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

  Appointed by Gov. Jack Markell in January 2010 to complete the term of Dr. Lillian Lowery, who resigned. Sworn in that same month. Finance Committee, Student Affairs Committee Current Expiration Date – Oct. 17, 2014 Leroy A. Tice, is an attorney with his Wilmington firm of Leroy A. Tice, Esquire, P.A., a general litigation firm that focuses on personal injury, criminal defense, worker's compensation and civil rights matters. Mr. Tice is a member of both the Delaware State Bar Association and the New Jersey State Bar Association. Leroy A. Tice, Esq. He is a member of the Delaware Bar Association’s Multicultural Judges and Lawyers Section, the Delaware Trial Lawyers, as well as the National Employment Lawyers Association. He also serves as an outside counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and as a special hearing officer for the Prestige Academy, a Wilmington charter school. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Delaware State University and later earned a Juris Doctor from Seton Hall University School of Law. He is a native of Milford, DE, a 1987 graduate of Milford High School and also a 2002 alumnus of DSU. Mr. Tice was appointed to finish the six-year term of Dr. Lillian A. Lowery, who resigned from the board In January 2010. In completing Dr. Lowery’s term, Mr. Tice’s current appointment lasts until Oct. 17, 2014.  

    Executive Committee Committee on Trustees (chair) Finance Committee Building and Grounds Committee Charles S. McDowell, Esq. First appointed by the Board in August 2006 Current Expiration Date – Aug. 31, 2012 Mr. McDowell is a former partner and currently is of-counsel with Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP. He currently is a director of the Delaware Bar Foundation and a director and president of the Delaware State Bar Insurance Services, Inc., He is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of East Side Charter School.    Mr. McDowell earned a BA in History from Princeton University in 1967 and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Law School of the University of Virginia in 1974.