SACS ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT WORKSHOPS

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SACS ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT WORKSHOPS

• Neal E. Armstrong
• Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
• October 18-21, 2005

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NEXT SACS ACCREDITATION

• Next SACS accreditation reaffirmation takes place
  in AY2007-08
• Compliance Certification document submitted in
  September 2007
• Quality Enhancement Plan submitted in Spring 2008
• On-Site visit in Spring 2008
• Principles of Reaffirmation Criteria
• Core Requirements (12) compulsory for newly
  accredited institutions
• Comprehensive Standards (53) elaboration of
  Core Requirements
• Federal Requirements (8) need to meet for Title
  IV compliance

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SACS CRITERIA

• Criteria Related to Administrative Units
• CS 3.3.1 Institutional Effectiveness The
  institution identifies expected outcomes for its
  educational programs and its administrative and
  educational support services assesses whether it
  achieves these outcomes and provides evidence of
  improvement based on analysis of those results.

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WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES

• Learn the basics of outcomes-based assessment
• Framework
• Basic assessment methodology
• Closing the loop
• Learn how to
• Apply outcomes-based assessment to improve
  administrative units
• Improve administrative units by Closing the
  Loop
• Relate to other curriculum-related activities
• Presidents Strategic Themes
• Commission of 125 Recommendations

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RELATED INITIATIVES

• Presidents Strategic Theme
• Consistent improvement of quality in programs
• Enhanced undergraduate experience
• Commission of 125
• Create a disciplined culture of excellence
• Achieve national recognition in all academic
  programs

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SCHEDULE

• Unit Objectives (Outcomes)
• Complete by Spring Break 2006 and document
• Assessment Plan
• Complete by end of Spring 2006 semester and
  document
• Document Progress Toward Completion of One
  Assessment Cycle and Closing the Loop
• Complete documentation by Spring Break 2007

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SCHEDULE
Commission on Colleges Review Decision
Overall
On-site Peer Review
Response to Off-site Review
Quality Enhancement Plan Due
Off-site Peer Review
Compliance Certification Due
Leadership Team Orientation
2005
2006
2007
2008
Criteria
This workshop
Objectives (Outcomes) Developed
Assessment Plan Completed
Document Progress Toward Completion of One
Assessment Cycle Closing the Loop