Neumann University Aston, Pennsylvania 19014 Volume I Self-Study Report Prepared for the Middle Stats Commission on Higher Education and the Neumann University Community Rosalie M. Mirenda, Ph.D., President April, 2016 Neumann University The NU Experience: Self-Study MSCHE 2016 Table of Contents Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................ v Self-Recommendations from Self-Study and Plan of Action ......................................................... x MSCHE Accreditation Documents .............................................................................................. xiii Middle States Commission on Higher Education Certification Statement: Compliance with MSCHE Eligibility Requirements & Federal Title IV Requirements ..................... xiii Neumann University Statement of Accreditation and Certification Statement ............... xiv Introduction .................................................................................................................................. xvi Brief History of Neumann University.............................................................................. xvi Neumann University’s Mission, Vision and Values ........................................................ xix The Basis of the 2016 Neumann University Self-Study for MSCHE Re-Accreditation . xxi The Self-Study Process ................................................................................................... xxii Chapter I: Standard 1 – Mission and Goals ................................................................................... 1 Standard 1: Mission and Goals ........................................................................................... 1 Statement of Compliance .................................................................................................... 1 Overview for Standard 1 – Mission and Goals ................................................................... 1 Narrative: Standard 1: Mission and Goals .......................................................................... 2 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................ 11 Chapter II: Standards 2 & 3 – Planning and Resource Allocation .............................................. 12 Standard 2: Planning, Resource Allocation, and Institutional Renewal ........................... 12 Standard 3: Institutional Resources .................................................................................. 12 Statement of Compliance .................................................................................................. 12 Overview for Standard 2: Planning, Resource Allocation, and Institutional Renewal .... 12 Overview for Standard 3: Institutional Resources ........................................................... 13 Narrative: Standard 2 -- Planning and Resource Allocation ............................................. 14 Narrative: Standard 3: Institutional Resources ................................................................. 24 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................ 33 Chapter III: Standard 4: Leadership and Governance................................................................. 34 Statement of Compliance .................................................................................................. 34 Overview for Standard 4 ................................................................................................... 34 Narrative: Standard 4 ........................................................................................................ 35 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................ 43 Chapter IV: Standards 5 & 6: Administration and Integrity ........................................................ 44 Standard 5: Administration ............................................................................................... 44 Standard 6: Integrity ......................................................................................................... 44 Statement of Compliance .................................................................................................. 44 Overview of Standards 5 & 6............................................................................................ 44 Narrative: Standard 5 Administration ............................................................................... 45 Narrative: Standard 6 Integrity ......................................................................................... 54 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................ 56 Chapter V: Standards 7 & 14: Institutional Assessment and Assessment of Student Learning .. 57 Standard 7: Institutional Assessment ................................................................................ 57 Standard 14: Assessment of Student Learning ................................................................. 57 Statement of Compliance .................................................................................................. 57 Overview for Standard 7 ................................................................................................... 57 i Neumann University The NU Experience: Self-Study MSCHE 2016 Overview for Standard 14 ................................................................................................. 58 Narrative: Standard 7- Institutional Assessment ............................................................... 58 Narrative: Standard 14 - Assessment of Student Learning ............................................... 68 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................ 80 Chapter VI: Standards 8 & 9 – Student Admissions and Retention and Student Support Services ....................................................................................................................................................... 81 Standard 8: Student Admissions and Retention ................................................................ 81 Standard 9: Student Support Services ............................................................................... 81 Statement of Compliance .................................................................................................. 81 Overview Standard 8: Student Admissions and Retention ............................................... 81 Overview Standard 9: Student Support Services .............................................................. 82 Narrative Standard 8 - Student Admissions and Retention .............................................. 82 Narrative: Standard 9: Student Support Services.............................................................. 92 Self-Recommendation for Standard 8 ............................................................................. 100 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 100 Chapter VII: Standards 10 & 11 – Faculty and Educational Offerings ..................................... 101 Standard 10: Faculty ....................................................................................................... 101 Standard 11: Educational offerings. ................................................................................ 101 Statement of Compliance ................................................................................................ 101 Overview Standard 10: Faculty ...................................................................................... 101 Overview Standard 11: Educational Offerings ............................................................... 102 Narrative: Standard 10: Faculty ...................................................................................... 103 Narrative: Standard 11 Educational Offerings ................................................................ 109 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 116 Chapter VIII: Standards 12 & 13 – General Education and Related Educational Activities .... 117 Standard 12: General Education ..................................................................................... 117 Standard 13: Related Educational Activities .................................................................. 117 Statement of Compliance ................................................................................................ 117 Overview Standards 12 & 13 .......................................................................................... 117 Narrative: Standard 12: General Education .................................................................... 119 Narrative: Standard 13: Related Educational Activities ................................................. 128 Self-Recommendations for Standard 13 ......................................................................... 139 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 139 ii Neumann University The NU Experience: Self-Study MSCHE 2016 Listing of Figures and Tables