fax: (920) 403-4033
e-mail: stuart.korshavn@snc.edu