Transcript SACS Accreditation Reaffirmation Machinery: Action Plan

David S. Adegboye, PhD
Professor of Biology
Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs & SACS Liaison
University Professional Conference
August 18, 2008
OUTLINE
 Academic Program Update
 The SUNO Action Plan-Class of 2011
 Quality Enhancement Plan
 Compliance Certification
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
UPDATE
 College of Arts & Sciences
 B.S. Biology
 B.S. Criminal Justice
 A.A. Drug & Substance Abuse
 B.A. English
 B.G.S. General Studies
 B.S. Health Information Management
(Director to be appointed)
 B.A. History
 B.S. Mathematics
 B.A. Psychology
 B.A. Sociology
 B.S. Substance Abuse
 M.A. Criminal Justice
 M.A. Museum Studies
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
UPDATE…
 College of Business & Public Administration
 B.S. Business Entrepreneurship
 B.A. Public Administration
 B.S. Management Information Systems
 M.S. Management Information Systems
 College of Education
 B.S. Early Childhood Education GR PK-3
 B.S. Elementary Education GR 1-6
 B.A. Child Development & Family Studies
 Alternate Teacher Certification in Early Childhood Education
 Alternate Teacher Certification in Elementary Education
 M.Ed. Curriculum & Instruction (under review)
 School of Social Work
 B.A. Social Work
 M.S.W. Social Work
THE ACTION PLAN
DOCUMENT
 Guides accreditation process
 Reviewed by SUS-appointed Audit Team
 Approved by SUNO Leadership Team
 Made available to all faculty, chairs, deans, program
directors and the administration
 A Must-Read Document
 Committees & Memberships – Pg. 20-29
 Schedule of Activities (Timelines) – Pg. 36-47
QUALITY ENHANCEMENT
PLAN DOCUMENT
 One of the 2 major documents to be submitted to SACS
 A vehicle for institutional improvement through improved
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Results in increased overall quality and effectiveness of
the institution
Must focus on one issue that can improve student
learning
Will be a 100-page document inclusive of appendices
Submission to SACS six (6) weeks in advance of On-site
visit
Components of QEP Document
 5-year plan linking focus and outcomes of the QEP to
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Brief title
Topic linked to improvement of student learning.
Clear definition of student learning related to focus of the QEP
Documentation of broad based involvement in topic selection
and implementation
Well crafted goals that can be measured
Documentation of research-based efforts & best practices
Implementation plan, including timelines, budgets, assessment
schedule & personnel
Evaluation plan
Appendices (not to exceed 25 pages)
QEP Topic Selection Process
 Chair, QEP Task Force address
THE COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATION DOCUMENT
 The second major document that must be submitted
to SACS
 Submission is 15 months prior to scheduled
reaffirmation
 Used by the institution to attest to its compliance with
each of the
 Core Requirements- 2.1 to 2.11
 Comprehensive Standards – 3.1 to 3.14
 Federal Regulations- 4.1 to 4.7
CORE REQUIREMENTS
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Degree-granting Authority-2.1
Governing Board-2.2
Chief Executive Officer-2.3
Institutional Mission-2.4
Institutional Effectiveness-2.5
Continuous Operation-2.6
Program Length-2.7.1
Program Content-2.7.2
General Education-2.7.3
Course Work for Degrees-2.7.4
Faculty-2.8
Learning Resources & Services-2.9
Student Support Services-2.10
Financial Resources-2.11.1
Physical Resources-2.11.2
QUALITY ENHANCEMENT PLAN-2.12
COMPREHENSIVE
STANDARDS
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Institutional Mission-3.1
Governance & Administration-3.2.1-3.2.14
Institutional Effectiveness-3.3
Programs-3.4.1-3.4.12
Educational Programs: Undergraduate-3.5.1-3.5.4
Educational Programs: Graduate & Post Bacc.-3.6.1-3.6.4
Faculty-3.7.1-3.7.5
Library & Other Learning Resources-3.8.1-3.8.3
Student Affairs & Services-3.9.1-3.9.3
Financial Resources-3.10.1-3.10.5
Physical Resources-3.11.1-3.11.3
Substantive Change Procedures & Policy-3.12
Compliance with other Commission Policies-3.13
Representation of Status with the Commission-3.14
FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS
 Student Achievement-4.1
 Program Curriculum-4.2
 Publication of Policies-4.3
 Program Length-4.4
 Student Complaints-4.5
 Recruitment Materials-4.6
 Title IV Program Responsibilities-4.7
Fall 2008 Goals
 University-wide Workshop on Institutional
Effectiveness & QEP
 Compliance Certification Detailed Action Plan with
Timelines
 First Draft of the QEP
 Start data input into the Xitracts Electronic System
Quality Enhancement Plan
Rose Duhon-Sells, PhD
Professor of Education
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Chair, QEP Task Force
The Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Task Force for
SACS was constituted in Spring, 2006. The committee
members of the Task Force were as follows:
 Dr. Rose Duhon-Sells, Chair
 Dr. James Takona
 Dr. Adnan Omar
 Dr. Sudipta Das
 Dr. William Belisle
 Dr. Ira Neighbors
 Ms. Stacy Thomas
QEP
 In Fall, 2006 the committee shared at the Faculty
Conference a possible topic for the SACS/QEP Task
Force which was: Improving student learning
through First Time Freshmen Experiences.
 All faculty members were given the opportunity to
participate through a survey disseminated by the
QEP Task Force at the Fall, 2006 Faculty Conference.
 Based on the input from faculty campus-wide, the
committee modified the topic and included four
strains: E-Learning, Lifelong Learning, Student
Support Services and Individualized Attention in
Teaching and Learning.
QEP
 At the end of Spring, 2007, the committee decided to re-focus
the topic and narrow it down to attaining academic excellence
by improving retention.
 During the Summer, 2007 we were fortunate to have Dr. Rudy
Jackson , the SACS liaison for SUNO, to meet with the QEP
Task Force Committee to assist in narrowing the focus of the
QEP topic, resulting in proposing a revised QEP topic as
another phase in the process of developing the perfect QEP
topic to improve student learning in our institution:
 The current proposed QEP Topic: “Enhancing First Year
Freshmen Student Learning with E-Learning”
 Please provide your suggestions and comments to the topic on
the yellow survey given with your packet.