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Yet the accreditation banners are being hung in the Sheraton with care to welcome our MSCHE visitors as they will soon be here. The self-study is posted on Middlestates.syr.edu for all Syracuse to read. And briefing documents were…</div> </div> </article><article class="row post-780 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized"> <a href="https://middlestates.syr.edu/middle-states-blog-a-visit-to-florence-center/" class="hdppx-bg col-sm-6"><div class="hdppx-1x" style="background-image: url('https://middlestates.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SyrFlorence2.jpg');"></div><div class="hdppx-2x" style="background-image: url('https://middlestates.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SyrFlorence2.jpg');"></div></a> <div class="col-sm-6"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="title"><a href="https://middlestates.syr.edu/middle-states-blog-a-visit-to-florence-center/" title="Middle States Blog: A Visit to Florence Center" rel="bookmark">Middle States Blog: A Visit to Florence Center</a></h1> <div class="meta"> <time datetime="2018-02-28">February 28, 2018</time> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content">This week officially began the first part of our Syracuse University Middle States Visit. 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