The University website is a vital communications tool reaching both internal and external audiences. It is also one of the most important marketing vehicles and contributes to the image of DSU. The look, content and navigability of the site can easily influence the user: for example, a prospective student’s web experience can determine whether or not the student will apply.  Resources Website Enhancements Content Managers Guide   Create a Web Page Create a Faculty Page Create an Event   Types of Web Changes  The following lists the different types of website changes and the individudal (s) responsible for making them.  Change Type Content Manager Webmaster Simple web page update X   Technical issues (i.e. can’t get access to the site,  Drupal not working)   Aaron Officer Uploading a photo/image to a web page X   Replacing a photo/image on a web page X   Forms/registration pages-new Information needed: -Specify the title, indicate the fields and specify who registration sign ups should go to Olympia Friday Forms/registration pages-updates (this would include removal of registration dials)     Olympia Friday Posting a web rotation   Olympia (1st); Jen (2nd);Aaron (3rd) Creation of a landing page X   Development of a new web design/messaging X Briefing Meeting Aaron Officer/Olympia Friday Button updates on home page   Aaron Officer QR code request   Aaron Officer  

Amir Mohammadi Executive VP of Finance and University Treasurer Kemal M. Atkins VP for Student Affairs Carolyn Curry VP for Institutional Advancement and Chief of Staff Alton Thompson, Ph.D. Provost and VP for Academic Affairs Thomas P. Preston, J.D. University General Counsel  

John Austin, D.S.W. Interim Dean, College of Education, Health and Public Policy Michael H. Casson Jr., Ph.D. Interim Dean, School of Graduate Studies and Research Shelton Rhodes, Ph.D. Dean, College of Business   Dyremple Marsh, Ph.D. Dean, College of Agriculture and Related Sciences Noureddine Melikechi, D.Phil. Dean, College of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Technology Interim Vice President for Research Marshall Stevenson, Ph.D. Dean, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences       Rebecca E.  Batson, M.L.S., D.M. Dean, University Libraries              

Middle States Accreditation What is accreditation? Accreditation is part of the self-regulation process within the independent sector of higher education in the United States. It involves a comprehensive self-study assessment by outside higher education professionals. There is a 10-year interval of self-examination, external review, and commission approval with a 5 year Periodic Review Report. Institutions are to meet 14 specified regional standards of quality. The purpose of accreditation is to assure the quality and effectiveness of university educational programs and services. Delaware State University is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education (CHE) of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Established in 1919 the Middle States CHE is one of the “regional accrediting agencies” recognized by the federal government to accredit educational institutions within the mid-Atlantic region. In the Middle States region there are  14 standards of higher education achievement.   This self-study assesses the university‘s effectiveness in relationship to that tripartite Mission and its Strategic Goals. In addition, the self-study process allowed campus leaders to identify strengths and areas for improvement in relation to the Commission‘s fourteen Standards. The comprehensive design model for the self-study provides an excellent opportunity to involve faculty, staff, students, and community members in the process of developing a more sophisticated understanding of the university mission and vision as they apply to administration, faculty, student body as well as the national and international communities.   Table of Contents   Executive Summary   I. Introduction Chapter 1: Institutional Profile Chapter 2: Organization of the Steering Committee and Work Groups Chapter 3: Nature and Scope of the Self-Study    II. Self-Study Topics Chapter 4: Supporting Institutional Renewal (Standards 1, 2, and 3)             Standard 1: Mission and Goals             Standard 2: Planning, Resource Allocation, and Institutional Renewal             Standard 3: Institutional Resources Chapter 5: Organizational Leadership and Decision Making (Standards 4, 5, and 6)             Standard 4: Leadership and Governance             Standard 5: Administration             Standard 6: Integrity   Chapter 6: Discovery and Improvement through Assessment (Standard 7)             Standard 7: Institutional Assessment   Chapter 7: College Access and Opportunities for Students (Standards 8 and 9)             Standard 8: Student Admissions and Retention             Standard 9: Student Support Services   Chapter 8: Promoting, Facilitating and Evaluating the Process of Learning   (Standards 10, 11, 12 and 13)             Standard 10: Faculty             Standard 11: Educational Offerings             Standard 12: General Education             Standard 13: Related Educational Activities Chapter 9: Data Informed Improvements for Student Learning (Standard 14)             Standard 14: Assessment of Student Learning    III. Conclusion and Summary of Recommendations Chapter 10: Conclusion and Summary of Recommendations List of Appendices