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sFaculty Role in AccreditationThe faculty role in accreditation has been firmly established by the AmericanAssociation of University Professors (AAUP) and the Council of Higher EducationAccreditation (CHEA), both of which are highly influential organizations within highereducation. The AAUP is considered an authority on faculty related matters while CHEAis considered to be an authority on accreditation matters. The AAUP, by its ownadmission, was created to define ―fundamental professional values and standards forhigher education.‖ Since it was founded in 1915, this organization has defined the rolesof faculty members in many ways. AAUP (2008) reminds its constituents of its originalstance on faculty involvement in accreditation:AAUP defines the role of faculty in accreditation in its 1968 statement The Roleof the Faculty in the Accrediting of Colleges and Universities. The principlesinclude the following: the self-study should be a ‗cooperative effort‘ involvingadministrators and faculty; institutions should encourage faculty participation; andthe evaluation of academic programs and conditions affecting academic freedom,tenure, faculty governance, and faculty status and morale should be ‗largely theresponsibility of faculty members.‘ (para. 3)Furthermore, AAUP (2008) believes that faculty should be heavily involved in theaccreditation process and related activities such as the self-study to ensure that the facultyvoice is heard throughout the process. In one of its committee reports, AAUP (2008)holds that faculty involvement should be welcomed by administrators and rewarded asmuch as any other service that the faculty provides to the institution. AAUP (2008) says,Faculty members often ask how they can add value to what may seem to beprimarily an administrative function. Yet issues such as curricular design andeffectiveness, assessment of students‘ academic performance, student retentionand graduation rates, quality of academic advising, and appropriateness ofcocurricular activities are central to the [accreditation process]. Because of theirtraining and direct contact with students, faculty members are in the best position
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