Tuesday, October 3, 2006

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SACS Review Kick-Off

• Tuesday, October 3, 2006
• Western Carolina University

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Welcome

• Initiate the Year of the SACS Review heighten
  awareness and excitement
• Provide Overview and Updates
• Highlight institutional strengths and challenges
• Appreciate You
• Share Timelines for 2006-07
• Hopefully Entertain You

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SACS Reaffirmation

• 1946 WCU Initially Accredited by SACS
• 1996 Date of Last SACS Review at WCU
• 2007 Date of Next SACS Review at WCU
• 790 Number of Institutions Accredited by SACS

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Compliance vs. Continuous Improvement
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Compliance Audit

• Responses to 75 Principles of Accreditation
  Submitted September 8, 2006
• Response from Commission on Colleges Mid
  November, 2006
• Focused Report to SACS February 1, 2007
• On-Site Review April 2-4, 2007
• Commission on Colleges Recommendation December,
  2007

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Off-Site Reviewers

• Bert Bach, Provost ETSU, Team Chair
• Kaylene Gebert, Provost Middle Tennessee St.
• Dorothy Leland President, Georgia College and
  State Univ.
• Mark Workman Provost, Univ. North Florida

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Off-Site Reviewers contd

• Deborah Ford, VP Student Affairs, Univ. West
  Florida
• Ray Hayes, VP, Finance Admin., Mississippi
  State University
• Marsha Krotseng, Chief Planning Officer, Valdosta
  State Univ.
• Yildiz Binkley, Director Libraries, Tennessee
  State
• Susan Siltanen, Asst. Provost, Univ. So. Miss.

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On-Site Review

• Dates April 2-4, 2007
• Purpose
• QEP and
• Areas of non-compliance
• On-Site Reviewers???

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The QEP will

• Enhance ONE aspect of student learning
• Be Manageable
• Be Focused
• Be Supported
• Address a need

• Be Sustainable
• Be Assessable
• Be Research-based
• Be Data-based
• Be Student-Centered

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Synthesis A Pathway to Intentional Learning

• 2004 Fall Leadership Retreat
• 2005 Spring Unit Visits
• 2005 Summer Data Analysis
• 2006 Spring Early Draft
• 2006 Fall Finalize Plan

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The Quality Enhancement Plan(QEP)
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QEPs Future

• Creation of the sum of its parts
• Introduction
• Literature Review and Data Analysis
• Implementation
• Assessment
• Anticipated Budget
• References
• Discussions with campus community

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Carols Appreciation

• Committee Chairs
• Editors
• Committee members and reviewers
• Technical Support
• Office of the Provost
• Publications
• All deans, department heads and their staffs
• Divisions and offices

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Before we hear from our Committee Co-Chairs, I am
pleased to welcome Chancellor Bardo to the podium
to make his remarks.
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John W. Bardo Chancellor
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The light at the end of the Tunnel is an oncoming
Train