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WSCUC Accreditation

2025 WSCUC Team Visit 

The dates for our WSCUC site visit have been confirmed!  The review team will be coming to campus on October 8-10, 2025. 

The WSCUC review team will be:

  • Dr. Fernando Leon Garcia, President, CETYS University (chair)
  • Dr. Laura Massa, Associate Vice President for Academic Programs, Cal Poly Pomona (assistant chair)
  • Dr. Leigh Harris, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education Initiatives, UCLA
  • Dr. Deborah Wallace, Vice President for Administration and Finance, CSU Dominguez Hills
  • Dr. Melissa McAlexander, Assistant Provost for Strategic Initiatives, Santa Clara University

During the review team visit, there will be forums for faculty, staff, students and alumni to meet with the WSCUC team on Wednesday, October 8.  The open forums are scheduled as follows:

  • Open Session with Faculty: 1 - 1:45 p.m. | Library, Peters Ellipse Gallery (2nd floor)
  • Open Session with Staff: 2:45 - 3:30 p.m. | Library 2206
  • Open Session with Students: 3:30 - 4:15 p.m. | Library, Peters Ellipse Gallery (2nd floor)
  • Open Session with Alumni: 4:30 - 5:15 p.m.| Library, Room 2134 (2nd Floor) Hybrid

All faculty, staff, students, and alumni are encouraged to attend. However, WSCUC understands that not everyone who may wish to participate can be invited to or attend scheduled meetings and has therefore established a confidential email account to give everyone the opportunity to communicate with the team. To write to the WSCUC team, please address your email to the following email supplied by WSCUC: csufresno@wscuc.org. Please refer to the Sept. 26 "Message from the Provost" under the Campus Communications tab for more details on how the email will be monitored and ultized. 

In additon, the campus community is invited to attend the review team's exit meeting on Friday, October 10 where the group will provide preliminary commendations and recommendations. This session is scheduled as follows:

  • Exit Meeting: 11:30 - 12:00 p.m. | Library, Peters Ellipse Gallery (2nd floor) 

Dear Campus Community,

Fresno State is hosting a site visit by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) on October 8-10 in connection with its accreditation. Additional information on the WSCUC reaccreditation process for our campus can be found on our WSCUC accreditation website.

WSCUC understands that not everyone who may wish to participate can be invited to or attend scheduled meetings and has therefore established a confidential email account to give everyone the opportunity to communicate with the team.

To write to the WSCUC team, please address your email to the following email supplied by WSCUC: csufresno@wscuc.org

The email account is created by WSCUC and only authorized WSCUC staff and team members have access to the emails submitted. The emails are not viewed by any representative of our institution.

The email account is created for this visit only and will be closed once the interview sessions are completed. Only comments made before or during the review will be considered as part of the review process.

Institutional stakeholders are invited to provide comments on issues of academic rigor and consistency, availability of student support services, accuracy of information provided by the institution, and other matters related to the quality of the educational experience or the operational effectiveness of the institution.

Institutional reports, on-campus interviews, open sessions, and email comments become part of the information collected and reviewed by the team. If the team chooses to include information derived from confidential emails as a part of its findings in the team report, the information will be presented to keep the author’s identity confidential. Please note that team members will not respond individually to comments provided through the confidential email account. However, the input from comments, along with other forms of information, will be considered as the team undertakes its work and develops recommendations to the institution.

The team is not able to meet individually with members of the campus community, so please do not use the email account to request private appointments.


Sincerely,
Dr. Alam Hasson
Vice Provost

Dear Campus Community,

I’m pleased to share that Fresno State successfully submitted our self-study to the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) at the end of the summer, and we are now preparing to welcome the WSCUC review team to campus from October 8–10, 2025.

Visit our Reaccreditation Website.

We have earned the privilege of joining the Thematic Pathway for reaccreditation—an option granted only to select, high-performing institutions. Our theme, “Flagship of the Central Valley,” invites us to reflect on—and showcase—how Fresno State elevates the region through transformative education, meaningful research, civic engagement, and impactful leadership.

During the site visit, the review team will host open forums with faculty, staff, and students and provide a feedback channel for written comments. We will be providing additional details on how to get involved in the coming weeks.

Here's how you can help:

Let’s showcase the strength, innovation, and dedication that define the Flagship of the Valley!

Go ‘Dogs!

 
Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, Ph.D.
President