Office of Assessment & Curriculum (OAC)
Assessment is a continuous cycle of self-evaluation and self-reflection and its purpose is to transform and enhance the quality of learning, instruction, curriculum, and institutional effectiveness. The Office and Assessment and Curriculum aims to effectively capture the college’s faculty, staff, and administrators’ commitment to student success by assessing program improvement for all Certificates, Associates, Bachelors and Master Programs, as well as General Education courses.
About HLC
The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) is an independent corporation that was founded in 1895 as one of seven regional accreditors in the United States. HLC accredits degree-granting post-secondary educational institutions in the United States. HLC is as an institutional accreditor, accrediting the institution as a whole. Dine College was established in 1968 and granted accreditation in 1976. More information about the Higher Learning Commission can be found here.
About the HLC focus visit
Agenda
Dine College will host a Focused Visit on November 17-18, 2025, during which a team of peer reviewers will evaluate and examine whether the college met the concerns identified from the comprehensive evaluation. Dine College will provide the peer review team and HLC with an institutional report of no more than 100 pages that addresses the concerns. This report will be provided four weeks before the visit.
The Peer Review Team for our Focused Visit consists of the following members:
- Member #1
Chair: Neil Pagano
Associate Provost for Accreditation and Assessment
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
- Member #2
Reviewer: Helen Zaikina-Montgomery
President
Leech Lake Tribal College
Cass Lake, Minnesota
HLC Focused Visit — Agenda
November 17–18, 2025 • Diné College
Day One — Monday, Nov 17, 2025
| Time | Session | Participants / Notes |
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| 9:00 – 9:45 | Welcome to Campus | Meet & greet; visual tour; reviewers set up in 3rd-floor conference room (wifi, etc.).
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| 10:00 – 10:45 | Initial Discussion |
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| 11:00 – 11:45 | Faculty Session 1 | Faculty are invited to meet with the reviewers in person or via Zoom, as schedules permit. |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch (Cafeteria) | |
| 1:00 – 1:45 | Online Assessment |
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| 2:00 – 2:45 | Deans | Academic Deans & Chairs:
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| 3:00 – 3:45 | Student Affairs / Co-curricular Assessment | VP of Student Affairs; program directors/staff:
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| 4:00 – 4:45 | Faculty Session 2 | Faculty are invited to meet with the reviewers in person or via Zoom, as schedules permit. |
Day Two — Tuesday, Nov 18, 2025
| Time | Session | Participants / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 – 9:45 | General Education | General Education Committee & AGEC Task Force:
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| 10:00 – 10:45 | Exit Meeting |
HLC Focused Visit Report
Evidence File
Organizational Context
Materials Reviewed
Academic Program Review (APR)
Program Assessment
General Education Assessment
Faculty and Institutional Engagement
Faculty Assessment Days
Convocation & Institutional Updates
OAC Presentations
Co-Curricular Assessment Reports– Student Affairs
Student Engagement and Student Leadership (SEAL)
Reports are in draft phases
Assurance of Learning Committee charge and minutes
Office of Assessment & Curriculum Annual Assessment Report
Diné College Catalog
Handbooks
Essential Reports
HLC Criterion 4.B.
The institution engages in ongoing assessment of student learning as part of its commitment to the educational outcomes of its students. Visit the HLC Policy webpage for more information about Criterion 4:
Assessment Team
Director of Assessment and Curriculum mnetsitty@dinecollege.edu