Transcript SACSCOC Reaffirmation Update to Board of Trustees March, 2013 Dr. Heidi M. Anderson SACSCOC Liaison Office of Institutional Effectiveness http://www.uky.edu/SACS/

SACSCOC Reaffirmation Update to
Board of Trustees
March, 2013
Dr. Heidi M. Anderson
SACSCOC Liaison
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
http://www.uky.edu/SACS/
Name Change: SACS to
Southern Association
of Colleges and
Schools Commission
on Colleges
www.sacscoc.org
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SACSCOC Overview of Process
• Expects an institution has made a
commitment to:
– Focus on student learning
– Enhance the quality of its educational programs
– Engage in continuous improvement
– Comply with the SACSCOC Standards
• Use a multi-phased process:
– Off-Site Review (Nov 2012)
– On-Site Review (April 2013)
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Steps in the Reaffirmation Process
• SACSCOC uses a multi-phased process
– Off-Site Committee Review of:
Compliance Certification Report
• Institution’s self-study demonstrating compliance with
standards
– On-Site Review of:
Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)
• Committee visits the university, to evaluate and
determine the acceptability of the QEP and review
areas noted by off-site review committee
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The Compliance Certification Report
• Institution makes the case for compliance
for each of the 97 Standards:
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Educational programs
Faculty
Library and Learning Resource
Financial and Physical Resource
Institutional Effectiveness
• The case is supported with documentation,
relevant data, and an explanatory narrative
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Off-Site Review-Process
• Purpose: Provide an initial review of the
institution’s self-study and prepares a report
asking institution to explain areas of clarification
• Outcome at Previous Institutions:
– 2009 Off-Site Reviewers found more than 30% of
standards need further explanation
– 2010 Off-Site Reviewers found more than 35% of
standards need further explanation
– Prepare a Focused Report addressing these areas
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Off-Site Review- Nov 2012
• For UK committee found 18 standards out of
97, needing further clarification:
• Compared with other institutions, UK received
far fewer areas of clarification than others
• Prepared a Focused Report addressing these
areas needing further clarification
– Submitted February 25, 2013
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Next Step: Visit April 7-11, 2013
• Two Purposes:
1. Review the Focused Report
2. Evaluate the acceptability of the Quality
Enhancement Plan (QEP)
• Purpose of a QEP:
– Plan for enhancing student learning or the
environment for student learning
– SACSCOC Standards CR 2.12 and CS 3.3.2
Visit April 7-11, 2013 -- QEP
• UK QEP is the KEY FOCUS of the visit:
– Presentation U – multimodal communication
across the curriculum
– Targets developing oral, written and visual
communication skills in upper-division
undergraduates
– QEP
Key SACSCOC Deadlines
Activity
Date
Submitted a Focused Report to February 25, 2013
Next Review Team
SACSCOC On-Site Review
Currently Reviewing
Committee
UK Focused Report
SACSCOC On-Site Visit to UK
April 7-11, 2013
SACSCOC Board Final Review
December, 2013
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Questions?
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