Publish Date: Mar 4, 2019
About 50 of our staff and faculty gathered in Steinbeck Hall on March 4 to greet and welcome a 10-member evaluation team from the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) as they began a four-day visit as part of our college’s reaccreditation process. Willy Duncan, superintendent/president of Sierra College in Rocklin, acknowledged the excellent work that went into Hartnell’s Institutional Self-Evaluation Report, submitted in early January. “We’ve read about your work, and you’ve done a lot of work in preparation for us,” Dr. Duncan said. “We really appreciate all the time and effort and care that you’ve put into the process.” He called the ACCJC review a “peer-review process” intended not as a critique but a contribution to the ongoing success of Hartnell and our students. “What we’re really hoping is that when we leave here, and we put this in a report, that it’s useful to you and helps you along the great work that you’re doing,” Dr. Duncan said. David Beymer, full-time faculty and Standard I co-chair for the Hartnell Accreditation Council, led the team on a tour of the Main Campus. They also will be visiting the Alisal Campus and King City Education Center. Hartnell employees and students, other college stakeholders and the general public are invited to two open forums and a closing presentation. The two open forums are: March 5, 1-2 p.m., room C-124 (Steinbeck Hall), Main Campus, 411 Central Ave., Salinas. March 6, 4-5 p.m., room C-107, Alisal Campus, 1752 E. Alisal St., Salinas. The closing oral report, at which the ACCJC team will share its preliminary findings, is scheduled for 11 a.m. to noon on March 7 in Steinbeck Hall on the Main Campus