MSCHE Reaccredits SUNY New Paltz

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) reaccredited the State University of New York at New Paltz on June 24, 2021. MSCHE is a voluntary membership organization that conducts a peer evaluated accreditation process to assure excellence in higher education. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the MSCHE Self-Study Evaluation Team conducted a virtual site visit at New …

School of Education Submits Quality Assurance Report for AAQEP

The School of Education (SoE) has completed its self-study for the Association for Advancing Quality in Education Preparation (AAQEP). Under the direction of Dr. Sunny Duerr, the Quality Assurance Report was submitted on October 21, 2021, for review by AAQEP. A virtual site visit is planned for April 2022 with the accreditation decision occurring in …

Associate Provost Laurel M. Garrick Duhaney Assumes New Responsibilities

As associate provost for strategic planning and assessment, Laurel M. Garrick Duhaney recently coordinated the College’s activities for reaccreditation by the Middle States Commission of Higher Education (MSCHE), resulting in the College’s reaccreditation in June 2021. This summer, the College added the oversight of program-specific accreditation to her portfolio as well as leadership for the …

ITS Research Conducted for New Website Design

Informational Technology Services (ITS) redesigned its website for fall semester 2021 based on the results of a faculty/student campus-wide survey conducted from October through December of 2020. The survey’s goal was to discover the campus’s perception of the old website and uncover its weaknesses. The old ITS website was developed five years ago to be …

The Office of Strategic Planning and Assessment Oversees Disciplinary Program Accreditations and Certifications

In addition to its supervision of the College’s accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), the Office of Strategic Planning and Assessment is now overseeing disciplinary program accreditations and certifications at SUNY New Paltz. Following is the status of the College’s accreditations and certifications. COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES The M.S. …