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2025 Self-Study Accreditation Process Updates

December 2022

The IIRP has begun its Self-Study process for reaccreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) in 2025. The Self-Study process supports the IIRP’s mission while providing opportunities to learn and grow as a higher education institution.

IIRP President Linda J. Kligman, Ph.D. has appointed Director of Research & Program Evaluation and Associate Professor Gina Baral Abrams, DrPH, EdM, LSW, MCHES® and Dean of Student Services Jamie Kaintz, M.S., to co-chair the Self-Study for reaccreditation. A Self-Study Steering Committee comprised of IIRP faculty and staff has been formed and is responsible for developing a Self-Study Design, a document that outlines lines of inquiry for the institution to evaluate its compliance, assessment, and areas of improvement regarding the seven standards noted in the MSCHE’s Characteristics of Excellence in Higher Education as well as the Requirements for Affiliation. The Committee represents a wide range of skills, expertise, and knowledge that will help guide the process.

IIRP stakeholders, including students, alumni, and trustees, will be engaged throughout and invited to participate in working groups charged with evaluating the lines of inquiry. Together they will create a comprehensive perspective in the final Self-Study Report that reflects the institutional learning. Progress will be communicated through this webpage.

The first visit in the reaccreditation process is scheduled for Friday, April 28, 2022, with Robert A. Bonfiglio, MSCHE Vice President, Institutional Field Relations. The purpose of that visit is to attain feedback on the draft Self-Study Design and then incorporate that into the final version the will be submitted to MSCHE to gain their approval to begin the actual Self-Study.

Previous Self-Study Updates