Accreditors who visited UH 'want to see what's going on'

The Western Association of Schools and Colleges tells the school to inform it of concert fiasco fallout

By Mary Vorsino

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 27, 2012

~~<p>A team from the University of Hawaii's accrediting agency that visited earlier this month supports a plan to form a working group to review "delegations of authority" in the wake of a botched benefit concert, and wants to be apprised of any report or legislation resulting from the concert fallout, according to a draft synopsis of the team's conclusions.</p>
<p>The Western Association of Schools and Colleges team, following its regularly scheduled visit, also said UH should be applauded for boosting its undergraduate retention and graduation rates, improving financial planning and making "outstanding progress" in securing federal grants for research.</p>
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A team from the University of Hawaii's accrediting agency that visited earlier this month supports a plan to form a working group to review "delegations of authority" in the wake of a botched benefit concert, and wants to be apprised of any report or legislation resulting from the concert fallout, according to a draft synopsis of the team's conclusions.

The Western Association of Schools and Colleges team, following its regularly scheduled visit, also said UH should be applauded for boosting its undergraduate retention and graduation rates, improving financial planning and making "outstanding progress" in securing federal grants for research. Login for more...