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Commission reaffirms Ivy Tech accreditation
The Higher Learning Commission has reaffirmed the accreditation of Ivy Tech Community College. The last accreditation was in 2009.
The college received a full 10-year reaffirmation of accreditation — the longest term granted by the Higher Learning Commission. The affirmation is an indicator that the college provides quality education and services to its students and stakeholders.
Accreditation is viewed as a quality assurance process. In the process, institutions are asked to publicly demonstrate that the work in teaching students, and all of the supporting elements of that work, is of high quality.
Accredited institutions can more readily provide transferable credit and can accept federal Title IV financial aid dollars, which include grants and loans, from students who attend those institutions.
At Ivy Tech, preparation for the accreditation review began in 2014 and included an extensive self-study on the college’s programs, policies and procedures to the Higher Learning Commission. On-campus visits occurred in April 2019 at 10 Ivy Tech locations.
During the review process, HLC noted assessment as an area for improvement, challenging Ivy Tech to measure student learning both in and out of the classroom, and then use that measurement to improve teaching, curriculum and assessment methods. In 2023, Ivy Tech will submit an interim report on assessment and what the college has progressed on since the 2019 report.
IUPUC initiates new students into honor society
The IUPUC chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta initiated 12 new students on Oct. 12 during a ceremony at the Columbus Learning Center.
Membership in Alpha Lambda Delta, a national honor society, is based on a minimum cumulative 3.5 grade point average by students during their first full-time year in college. All coursework must be college-level and count toward a bachelor’s degree.
The new initiates include Kelsie Lynn Bullard, Thomas Layne Ellison, Taylor Marie Fischer, Lindsay K. Foist, Victoria Grace Gilles, Allison Chase Green, Emmalyn Dale Platt, Annamarie Rose Roy, Angela Jasmine Ruiz, Ashley Renee Sargent, Mya Brielle Wall and Kerrigan Alexa Wyatt.
In addition, IUPUC faculty member Andrea Gillett was inducted as an honorary initiate.
Alpha Lambda Delta’s mission is to encourage superior academic achievement, promote intelligent living and a continued high standard of learning, and assist students in recognizing and developing meaningful goals for their unique roles in society. The IUPUC chapter was installed on April 20, 2013, with 28 charter members and five honorary members.
