Dr. Heidi M. Anderson Interim Vice President, Institutional Research, Planning, & Effectiveness

What is the Reaffirmation Process?

Institution Commission Commission Commission The Principles of Accreditation provide for:

Compliance Certification includes: 16 Core Requirements (CR) except 2.12* 57 Comprehensive Standards (CS) 7 Federal Requirements (FR) 3 Responsibilities; (Sub Changes, other Commission policies, Representation of accreditation status) *Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) CR 2.12 & CS 3.3.2

Off-Site Peer Review of Compliance Certification *except CR 2.12 & CS 3.3.2

On-Site Peer Review of *QEP & CR with issues Commission Review of Results and Judgment

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   Institution makes the case for compliance for each ◦ ◦ ◦ Core Requirement Comprehensive Standard Federal Requirement Case is supported with documentation, relevant data, and an explanatory narrative Non-compliance judgment on Core Requirement results in automatic sanction 3

             Degree-granting Authority Governing Board Chief Executive Officer Institutional Mission and Effectiveness Continuous Operation Program Length and Content General Education Degree Program Course Work Faculty Qualifications & Adequacy Learning Resources and Services Student Support Services Financial and Physical Resources Acceptable QEP 4

       Mission, Governance and Effectiveness Educational Programs (Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional) Faculty Library and Learning Resources Student Affairs and Services Financial Resources Physical Resources 5

  CR 2.12 – includes an institutional process for identifying key issues emerging from institutional assessment and focuses on learning outcomes and/or the environment supporting student learning and accomplishing the mission of the institution CS 3.3.2 – demonstrates institutional capability; includes broad-based involvement ; and identifies goals and a plan to assess their achievement 6

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Requirement or Standard 2.8** 2.5** 2.12

3.2.10** 3.3.1.1** 3.3.2

3.4.3

3.4.7

3.5.4

3.7.1** 3.12

Compliance Area Faculty qualifications and adequate # full-time faculty Institutional effectiveness (strategic plans and improvement) all areas: administrative, educational, SLO, etc.

Acceptable QEP based on key issues emerging from student learning assessment results Administrator evaluations on periodic basis Student learning improvement based on assessment results Acceptable QEP; broad-based involvement, goals, and assessment plan Admissions policies published Consortia relationships/contractual agreements Terminal degrees of faculty (25% rule at baccalaureate level) Faculty competence/credentials/transcripts Substantive change 8

CR 2.8 and CS 3.7.1

   Institution employs competent faculty qualified to accomplish the missions Institution gives primary consideration to the highest earned degree in the discipline Institution considers competence, effectiveness, capacity, including undergrad/grad degrees, work experiences, professional licensure, certifications, honors/awards, documented excellence in teaching 10

 ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Evidence about how the institution determines the competencies of faculty and justifies that the qualification of the faculty person meets these competencies: Reviews Transcript (college and provost level review) Digitizes transcripts for SACS Faculty Roster Assigns CIP codes to each faculty member’s graduate degrees and each course taught by the faculty person Department chairs enter a justification for each instructor and teaching assignment that does not satisfy SACS logic Validate international transcripts of faculty 11

   ◦ 2002 SACS Reaffirmation UK was cited non compliant as related to faculty competence 3.7.1

In response, UK developed Faculty Database (FDB) under the leadership of Diane Gagel FBD allows UK to make faculty credentialing checks at time of hire and each semester at the course level Procedures involve CIP codes, dept. chair justifications of faculty credentials at the course level 12

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• College of Arts & Sciences • College Agriculture • College of Business & Economics • College of Communications & Information Studies • College of Dentistry • College of Design • College of Education • College of Engineering • College of Fine Arts • College of Health Sciences • College of Law • College of Medicine • College of Nursing • College of Pharmacy • College of Public Health • College of Social Work • Graduate School (Martin School, Patterson School) • 100 to 95 % complete for instructor transcripts from Fall 2010 through Fall 2011.

NOTE: instructor list for Spring 2012 will be shared late Fall. Teams will review and submit any transcript not already identified from summer transcript scanning activity.

Pending some instructor transcripts: …Request for originals (where possible) …New instructors incoming for Fall 2011 …Transcript requiring translation 15

Focus on enhancing student learning or the environment for student learning CR 2.12 and CS 3.3.2

    Co-leaders Drs. Snow, Sellnow and a team canvassed campus last year to announce QEP and get “Big Ideas” for potential topics “Big Ideas” “White Papers” Topic: “Multimodal Communication Across the Curriculum” MCXC QEP Development Team is defining the learning outcomes, writing the QEP Plan, working to ensure campus-wide awareness of the topic, etc.

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CR 2.5 and CS 3.3.1.1

     Leadership of Dr. Mia Alexander-Snow and Tara Rose Systematic review of 200 unit strategic plans and annual progress reports Systematic review of educational units student learning assessment plans and the improvement action plans October 31, 2011 deadline for 2010-2011 May 25, 2012 deadline for 2011-12 19

Strategic Planning & Annual Progress Reporting Effort

Unit Type

Admin.

Educational

# of Units

69 123 Total 192 IP 24 64 % In Progress 34.78

52.03

No Activity 15

14

% No Activity 21.74% 11.38

88 45.83

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15.10

C 29 % Complete 42.03

45 36.59

74 38.54

Provost President EVPFA 169 As of September 27, 2011 7 16 80 3 5 47.34

42.86

31.25

24 1 4 14.20

14.29

25.00

64 3 7 37.87

42.86

43.75

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Unit College Art Arts Administration Incomplete (less than 50% with significant edits, changes, or updates) In Progress (at least 50% & needs tweaking ) * Complete (100%)    Music   • • • Theater  * Reports listed in Blackboard Outcomes For SACS compliance, all units must have a rating of “Complete” As of August 5, 2011 21

Unit Review of Strategic Plan Review of Annual Progress Report College of Fine Arts Very well done--14 objectives (1.1-5.2); all aligned to unit goals and UK goals; missing metrics Effort made--Strategies and assessment methods are very general, lack specificity; actual results, analyses, and improvement actions have place holders, no "real" data 22

Unit Review of Strategic Plan Review of Annual Progress Report Arts Administration (Review is based on strategic plan as a Word document) Excellent -- 10 Objectives (1.1 - 5.2); clearly identified UK Goals, Unit Goals, and Unit metrics; Expect to be entered into Bb Outcomes and '09-'10 and '10 11 years completed by Oct. 31, 2011 deadline 24

  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ As of August 1, 2011, the University of Kentucky is not in compliance with comprehensive standard 3.3.1.1, due to incomplete evidence of student learning outcomes assessment and improvement. All educational programs are asked to enter annual Improvement Action Plans with these criteria: Outcomes Methods of Assessment Benchmark/Target Results Analysis Improvement Action 27

Discipline Degree Action to Date Art Education Art Studio Theatre Master Bachelor Bachelor Started but incomplete Started but incomplete Started but incomplete Theatre Music Education Master Doctorate IAP hasn’t been started IAP hasn’t been started Music Theory Pedagogy Certificate Assessment Plan and Improvement Action Plan Missing * IAP format in Blackboard Outcomes 29

      Cross review of 1 st drafts of 16 CR and 56 CS Prepare SACS Faculty Roster for UK Internal Review of 2010-2011 teaching assignments Link faculty transcripts to faculty credentials data in Xitracs Provide an overview/update of SACS Reaffirmation process to University Senate – September meeting Edit the Compliance Certification: CR, CS documents Resolve noncompliance instances based on internal review 31

Activities Type I TA Fall Assignments Due Date ASAP Fall 2011 Course Syllabi October 15, 2011 Strategic Plans, Assessment Improvement Action Plans Faculty Credentials Completed for Fall 2011 courses Update faculty CVs October 31, 2011 November 30, 2011 December 2011 32

Activities Faculty CVs collected by Due Date January 24 Winter/Spring 2012 Course Syllabi March 1 Faculty credentials completed for Winter and Spring 2012 Strategic Plans and Assessment Improvement Action Plans for 2011-2012 March 30 May 25 33

CS 3.12

Procedure, Timing, Reporting, Type of Report

          Mia Alexander-Snow Diane Gagel Tomeia Luke Connie Ray Tara Rose Jennifer Skaggs Deanna Sellnow Diane Snow Kathryn Wong And a host of others .....

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