{"id":98,"date":"2015-08-17T13:17:50","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T17:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/accreditation-update\/?p=98"},"modified":"2015-08-17T17:44:35","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T21:44:35","slug":"first-days-of-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/accreditation-update\/2015\/first-days-of-school\/","title":{"rendered":"First Days of School"},"content":{"rendered":"

In just a few days we’ll be off and running with the first day of classes. We’ll come face to face with the reason we are here. \u00a0The Guiding Values of The Higher Learning Commission recognize the “solemn responsibility” and accountability of \u00a0educators, who have the “potential to transform lives.” Indeed, the first\u00a0Guiding Value they cite\u00a0is Focus on Student Learning<\/em>. \u00a0This Guiding Value states that because the teaching mission of any institution of higher learning is primary, “A focus on student learning encompasses every aspect of students’ experience [including] the breadth, depth, currency, and relevance of the learning they are offered.” \u00a0As we approach the first day of classes, I would like to ask my fellow faculty members to consider taking a little more time to discuss the following particulars that are deemed most important to HLC and about which we must write in our Assurance Argument. After each suggestion, I reference the Criteria Core Components. These are stated in full at the end of the post.<\/p>\n

Some suggestions of items to discuss on your first day of class:<\/strong><\/p>\n