Middle States Accreditation Princeton is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Phone: (267) 284-5000. www.msche.org. "The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is a voluntary, non-governmental, regional membership association currently serving higher education institutions in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and other geographic areas in which the Commission conducts accrediting activities" – Middle States Commission on Higher Education Michael D. Gordin, Rosengarten Professor of Modern and Contemporary History; Professor of History, and Elizabeth L. Colagiuri, Deputy Dean of the College, Office of the Dean of the College and Accreditation Liaison Officer, are co-chairing the 2024 Reaccreditation cycle. Working Group Rosters Working Group 1: Ensure that Students from all Social, Economic, and Academic Backgrounds will Thrive in the Curriculum Co-Chairs Agustín Fuentes, Professor of Anthropology Katherine A. Stanton, Associate Dean of the College and Director, McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning Members Joshua H. Billings, Professor of Classics Margot Canaday, Professor of History and Associate Chair, Department of History Kate M. Fukawa-Connelly, Director, Health Professions Advising, Office of the Dean of the College Claire F. Gmachl, Eugene Higgins Professor of Electrical Engineering, Associate Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Interim Director, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, and Head of Whitman College Andrew M. Hakim, Associate Director for Professional Development, Programs in Access & Opportunity, Emma Bloomberg Center Geoffrey B. Hill, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, Office of the Dean of the Graduate School Seth A. Perry, Associate Professor of Religion Michael A. Strauss, Professor of Astrophysical Sciences and Chair, Department of Astrophysical Sciences Carolina Tamara, Assistant Provost for Special Studies and Analysis, Office of the Provost Deborah J. Yashar, Professor of Politics and International Affairs and Director, Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies Working Group 2: Steward an Expansion of the Undergraduate Student Body Co-Chairs Anne W. Caswell-Klein, Dean of New College West Stacey A. Sinclair, Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs and Head of Mathey College Members Kimberly K. Betz, Executive Director, Center for Career Development Calvin R. Chin, Director, Counseling and Psychological Services, University Health Services Rosina A. Lozano, Associate Professor of History Shawn L. Maxam, Associate Provost for Diversity and Inclusion, Office of the Provost Pedro Meira Monteiro, Arthur W. Marks ’19 Professor of Spanish and Portuguese and Chair, Department of Spanish and Portuguese Anna M. Shields, Gordon Wu ‘58 Professor of Chinese and East Asian Studies and Chair, Department of East Asian Studies Sankaran Sundaresan, Norman John Sollenberger Professor in Engineering and Chemical and Biological Engineering Working Group 3: Respond to Technology’s Impact on Research and Education Co-Chairs Craig B. Arnold, Vice Dean for Innovation, Office of the Dean for Research, and Susan Dod Brown Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Mona C. Fixdal, Senior Associate Director for Blended and Online Learning Design, McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning Members Jeremy I. Adelman, Henry Charles Lea Professor of History and Cotsen Faculty Fellow Sigrid M. Adriaenssens, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Jay Dominick, Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Adam N. Elga, Professor of Philosophy and Director, Program in Linguistics Sami Kahn, Executive Director, Council on Science and Technology Laurel Lorenz, Lecturer in Molecular Biology Meredith A. Martin, Associate Professor of English and Director, Digital Humanities Center Christine F. Murphy, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Office of the Dean of the Graduate School JP Singh, Professor of Computer Science and Director, Program in Applications of Computing Jon P. Stroop, Deputy Librarian and Director of Library IT, Imaging & Metadata Services Working Group 4: Evidence Inventory Co-Chairs Michael Avanti Lopez, Associate Director of Administrative Planning, Office of the Executive Vice President (thru 09/30/2023) Rebekah Peeples, Associate Dean for Curriculum and Assessment, Office of the Dean of the College Members Kelly Godfrey, Assistant Director for Educational & Program Assessment, McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning Andrew J. Kane, Associate Vice President, Office of the Vice President for University Services Jonathan R. LeBouef, Associate Registrar for Reporting and Institutional Research, Office of the Registrar Jed Marsh, Vice Provost for Institutional Research, Office of the Provost Steve H. Semenuk, Assistant Vice President for Planning, Budget and Analysis, Office of the Vice President for Finance and Treasury Timeline October 4, 2022: Campus Town Hall Meeting with Dr. Anne Wahl, Ed.D., Vice President for Institutional Field Relations, Middle States Commission on Higher Education Fall 2022: Steering Committee and Working Groups Undertake Self-Study Fall 2023: Community Review of Self-Study October 6, 2023: Evaluation Team Chair's Preliminary Visit 2:00 – 2:45 p.m.: Open Session with Faculty and Staff (JRR, Room A17) 3:00 – 3:45 p.m.: Open Session for Undergraduate and Graduate Students (JRR, Room A17)For those unable to attend, please send questions or comments to [email protected] February 2024: Submit Self-Study to MSCHE March 17 - 20, 2024: Full External Evaluation Team Visit June 2024: Commission Action Accreditation Steering Committee Co-Chairs Michael D. Gordin, Rosengarten Professor of Modern and Contemporary History. Professor of History. Elizabeth L. Colagiuri, Deputy Dean of the College. Accreditation Liaison Officer. Committee Members Craig B. Arnold, Vice Dean for Innovation, Office of the Dean for Research. Susan Dod Brown Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Michael Avanti Lopez, Associate Director of Administrative Planning, Office of the Executive Vice President. Secretary, Executive Risk Management Committee. Anne W. Caswell-Klein, Dean, New College West. Acts on behalf of the Faculty Committee on Examinations and Standing. Mona C. Fixdal, Senior Associate Director for Blended and Online Learning Design, McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning. Co-Chair, Canvas Steering Committee. Agustín Fuentes, Professor of Anthropology. Member: Committee on the Course of Study Subcommittee on Culture and Difference. Rebekah Peeples, Associate Dean for Curriculum and Assessment, Office of the Dean of the College. Secretary, Committee on the Course of Study. Stacey A. Sinclair, Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs. Head of Mathey College. Member: Priorities Committee; Committee on Naming. Katherine A. Stanton, Senior Associate Dean of the College and Director, McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning. Secretary, Faculty Council on Teaching and Learning. Princeton University Accreditation Notes Access key accreditation information about the University on the MSCHE website.
