Accreditation Process - Office of the Provost

To schedule a meeting with
 Dr. Melody Tankersley
Senior Vice President and Provost

Step 1: Contact Autum Boone (aboone15@kent.edu) and work with her to determine a day and time that will work for the site visit team and Dr. Tankersley.

Step 2: Once the day/time have been set, send an Outlook meeting invitation to Melody Tankersley (mtankers@kent.edu) with the following information included:

*In the body of the outlook meeting invitation, include or attach items 1 - 4 listed below. If you do not have a particular item or document at that time please do not wait to send the invitation but list the item as “Will update meeting information at a later date”. All items listed below need to be added to the meeting invitation at least one week prior to allow Dr. Tankersley time to prepare for the meeting.

1. One or two sentences outlining the reason for the meeting (include the name of the accrediting body)
2. Names of reviewers and a bio or CV of each reviewer (if available)
3. Site visit itinerary
4. An executive summary (1-3 pages) of the self-study report. Summary should include:
   • High level background/history of the program(s)
   • A section that outlines some of the highlights or strengths of the program
   • A section outlining some areas of challenge for the program
   • (if available) Basic program data (current enrollments, faculty counts, etc.)

Step 3: As a separate email, send the entire self-study report to Autum Boone (aboone15@kent.edu) and CC Accreditation@kent.edu.

To schedule a meeting with
Dr. Manfred van Dulmen

Sr. Associate Provost & Dean of Graduate College

Step 1: Contact Shelby Burkhart (sburkha7@kent.edu) to determine a day and time that will work for the site visit team and Dr. van Dulmen.

Step 2: Once the day/time have been set, send an outlook meeting invitation to Manfred van Dulmen (mvandul@kent.edu) with the following information included:

*In the body of the meeting invitation, include or attach items 1 - 4 listed below. If you do not have a particular item or document at that time please do not wait to send the invitation but list the item as “Will update meeting information at a later date”. All items listed below need to be added to the meeting invitation at least one week prior to allow Dr. van Dulmen time to prepare for the meeting.

1. One or two sentences outlining the reason for the meeting (include the name of the accrediting body)
2. Names of reviewers and a bio or CV of each reviewer (if available)
3. Site visit itinerary
4. An executive summary (1-3 pages) of the self-study report. Summary should include:
   • High level background/history of the program(s)
   • A section that outlines some of the highlights or strengths of the program
   • A section outlining some areas of challenge for the program
   • (if available) Basic program data (current enrollments, faculty counts, etc.)

Step 3: As a separate email, send the entire self-study report to Shelby Burkhart (sburkha7@kent.edu) and CC Accreditation@kent.edu.

To schedule a meeting with
 Dr. Susan Perry
Associate Provost of Institutional Effectiveness

Step 1: Contact Jessica Marzullo (jmarzull@kent.edu or 330-672-7185) and work with her to determine a day and time that will work for the site visit team and Dr. Perry.

Step2: Once the day/time have been set, send an outlook meeting invitation to Susan Perry (sperry31@kent.edu) with the following information included:

*In the body of the meeting invitation, include or attach items 1 - 4 listed below. If you do not have a particular item or document at that time please do not wait to send the invitation but list the item as “Will update meeting information at a later date”. All items listed below need to be added to the meeting invitation at least one week prior to allow Dr. Perry time to prepare for the meeting.

1. One or two sentences outlining the reason for the meeting (include the name of the accrediting body)
2. Names of reviewers and a bio or CV of each reviewer (if available)
3. Site visit itinerary
4. An executive summary (1-3 pages) of the self-study report. Summary should include:
   • High level background/history of the program(s)
   • A section that outlines some of the highlights or strengths of the program
   • A section outlining some areas of challenge for the program
   • (if available) Basic program data (current enrollments, faculty counts, etc.)

Step 3: As a separate email, send the entire self-study report to Jessica Marzullo (jmarzull@kent.edu) and CC Accreditation@kent.edu.