Self Study Approach
To demonstrate compliance with MSCHE Standards for Accreditation and Requirements of Affiliation, Fordham University has chosen to use a standards-based approach within the Self- Study. This selection was made to ensure that all standards are thoroughly and meaningfully examined, while simultaneously reflecting upon and applying to each standard the University’s institutional priorities. As indicated by our intended outcomes, it is our hope that this approach will enable the University community to engage in a process that results in a Self-Study that is value- added and inspiring to the University’s ongoing strategic planning process. We believe a standards- based approach will provide the framework that would support such a deep examination of our current practices, as well as encourage reflection on the opportunities and challenges facing our community.
Fordham will establish seven Working Groups for the Self-Study. Each one will be mapped to an individual standard and relevant Requirements of Affiliation, while also designed to reflect the relational nature of all standards achieved through cross-group collaboration. Working Group efforts will be integrative of all institutional priorities, driven by lines of inquiry, and supported by evidence. Working Groups will create sub-reports, which will be synthesized into the Self-Study.