Reaccreditation

Welcome to the University of Puget Sound reaccreditation website.

The University of Puget Sound is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). You can learn more about the NWCCU and accreditation at www.nwccu.org.

The 2010-2011 academic year ushers in the start of a new reaccreditation process for Puget Sound. This is Year 1 of a new seven year cycle. Information about the new process is available on the NWCCU website and an overview of Puget Sound's timeline is located here.

Report One

As part of the new seven-year reaccreditation cycle, Puget Sound submitted a Year One Report to the NWCCU in March 2011. The report addresses the Puget Sound mission and core themes.

Core Themes

The new reaccreditation process is anchored in our institutional mission and the core themes of that mission. "A core theme is a manifestation of a fundamental aspect of institutional mission with overarching objectives that guide planning for contributing programs and services, development of capacity, application of resources to accomplish those objectives, and assessment of achievements of those objectives." (NWCCU)

In general, our core themes:

  • should be fundamental for everyone at the institution (because they are mission-centered);
  • can/will be revised over time;
  • are addressed by Objectives that identify outcomes for a given core theme;
  • use Indicators as assessments of those objectives for each core theme;

*ARC Members for 2010-2011

  • Debbie Chee, Assistant Dean of Students
  • Riley Conlin, Student
  • Alyce DeMarais, Associate Academic Dean
  • Mark Harpring, Associate Professor, Foreign Languages and Literature
  • Cecilia Hogan, Director of University Relations Research
  • Nancy Nieraeth, Employment and People Development Director

Reaccreditation Archive

The most recent reaccreditation of the college occurred in 2009, with a site visit in April and affirmation of accreditation by the NWCCU in July. You can access the self-study document. You can also access the evaluator's report and the letter from the NWCCU.

Please direct any questions or comments regarding reaccreditation to Alyce DeMarais (ademarais@pugetsound.edu; (253) 879-3207).

This website is available to members of the Puget Sound community and is only accessible from the Puget Sound campus; please do not copy or distribute any of the site content.

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