What Faculty and Staff need to know about reaffirmation
Kent State Faculty and Staff are vital in providing and delivering the services, education and core components outlined in the HLC criteria for accreditation. To ensure that Kent State's accreditation is reaffirmed it is critical that faculty and staff be aware of...
- Kent State's vision, mission and core values
- The Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
- Our institutional accreditation process
- The HLC accreditation criteria
- The dates of the HLC site visit
- April 14-15, 2025
- How the university as a whole is working to meet the HLC criteria
- How faculty and staff can be involved?
- Learn about Kent State’s accreditation
- Take part in a faculty forum
- If stopped by an HLC peer reviewer, be able to answer some of the questions listed below
During an HLC site visit, Peer Reviewers may randomly ask students, faculty or staff questions about Kent State or accreditation. Here is a list of possible questions that can be used to help prepare. Remember, maintaining accreditation requires engagement from the entire university community.