The campus is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. Every ten years a campus is reviewed for reaccreditation. The last review was in 1987, and the process for the current review is under way. An evaluation team will be on campus September 22-24, 1997. Prior to that visit, the campus must conduct a self-study and prepare a report which evaluates how the campus is performing with respect to a set of criteria for evaluation. Information on the issues addressed in the self-study and draft chapters of the self-study report can be accessed through this Website. The final report will be completed in July and comments about the draft chapters are welcome at any time, but will be most useful in provided prior to July 1.

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CAMPUS ACCREDITATION

The University of Minnesota, Duluth has been accredited since 1968 by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. A periodic comprehensive evaluation visit will be conducted by a review team Sept. 22-24, 1997 to assess UMD's ongoing ability to meet the Commission's Criteria for Accreditation. The public is invited to submit comments regarding UMD to:

Comments must address substantive matters related to UMD's quality. Comments must be in writing and signed; comments cannot be treated as confidential. All comments must be received by August 22, 1997.