WASC Senior College and University Commission

Pitzer学院 submitted a self-study institutional report in July 2018 which addressed the previous recommendations of the commission, identified institutional strengths and vulnerabilities, as well as provided relevant updates. Since the submission, the College has embarked upon a strategic planning process and participated in planning discussions regarding the restructuring of the Keck Science Department as a two-way partnership with Scripps College, including a capital project. Below is a brief summary of the previous recommendations and the lines of inquiry that will frame the on-campus visit that will occur in March 2019.

Recommendations from June 2011 and March 2015 Commission Action Letters

  1. 评估 of student learning, including further expansion and refinement of student learning outcomes and systems for 评估.
  2. Program review, including examples of recently completed program reviews.
  3. Support for institutional research development and additional analyses of graduation and retention, disaggregated by 分组人口.
  4. Development and 评估 of outcomes related 校园生活.
  5. Changes in the plans and culture that assure the sustainability of educational effectiveness.

Lines of Inquiry for 校园参观 in March 2019

The team has identified the following lines of inquiry for the Accreditation 访问:

  1. 如何 is Pitzer学院 using the strategic planning process to prepare for the changes in higher education environment including enrollments, financial stability and potential risks?
  2. 可以 you please tell us more about the institution’s governance and budget planning? 什么 are the lessons learned from centralized vs. 分散式 decision-making process?
  3. 可以 you help us understand your key performance indicators? 如何 are they decided 和使用?
  4. 什么 are the plans for developing a sustainable culture of 评估 including ensuring faculty buy-in for 评估 and program review?
  5. 可以 you please provide updates on assessing educational objectives and core 能力?
  6. 什么 is Pitzer’s model for student success? 什么 are the contributing factors to high retention, persistence and graduation rates? 
  7. 如何 are special populations such as low-income students being recruited, retained 和服务?  
  8. 什么 项目 are particularly effective in retaining and graduating students? 做 it differ by student background (e.g. gender, ethnicity, low income, etc.)?
  9. 什么 approaches have you taken to examine post-graduation outcomes for students and alumni engagement?

重要的日子

  • July 5, 2018 – Pitzer学院 submitted the Self-Study Institutional Report to WSCUC
  • 9月13日, 2018 – WSCUC Off-Site Review conducted by videoconference to establish Lines of Inquiry
  • 1月28日, 2019 – Supplemental Information submitted to the Review Team following the Off-Site review
  • Monday, March 25, 2019 to Thursday, March 28, 2019 – WSCUC Review Team at Pitzer学院  
  • June 27, 2019 – WSCUC Commission Meeting to act on Pitzer学院’s Grant of Accreditation