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Accreditation Argument Researcher/Author

Seeking:

Faculty members to serve as lead author/researcher on two sections of NMU's accreditation self-study.

Required:

• Skilled at concise technical writing
• Able to meet deadlines
• Available approximately 20 hours per week summer 2019 through May 2020 (release time is available; see below)
• Seeking to understand deeply Northern policies, practices, procedures, and programs
• Seeking to understand deeply institutional accreditation, Higher Learning Commission standards, and Northern’s relationship with accreditation and continuous improvement
• Seeking a valuable service opportunity
• Able to use Google Drive (willing to learn is sufficient)

Duties:

• Collaborate with Accreditation staff in Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment and faculty, staff, administrators, and senior leadership across campus on NMU’s accreditation self-study
• Study and understand the Higher Leaning Commission’s Criteria for Accreditation
• If possible, attend the HLC Annual Conference (Chicago, April 7-9)
• Research, including through interviews with key administrators and institutional leaders, to produce evidence of Northern’s policies, practices, procedures, and programs that demonstrate that we meet accreditation standards
• Develop narrative text and assemble supporting documents that will comprise Northern’s self-study
• Work with reviewers on refining self-study content through iterative feedback and revision process

Timeline:

• Summer 2019, Fall 2019, Winter 2020

Compensation & Rewards:

• Release time and/or stipend.
• Positive credit on tenure and/or promotion application (documented with formal letter).

Application:

By March 1, 2019, send electronically to Dan Cullen (dcullen@nmu.edu):

1. Letter of interest
2. Two brief writing samples, at least one technical
3. Contact information for your department head or whomever you report to at NMU

Contact Dan Cullen for more information.