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 articles in the SMU Today over the next three weeks with some key highlights on our reaccreditation document content. Question? Contact Tracy Lehnertz, Reaccreditation Coordinator at tlehnert@smumn.edu.