The Colleges are an accredited university, as recognized by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, as recorded in the 2006 Middle States Commission Statement of Accreditation Status
From 2002 to 2003, Hobart and William Smith Colleges undertook a Self-Study of the Colleges that was submitted to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education later this spring. This is part of the re-accreditation process which takes place every ten years and will include a site-visit by an external evaluation team in April 2004, followed by a determination on accreditation by the Middle States Commission.
The Self-Study was conducted under the supervision of a broad-based steering committee made up of members of the faculty, administration, student body and the Board of Trustees. The Steering Committee is co-chaired by Marie-France Etienne and Dunbar Moodie. Data collection was undertaken by three working committees chaired by Eugen Baer, Steven Lee and Wes Perkins, respectively. The study examined the fourteen "Standards for Accreditation" established by the Middle States Commission in light of the plans outlined in "HWS 2005."
Your comments are welcome and should be sent to the Associate Provost Jonathan Wolff (wolff@hws.edu; 781-3818) in Coxe Hall.
The Office of the Provost
Coxe Hall
Second Floor
Phone: (315) 781-3304
Fax: (315) 781-3334
