NCA Accreditation Mission and Integrity Team Meeting Minutes
Monday, August 25, 2:45 p.m.
Business S341

Present (15): Margo Anderson, Joanne Barndt, Dennis Bennett, Elizabeth Bolt, John Buntin, Kathryn Dindia, William Gregory, Kristie Hamilton, Michael Listen, Ellie Miller, Deborah Padgett, Janet Padway, Mary Roggeman, Randy Ryder, Gabrielle Verdier.

Committee members summarized the plenary session presentation by Dr. John Taylor, our NCA liaison.

Margo Anderson (Team Chair) reviewed the five criteria, themes, timeline, etc.

Margo indicated that the first task would be to review the mission statements (system, doctoral cluster, UWM) (http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/Chancellor/uwm_mission.htm) in the context of Criterion 1.

A general discussion ensued regarding Criterion 1 and its core components. Many questions were asked including but not limited to:

• What does it mean to review the mission statement(s)?
• Do we examine the mission statement(s) at the department/program level?
• Are we to evaluate "the mission(s)" or "the mission statement(s) (i.e., is the
• mission statement clear, is it fulfilled, etc.)?
• Do we look at previous mission statement(s)?

We discussed a plan for subsequent meetings. We decided that the next meeting would be in a couple weeks and that the entire committee would meet. The main charge of the meeting will be to decide the schedule of meetings and whether we should divide into subgroups.

We also decided that Margo would ask that Taylor's PowerPoint be posted on the web.

Respectfully submitted,
Kathryn Dindia