Site Visit Schedule

On this webpage, you’ll find the detailed schedule for the HLC site visit, outlining the various meetings, activities, and open forums taking place during the two-day visit. Please take some time to familiarize yourself with the schedule and plan your participation accordingly. You can add events to your calendar by clicking the “Add to Calendar” links.

We encourage everyone to actively participate in the site visit activities and contribute to showcasing the best of Saint Paul College to the HLC review team. Your engagement is crucial to the success of this important process.

Day 1 – Monday, October 7

8:15 am

Site Visit Team Arrives on Campus

8:30am

Visit Overview

Room: 1514
Invitees: Executive Cabinet

8:50 – 9:20 am

Administration’s perspective on recent institutional challenges.   

Room: 1514
Invitees: Executive Cabinet

9:30 – 10:50 am

Preparing the Assurance Argument; Open Forum on Criteria 1 & 2 

Room: 1506
Invitees: All College Employees

11:00 – 11:50 am

Focus Area A: Campus climate and institutional responses to survey results (PACE, HLC Student Survey, Ruffalo Noel-Levitz SSI, etc.) and student complaints

Room: 1506
Invitees: All College Employees

12:00 – 12:50 pm

Lunch with representatives from the Minnesota State system office and Board of Trustees

Room: 1514
Invitees: System Office Representatives & Board of Trustees

1:00 – 1:50 pm

Student Perspectives 

Room: 1506
Invitees: Open to All Students (Online + on-campus)

1:00 – 1:50 pm

Open Drop-in Session 

Room: 2503
Invitees: Open invitation to any college community member

2:00 – 2:50 pm

Open Forum on Criterion 5  

Room: 1506
Invitees: All College Employees

3:00 – 3:50 pm

Open Forum on Criteria 3 & 4 

Room: 1506
Invitees: All College Employees

4:00 – 4:50 pm

Focus Area B: Interim Report on Core Component 4A – Program Review and Assessment of Student Learning  

Room: 1506
Invitees: Faculty and others involved with program review and assessment of student learning 

4:00 – 4:50 pm

Open Drop-in Session 

Room: 2503
Invitees: Open invitation to any college community member

Day 2 – Tuesday, October 8

8:15 am

Site Visit Team Arrives on Campus

8:30 – 9:30 am

Community Perspectives: Meeting with community members and other external stakeholders 

Room: 1514
Invitees: Representatives from local schools, employers, healthcare providers, alumni, advisory councils & committees,

8:30- 9:20 am

Open Drop-in Session 

Room: 2503
Invitees: Open invitation to any college community member

9:30 – 10:20 am

Focus Area C: Online Learning 

Room: 1514
Invitees: Available faculty and those supporting online learning (IT, student services, library, etc.)  

9:30- 10:20 am

Open Drop-in Session 

Room: 2503
Invitees: Open invitation to any college community member

10:30 – 11:20 am

Focus Area D: Integrated planning and budgeting  

Room: 1506
Invitees: College constituents involved with planning and budgeting + Federal Compliance expectations related to tuition and fees

10:30 – 11:20 am

Open Drop-in Session 

Room: 2503
Invitees: Open invitation to any college community member

11:45 am – noon

Exit Session: Next steps in the HLC review process 

Room: 1514
Invitees: Executive Cabinet