{"id":156293,"date":"2022-03-09T13:05:51","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T23:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=156293"},"modified":"2022-03-09T13:11:18","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T23:11:18","slug":"uh-manoa-full-accreditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/03\/09\/uh-manoa-full-accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News: UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa receives full 10-year accreditation reaffirmation"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa has been reaffirmed for a full 10 years of accreditation, the longest period possible, by the Senior College & University Commission of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC<\/abbr>). The accreditation process is a marker of institutional quality, because accreditation is required by the U.S. Department of Education for students to be able to access federal financial assistance, including student loans.<\/p>\n

“Receiving the full 10 years of reaffirmation shows that Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s flagship university continues to operate at the highest level of excellence when it comes to providing higher education for the people of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>,” said UH<\/abbr> President David Lassner<\/strong>. “It also shows that we are committed to continuous improvement as we meet the needs of our students and our state.”<\/p>\n

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The work toward accreditation began in 2017 and involved the new WASC<\/abbr> process—Thematic Pathway for Reaffirmation—whereby universities are required to demonstrate compliance with WASC<\/abbr> standards while advancing issues important to their campus community. UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s themes were Native Hawaiian Place of Learning, Transformational Student Success, and Academic Innovation and Engaged Learning.<\/p>\n

“UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa demonstrated the courage to pursue the most challenging areas of inquiry,” stated the WASC<\/abbr> Senior College and University Commission review team in its final report highlighting many areas of success. For example, in describing UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa initiatives in academic innovation, the team stated, “Each of these was reflective of some of the best thinking nationally with regard to high impact educational practices. Each element stands as a body of work that is worthy of being spotlighted by the state\u2019s—or any state\u2019s—flagship institution of higher learning.”<\/p>\n

The university was notified about the 10-year reaccreditation in a March 8 letter that also commended UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa for its efforts in multiple areas.<\/p>\n