<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2024/09-03/middle-states-reaffirmation.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories/><pubDate>09/03/2024 04:30:00 AM</pubDate><title>Downstate Gears Up for Middle States Reaffirmation in 2025</title><sub-title/><description>A Middle States-appointed site visit team of experienced faculty and staff will be on our campus April 6-9, 2025 to thoroughly review our compliance with the Commission’s Standards.</description><author>Office of the President</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2023/01-23/_images/middlestates-logo.png" alt="Middle State logo"/></image><categories/></item>