Plan to combine 6 Pa. universities into 2 moves forward, with public able to offer their thoughts
Updated Apr 28, 2021;
Posted Apr 28, 2021
Pennsylvania s State System of Higher Education s governing board agreed to abide by Chancellor Dan Greenstein s recommendation to proceed with the implementation plans for combining six state universities into two institutions.
Oct. 19, 2020
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A 60-day public comment period on a plan to consolidate six of Pennsylvania’s state universities into two institutions is now open.
The State System of Higher Education’s governing board on Wednesday voted 17-2 at a two-hour special meeting to proceed with a public comment period on a proposal to combine Bloomsburg, Lock Haven and Mansfield universities into one institution and Clarion, California and Edinboro universities.
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Input requested on self-study document, town halls scheduled May 5, 6
In preparation for the University of Delawareâs accreditation review by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), the University of Delawareâs Middle States Steering Committee seeks feedback from the campus community on the draft self-study document. Gathering campus input is an essential part of the preparation for the on-campus site visit in the fall of 2021.
Campus and community stakeholders are invited to review the draft at www.udel.edu/middlestates, and offer comments via an online form by May 15, 2021. MSCHE outlines specific guidance for the self-study report, charging the Steering Committee with ensuring that the document be organized, analytical, concise (no more than 100 pa
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California, Clarion and Edinboro universities will get a new name under a consolidation plan likely to be approved Wednesday for a 60-day public comment period.
The necessity for a single name as well as a pledge to keep all three campuses open and fully operational, are among the points made public in a 234-page consolidation plan posted on the System website Monday along with the agenda for the special board meeting.
The plan, which could become final this summer with approval by two-thirds of the board, is among the final steps in a proposal to consolidate the three struggling state-owned universities into a single financially sustainable academic powerhouse with three separate campuses by the 2022-23 academic year.
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Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU), located in Wenzhou, China, one of three Sino-American universities along with NYU Shanghai and Duke Kunshan University, is approved by the Ministry of Education of China. Launched in 2012, WKU offers a unique model of higher education in partnership with Kean University, a comprehensive, public university in the state of New Jersey that is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. WKU sits on approximately 500 beautiful acres and currently enrolls 2,900 undergraduate students, and it is now in the midst of a rapid growth that will bring enrollment to 7,000 students within the next five years. All instruction is in English and all curriculum is provided by Kean University. In addition to its current 18 undergraduate programs, WKU has been approved by the Ministry of Education for offering 8 Master’s and 3 doctorate programs. Wenzhou is one of the most vibrant and economically