Continual Commitment to Accreditation
August 12, 2010
Possible Discussion Points
 Re-Visioning SACS Process, 3-Prong Approach:
Interim Report, QEP, Assessment
 Timeline
 SACS Summer Institute
 Fifth-Year Sections Review
 SACS Annual Meeting
 Online Training Module
 Next Steps
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5
Year Interim Report
 I – Signatures Attesting to Integrity
 II – Abbreviated Institutional Summary Form
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Prepared for Commission Reviews
III – Abbreviated Compliance Certification
(14 standards)
IV – Additional Report (not required for SPC)
V – Impact Report of the Quality Enhancement Plan
Also, host an off-site committee charged to review
new, but unvisited off-campus sites initiated since
institution’s previous reaffirmation.
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Timeline
 Last Reaffirmed – 2008, Next Reaffirmation – 2018
 Fifth-Year Interim Report, Including QEP Impact
Report Due – September, 2013
 QEP - Enhancing student learning by improving
students’ ability to think critically
 Quality Enhancement Committee & Critical Thinking
Subcommittee Meeting
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Friday, September 17, 1:00-3:00 p.m., EpiCenter, 2-304
Resources: www.spcollege.edu/criticalthinking/faq/sacsqep.htm
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SACS Summer Institute
 Hot Topics
 Credentialing
 Student Complaints
 Distance Learning
 Student Learning
Outcomes
Institute Handouts: www.sacscoc.org/2010sihandouts/main.html
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III – Abbreviated Compliance Certification (14 standards)
Consider timeline and ways to compile information
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Faculty (2.8)
 The number of full‐time faculty members is adequate
to support the mission of the institution and to ensure
the quality and integrity of its academic programs.
 Anne Cooper, Kay Burniston, Lisa Charest, Patty Jones
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Student Support (2.10)
 The institution provides student support programs,
services, and activities consistent with its mission.
 Tonjua Williams, Pat Rinard, Greg McLeod
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Qualified Administrators (3.2.8)
 The institution has qualified administrative and
academic officers with the experience, competence,
and capacity to lead the institution.
 Patty Jones
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Institutional Effectiveness (3.3.1)
 The institution identifies expected outcomes, assesses
the extent to which it achieves these outcomes, and
provides evidence of improvement based on analysis of
the results in the following area: 3.3.1.1 educational
programs, to include student learning outcomes
 Jesse Coraggio, Leigh Hopf
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Admissions Policies (3.4.3)
 The institution publishes admissions policies that are
consistent with its mission.
 Anne Cooper, Kay Burniston, Jeff Cesta
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Program Coordination (3.4.11)
 For each major in a degree program, the institution
assigns responsibility for program coordination, as
well as for curriculum development and review, to
persons academically qualified in the field. In those
degree programs for which the institution does not
identify a major, this requirement applies to a
curricular area or concentration.
 Anne Cooper, Kay Burniston, Patty Jones
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Physical Facilities (3.11.3)
 The institution operates and maintains physical
facilities, both on and off campus, that appropriately
serve the needs of the institution’s educational
programs, support services, and other mission‐related
activities.
 Doug Duncan, Susan Reiter
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Student Achievement (4.1)
 The institution evaluates success with respect to
student achievement including, as appropriate,
consideration of course completion, State licensing
examination, and job placement rates.
 Jesse Corragio, Leigh Hopf, Phil Nicotera
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Curriculum (4.2)
 The institution’s curriculum is directly related and
appropriate to the purpose and goals of the institution
and the diplomas, certificates, or degrees awarded.
 Stan Vittetoe, Anne Cooper, Kay Burniston, Sharon
Setterlind
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Student Information (4.3)
 The institution makes available to students and the
public current academic calendars, grading policies,
and refund policies.
 Tonjua Williams
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Program Length (4.4)
 Program length is appropriate for each of the
institution’s educational programs.
 Anne Cooper, Kay Burniston
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Student Complaints (4.5)
 The institution has adequate procedures for
addressing written student complaints and is
responsible for demonstrating that it follows those
procedures when resolving student complaints.
 Tonjua Williams
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Recruitment (4.6)
 Recruitment materials and presentations accurately
represent the institution’s practices and policies.
 Patty Jones, Tracy Garrett
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Title IV (4.7) and
Financial Aid (3.10.3)
 The institution is in compliance with its program
responsibilities under Title IV of the 1998 Higher
Education Amendments. The institution audits
financial aid programs as required by federal and state
regulations.
 Michael Bennett, Tonjua Williams
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Additional Requirements
 New Off-Campus Site – Veterinary Technology
Building
 Richard Flora, Deborah Robinson
 Distance Education Credit Offering
 Jim Olliver
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SACS Annual
Meeting
 Faculty Attendance
 Kim Molinaro, Social Science (Psychology), Clearwater
Campus, 2008 Faculty Champion (for SLS), Social Science is ondeck for QEP in 2011, CETL committee member
 Wendy Rib, Veterinary Technology BAS, HEC, 2010 Faculty
Champion, CETL committee member
 Tyrone Clinton or Jim Rutledge, Mathematics, SP/Gibbs,
not on QEP committees, but Math is on-deck for QEP in 2011, CETL
committee members
 Shirley Johnson, College of Public Safety Administration,
Allstate, Potential 2011 Faculty Champion or ART Member, CETL
committee member
Information: www.sacscoc.org/aamain.asp
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Visiting Committee
Online Training Module
Login: www.sacscoctraining.org/login.php
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Next Steps
 Upcoming Events
 Quality Enhancement Committee & Critical Thinking
Subcommittee Meeting
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Friday, September 17, 1:00-3:00 p.m., EpiCenter, 2-304
 Fall Critical Thinking Institute
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Friday, September 24, 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., HEC
 To-Dos?
 Next meeting?
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