Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)

Series

Identifier: AR-001

Staff Only

Scope and Content

This collections contains items relating to the accredidation process at Southern Utah University. Included in the collection are meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, manuals and handbook created by the organization and Southern Utah University.

Dates

Creation: 1958-2017

Access

The collection is open and freely available to researchers during Special Collections hours or by appointment. Researchers must complete an Application for Use and show a photo ID prior to accessing materials

Use

Copyright restrictions may apply. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives

Biographical / Historical

The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, formally known as the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, is an independent, non-profit membership organizaion recognized by the Federal Government as an institutional accreditor for colleges and universities.

Originally organized in 1917 as the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools, the organization has changed names multiple times since. Before 2020, the Department of Education reorganized NWCCU as the regional authority on educational quality and effectiveness in seven states, including Utah. As part of it's mission NWCCU has worked with Southern Utah University for decade on the institutions accredidation.

Extent

2 Linear Feet : 2 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection follows the arrangement set up by the Utah State Historical Society in the early 2000s. This system groups records based on the function of creation. This finding aid follows that arrangment, and has established the series to reflect that. The series for this collection are: I. General (includes meeting minutes, programs and correspondence) II. Annual Reports III. Accreditation Reports IV. Handbooks and Manuals