Middle States Committee on Higher Education (MSCHE) Peer Evaluation Team Visit 111th SGA, GBM #10 October 17th, 2023 Middle States Committee on Higher Education (MSCHE) • Official accreditation agency for Johns Hopkins University • MSCHE recognition is necessary for JHU to receive federal funding (financial aid, research funding) • University is re-accredited every 8-10 years • 2023-2024 re-accreditation is underway Why do we care? • University takes Middle States seriously • MSCHE recommendations are pushed to the President, Provost, and Board of Trustees. • Improve + add recommendations to the Self-Study • Anything you want Hopkins to do: • Ex: Better advancement tracks for teaching faculty + prioritization of improving undergraduate education • Free iClicker + other institutional services • Funding for more counselors at the Counseling Center Notes Regarding Self-Study Report • JHU selected the standards-based self-study approach, which means that the self-study report is organized according to the Middle States Standards of Accreditation and Requirements for Affiliation. • Middle States requires universities to provide evidence to support evaluation and assertions. This evidence is included in an evidence inventory that will be accessible to the peer evaluation team via hyperlinked footnotes. • While the self-study provides opportunity for celebration of accomplishments, it is also meant to be an authentic assessment of strengths and weaknesses. • Recommendations in the self-study should reflect targeted areas of improvement that will meaningfully impact the institution. 7 Chapter 1 Mission and Goals Recommendations
- Ensure that goals set forth in the
Ten for One, the Second JHU Roadmap on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the Second Committee on Undergraduate Education report, and other strategic statements continue to guide decision-making and resource allocation at Johns Hopkins in the coming years. 8 Chapter 2 Ethics and Integrity Recommendations
- Continue to assess the university’s success in realizing the
Second Roadmap goals, using tools such as the climate survey conducted in spring 2023, and to develop initiatives and allocate resources in consideration of assessment results. 9 Chapter 3 Design & Delivery of the Student Learning Experience
- Fully execute all elements of the CUE2 undergraduate curricular reform, including establishment of
an instructional framework ensuring that all students acquire the six foundational abilities named in the CUE2 report’s first recommendation.
- As outlined in
Ten for One, enhance Johns Hopkins’s already world-class graduate and postdoctoral programs by leading in the invention of new models of instruction, mentorship, and professional preparation.
- Develop and implement a plan for routine assessment and evaluation of master’s programs at the
university level, leveraging recommendations from the UPCEA external evaluation and successful models such as the PhD program review process. 10 Chapter 4 Support of the Student Experience
- Continue to assess the outcomes of the first phase of SSEI and adjust initiatives accordingly. Fully
support SSEI’s focus, in its second phase, on improving advising technology, developing an integrated digital experience platform for students, and identifying a replacement for its current student information system.
- Identify and address undergraduate and graduate student challenges in recognizing, locating, and
accessing the variety of services and forms of support available to them. 11 Chapter 5 Educational Effectiveness Assessment
- Fully implement the JHU CLR vision and continue to evaluate its effectiveness.
- Adopt a standard mechanism for incorporating program learning objectives into the university
course catalogue so that these are easier for students to locate.
- Homewood schools: In consultation with the UCLA and the director of institutional assessment,
develop tools, consonant with the JHU CLR framework, for assessing student acquisition of the foundational abilities outlined in the report of the Second Committee on Undergraduate Education. 12 Chapter 6 Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement
- Establish a partnership between the central Technology Solutions Working Group and Johns
Hopkins’s schools to develop an integrated approach to the selection and deployment of IT solutions.
- To ensure that Johns Hopkins remains at the forefront of research worldwide, upgrade core
facilities and shared infrastructure and develop a unified assessment and planning program for new research investments.
- Enhance the student experience, advance academic priorities, and strengthen community
connections via a visionary reimagining of the Homewood physical environment in the form of the Homewood Campus Master Plan. 13 Chapter 7 Governance, Leadership, and Administration
- Evaluate recent enhancements of campus constituencies’ contribution to decision-making (via new
bodies such as the Cross-Institutional Student Advisory Committee, the Staff Advisory Council, and the Johns Hopkins University Council) for their effectiveness in supporting the university’s mission and improving the work life and general well-being of students, faculty, and staff. 14 Role of SGA • The MSCHE Peer Evaluation Team, chaired by Christopher Eisengruber (President of Princeton University), will be visiting JHU’s Baltimore and DC campuses from November 5th – 8th • On November 5th (Sunday), the President and Provost will host the Peer Evaluation Team at an opening dinner • From November 6th to November 8th, the Peer Evaluation Team will meet with students, staff, faculty, and trustees regarding their Hopkins experience Role of SGA • Undergrad meeting • Middle States will tentatively meet with Homewood undergraduate students on November 6th (Monday) from 12:00PM-1:00PM • Free lunch • Cross-Institutional Student Advisory Committee meeting • CSAC will tentatively meet with the Peer Evaluation Team on November 7th (Tuesday)