Reaccreditation Visit Schedule Information

Posted By: Tracy Lehnertz On: 2026-10-21
Posted On: 2026-10-21

It’s almost here, and the schedule is still being refined with the HLC review team, but we wanted to get this out to you so that you can plan!  The five-person review team will be on campus Monday from 8 am-5:30pm and Tuesday 8 am-noon.  Let’s show them the good work being done for our students by our university community.  If you have questions about participating, please contact your supervisor who may have already talked with you about this.

Monday, October 26 – Open Invitation Criterion Sessions for Employees 

Please attend in-person if you are in Winona. The virtual option is provided for those unable to attend in-person or if the physical venue is full.

Criterion 1 Mission and Criterion 2 Integrity (merged) – 9:45-10:45 Aquinas Hall 200; Click Here to Attend Virtually

Criterion 4 Sustainability – 1:30-2:30 in Aquinas Hall 200; Click Here to Attend Virtually

Criterion 3 Teaching and Learning – 2:45-3:45 in Aquinas Hall 200; Click Here to Attend Virtually

Monday Sessions for Faculty and SGPP Program Directors Only

College Faculty Session – 4-5:30, Salvi Hall SM332

Click Here to Attend Virtually (adjuncts only please)

SGPP Faculty and Program Directors – 4-5:30, Aquinas Hall 200

Click Here to Attend Virtually

Please watch your email for a message from the VPAA (like the one that came out yesterday) and SMU Today for updates and a final schedule.  FYI – Sessions are already scheduled with the President’s Cabinet and other requested groups.  Per HLC policy, President’s Cabinet members do not attend the Criterion sessions above or the sessions with faculty; deans/associate deans do not attend faculty sessions.  Also, the team did not request meetings with students, which is no longer required by HLC. Questions? Contact Tracy Lehnertz, Reaccreditation Coordinator at tlehnert@smumn.edu