The IUP Middle States Accreditation 2016 subcommittees implement the university wide Self-Study, evaluating IUP on the 14 standards in the Middle States Commission of Higher Education Characteristics of Excellence in Higher Education, and prepare the report that will be presented to the MSCHE evaluation team.
For answers to your questions about accreditation review, please e-mail middle-states@iup.edu.
Standards 1 and 6
Co-Chairs:
Bill Balint , William.Balint@iup.edu, Chief Information Officer
Fredalene Bowers ,
Fredalene.Bowers@iup.edu, Council of Chairs Representative, Faculty, Human Development and Environmental Studies, College of Health and Human Services
Standards 2 and 3
Co-Chairs:
John Kilmarx , John.Kilmarx@iup.edu, Associate Vice President for Academic Administration
Shari Robertson ,
Shari.Robertson, Dean’s Associate, School of Graduate Studies and Research, Faculty, Department of Communication Disorders, Special Education, and Disability
Services, College of Education and Communications
Standards 4 and 5
Co-Chairs:
Yaw Asamoah , Yaw.Asamoah@iup.edu, Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Edel Reilly , Edel.Reilly@iup.edu, Faculty, Department of Mathematics, Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Standards 8 and 9
Co-Chairs:
Kate Linder , Kathleen.Linder@iup.edu, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, University and Community Engagement
Jack Makara ,
Jack.Makara@iup.edu, Senior Coordinator for Assessment, Division of Student Affairs
Standards 10 and 11
Co-Chairs:
Steve Hovan , Steven.Hovan@iup.edu
, Faculty, Department of Geoscience, Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Ramesh Soni , Ramesh.Soni@iup.edu, APSCUF Representative, Faculty,
Department of Management, Eberly College of Business
Standards 12 and 13
Co-Chairs:
Terry Appolonia , Terry.Appolonia@iup.edu, Dean, Punxsutawney Campus
Gail Wilson , B.G.Wilson@iup.edu, Faculty, Department of Communication Media, College of Education and Communications
Standards 7 and 14
Co-Chairs:
Barbe Moore , Barbara.Moore@iup.edu, Director of Planning and Assessment
Timothy Runge , Timothy.Runge@iup.edu, Faculty, Department of Educational and School Psychology, College of Education and Communications