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Academic Affairs
Michael A. Perry, Ph.D. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Icame to Rockford in 2008 as an Assistant Professor of English. Since that time, I have served as Chair of the English department, Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, and was appointed Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs in August of 2018. It has been my distinct honor upon stepping into this role to work with colleagues from across the institution on myriad initiatives. Academic Affairs, in collaboration with faculty and staff, has made significant progress toward restructuring the Center for Learning Strategies (CLS), laid the groundwork to increase assessment efforts University-wide, recast our general education curriculum, and worked to invite more efficiency into registration and curricular endeavors. Progress made in these critical areas has far-reaching effects. Our CLS is now positioned to not only serve a greater variety of student needs but also provides student workers with the opportunity to support the institution via the role of tutors and supplemental instructor positions. Assessment endeavors continue to evolve through revised reporting guidelines that support faculty efforts. Faculty, upon two years of dedicated research and work, passed a new general-education curriculum that will soon be implemented. Finally, revision to the registration process has opened up the advising window from two weeks to two months, enabling a more thorough and flexible advising process. The office of Academic Affairs is committed to creating an environment that champions consistency in three key areas: first, we are committed to being consistently innovative both within and outside of the classroom; second, we recognize the need to be consistently adaptable to a changing environment as we move forward in innovative ways; third, we realize that in order to be both innovative and adaptive, we must consistently look carefully at ourselves, assess our efforts, and be ready to respond accordingly. We currently exist in a challenging and constantly changing environment; because of the people we employ and the strategies we embrace, I am confident that Rockford University is poised to not only succeed, but also to be a leader in higher academia.
Accreditations:
The Higher Learning Commission North Central Association of Colleges and Schools 230 South LaSalle St., Suite 7-500 Chicago, IL, 60604-1413 Phone - 800-621-7440 https://www.hlcommission.org/
Accredited and Approved Programs Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850 Atlanta, Georgia 30326 Phone - 404-975-5000 Fax - 404-975-5020 www.acenursing.org American Chemical Society 1155 Sixteenth St. NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone - 800-227-5558 www.acs.org Illinois State Board of Education Professional Preparation and Recruitment 100 N. First St. Springfield, IL 62777 Phone - 217-782-4321 www.isbe.net International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education P.O. Box 3960 Olathe, KS 66063 Phone - 913-631-3009 www.iacbe.org
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319,228 Square feet of classroom space 76 Classrooms/Labs 5 Auditorium/Theaters
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) is an assessment tool utilized by the University to better understand two critical features of collegiate quality. The first is the amount of time and effort students are devoting to their studies or other educational activities. The second is how institutional resources, courses, and other learning opportunities support student learning and their overall academic experiences. The survey is administered in the spring semester to first-year students and to students in their senior year.
