Welcome to the Reaccreditation Project
Every ten years the university must be reaccredited by our institutional accrediting body, the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (HLC/NCA). UW–Madison is scheduled for a reaccreditation site visit in April of 2009.
To prepare for the site visit and demonstrate evidence of meeting the criteria for reaccreditation (see overview), Professor Nancy Mathews will serve as director of the project under the auspices of the Provost’s Office.
The university has requested permission to conduct a special emphasis self-study. With HLC/NCA approval, the central questions are:
- “What will it mean to be a great public university in a changing world?”
- “How will the University of Wisconsin–Madison uniquely embody this greatness?”
These questions will lead us through the reaccreditation self-study and into the campuswide strategic planning process, begun more than 20 years ago.
This past spring, we asked more than 6,000 students, alumni, faculty, and staff to tell us their vision for the university over the next ten years. Based on these responses, we identified six themes related to the central questions for further study this fall.
We invite you to follow our process and progress in preparing the campus self-study over the next 18 months. Our goal is to develop an insightful and visionary report, based on the voices of the university’s stakeholders, to guide us in maintaining our preeminence as a great public university.
We welcome your participation and will present you with opportunities for continuing involvement. Our web site will evolve as we progress through the self-study. Your feedback on this site and the reaccreditation project is welcome.
Contact us
For more information or to get involved, contact:
Nancy Mathews
608-890-1731
nemathews@provost.wisc.edu
Eden Inoway-Ronnie
608-265-5975
etinoway@wisc.edu