Accreditation
Accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education
91¶¶Òù is an accredited institution and a member of the (MSCHE), Skidmore's accreditation status is . The commission's most recent action on the institution's accreditation status on June 23, 2016, was to reaffirm accrediation.
MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U. S. Secretary of Education to conduct accreditation activities for institutions of higher education including distance, correspondence education, and direct assessment programs offered at those institutions. The Commission's geographic area of accrediting activities is throughout the United States.
2025-26 Reaccreditation
- Fall 2023 - Skidmore representatives attended the MSCHE Self-Study Institute
- Winter 2023-2024 - Steering Committee established
- Spring 2024 - Working groups will be established and Self-Study design completed
- 2024-2025 Academic Year - Campus Community engaged in development of Self-Study as facilitated by the working groups.
- Summer 2025 - Draft Self-Study
- Fall 2025 - Campus feedback collected and incorporated into Self-Study
- Spring 2026 - Middle States Evaluation Team campus visit
Steering Committee and Working Groups
- Dorothy Mosby, Dean of Faculty/Vice-President of Academic Affairs, Co-Chair, Self-Study
- Kelly Sheppard, Faculty Director of Assessment, Professor of Chemistry, Co-Chair, Self-Study; Working Group 3 Co-Chair
- Joshua Woodfork, Vice President for Strategic Planning and Institutional Diversity
- Amy Tweedy, Institutional Effectiveness Specialist, Accreditation Liaison Officer; Working Group 1 Co-Chair
- Julia Routbort Baskin, Associate Dean of Student Affairs for Health and Wellness, Working Group 4 Co-Chair
- Beau Breslin, Professor of Political Science, Working Group 2 Co-Chair
- Joe Stankovich, Director of Institutional Research
- Amy Tweedy, Institutional Effectiveness Specialist, Working Group Co-Chair on Steering Committee
- Tarah Rowse, Director of Sustainability
- Óscar Pérez-Hernandez, Professor of Spanish, Associate Dean of the Faculty for Infrastructure, Sponsored Research, and Faculty Affairs
- Amy Frappier, Associate Professor Geosciences, CEPP Representative
- Kyle Bernard, Assistant Vice President for Finance and Controller
- Dan Rodecker, Assistant Vice President for Facilities and Planning
- Beth DuPont, Director of Learning Experience Design and Digital Scholarship Support (LEDS) IT, Working Group Co-Chair
- Adam Wald, Associate Director, Advancement, Working Group Co-Chair
- Beth Post, Director of Financial Aid
- MarÃa Lander, Professor of Spanish, Chair of World Languages & Literatures
- Christopher Emdin, Director of the IDEALab
- Beau Breslin, Professor of Political Science, Working Group Co-Chair on Steering Committee
- Ting Li, Associate Professor of Management & Business, FEC representative
- Julie Delay, Director of Human Resources
- Janet Casey, Associate Dean of the Faculty (Diversity & Faculty Affairs), Professor of English
- Aiwu Zhao, Associate Professor of Management & Business, CIGU representative
- Julia Marco, OCM Director of Marketing and Engagement, Working Group Co-Chair
- Joel Aure, Title IX Coordinator
- Deanna Doughty, Director of Admissions Strategy & Outreach
- Kelly Sheppard, Professor of Chemistry, Faculty Director of Assessment, Working Group Co-Chair on Steering Committee
- Maggie Greaves Ozgur, Associate Professor of English, Curriculum Committee Chair
- Robert Parke-Harrison, Professor of Art, CEPP Representative
- Hope Casto, Associate Professor and Chair of Education Studies, Working Group Co-Chair
- Jennifer Moore, Social Science Librarian
- Michael Janairo, Tang Senior Manager of Communications and Strategic Initiatives
- Dorothy Mosby, Dean of Faculty/Vice-President of Academic Affairs
- Ben Harwood, Learning Experience Designer
- Russell Haight, Associate Professor of Music
- Beck Krefting, CLTL Director, Professor of American Studies
- TBD, Student Representative
Working Group 4: Standard 4 - Student Experience and Standard 5 Educational Effectiveness Assessment
- Julia Routbort Baskin, Associate Dean of Student Affairs for Health and Wellness, Working Group Co-Chair on Steering Committee
- Corey Freeman-Gallant, Associate Dean of the Faculty (Student Academic Affairs), Professor of Biology, Working Group Co-Chair
- Adam Cottle, Catalog and Metadata Librarian
- Rachel Roe-Dale, FYE Director, Professor of Mathematics & Statistics
- Ryan Homsey, Director of the Office Academic Advising
- Janessa Dunn, Director of Admissions, Working Group Co-Chair
- Aurélie Matheron, Assistant Professor of French
- Jamin Totino, Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Director of Student Academic Services
- Gail Cummings-Danson, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Director of Athletics
- Shannon Rodriguez, Executive Director of Career Development Center
- Christina Montville, Assistant Vice President for the Residential Experience
- Cori Filson, Director of OCSE
- TBD, Student Representative
- Self-Study Design
- Self-Study Draft - expected Sept. 2025
- Self-Study Final - expected Jan. 2026
Past Self-Studies
Links here connect to both of our most recent Middle States Self-Studies and associated documents.
Additional Accreditation
In addition to institutional accreditation by MSCHE, the following programs at Skidmore are accredited through national accrediting bodies:
91¶¶Òù is a member in good standing of the , a national accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education
Accreditation. The program listed below has been awarded full accreditation by AAQEP
through December 31, 2029. Accreditation acknowledges that a program prepares effective
educators who continue to grow as professionals and has demonstrated the commitment
and capacity to maintain quality.
AAQEP-Accredited Program at 91¶¶Òù:
Bachelor of Science, Education Studies
The (CSWE) is a national association that preserves and enhances the quality of social work education for practice and promotes the goals of individual and community well-being and social justice. CSWE pursues this mission through setting and maintaining policy and program standards in social work education programs, accrediting bachelor's and master's degree programs in social work, promoting research and faculty development, and advocating for social work education. 91¶¶Òù's Social Work Department has been fully accredited by CSWE since 1983. For more information on the CSWE's Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards, please see the official guidelines. The CSWE website is a useful resource for information on accredited graduate programs, which typically allow Skidmore BSW students to enter a one-year MSW program.