Standard 4: The Academic Program

The institution’s academic programs are consistent with and serve to fulfill its mission and purposes.  The institution works systematically and effectively to plan, provide, oversee, evaluate, improve, and assure the academic quality and integrity of its academic programs and the credits and degrees awarded.  The institution sets a standard of student achievement appropriate to the degree or certificate awarded and develops the systematic means to understand how and what students are learning and to use the evidence obtained to improve the academic program (NEASC Standards of Accreditation, 2016).

Standard 4 Committee Members

Daniel Kleinman, Chair
Associate Provost for Graduate Affairs

Elizabeth Loizeaux, Chair
Associate Provost for Undergraduate Affairs

Chris Dellarocas
Associate Provost for Digital Learning and Innovation

M. David Eckel
Director of the Institute of Philosophy and Religion
Professor of Religion

Kimberly Howard
Program Co-Director for Counseling Psychology
Associate Professor

Linda Hyman
Associate Provost, Graduate Medical Sciences

Sue Kennedy
Senior Assistant Provost for Academic Affairs

Melanie Madaio-O’Brien
Assistant Vice President for Business Affairs

Christine Paal
Assistant Vice President and University Registrar

Matthew Parfitt
Associate Professor of Rhetoric

Michael Sorenson
Associate Dean of the Faculty, Natural Sciences
Professor of Biology

Adeline Wong
Managing Director of Operations, Global Programs