Help Highlight MSUM Accomplishments for the HLC Assurance Argument – 3AE
In continuing the discussion, Minnesota State Moorhead is preparing for our Higher Learning Commission (HLC) site visit, which will occur in Fall 2027. As part of that preparation, the HLC Coordinating Committee (HLCCC) is collecting evidence and writing the Assurance Argument that will be provided to the visiting team.
Although the HLCCC will do much of the work of identifying accomplishments and collecting evidence, the committee is relatively small. We do not want to overlook achievements from your area, whether they involve faculty, students, staff, alumni, or community members connected to MSUM. To that end, this is the third in a series of messages that will provide opportunities to share accomplishments and evidence related to specific HLC subcriteria.
Educational Programs (3A) and Assessment of Student Learning (3E)
These areas are about the educational programs, learning goals, and measured outcomes offered at MSUM. It looks to see that the rigor and quality of our programs are consistent with the level (undergraduate or graduate), regardless of modality or instructor, and that we appropriate assess student learning and react to the results.
Examples of evidence that may be relevant to these include:
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Syllabus templates or course outline guidelines
Program-level admission requirements
Transfer and other prior learning policies and procedures
Curricular alignment within the standards of the academic discipline
Agendas/Minutes from graduate council, faculty senate, or curriculum review committees
External reviews conducted of programs
Assessment plans and cycles
Meeting minutes/agendas demonstrating departmental use of assessment data and actions taken
Data that results from assessment tools such as curriculum maps, rubrics, internal/external benchmarking, employer/graduate school data, etc., are being used
Curricular changes that have resulted from the use of student learning data
If you have examples that the HLCCC should consider, please submit them using the Microsoft Form below:
Evidence/Content for HLC Assurance Argument
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=xscRULQKq0ae9PrnSpIafzcDDU_IBi5Drr0hDUYCEadURFNYNkdWQVRVT05ZRE00QkVKMjJYQUhLSi4u
We are working to ensure broad representation across campus and do not want to miss important accomplishments simply because they were not brought to our attention at the right time.
Because of the word limit for the Assurance Argument, we cannot guarantee that every submission will be included. Some subcriteria overlap, so we may incorporate information that does not fit neatly within this area into a related section.
Thank you for all you do, and please take this opportunity to highlight the accomplishments of yourselves and our students.