WASC Academic Resource Conference 2013

WASC Academic Resource Conference 2013

Pauline Reynolds, Assistant Professor, University of Redlands School of Education Tony Suter, Assistant Professor, University of Redlands School of Music Wendy McEwen, University of Redlands Director of Institutional Research Ed Wingenbach, University of Redlands, Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs (interim)

Determine a reasonable list of peer institutions to be used as the primary group for benchmarking activities across the various units of the university Criteria for selection should begin with the faculty s reflections at the fall retreat. These institutions will serve as the starting point for work at the university that requires comparisons to external standards. Where the core list is not appropriate, particular programs and units may supplement the list. 2011-2012 Planning Document

Values Data Structures

Faculty Retreat

Capacity/Resources/Stability 8 Individualized Attention/Personal Education 6 Diverse Student Body 6 Mixture of Professional/College 5 Commitment to Liberal Arts 4 A+ School for B Students 4 Pedagogical Theory and Practice 3 Teaching Driven 3 Experiential/Applied Learning 3 Distinctive Curriculum 3 Regional Mission/Expertise 3 Similarity of Mission/Values 3 Student Characteristics Generally 2 Student Success (grad rates, placement) 3 Global/International 2 Community Engagement 2 Faculty Governance 2 Admissions Selectivity 2 Student Costs 2 Diversity of Majors Ethical Development of Students Responsible Doers Salary/Benefits

Developing the Working Group

Began with the 327 private, non-profit, masters comprehensive institutions with less than 10,000 students: Abilene Christian University Albertus Magnus College Alfred University Alvernia University Alverno College Amberton University American International College Anderson University Anna Maria College Aquinas College Arcadia University Assumption College Augsburg College Aurora University Averett University-Non-Traditional Programs Avila University Baker College Center for Graduate Studies Baker University Baldwin-Wallace College Belhaven University Bellarmine University Belmont University Bentley University Bethel University Bethel University Bradley University Brandman University, Part of the Chapman University System Brenau University Bryant University Butler University Cabrini College Caldwell College California Baptist University California Lutheran University Calumet College of Saint Joseph Cambridge College Campbell University Campbellsville University Canisius College Capital University Carlos Albizu University-Miami Campus Carlow University Carroll University Centenary College Chaminade University of Honolulu Chapman University Charleston Southern University Chatham University Chestnut Hill College Christian Brothers University City University of Seattle College of Mount Saint Vincent College of Mount St. Joseph College of Notre Dame of Maryland College of Saint Elizabeth College of Saint Mary Colorado Christian University Columbia College Columbia International University Concordia University Concordia University Concordia University Concordia University Concordia University Texas Concordia University-Saint Paul Concordia University-Wisconsin Converse College Cornerstone University Creighton University Cumberland University Curry College Daemen College Dallas Baptist University DeSales University Doane College-Lincoln Grand Island and Master Dominican College of Blauvelt Dominican University Dominican University of California Dowling College Drake University Drury University D'Youville College Eastern University Elmhurst College Elon University Embry Riddle Aeronautical University- Daytona Beach Emerson College Emmanuel College Endicott College Fairfield University Fairleigh Dickinson University-College at Florham Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Felician College Florida Memorial University Fontbonne University Franciscan University of Steubenville Franklin Pierce University Freed-Hardeman University Fresno Pacific University Friends University Gallaudet University Gannon University Gardner-Webb University George Fox University Georgian Court University Golden Gate University-San Francisco Gonzaga University Graceland University-Lamoni Gratz College Gwynedd Mercy College Hamline University Hampton University Harding University Hardin-Simmons University Hawaii Pacific University Heidelberg University Heritage University Hodges University Holy Family University Holy Names University Hood College Houston Baptist University Husson University Iona College Ithaca College Jacksonville University John Carroll University John F Kennedy University Kettering University Keuka College King College King's College La Salle University La Sierra University Lake Erie College Lakeland College Lawrence Technological University Le Moyne College Lee University Lesley University LeTourneau University Lewis University Lincoln Memorial University Lindsey Wilson College Lipscomb University Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus Lourdes College Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Maryland Loyola University New Orleans Lubbock Christian University Lynchburg College Madonna University Maharishi University of Management Malone University Manhattan College Manhattanville College Marian University Marist College Mary Baldwin College Marygrove College Marylhurst University Marymount University Marywood University McKendree University Medaille College Mercer University Mercyhurst College Metropolitan College of New York MidAmerica Nazarene University Mills College Milwaukee School of Engineering Misericordia University Mississippi College Missouri Baptist University Molloy College Monmouth University Montreat College Mount Mary College Mount Saint Mary College Mount St. Mary's College Mount St. Mary's University Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mountain State University Muskingum University Naropa University Nazareth College Neumann University New England College New York Institute of Technology Newman University Niagara University North Central College North Park University Northwest Nazarene University Norwich University Notre Dame de Namur University Nyack College Oakland City University Ohio Dominican University Oklahoma Christian University Oklahoma City University Olivet Nazarene University Oral Roberts University Ottawa University-Phoenix Otterbein University Our Lady of Holy Cross College Pacific Lutheran University Pacific University Palm Beach Atlantic University-West Palm Beach Pfeiffer University Philadelphia Biblical University-Langhorne Philadelphia University Piedmont College Point Loma Nazarene University Point Park University Pratt Institute-Main Prescott College Providence College Queens University of Charlotte Quincy University Quinnipiac University Rider University Rivier College Robert Morris University Roberts Wesleyan College Rockford College Rockhurst University Roger Williams University Rollins College Roosevelt University Sacred Heart University Saint Ambrose University Saint Bonaventure University Saint Edward's University Saint Francis University Saint Joseph College Saint Joseph's College of Maine Saint Joseph's College-New York Saint Joseph's University Saint Martin's University Saint Marys College of California Saint Peter's College Saint Thomas Aquinas College Saint Thomas University Saint Xavier University Salve Regina University Samford University Santa Clara University Seattle Pacific University Seattle University Shenandoah University Shorter University-College of Adult & Professional Programs Siena Heights University Sierra Nevada College Simmons College Southern Nazarene University Southern New Hampshire University Southern Wesleyan University Southwest Baptist University Southwestern Assemblies of God University Southwestern College Spring Arbor University Spring Hill College Springfield College St Marys University St. Catherine University Stetson University Stevenson University Suffolk University Texas Wesleyan University The College of New Rochelle The College of Saint Rose The College of Saint Scholastica The University of Findlay The University of Tampa Thomas More College Tiffin University Trinity University Trinity Washington University Tusculum College Union College Union University University of Bridgeport University of Dallas University of Detroit Mercy University of Dubuque University of Evansville University of Hartford University of Indianapolis University of Mary University of Mary Hardin-Baylor University of New England University of New Haven University of Portland University of Redlands University of Rio Grande University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne University of Scranton University of St Francis University of St Thomas University of the Cumberlands University of the Incarnate Word Upper Iowa University Ursuline College Utica College Valparaiso University Viterbo University Wagner College Walla Walla University Walsh University Warner University Wayland Baptist University Waynesburg University Western New England College Westminster College Wheelock College Whitworth University Wilkes University William Carey University William Woods University Wingate University Woodbury University Xavier University York College

Removed institutions with obviously incompatible missions (primarily religious, technical/engineering emphasis, vocational focus, etc.) or obviously divergent student populations (primarily commuter, historically black colleges and universities, single gender campuses, etc.); 225 left. Identified all A+ Schools for B Students and all members of the New American Colleges and Universities consortium; 71 left

Each member of the committee was assigned 7-8 of these institutions to research, focusing on: mission structure (what professional schools do they have, do they have specialized programs like ours, etc.) commitment to the liberal arts across all divisions. The group discussed each of the 71 and narrowed the pool to 35 finalists.

Teams of two were each assigned 6-7 institutions to research in much greater depth, using a set of common questions derived from the faculty retreat priorities. This research emphasized: resources student profile (graduate vs. undergraduate) similar vision and mission values and sensibility curriculum sufficient programs similar to Redlands (NASM, Ed.D s, specialty programs like CDIS or GIS, etc.)

Baldwin-Wallace College Butler University Drake University Drury University Hamline University Loyola Marymount University Monmouth University St. Joseph s University University of San Diego University of Scranton University of the Pacific Westminster College

Traditional Uses: Benchmarking Retention/Graduation Analysis WASC Reports Program Review Governance Reform

Workshop

1. Consider what distinctive elements of your institution most express or define your mission, values, aspirations, and experiences. 2. Identify the three criteria you believe should be the most important to determine whether another college or university might be considered a genuine peer. 3. For each of the three criteria you develop, write a short description of what this means for your institution, or what a committee should look for in other institutions that would be evidence of similar values or mission.