2022 UMS NECHE Self Study For Review

University of Maine System New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) Self-Study – Full Draft

Upon granting unified accreditation to the University of Maine System in July 2020, our regional accreditor, the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), asked us to prepare a self-study in advance of a Fall 2022 visit by a NECHE-appointed evaluation team. The table of contents can be found on this page.

Table of Contents

• Institutional Characteristics Form
• Chief Institutional Officers
• Organizational Charts
  • University of Maine System
  • University of Maine
  • University of Maine at Machias
  • University of Maine at Augusta
  • University of Maine at Farmington
  • University of Maine at Fort Kent
  • University of Maine at Presque Isle
  • University of Southern Maine
  • University of Maine School of Law
• NECHE Actions, Items of Special Attention, or Concerns
• Introduction and Institutional Overview
• Self Study Contributors
• Standard One: Mission and Purpose
• Standard Two: Planning and Evaluation
• Standard Three: Organization and Governance
• Standard Four: The Academic Program
• Standard Five: Students
• Standard Six: Teaching, Learning and Scholarship
• Standard Seven: Institutional Resources
• Standard Eight: Educational Effectiveness
• Standard Nine: Integrity, Transparency and Public Disclosure