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Rider prepares for Middle States evaluation By Katie Zeck Members of Rider’s administrative staff and University community members congregated in the Shapiro Board Room of North Hall on Tuesday morning to discuss and provide feedback on Rider’s Periodic Review Report (PRR). The report will be read and evaluated by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education for regional accreditation. Rider has until June 1 to submit the report and will receive a response from Middle States by November 2012, on the status of the University’s accreditation. According to the Middle States website, Middle States is the unit of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools that accredits degree-granting colleges and universities in the region, which includes Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Middle States accreditors who review the institutions’ reports are administrators from colleges and universities within the Middle States region — making the Middle States accreditation a peer-review process. Associate Vice President for Planning Debbie Stasolla gave a presentation describing the details of the report as well as the importance of gaining a regional accreditation through Middle States. “I believe in [Middle States] because I would rather have peers review each other because we know our institution better than, I think, the federal government [knows our institution],” she said. According to Stasolla, a regional accreditation is an accreditation of an entire institution. “For colleges and universities to receive federal financial aid for students, you have to be regionally accredited,” she said. “Middle States is one of about five or six regional accreditations across the country.” According to Rider’s website, the PRR is intended to provide a retrospective, current and prospective analysis of the institution. The report highlights four of Middle States’ 14 accreditation standards. These standards are also the basis for Rider’s self-study. They include planning, resource allocation and institutional review, institutional resources, institutional effectiveness and assessment of student learning. Stasolla also addressed the importance of adding value to the University during a time when college graduates are either underemployed or unemployed and many are questioning the worth of a college degree. “We, as part of the regional accreditation process, are demonstrating not only to Middle States, but to the external world, the value that we provide,” Stasolla said. “The fact that we evaluate ourselves on a regular basis is to prove that what it is we say we’re doing with our students is indeed what we are doing. That’s why I’m such an advocate for [the Middle States accreditation]. According to The Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment rate for bachelor’s degree college graduates under the age of 25 was 5.2 percent as of March 2012. This is almost a 3 percent decrease since last March’s unemployment rate of 8.5 percent. Despite these more positive numbers, students are concerned about their prospects post-graduation. “I’m glad Rider puts emphasis on the value of the University as a whole,” sophomore Tiffany Morales said. “With the job market being so unstable, it’s nice to know [administrators] are making sure everyone knows that students from Rider are getting a quality education because that means a better chance for graduates to get a job.” Stasolla provided a description of the PRR and how it is different from the University self-study. “A self-study is done every 10 years and the PRR is done within the fifth year of that cycle,” she said. “The PRR is supposed to be an opportunity for further analysis and demonstrate compliance. [In the PRR] we need to demonstrate sustained and organized assessment and also demonstrate evidence of linked institutional planning and budget.” The floor was later opened for questions and feedback on the report. Audience members, specficially graduate students from the Planning and Evaluating Budgeting class of the organizational leadership major, provided suggestions on how to improve certain sections of the report. Their suggestions included clarifying certain sections on the importance of student and faculty diversity and increasing the importance of the freshman seminars and effective alcohol education classes. Stasolla summed up the presentation by stressing the importance of making it clear to Middle States accreditors that Rider is fully meeting the proper standards to receive the regional accreditation. “The bottom line is, we want to demonstrate compliance with Middle States standards, and I think we have great stories to tell of how we’ve been doing early decision making and resource allegation,” she said.
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Rider Ullmhaíonn do na Stáit Meán meastóireacht Ag Katie Zeck Baill d'fhoireann riaracháin rothaí agus ar bhaill phobal na hOllscoile Ionad Cónaithe i Seomra an Bhoird Shapiro Thuaidh Halla ar maidin Dé Máirt a phlé agus aiseolas a sholáthar maidir leis an Tuarascáil Rider Athbhreithniú tréimhsiúil (PRR). Cuirfear an tuarascáil a léamh agus a mheas ag na Stáit Meán Coimisiún um Ard-Oideachas do chreidiúnú réigiúnach. Rider Tá go dtí an 1 Meitheamh a chur faoi bhráid an tuarascáil agus beidh freagra a fháil ó na Meán faoi mhí na Samhna 2012, ar an stádas creidiúnaithe na hOllscoile. Dar leis na Stáit Meán suíomh gréasáin, tá Stáit Meán an t-aonad na Stát Meán Cumann na Coláistí agus Scoileanna go Creidiúnaíonn céim-dheonú coláistí agus ollscoileanna sa réigiún, lena n-áirítear Delaware, an Ceantar Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Nua-Eabhrac, Pennsylvania, Pórtó Ríce agus an Maighdean Oileáin SAM. Is iad an Meán-accreditors Stát a athbhreithniú a dhéanamh leis na hinstitiúidí 'tuairiscí riarthóirí ó coláistí agus ollscoileanna laistigh de réigiún an Stáit Mheán - a dhéanamh ar na Stáit Meán creidiúnú ar phróiseas athbhreithnithe piaraí. Leas-Uachtarán Comhlach le haghaidh Pleanáil Debbie Stasolla cur i láthair ag cur síos ar na sonraí ar an tuarascáil chomh maith leis an tábhacht a bhaineann le creidiúnú a fháil ar réigiúnach trí Stáit Meán. "Creidim i [Stáit Mheán] mar ba mhaith liom a bheith in áit bpiaraí athbhreithniú a dhéanamh ar gach ceann eile mar tá a fhios againn ár n-institiúid níos fearr ná [fhios ag ár n-institiúid], dar liom, an rialtas cónaidhme," a dúirt sí. Dar le Stasolla tá creidiúnú réigiúnach ar creidiúnaithe d'fhoras ar fad. "Le haghaidh coláistí agus in ollscoileanna a fháil cabhair airgeadais cónaidhme do mhic léinn, caithfidh tú a bheith go réigiúnach creidiúnaithe," a dúirt sí. "Is é ceann de na Stáit Meán thart ar cúig nó sé creidiúnú réigiúnacha ar fud na tíre." Dar leis an láithreán gréasáin ar rothaí, tá an PRR beartaithe chun anailís chúlghabhálach, reatha agus ionchais na hinstitiúide. Leagann an tuarascáil béim ar cheithre cinn de na Stáit Meán '14 caighdeáin chreidiúnaithe. Is iad na caighdeáin seo freisin an bonn le haghaidh Rider féin-staidéir. Ina measc tá pleanáil, leithdháileadh acmhainní agus athbhreithniú institiúideach, acmhainní institiúideach, éifeachtúlacht institiúideach agus measúnú na mac léinn ag foghlaim. Stasolla aghaidh freisin ar an tábhacht a bhaineann le luach a chur leis an Ollscoil le linn am nuair a bhíonn na céimithe coláiste ceachtar underemployed nó dífhostaithe agus tá a lán ceistiú an fiú céim choláiste. "Táimid, mar chuid den phróiseas creidiúnaithe réigiúnach, ag léiriú ní hamháin maidir le Stáit Mheánoirthear, ach leis an domhan seachtrach, ar an luach a chuirimid ar fáil," a dúirt Stasolla. "Is é an bhfíric go bhfuil muid féin a mheas ar bhonn rialta a chruthú go bhfuil sé rá againn táimid ag déanamh a bhfuil ár gcuid mac léinn, go deimhin, an méid atá á dhéanamh againn. Sin an fáth a bhfuil mé den sórt sin ag saothrú ar son [na Stát Meán creidiúnú]. Dar leis an Biúró na Staitisticí Labor, bhí ráta dífhostaíochta do chéimithe Baitsiléir choláiste céime faoi bhun 25 faoin gcéad 5.2 mar an Mhárta 2012. Tá sé seo laghdú beagnach 3 faoin gcéad ó Mhárta ráta dífhostaíochta de 8.5 faoin gcéad anuraidh. In ainneoin na huimhreacha níos dearfaí, tá mic léinn atá i gceist maidir lena n-ionchais iar-chéim. "Tá mé sásta Cuireann Rider béim ar an luach na hOllscoile, ina n-iomláine," a dúirt Morales Tiffany sophomore. "Leis an margadh fostaíochta a bheith chomh éagobhsaí, tá sé deas go mbeadh a fhios [riarthóirí] ag déanamh cinnte go bhfuil a fhios ag gach duine go bhfuil mic léinn ó rothaí ag fáil oideachas den scoth mar gheall ar Ciallaíonn sé sin deis níos fearr do chéimithe chun post a fháil." Stasolla ar fáil cur síos ar an PRR agus an chaoi a bhfuil sé difriúil ó Ollscoil féin-staidéir. "Tá féin-staidéar a rinneadh gach 10 bliain agus tá an PRR dhéanamh laistigh de na cúigiú bliain den timthriall," a dúirt sí. "Tá an PRR ceaptha a bheith deis chun breis anailíse agus comhlíonadh a léiriú. [I PRR] is gá dúinn a léiriú measúnú leanúnach agus a eagrú agus fianaise a bhaineann le pleanáil institiúideach nasctha agus buiséid a léiriú. " An t-urlár a osclaíodh níos déanaí le haghaidh ceisteanna agus aiseolas ar an tuarascáil. Lucht féachana, mic léinn iarchéime specficially as an rang Buiséadaithe Pleanála agus Measúnú ar an cheannaireacht eagraíochtúil mór, ar choinníoll moltaí maidir le conas feabhas a chur ar rannóga áirithe na tuarascála. Gcuid moltaí san áireamh a shoiléiriú rannóga áirithe ar an tábhacht a bhaineann le mac léinn agus na héagsúlachta dáimhe agus méadú ar an tábhacht a bhaineann le seimineáir agus ranganna freshman oideachas éifeachtach alcól. Stasolla achoimriú i láthair ag béim ar an tábhacht a dhéanamh soiléir do Stáit Meán accreditors go bhfuil ag comhlíonadh go hiomlán Rider ar na caighdeáin chuí a fháil ar an creidiúnú réigiúnach. "Tá an líne bun, ba mhaith linn a comhlíonadh a léiriú leis na caighdeáin Meán Ballstáit, agus sílim go bhfuil muid mór scéalta a insint ar conas tá muid ag déanamh cinnteoireachta go luath agus an líomhain acmhainne," a dúirt sí.