Lincoln Land Community College will host a Higher Learning Commission (HLC) peer review team on Monday, Dec. 5 and Tuesday, Dec. 6. This site visit is part of our Comprehensive Evaluation, an event that occurs in year 10 of the accreditation cycle for HLC Pathway institutions. A site visit typically involves meetings with institutional leadership, the Board of Trustees as well as groups such as those involved in preparing the Assurance Argument. The peer review team members scheduled to visit campus include:
- Charlene Widener (Chair), VP of Academic Affairs and Student Learning, North Iowa Area Community College
- Koreen Ressler, VP of Operations, Sitting Bull College (North Dakota)
- Kimberley Jay Turner-Rush, Faculty – Business, Saint Paul College (Minnesota)
- Diana Doyle, President Emerita, Arapahoe Community College (Colorado)
- Kathleen Iudicello, Dean of Instruction, Maricopa Community College – Scottsdale (Arizona)
The site visit schedule includes three criterion open forums as well as an open forum for faculty (see below). Please attend the open forums appropriate to the work you perform at the college. All the open forums will take place in the Trutter Center.
Monday, Dec. 5
| Time | Event | Location | LLCC Attendees (Name and Title) | Site Team Members |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:45-11:45 a.m. | Open Forum: Criteria 1 & 2 | Trutter Center | Open to the College
Focus: mission, civic engagement, multicultural society, integrity/ethical behavior |
Diana Doyle
Kim Turner-Rush Charlene Widener |
| 2:30-3:15 p.m. | Open Forum: Criteria 5 | Trutter Center | Open to the College
Focus: finance, planning, improvement, budgeting, human resources, shared governance |
Kim Turner-Rush
Diana Doyle |
| 3:30-4:30 p.m. | Meeting with Faculty | Trutter Center | Open to full-time and part-time faculty | Kathleen Iudicello
Koreen Ressler |
Tuesday, Dec. 6
| Time | Event | Location | LLCC Attendees | Site Team Members |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-8:45 a.m. | Open Forum: Criteria 3 and 4 | Trutter Center | Open to the College
Focus: Representative staff from Student Services; faculty/academic staff who wish to speak to any of the teaching and learning core components |
Diana Doyle
Koreen Ressler Kathleen Iudicello |
The remaining conversations scheduled for the two-day visit involve the Board of Trustees, some District 526 community partners, and smaller groups of LLCC employees. Attendees for those conversations, the time, and the location are provided in the agenda. Please contact Tricia Kujawa, our HLC liaison, if you cannot attend your scheduled session.