04/12/2022
Dear faculty and staff,
I wanted to send a message of thanks following the recent virtual visit from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education team.
While we will not receive final word on accreditation from Middle States until later this year, I can report that their team was quite impressed, both with our self-study draft as well as their conversations with many of you.
This is very good news. Accreditation is a crucial part of SUNY Cortland being able to fulfill its mission and it allows us to maintain so many important services we provide to our students. The process is key in how the university assesses itself and sets goals to continue to improve.
I would like to particularly thank our steering committee co-chairs, Lynn MacDonald and Carol Van Der Karr, for their tireless efforts in organizing this process over the past few years. My deepest thanks also go to the many faculty and staff who served on working groups, edited report drafts and met virtually with the Middle States team. This has been a tremendous team effort and you should all be proud of your work, how well you represented SUNY Cortland and the outstanding planning you have done for the future of this university.
More information on Middle States accreditation, including the self-study draft, is available online through the Institutional Effectiveness website.
All the best,
Erik J. Bitterbaum
President