Criterion Four: Acquisition, Discovery, and Application of Knowledge
Core Component 4A: The organization demonstrates through the action of its board, administrators, students, faculty, and staff that it values a life of learning.
Introduction
Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom
- MnSCU Board Policy 3.1 Student Rights and Responsibilities
- MnSCU Board Policy 5.22 Acceptable Use of Computers and Information Technology Resources
- Policy on Public Expression
- IFO/MnSCU Master Agreement
- Statement on Academic Freedom and Tenure
- MnSCU Board Policies - Table of Contents
- MnSCU Board Policy 3.10 Academic Program Review
- MnSCU Board Policy 3.14 Academic Program Approval
- MnSCU Board Policy 3.17 Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates
- MnSCU Board Policy 4.7 Sabbatical Leaves
Budget Allocations
James W. Miller Learning Resources Center
Support for Faculty
Professional Development Funds
Faculty Professional Development Grants
- Faculty Improvement Grants - Short Term
- Faculty Improvement Grants - Long Term
- Faculty Improvement Grants - Research Grants
Office of Sponsored Programs Professional Development Support
Other Research Support
Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
- Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
- Center for Teaching and Learning - Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
- Faculty Writers’ Group
Faculty Scholarship in Basic and Applied Research
- RefWorks
- Digital Measures Database
- College of Education Directory of Faculty Publications and Presentations
- Applied Research and Development Center
- Research Directors
- Human Performance Research Laboratory
- Special Projects and Applied Research Center
- Centers - College of Social Sciences
Professional Development at All Levels
- Office of the Chancellor
- Luoma Leadership Academy
- Division of Student Life and Development
- Technical Training and Software Support
- Learning Resources and Technology Services
- Human Resources
- Professional Development and Training - Human Resources
Internships and Summer Research Experience Programs
Undergraduate Research Programs
Graduate Studies
- School of Graduate Studies
- Graduate Assistantships
- Thesis Award
- Scholarships
- Culminating Project - Master’s Theses, Starred Papers, and Research Papers
- Graduate Student Research Awards - College of Education


