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Acquisition, Discovery, and Application of Knowledge
Criterion Statement – The organization promotes a life of learning for its faculty, administration, staff, and students by fostering and supporting inquiry, creativity, practice, and social responsibility in ways consistent with its mission.
Core Component – 4a – The organization demonstrates, through the actions of its board, administrators, students, faculty, and staff, that it values a life of learning.
Core Component – 4b – The organization demonstrates that acquisition of a breadth of knowledge and skills and the exercise of intellectual inquiry are integral to its educational programs
Core Component – 4c – The organization assesses the usefulness of its curricula to students who will live and work in a global, diverse, and technological society.
Core Component – 4d – The organization provides support to ensure that faculty, students, and staff acquire, discover, and apply knowledge responsibly.
Source: Handbook on Accreditation http://www.ncahlc.org/download/Handbook03.pdf - The Higher Learning Commission, a commission of the North Central Association
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