In 2020-2021, Transform Mid-Atlantic (formerly Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic), Partners for Campus-Community Engagement (formerly Campus Compact of PA & NY), Engage New Jersey (formerly New Jersey Campus Compact), and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) partnered to host an engaging series of Guided Conversations aimed to leverage an institution’s community and civic engagement initiatives. By gaining a robust understanding of these initiatives, institutions can better link faculty, staff, and student activities to the accreditation expectations of MSCHE.
Over 500 individuals from institutions throughout the region and around the world participated in this series, of which notes and recordings are available below. The series included a pre-recorded session on Foundational Aspects of MSCHE: Accreditation Processes, Requirements of Affiliation, and Standards for Accreditation and five, one-hour guided conversations via Zoom.
Pre-Series Session on Foundational Aspects of MSCHE: Accreditation Processes, Requirements of Affiliation, and Standards for Accreditation
Session I: Leveraging Community and Civic Engagement Initiatives through Accreditation Expectations
MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2020 | 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Session I Featured Speakers
Dr. Kate Conway-Turner
President Emeritus, SUNY Buffalo State College
Dr. Maurice Taylor
Vice President for Academic Outreach and Engagement (Retired), Morgan State University
Session II: Community and Civic Engagement through the Lens of Accreditation Standards I & II
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2021 | 2:00 – 3:00 PM
Session II Featured Speakers
Session III: Community and Civic Engagement through the Lens of Accreditation Standards III, IV & V
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2021 | 10:00 – 11:00 AM
Session III Featured Speakers
Ms. Michelle Wolff
Executive Director, The Shriver Center (Retired), University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Session IV: Community and Civic Engagement through the Lens of Accreditation Standards VI & VII
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2021 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM
Session IV Featured Speakers
Executive Director, Center for CE & SL and Professor of Social Work, Stockton University
Interim Provost, Executive VP, & Dean of the Graduate School, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Session V: Utilizing the Carnegie Civic Engagement Classification Application to Support Self-Study and Accreditation
THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2021 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Session V Featured Speakers
Dr. Mathew Johnson
Former President, Albion College
Deputy Director of University Community Engagement Initiative, University of Delaware
The Guided Conversations included representatives from member institutions who have successfully tied community and civic engagement initiatives to accreditation activities and the Standards for Accreditation and the leadership of TMA, PCCE, Engage NJ, and MSCHE. Each part of the Guided Conversations begins with a short presentation by panelists, followed with Q&A from webinar participants.
