Conway-Turner Named Middle States Commissioner
Buffalo State College President Katherine Conway-Turner has been elected as a commissioner for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), the regional accrediting agency for institutions of higher education in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Conway-Turner is one of six new commissioners elected by a vote of MSCHE member institutions this past fall and will serve until December 31, 2021. The 29-person commission provides oversight for accreditation and pre-accreditation activities at more than 500-member colleges and universities.
MSCHE is a voluntary, non-governmental, membership association that defines, maintains, and promotes educational excellence across institutions with diverse missions, student populations, and resources.