Site Visits
The MSCHE External Evaluation Team will visit RIT’s main campus in Henrietta from Sunday, March 29, 2026 to Wednesday, April 1, 2026. During this time, team members will meet with various RIT stakeholders and units to assess if accreditation standards have been met.
Select members of the MSCHE External Evaluation Team will visit RIT Croatia March 2-5, 2026, and visit RIT Dubai from March 9-12, 2026.
The roster of MSCHE External Evaluation Team members includes:
Chair
Dr. Nariman Farvardin
President
Stevens Institute of Technology
MSCHE External Evaluation Team Chair: 1 site visit
Vice Chair
Dr. James F. Trainer
Vice Provost Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
Villanova University
MSCHE External Evaluation Team member experience: 9 site visits
Team Members
Professor Mohamed Mohamed Nagib Abou-Zeid
Engineering professor, Former Dean and Former Senate Chair
The American University in Cairo
MSCHE External Evaluation Team member experience: 4 site visits
Amy Faber
Senior Associate VP & Treasurer
Duquesne University
MSCHE External Evaluation Team member experience: 2 site visits
Dr. Lorraine N Fleming
Professor of Civil Engineering
Howard University
MSCHE External Evaluation Team member experience: 9 site visits
Dr. Justin Lauka
Assistant Clinical Professor
Johns Hopkins University
MSCHE External Evaluation Team member experience: 1 site visit
Professor Jennifer M Swann
Professor Emeritus, Department of Biological Sciences
Lehigh University
MSCHE External Evaluation Team member experience: 5 site visits
Dr. Helen Thumann
Director, School of Language, Education, and Culture
Gallaudet University
MSCHE External Evaluation Team member experience: 1 site visit