Self-Study: Final Report

• View the Report (Adobe Acrobat PDF)

As part of the NCA accreditation process, Loyola has now completed a comprehensive Self-Study Report that examines all aspects of the institution. The Self-Study Report was sent to our evaluation team in early February for their review. The team will conduct the NCA accreditation site visit on April 11-13, 2005.

Work on the Self-Study Report was done during 2003-2004, starting with the NCA steering committee's efforts to organize and collect university documentation related to NCA's five criteria for accreditation. Five working groups were then commissioned to assess Loyola's strengths and weaknesses in regard to each criterion and to make recommendations for improvement.

The result is Loyola University Chicago's 2005 Institutional Self-Study for the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, which may be accessed in its entirety. Within the document, you will be able to use the Report's main Contents page to navigate through the following chapters:

• Introductory Overview
• Criterion 1: Mission and Integrity
• Criterion 2: Preparing for the Future
• Criterion 3: Student Learning and Effective Teaching
• Criterion 4: Acquisition, Discovery and Application of Knowledge
• Criterion 5: Engagement and Service
• Federal Compliance Programs
• Appendices
• A: Roster of Self-Study Work Teams
• B: Strategic Planning Task Force Members
• C: List of 2005 NCA Self-Recommendations
• D: University Organizational Charts
• E: Key University URLs

Printed copies of the final Self-Study Report also are available at each of Loyola's libraries.

If you have questions or would like additional information about the final Self-Study Report or the accreditation process, please contact Tim O'Connell, assistant provost, faculty administration, at: toconne@luc.edu; or Marjorie Beane, vice president, administration and planning, at: mbeane@luc.edu.