Accreditation should be a university wide endeavor, but how do institutions make that happen effectively? Pepperdine successfully completed the Thematic Pathway to Reaffirmation process last year and the co-chairs of their WSCUC Steering Committee learned valuable strategies for engaging the various stakeholders across the university community. Join them for a practical conversation about one approach that worked for reaching “across the aisle” in academia. Welcome to the WSCUC World Tour!

April Marshall, Professor of Hispanic Studies, Pepperdine University
Seta Khajarian, Associate Provost Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment, Pepperdine University

To launch the formal planning process for reaffirmation, the entire Cal State East Bay leadership team filmed a short video announcing the purpose of accreditation, giving their support, and asking for all to participate. Watch the video and hear how leadership’s voice impacted the success of having campus-wide committees engage in meaningful collaboration, reflection, and action.

Julie Stein, Director, Educational Effectiveness, California State University, East Bay
Maureen Scharberg, Dean of Academic Programs and Services, WSCUC Accreditation Liaison Officer, California State University, East Bay

San Francisco State University’s reaccreditation self-study and writing process took place during the heart of the pandemic, starting in 2020-21. Despite this challenge, more than 50 faculty, staff and students contributed to the organization and content of the institutional report. We will share how we organized our process—from the steering committee to the writing groups, from gathering evidence to gathering feedback—to engage people from across campus in this work.

Lori Beth Way, Vice Provost of Academic Planning and Dean of Undergraduate Education, San Francisco State University
Jane DeWitt, Associate Dean of Academic Planning, San Francisco State University