Criterion 5 Team
Criterion 5 Team Members
Kim Golis - Co-Chair, College Leadership Team Representative
George Gregg - Co-Chair
Kris Carr - Curriculum Representative
Lorelei Carvajal - Strategic Planning Representative
Al Gonzales - Facilities Management Representative
Steve Kadel - Residential Faculty Representative
Robin McCart - Business Services Representative, Team Web Administrator
Alyssa McKenney - Excel Program Representative
Kerry Mitchell - Institutional Effectiveness Representative, Team Institutional Research Liaison
Julie Morrison - Assessment Representative
Chris Nielson - Center for Teaching, Learning, and Engagement Representative
Sasha Radisich - Integrated Resources and Planning Committee Representative
Isaiah Washington - Information Technology Representative
Lisa Whittaker - Disability Resources and Services Representative
Criterion 5 HLC Overview
Located to the right is an informational video provided by the Higher Learning Commission that is related to your Criterion and the evidence that might be appropriate to include as you begin drafting the alpha version narrative for the 2022 Assurance Argument. Please take a few minutes to review this video to become familiar with your criterion.
Criterion Webinar Trainings
HLC invited institutions to attend webinars on the revised Criteria for Accreditation that go into effect September 2020. Hosted by HLC staff, these webinars walked through the Criteria in detail, with discussions of their content, context, intent, and recent revisions. The sessions also provided some information about the types of evidence institutions might use in their assurance arguments.
Criterion 5 Team Meetings
Working Documents
These documents are only accessible by criterion team members. All Reaffirmation Team members may view other team documents, but only the respective criterion team can edit these documents.
Click this button to access the Assurance Argument Alpha Version (access required)
Criterion 5 Assurance Argument Alpha Version
Due end of Spring 2020
This document provided a starting point to criterion teams to review what was submitted in 2016, make comments, and decide what was still relevant for the 2022 Assurance Argument.
Navigate to your team's Alpha Version Assurance Argument by clicking the "Criterion 5 Assurance Argument Alpha Version" button.
Click this button to access the Brainstorm Outline (access required)
Criterion 5 Brainstorm OUTLINE
Worked on Spring 2020
This document provides a resource for the team to brainstorm potential arguments, evidence, and questions related to each criterion prior to drafting the assurance argument narrative.
Navigate to your team's Brainstorm Outline by clicking the "Criterion 5 Brainstorm Outline" button.
Click this button to access the Assurance Argument Working Draft (access required)
Criterion 5 Assurance Argument Working Draft
Due May 7, 2021
This document provides teams with a structural outline for framing the Assurance Argument with respect to their criterion. Teams should expand bullets into a narrative form and link appropriate evidence by the end of the 2020-21 academic year.
Navigate to your team's Assurance Argument Working Draft by clicking the "Criterion 5 Assurance Argument Working Draft" button.
Click this button to access the Criterion 5 Evidence File (access required)
Evidence File
As the teams begin collecting evidence, some of these documents may be static (not live links). For example, RFP appendices, staff policy manuals, and other published, formal documents can be placed in this evidence file. Please do not begin PDF printing webpages until Fall 2021, as content may change between now and then.