The Accreditation and Quality Assurance Unit within the Office of the Provost: leads essential work in institutional accreditation process with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) in the main and branch campus(es); oversees academic quality assurance activities with external entities, including accreditation, regulatory, and registration agencies such as New York State Education Department (NYSED), Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE) and the Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education (CYQAA); develops quality enhancement strategic initiatives aligned with MSCHE; and facilitates campus-wide assessment processes while supporting continuous improvement.