Building on a Tradition of Excellence

The University of Wisconsin—River Falls
Report of the 1998 visit

REPORT OF A VISIT TO
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS
River Falls, Wisconsin
April 20-22, 1998
for the
Commission on Institutions of Higher Education
of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
EVALUATION TEAM
Roland Barden, President, Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN 56563 Chairperson
Raymond Bonhomme, Jr., Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance, Indiana University - Kokomo, Kokomo, IN 46904
John Campbell, President Emeritus and Professor of Animal Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078
Suzanne Jessup, Professor of Education, Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, AR 71753
Renee Neely, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs/Dean of the Graduate School, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, NM 88130
David Scott, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Chadron State College, Chadron.NE 69337

Table of Contents
I. Introduction
• Structure and Scope of the Visit
II. Evaluation of the University against the General Institutional Requirements and the Criteria for Accreditation
• General Institutional Requirements (GIRs)
• Criteria for Accreditation
Section II Criterion 1 ; Criterion 2;  Criterion 3 ; Criterion 4 ; Criterion 5
• Federal Compliance and Third Party Comments
• Institutional Strengths
• Institutional Challenges
III. Team's Suggestions for Institutional Improvement
• Advice and Suggestions
IV. Team's Recommendation to the Commission
• Formal recommendation and rationale