Transcript MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM OF ACCREDITATION SUCCESS

MAINTAINING
THE MOMENTUM OF
ACCREDITATION SUCCESS
David S. Adegboye, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs &
Accreditation Liaison
Ada Kwanbunbumpen, M.S.
Director, Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)
Southern University at New Orleans
Spring 2013 University Conference
January 07, 2013
Board of Regents Mandate to SUNO:
Status Report
SACSCOC – Specific Matters
Periodic Program Review
5th Year Interim Report
Additional Standards
Publication of Accreditation Status
Reference Materials
QEP Implementation – Progress Report
Periodic Program Review
 Critical for responses to Core Requirement 2.5
Institutional Effectiveness.
 Eleven (11) degree programs involved currently.
 Review Schedule is as follows:
2012 – 2013 Cycle
2013 – 2014 Cycle
M.A.
B.S.
B.A.
B.G.S.
B.A.
M.A.
B.S.
B.S.
Museum Studies
Biology
Psychology
General Studies
2014 - 2015 Cycle
Public Administration B.A. English
Criminal Justice
B.A. History
Criminal Justice
B.S. Mathematics
Substance Abuse
SACSCOC Fifth Year Interim Report
• Due March 2016
• Institutions will be notified about 11 months prior to due date
• Components:
> Signature Attesting to Integrity
> Institutional Summary Form
> Fifth-Year Compliance Certification (17 Standards)
> Follow up Report (if requested by Board of Trustees)
> QEP Impact Report
• The Standards
CR 2.8, 2.10, 3.2.8, 3.3.1.1, 3.4.3, 3.4.11, 3.11.3, and 3.13.1
FR 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7/CS 3.10.2, 4.8, and 4.9
• Reviewed by Fifth Year Interim Review Committee in June and December
yearly.
• Results of the review conveyed in a letter a month after the Review.
Additional Standards
Comprehensive Standard 3.13. Policy Compliance
3.13.1. Accrediting Decisions of other Agencies
3.13.3. Compliant Procedures Against the Commission
or its Accredited Institutions
3.13.4. Reaffirmation of Accreditation and Subsequent
Reports
Federal Requirement 4.8. Distance and Correspondence
Education
4.8.1 - regarding Student Identification
4.8.2 – regarding Protecting the Privacy of Students
4.8.3 – regarding Written Procedure notifying
students of any projected additional student
charges associated with Verification of Student
Identity
Additional Standards (con’t)
Federal Requirement 4.9 Definition of Credit Hours
The institution has policies and procedures
for determining the credit hours awarded
for courses and programs that conform to
commonly accepted practices in higher
education and to Commission policy.
Publication of Accreditation Status
Comprehensive Requirement 3.14.1
A member or candidate institution represents its
accredited status accurately and publishes the
name, address, and telephone number of the
Commission in accordance with Commission
requirements and federal policy.
See: www.suno.edu (accreditation link)
Reference Materials
At www.sacscoc.org important documents to
review:
1. Accreditation Actions and Public Disclosure
Statements
December 2012
June 2012
2. Committee Resources
 The Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality
Enhancement, pg. 1 – 44 (2012 Edition)
 Resource Manual for the Principles of Accreditation:
Foundations for Quality Enhancement
 Rationale and Notes
 Relevant Questions for Consideration
 Documentation, etc.
Quality Enhancement Plan
Implementation: Progress Report
QEP approved via letter dated July 11, 2012
Action made at the June 2012 meeting of the Board of
Trustees of SACS Commission on Colleges
Implementation of QEP
 QEP Advisory Council formed
Quality Enhancement Plan Implementation:
Progress Report (con’t)
Members:
 Dr. Pamela E. Wanga, Professor and Chair/Director, Child
Development and Family Studies (CDFS) and QEP Advisory Council
Chair
 Ms. Ada Kwanbunbumpen, QEP Director and QEP Advisory Council
Secretary
 Dr. David S. Adegboye, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and
SACSCOC Accreditation Liaison
 Ms. Shelia Wood, Director of E-learning
 Dr. Sudipta Das, Professor of History and Chair Department of Arts
and Humanities
 Dr. Adnan Omar, Professor and Chair Management Information
Systems (MIS)
 Mr. Edmond Cummings, Director of Information Technology Center
 Dr. Michael Ralph, Director Institutional Research, Effectiveness, and
Strategic Planning
Quality Enhancement Plan Implementation:
Progress Report (con’t)
 Fall 2012 Three Pilot Online courses and Instructors
 BIOL 105, Lisa Mims-Devezin, Ph.D.
 ENGL 111, Dr. Xiongya Gao, Ph.D.
 JRDV 111H, Shatiqua Mosby-Wilson, MLIS, J.D.
 Quality Matters (QM) Certification
 21 Participants Saturday, October 13, 2012
 SmarterMeasures
 Workshop on QEP Implementation
 Dr. Rudolph Jackson, Vice President and SUNO’s Accreditation
Liaison at SACSCOC workshop September 17, 2012
REMINDER
Class Record
Grade Change Request
Semester Close Out Process
Online Classes
Integrity
Privacy of Students
Mentorship
RECOGNITION
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AACSB – International – Team
CAHIIM – Team
Co-Chairs of On-Site Visits Planning Committee
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Ms. Gloria Moultrie
Vice Chancellor for Community Outreach and
University Advancement
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Dr. Brenda Jackson
Director, Title III Programs
AAFCS – Progress Report
Dr. Pamela Wanga