Reaccreditation Document Now Available

Posted By: Tracy Lehnertz On: 2026-10-01
Posted On: 2026-10-01

The university’s reaccreditation process has hit another major milestone with the submission of our assurance argument last Friday. The document is available through a link on the Reaccreditation 2024-2026 webpage (login required) linked from the Academic Affairs internal webpage, see the “Final Assurance Argument Document”.

Reminder to the university community that the HLC on-site visit is October 26 & 27, 2026.  Mark your calendars now as we hope the community will engage with the HLC review team.

Sessions to help the university prepare for the visit include the following general sesssions:

General Session 1 – October 14 – 3:45-4:30 Winona, In-Person

General Session 2 – October 15 – 9:15-10:00 Minneapolis, In-Person

General Session 3 – October 20, 12-12:45 Zoom Session

General Session 4 – October 21, 12-12:45 Zoom Session

General Session 5 – October 22, 8:30-9:30 Winona In-Person

Further details will be sent next week. You will also see regular articles in the SMU Today with some key highlights on our reaccreditation document content.