The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) is the college’s current accreditor. The college was last accredited in 2019; the college is currently preparing for re-accreditation, with a site visit occurring in either Fall 2027 or Spring 2028. Below is a chart that provides an overview of the college’s current timeline.
MSCHE Working Groups
In Fall 2025, the college assembled working groups for each of the MSCHE standards. Each working group is comprised of faculty, staff and at least one student, who have particular knowledge, experience, and interest in their standard. Each working group has at least two co-chairs (co-chairs and membership of working groups is listed below). Each working group is responsible for the following:
- generating the Lines of Inquiry for the self-study
- gathering, evaluating and summarizing the evidence necessary for their specific Lines of Inquiry.
- Completing the necessary forms to ensure proper documentation and timely submission.
Lines of Inquiry
- The Lines of Inquiry are the “guiding principles” or “research questions” generated by each working group that will inform and direct the narrative of the college’s self-study.
- They are aligned with the college’s Strategic Plan and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- As a reminder the college’s most recent Strategic Plan 2024 – 2029 identified the following as Strategic Priorities:
- Transformative Academic Excellence
- Strategic Funding
- Campus Community
- Campus Infrastructure
- Collaboration and External Engagement
- As a reminder the college’s most recent Strategic Plan 2024 – 2029 identified the following as Strategic Priorities:
- They are aligned with the college’s Strategic Plan and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
The Lines of Inquiry should be informed by the college’s previous MSCHE report, particularly areas identified as “recommendations”.
The working groups are as follows:
Standard I – Mission and Goals
Lillian O’Reilly (co-chair)
Lauren Mancia
Peter Tolias (co-chair)
Jesus Perez
Veronica Manilow
Natalie Coombs
Charles Haine
Laura Ascenzi-Moreno
Standard II – Ethics and Integrity
James Lynch (co-chair)
Vanessa King
Patrick Cavanaugh
Ayana Murray-Richards
Danielle Haynes
Matthew Moore
Twyla Tate
Tunji Fussell
Standard III – Design and Delivery of Student Experience
Phil Napoli (co-chair)
Maggie Cizskowska
Prudence Cumberbatch
Jillian Cavanaugh
Karen Stern-Gabbay (co-chair)
Jeff Glass
David Best
Steven Chester
Standard IV – Support of the Student Experience
Yasmin Ali
Randall Clarke
Sau-Fong Au
Tracy Newton (co-chair)
Valerie Stewart-Lovell
Marjorie Frost
Michael Laporto
Mariana Torrente (co-chair)
Sharona Levy
Rich Vento
Michael Lanza
Standard V – Educational Effectiveness Assessment
Isana Leshchinskaya (co-chair)
Caroline Arnold
María Scharrón-del Rio
Chaka Johnson-Burkett
Estefania Ponti (co-chair)
Beth Evans (co-chair)
Carlos Cruz
Kelly Karst
Jeff Suzuki
Standard VI – Planning, Resources and Institutional Improvement
Paula Massood (co-chair)
Emily Moqtaderi
Ryan Murelli
Crystal Schloss-Allen (co-chair)
Arijit Dhillon
Marcus Richardson
Kip Marsh
Dorothy DiToro
Standard VII – Governance, Leadership and Administration
Michael Ayers
Jaclyn Helms
Douglas Cohen
MJ Robinson (co-chair)
Klara Morton (co-chair)
Vanessa King
James Eaton
Martha Nadell (co-chair)
Edouard Skylar
In addition, there is the main steering committee, which is comprised of members from each of the aforementioned working groups.
Main Steering Committee
Christopher Richards
Sophia Suarez
Marcus Richardson
Estefania Ponti
Lillian O’Reilly
Alan Gilbert
Michael Ayers
Paula Massood
Phil Napoli
Peter Tolias
James Lynch
María Scharrón-del Rio
James Eaton
Marianna Regalado
Jeremy Porter
Aaron Kozbelt
MJ Robinson
Myles Bassell
Susan Jakubowski