In an effort to ensure that Commissioners are qualified by training as well as experience, the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities shall require that all new Commissioners undergo appropriate training to enable them to effectively fulfill their responsibilities as members of the Commission. Accordingly, all new Commissioners will attend, prior to their first Commission meeting, an orientation session that addresses the responsibilities of a new Commissioner, the practices and procedures of the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, and the standards and policies for accreditation. |
| In addition, all new Commissioners will attend an evaluators’ training workshop and will accompany a committee chair and the evaluation committee as an observer on an on-site visit to an institution prior to serving as the chair of an accreditation visit. |
Adopted 1997 |
