WASC team visits campus

The Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission Visiting Team will be on campus Tuesday through Thursday, April 7-9. The visit is part of the reaccreditation process Sacramento State is going through.

The team will hold open meetings with the campus community Wednesday, April 8, in the University Union. Campus-wide participation is encouraged.

Meeting times are:  
Students, 1-1:50 p.m., Hinde Auditorium
Staff, 2-2:50 p.m., Ballroom III
Faculty, 2-2:50 p.m., Hinde Auditorium

WASC is the regional higher education association that, through its Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities, is responsible for the accreditation of several higher education institutions in the Western United States. Accreditation is used to define and evaluate the quality of an institution’s programs. Only accredited institutions are eligible to receive federal funding including financial aid and grants.

Sacramento State is now in the final Educational Effectiveness phase of its current reaccreditation cycle which began with the institutional proposal in 2005 followed by the Capacity and Preparatory Review in 2007. To learn more about the University’s accreditation process visit www.csus.edu/wascaccreditation. For further information on WASC, contact Don Taylor at 278-5933 or via email at dtaylor@csus.edu.