2024 Reaffirmation of Accreditation

WSCUC Reaffirmation

UC Berkeley will have its institutional accreditation reviewed in 2024 under the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) guidelines for a Thematic Pathway for Reaffirmation (TPR). The TPR is an alternate pathway for reaffirmation of accreditation that allows Berkeley to demonstrate compliance with the WSCUC Standards of Accreditation in a streamlined manner. This is a process that is afforded to institutions with a demonstrated history of healthy fiscal conditions, strong student achievement indicators, and sustained quality of performance.

The theme that UC Berkeley will investigate during this review process is: Promoting Student Success Through Discovery and Engagement.

Documents

Schedule

Spring 2022
Campus Steering Committee charged and convened

Summer & Fall 2022
Thematic Pathway for Reaffirmation (TPR) Proposal drafted and circulated with campus stakeholders, and submitted to WSCUC in October 2022

Spring 2023
Campus Steering Committee reviews WSCUC comments on TPR Proposal and begins self-study process

Summer 2023 & Fall 2023
Data collection and initial drafting of institutional report and responses to federal compliance form documents.

Spring 2024
Institutional report and and completed compliance form circulated with Campus Steering Committee and key campus stakeholders for input.  

Summer 2024
Submission of Institutional Self Report to WSCUC in July 2024

Fall 2024
Accreditation site visit by WSCUC Peer Review Team on 25-27 September, 2024

Spring 2025
WSCUC Commission meets and issues action decision in February 2025

People

Peer Review Team

Name Title

Jay Hartzell
Chair

 President, University of Texas, Austin

Kelly Wahl
Vice Chair

 Interim Assistant Dean of Summer Sessions, University of California, Los Angeles
Clare Shinnerl Vice Chancellor Finance, Operations and Administration & CFO at University of California, Davis
Elaine Treharne Senior Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Stanford University
Paul Kang Associate Vice Provost for Facilities and Planning, University of California, Irvine

Campus Steering Committee

Name

Title

Oliver O'Reilly
Chair

Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education

Amani Allen

Vice Chair, Berkeley Division of Academic Senate

Audrey Thomas

Director of Data and Institutional Research, Undergraduate Education

Chris Stanich

Associate Vice Chancellor, Financial Planning & Analysis

Dania Matos

Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion

Daniel Feitelberg

Interim Vice Chancellor for Finance and Chief Financial Officer

David Ackerly

Dean, Rausser College of Natural Resources

Jenna Johnson-Hanks

Executive Dean, College of Letters and Science

Kenneth Ng

ASUC Academic Affairs Vice President

Leslie Harlson

Executive Director, Berkeley Discovery Initiative

Lisa Alvarez-Cohen

Vice Provost for Academic Planning

Lisa García Bedolla

Vice Provost for Graduate Studies & Dean of the Graduate Division

McKalee Steen

Graduate Assembly Representative

Max Auffhammer

Chair, Berkeley Division of Academic Senate

Olufemi Ogundele

Associate Vice Chancellor of Enrollment & Dean of Undergraduate Admission

In Fall 2023, Adam Hillier, Strategic Initiatives Advisor, is serving as interim representative for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions

Sara Guyer

Dean, Division of Arts and Humanities, College of Letters and Science

Sereeta Alexander

Director, Office of Planning and Analysis

Steve Sutton

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

Victoria Plaut

Vice Provost for the Faculty

Sumali Tuchrello

Project Policy Analyst, Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education

Staff

Name Title
Catherine Cronquist Browning Assistant Vice Provost and Chief of Staff, Office of the VIce Provost for Undergraduate Education
Sumali Tuchrello

Project Policy Analyst, Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education

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