Standard 6: Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship

The institution supports teaching and learning through a well-qualified faculty and academic staff, who, in structures and processes appropriate to the institution, collectively ensure the quality of instruction and support for student learning. Scholarship, research, and creative activities receive support appropriate to the institution’s mission. The institution’s faculty has primary responsibility for advancing the institution’s academic purposes through teaching, learning, and scholarship (NEASC Standards of Accreditation, 2016).

Standard 6 Committee Members

Maureen O’Rourke, Chair
Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs

Julie Sandell, Chair
Senior Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs

Matthew Trevett-Smith, Chair
Former Director, Center for Teaching and Learning

Emily Barman
Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Professor of Sociology

Amie Grills
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Professor, Counseling Psychology

Nancy Insley
Associate Director, Systems, Institutional Research

Kimberly Kuborn
Assistant Dean for Administration, Metropolitan College

Thomas Little
Associate Dean of Educational Initiatives
Associate Director, NSF Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center
Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Hee-Young Park
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Chair of Medical Sciences and Education
Professor of Medical Sciences and Education

Dustin Supa
Senior Associate Dean
Associate Professor, Public Relations