CW Visits Washington, DC

As part of our continued responsibility to CW excellence, a group including myself, Dr Joann Mulqueen, Dr Warren Rosenberg and Dr Beth Coyle attended the Middle States Commission for Higher Education's annual conference, Dec 3-5.  The Commission has just spent the last few years revamping and updating the guidelines by which colleges innovate and maintain excellence, called the Standards of Accreditation, formerly called the Characteristics of Excellence. These characteristics were approved by all member institutions.   Much discussion was held regarding peer review, government intervention, and the need to embrace the importance of independent oversight.   The College of Westchester is a member institution of the Middle States Commission.  Click here to see a complete list of member institutions. 

While in DC, we visited House of Representatives congressional members including Dr. Virginia Foxx, Chair of the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, We also visited with aides of Congressman John Kline, chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  While it is always a good idea to visit with congressional members, these particular members are involved with oversight of higher education community, with an eye on making certain that students are immersed in studies that will help make them employable. We shared with them all of the wonderful things we do at CW, including graduate job placement, connection to our corporate community, educational innovations, community involvement and student and family support.

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx & MB Del Balzo