Middle States Reaccreditation Visit
Published 04.15.2012
An eight-member reaccreditation team representing the Middle States Commission on Higher Education began a four-day visit April 15 with a reception in The Gallery at Penn College and dinner in Le Jeune Chef Restaurant. The group – representing postsecondary institutions in the Mid-Atlantic region – will examine evidence gathered during Pennsylvania College of Technology's self-study process in support of the 14 Characteristics of Excellence required for reaccreditation. Team members are John M. Anderson, president, State University of New York College of Technology at Alfred (Alfred, N.Y.), chair; Joan M. Finucci, retired professor of mathematics and engineering at Baltimore City Community College; Thomas Glaser, vice president of information technology, Howard Community College (Columbia, Md.); Stephen W. Hahn, associate provost and professor of English, William Paterson University of New Jersey (Wayne, N.J.); Sridharan Iyengar, professor of chemistry, Anne Arundel Community College (Arnold, Md.); Claudine Keenan, chief planning officer, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey (Galloway, N.J.); Michael D. Kilgus, vice president for administrative services, Chesapeake College (Wye Mills, Md.); and Steven Tyrell, vice president of student affairs, Alfred (N.Y.) State College.
— Photos by Joseph S. Yoder, public information director
Pennsylvania College of Technology President Davie Jane Gilmour greets John M. Anderson, chair of the Middle States Visiting Team and president of State University of New York College of Technology at Alfred, at a reception Sunday afternoon in The Gallery at Penn College.
Sridharan Iyengar, professor of chemistry, Anne Arundel Community College, third from left, is greeted by Don Praster, dean of industrial and engineering technologies; Mary A. Sullivan, dean of natural resources management; and Edward A. Henninger, dean of business and computer technologies.
Claudine Keenan, chief planning officer, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, chats with Colin W. Williamson, dean of transportation technology.
Stephen W. Hahn, associate provost and professor of English, William Paterson University of New Jersey, right, with Eugene M. McAvoy, dean of academic services and first year programs.
Thomas Glaser, vice president of information technology, Howard Community College, third from left, is greeted by Mike Cunningham, vice president for information technology and business; David Kay, vice president for college services; and Don Praster, dean of industrial and engineering technologies.
Joan M. Finucci, left, retired professor of mathematics and engineering at Baltimore City Community College, converses with Veronica M. Muzic, special assistant to the president for academic affairs.
Steven Tyrell, vice president of student affairs, Alfred State College, center, chats with President Davie Jane Gilmour and Elliott Strickland Jr., chief student affairs officer.
Michael D. Kilgus, vice president for administrative services, Chesapeake College, left, with Tom Gregory, associate vice president for instruction.