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CSUMB Receives $32M grant from NASA to fund research.

CSUMB Receives $32M NASA Grant to fund research

A Brief History

1995	Eligibility Status WASC granted CSUMB the Eligibility status typical for all new institutions seeking accreditation
1997	Candidacy Review Visit This represented the first big step forward in the accreditation process.
1998	Candidacy Status CSUMB satisfied the requirements set by WASC and was granted Candidacy.
2000	Extension of Candidacy Following another WASC visit to the campus, CSUMB satisfied the requirements set by WASC and was granted Extension of Candidacy.
2002	Preparatory Review Visit This first phase of the final review focused on CSUMB's capacity to meet current and future demands.
2003	Educational Effectiveness Review Visit This second phase of the final review focused on CSUMB's academic model and effectiveness in teaching and learning.
2003	Accreditation CSUMB satisfied the requirements set by WASC and was granted initial Accreditation at the June 2003 WASC Accrediting Commission meeting. WASC granted initial Accreditation for the maximum period-seven years.
2006	Preparing for ReAccreditation Over the course of the 2006-07 academic year, students, staff, faculty, administrators, and community members participated in an institutional self-study. The findings were summarized and published in the CSUMB 2007 WASC Proposal.
2007	Application for Reaffirmation Review The CSUMB 2007 WASC Proposal was submitted in October, and accepted by WASC in November. The proposal identified several topics selected by the campus which would be used to assess the capacity and educational effectiveness of the university.
2009	Capacity and Preparatory Review In June, CSUMB submitted the Capacity and Preparatory Review Report. In September, the campus hosted a six-person WASC review team, whose task was to confirm and evaluate the adequacy of university capacity in regard to structures and infrastructures, making possible the achievement of our educational enterprise.
2011	Educational Effectiveness Review In December 2010, CSUMB submitted its final accreditation report, the Educational Effectiveness Review Report. In March, the WASC review team visited campus again, this time to review and affirm educational effectiveness of CSUMB
2011	ReAccreditation Confirmed by WASC In summer, having considered all of the materials provided by CSUMB, as well as the reports generated by the WASC review team, the WASC Commission acted to reaffirm CSUMB's accreditation, extending such status until 2019.
March 2014	Interim Report WASC has requested an interim report which will aprised the Commission of the progress made in several areas of on-going work at the University. They include: data collection, analysis, and use; analysis of efforts toward improvement of retention and graduation of students; assessment and program review; and, campus engagement in the topic of academic rigor.

Posted by Christina Rocchi on Aug 01, 2011 -