2018 Comprehensive Evaluation
The University of Cincinnati has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) since 1919. In September 2018, the University successfully underwent its reaffirmation of accreditation, a rigorous process that occurs every ten years.
The reaccreditation process includes writing an Assurance Argument, demonstrating Federal Compliance, and hosting a site visit by a team of reviewers. These reviewers are faculty and staff from other universities with similar missions. As part of the Assurance Review, the institution submitted an Assurance Argument, along with supporting evidence, explaining how it complies with each Criterion and Core Component. The peer review team used the Assurance System to conduct its thorough review of the materials.
The successful reaccreditation in 2018 confirms the University of Cincinnati’s ongoing commitment to academic excellence, institutional improvement, and compliance with HLC standards.
Steering Committee
- Gigi Escoe
- Bryan Smith
- Susana Luzuriga
- Adrian Hall
- Lauren Thomas
- Jamie Byrne
- Michele Ralston
- April Poteet
HLC Assurance Chapter Authors and Experts
Chapter 1
- Jamie Byne - Chair
- Trisha Smith
- Bleuzette Marshall
- Tracy Herrmann
- Kathie Maynard
Chapter 2
- Jamie Byne - Chair
- Talia Bryan
- Matt Serra
- Pat Limbach
- Bleuzette Marshall
- Greg Vehr
- Susan Mantel
Chapter 3
- Gigi Escoe
- Lauren Thomas - Co-Chair
- Caroline Miller
- Beth Young
- Deborah Tenofsky
- Tamie Grunow
- Paul Foster
- Tara Warden
- Nicole Mayo
- Melody Clark
- Yonatan Eyal
- Amy Lind
- Jason Lemon
- Adrian Hall
- Matt Serra
- Keisha Love
Chapter 4
- Amy Lind - Co-Chair
- Bryan Smith - Co-Chair
- Gigi Escoe
- Ricardo Moena
- Chris Sullivan
- Erinn Green
- Leila Rodriquez
- Erynn Casanova
- Ashley Currier
- Beth Faller
- Adrian Hall
- Carney Sotto
- Regina Sapona
- Nicole Mayo
January - July 2017
- Create rough draft of documents
- Identify risks
- Attend HLC National Conference (core team)
August 2017
- Complete initial draft
- Identify steering committee members
- Launch HLC website to the public
September 2017
- Create rough draft of documents
- Identify risks
- Attend HLC National Conference (core team)
October 2017
- Revise drafts
- Attend UC governance meetings
- Collect evidence to support claims
- Identify sources
November 2017
- Attend governance meetings for additional input and feedback
December 2017
- Creation of final report by the Steering Committee
January 2018
- Continue finalizing working draft
- Conduct interviews
- Confirm, fact check, and validate draft document and supplementing materials
- Continue steering committee meetings
February 2018
- Launch the University of Cincinnati's HLC Month
- Load documents on to our university website
- February 13: HLC Day for faculty, staff, alumni, and students
March 2018
- Collect public comments and feedback
- Revise draft, incorporating public feedback
- Compile any additional evidence or supporting materials
April 2018
- Finalize draft
- Load evidence into HLC system
May 2018
- All UC HLC documents uploaded into HLC system
Fall 2018
- August 25: Public comment period closes
- September 24-26: HLC Site Visit
Silent harmony
September 1, 2015
Former Bearcat left gig at Maryland to take the head coaching job at the country's only university for the deaf.
Call of the homeland
September 1, 2015
Nursing professor went willingly to the front lines of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to care for the sick and dying in his birth country.
Tiny dreams
September 1, 2015
UC urban planning graduate takes a minimalist approach to help homeless get off the streets.
No limits
September 1, 2015
Students with intellectual disabilities get a chance at the full college experience at UC.
The haze after the blaze
September 1, 2015
Veteran's personal experience helps him relate to students struggling with reintegration.
Mutual drive
September 1, 2015
UC personal trainer guides legally blind athlete in races worldwide to bring dream of Paralympic gold into focus.
Finding strength
September 1, 2016
One UC grad's battle with cancer pulled family, friends and the UC medical community into the fight for her life.
Accidental activist
September 1, 2016
A simple hike led one UC law grad to spend two decades standing up for old-growth trees in the American West.
United by music
September 1, 2016
Five musicians in their first semester at CCM are winners of a new diversity fellowship that promotes inclusion in American orchestras.