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P.S.C.
ACCREDITED
By
MIDDLE
ITATES
Paul
Smith’s
College
The
Board
of
Trustees,
The
President,
The
Faculty
and
The
Students
of
PAUL
SMITH'S
COLLEGE
Paul
Smiths,
New
York
take
pleasure
in
announcing
that
the
College
has
been
elected
to
membership
and
accredited
by
the
Middle
States
Association
of
Colleges
and
Schools
New
York
State
Education
Department
in
ted
discussing
and
planning
for
accre-
Albany.
ditation
in
1975
and
in
October
of
that
A
detailed
and
confidential
docu-
year
formally
voted
to
seek
the
honored
went
was
then
rendered
to
President
status.
Following
the
presentation
of
Stainback
for
consultation
with
the
initial
documents,
the
College
received
various
publics
of
the
College.
Re-
a
six-year
Candidate
for
Accreditation
cently
Dr.
Whitlock
returned
to
the
status
on
July
1,
1976.
In
September
of
last
year,
Dr.
An
drew
P.
Moreland,
President
of
Ocean
County
Community
College
in
Toms
River,
New
Jersey,
was
designated
as
consul
tant
and
visited
the
campus
for
con
ferences
with
the
President,
officers,
faculty
and
staff.
Early
this
year
the
College
devel
oped
and
presented
its
documents
for
accreditation.
These
were
created
through
a
long
period
of
self-analysis
campus
to
review
the
progress
made
over
the
past
six
months
and
his
favorable
report
to
the
Commission
at
its
meet
ing
this
month
in
Philadelphia
resul
ted
in
the
official
status
of
accredi
ted
institution
being
voted
by
the
Commission.
In
a
statement
released
late
in
December,
Stainback
said,
\I
am
sure
that
the
great
majority
of
those
in
the
Paul
Smith's
College
community
are
pleased,
even
thrilled,
with
this
des-
While
this
announcement,
sent
to
hundreds
of
high
schools
through
out
the
nation,
was
a
simple
one,
its
repercussions
were
pleasant
ly
felt
by
the
entire
Paul
Smith's
College
community.
After
a
year
and
a
half
of
plan
ning,
meetings,
reports
and
operation
al
changes,
Paul
Smith's
College
of
Arts
and
Sciences
has
won
accredita
tion
by
the
Commission
on
Higher
Ed
ucation
of
the
Middle
States
Associa
tion
of
Colleges
and
Schools.
According
to
President
Stainback,
accreditation
should
hold
many
posi
tive
aspects
for
the
College.
Inclu
ded
among
the
benefits
to
the
College
by
administration
and
faculty
with
stu-
i
gnat
ion.
It
has
meant
much
work
for
dent
participation.
This
extensive
ef-a^
parties
concerned
but
it
has
given
fort
was
coordinated
by
Mr.
Michael
Me
us
a^]
a
better
insight
of
our
import-
Caul,
Assistant
to
the
President.
an^»
independent
college.
I
am
hopeful
Immediately
following
the
inaugu-
an<^
I
know
others
join
me
in
believing
ration
of
President
Stainback
in
April,
that
we
should
continue
from
time
to
a
team
of
experts
from
various
colleges
time
our
self-analysis
so
that
we
are
in
the
East
was
assigned
to
the
campus
working
as
a
team
and
assuring
our-^
for
three
days
of
conferences
with
selves
that
our
institution
is
remain-
trustees,
students,
faculty,
adminis
trators
and
others
associated
with
the
College.
The
team
of
evaluators
was
chaired
by
Dr.
Baird
W.
Whitlock
of
Andover
Academy
and
former
President
of
Simon's
Rock
Early
College,
Great
Barrington,
Massachusetts.
Others
as
signed
to
the
team
were
Dr.
Theodore
Hall,
Dean
of
Business
and
Financial
in
Stainback's
words
are
\the
self-
evaluation
process;
the
study
ren
dered
by
our
peers;
an
improved
status
for
the
institution
which
will
undoubtedly
prove
to
be
a
favorable
morale
factor
for
faculty,
admini
stration
and
students
alike;
an
im
proved
recruitment
image
and
finan
cially
through
support
by
the
New
State
Bundy
Aid
Program.\
Trustees
of
the
College
first
star-
Affairs
at
Ocean
County
Community
Col
lege;
Dr.
John.
W.
Kraft,
Vice
Presi
dent
and
Executive
Dean
of
the
Commun
ity
College
of
Allegheny
County
in
Pittsburgh;
Wayne
K.
Murphy,
Assis
tant
Director
of
the
School
of
Forest
Resources
at
Pennsylvania
State
Univer
sity;
and
Linda
R.
Parish,
Instructor
in
Hotel-Restaurant
Management
at
Mer-
cyhurst
College
in
Erie,
Pennsylvania.
Working
with
the
team
was
Robert
F.
Me
Hugh,
Associate
in
Higher
Education,
ing
modern
in
every
aspect
possible
and
is
ready
to
face
the
challenges
and
opportunities
of
the
future.\
Among
the
College
aspects
documen
ted
in
its
self-analysis
were
goals
and
objectives,
the
college
program,
stu
dents
and
student
life,
faculty,
teach
ing,
instructional
resources
and
equip
ment,
organization
and
government,
fi
nancial
planning,
plant
facilities
and
the
educational
effectiveness
in
reach
ing
the
College
objectives.
While
the
entire
report
was
not
re
leased,
Stainback
did
indicate
that
the
study
shows
that
the
College
requires
some
additional
equipment
and
improved
housing
facilities
for
the
student
body.
Initially,
concern
was
expressed
over
the
lack
of
a
development
office
but
that
was
recently
rectified
with
the
appointment
of
John
Stiegman,
Assistant
Football
Coach
at
West
Point,
as
Direc
tor
of
Planning
and
Development.
On
the
positive
side
of
the
report,
Stainback
indicated
that
it
reflects
well
on
the
quality
of
the
trustees
and
the
curriculum,
as
well
as
the
admin
istration
and
the
\dedicated
faculty
available
to
the
student
body.\
The
concluding
statement
in
the
evaluation
team
report
praises
the
College
but
recognizes
the
problems
facing
independent
institutions
in
the
future
when
it
states,
\There
seems
to
be
no
doubt
in
the
students'
minds
that
they
are
getting
a
good
deal
on
their
education.
The
record
of
the
graduates
of
Paul
Smith's
is
clear
on
that
score.
As
far
as
job
placement
is
concerned,
the
College
delivers
what
it
claims
to.
Meanwhile,
everyone
from
President
to
new
student
feels
the
change
that
is
going
on,
the
transition
from
one
mode
of
operation
to
another,
and
there
is
a
cautious
optimism
for
the
future
and
openess
to
the
possibilities
that
lie
ahead.\
