PROGRESS REPORT SACS-COC ACCREDITATION REAFFIRMATION VISIT

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Title: PROGRESS REPORT SACS-COC ACCREDITATION REAFFIRMATION VISIT

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PROGRESS REPORTSACS-COC ACCREDITATION
REAFFIRMATION VISIT

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OVERVIEW - Adegboye

Several campus-wide trainings have been provided
between Fall 2006 and Spring 2009
University Conference presentations since Fall
2006 and some workshop presentations are on SUNO
website under ACCREDITATION link
Two major reports must be submitted to SACS-COC
Compliance Certification Report
Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Report

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Overview (continued)

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Overview (continued) Compliance Certification
Tasks

There are 87 Areas of Compliance in the following
categories
Integrity
Core Requirements
Comprehensive Standards for Institutional
Mission, Governance, and Institutional
Effectiveness
Federal Requirements

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QUALITY ENHANCEMENT PLAN - Wanga

What is QEP?
SACS Core Requirement 2.12
A course of action for institutional improvement
that addresses one or more issues that contribute
to institutional quality, with special attention
to STUDENT LEARNING
Student learning concepts should permeate the
goals of the QEP however, its inclusion can be
interpreted broadly (SACS)

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QEP (continued)

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QEP (continued)

Smart Goals and Objectives
S Specific, Significant, Creative, Vital,
Uniquely focused on student needs
M Measurable, Meaningful, Motivational,
Manageable
A Attainable, Appropriate, Achievable,
Agreed-upon, Assignable, Actionable,
Action-oriented, sometimes Ambitious
R - Relevant, Realistic, Results-oriented,
Resourced, Rewarding, Replicable
T Time-bound, Timed, Time-based, Timely,
Time-specific, Timetabled, Traceable, Tangible

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QEP TOPIC SELECTION PROCESS

Input of all critical constituents and
stakeholders (students, alumni, parents, faculty,
staff, administrators, community, etc.) essential
22 proposed topics received and circulated
Final selection at Town Hall meeting date to be
announced soon

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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES - Bellowellow

What are Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)?
SLOs are those skills that educators want their
students to know, think, feel, and be able to do
by the end of the learning experience.
SLOs define what students will take away from a
class or program after completing all course
work.
SLOs can also include service or
non-instructional areas that still provide
educational experiences for students.

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Student Learning Outcomes (continued)

SACS Expectations
SACS will be looking for courses that are
results-oriented
SLOs must be observable, measurable, and
achievable (within one semester)
SLOs must be stated in each course syllabus
Assessments must be linked to the SLOs
The course content and goals must be consistent
with the unit or departmental mission
Each academic program must have 3 4 SLOs

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Student Learning Outcomes (continued)

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Compliance Certification - Martin

What is Compliance Certification?
An assessment of the extent to which the
University is in compliance with the SACS-COC (1)
Core Requirements (except CR 1.12 Quality
Enhancement Plan), (2) Comprehensive Standards,
(3) and Federal Requirements
Compliance Certification Document must be
submitted in September 2010
The Achilles Heels of Compliance Certification
Institutional Effectiveness (CS 3.3), Faculty
Qualifications (CS 3.7), Financial Resources (CS
3.10)

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Compliance Certification (continued)

Where We Are Ralph
Each Compliance Certification Sub-committee has
submitted reports on all the CR, CS, and FR
Based on the reports, an audit is in the process
of being completed
A preliminary report will be completed by the end
of the Fall 2009 semester
Necessary revisions will be made
Consultants will be retained during Spring 2010

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