2009 Accreditation Report

Institutional Self-Study

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• Self-Study Overview

• Process and Participants

• 1. Mission and Purposes

• 2. Planning and Evaluation
  • Department-Based Planning and Evaluation
    • Planning and resource allocation
    • Visiting committees
  • Key Areas of Institute-Wide Planning and Evaluation
    • Curricular renewal
    • Interdisciplinary research
    • Global engagement
  • Support for Evaluation Efforts
  • Projections

• 3. Organization and Governance
  • Corporation
  • Faculty
    • Organization and structure
    • Faculty committees
    • Other links to the administration
  • Institute Administration
  • Students
    • Student governance
    • Shared governance
  • Projections

• 4. The Academic Program
  • Undergraduate Program
    • General Institute Requirements
    • The freshman year
    • Majors and minors
    • Academic quality and integrity
    • The undergraduate educational commons
    • Ongoing curricular innovation
  • Role of Research in Undergraduate Education
  • Preparing Undergraduates for the 21st Century
    • Global education
    • Leadership
    • Commitment to service
  • The Arts
  • Teaching and Learning Assessment
    • The Teaching and Learning Laboratory
    • Indirect measures of learning outcomes
    • Direct measures of learning outcomes
    • The role of visiting committees
    • Student evaluations of teaching and learning
    • Evaluating long-term success
  • Graduate Program
    • Degree programs
    • Graduate training
    • Size of the graduate program
    • Graduate life and learning
    • Collaborations and distinctive programs
  • Adapting to Reduced Resources

• 5. Faculty
  • Appointments
    • Types of appointments
    • Hiring, promotion, and tenure policies
    • Other instructional staff
  • Responsibilities
    • Support for teaching
    • Advising
  • Professional Development and Research Activities
    • Leave policies
  • Faculty Diversity
  • Projections

• 6. Students
  • Admissions and Financial Aid
    • Undergraduate
    • Graduate
  • Retention and Graduation
    • Undergraduate
    • Graduate
  • Residential Communities
    • Undergraduate
    • Graduate
  • Supporting a Diverse Community
    • Office of Minority Education
    • International Students Office
    • Office of Religious Life
  • Student Organizations
  • Athletics
    • Physical education
    • Intramurals and club teams
    • Varsity athletics and academics
  • Health, Wellness, and Student Assistance
    • Ethos of wellness
    • Mental health
    • Student Support Services
    • Community Development and Substance Abuse Center
    • Emergencies and the on-call system
    • Disability Services Office
  • Projections

• 7. Library and Other Information Resources
  • Libraries
    • Background
    • Service model
    • Training to make effective use of resources
    • Recent improvements to space
    • Planning
    • Collaboration
  • Projections: Library
    • Digital Library Program requirements
    • Support for improved scholarly communication
  • Other Information Resources
    • Office of Educational Innovation and Technology
    • Access to IT resources
    • Athena system
    • Policies regarding appropriate use of technology resources
    • Evaluating IT effectiveness
  • Projections: Other Information Resources
    • Technology for managing course materials
    • MIT Student Information System
    • Envisioning a new student-information system

• 8. Physical and Technological Resources
  • Overview
  • Facilities Planning and Operations
  • Environment, Health, and Safety
  • Campus Accessibility
  • Campus Development 1999–2009
    • New construction
    • Landscape and infrastructure projects
    • Renovation
    • Construction projects scheduled for completion in 2010
    • Response to the economic downturn
  • Initiatives on Deferred Maintenance
  • Sustainability and Energy Conservation
  • Overview of Technological Resources
    • Networks and connectivity
    • The new MIT Regional Optical Network
    • Athena clusters
  • Projections

• 9. Financial Resources
  • Financial Management and Oversight
  • Financial Operations and Control
    • Support to the DLCs and senior management
  • Strength of the Institute's Financial Position
    • The endowment and other invested assets
    • Fundraising
    • Sponsored research
    • Debt structure
    • Financial framework, operating performance, and financial flexibility
  • Projections

• 10. Public Disclosure
  • Centrality of the Web
  • Online Innovations
    • Enhanced outreach
    • Paperless publishing
  • Quality Assurance
  • Measuring Effectiveness
  • Projections

• 11. Integrity
  • Resources
    • Faculty and staff
    • Students
    • Ombuds Office
  • Promoting a Culture of Integrity
    • Governance
    • Research
    • Student community
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Projections

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