MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM OF ACCREDITATION SUCCESS

David S. Adegboye, Ph.D.Professor of BiologyVice Chancellor for Academic Affairs &

Accreditation Liaison

Ada Kwanbunbumpen, M.S.Director, Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)

Southern University at New Orleans

Spring 2013 University Conference

January 07, 2013

Board of Regents Mandate to SUNO:Status Report

SACSCOC – Specific Matters

Periodic Program Review5th Year Interim ReportAdditional StandardsPublication of Accreditation StatusReference MaterialsQEP Implementation – Progress Report

Periodic Program Review Critical for responses to Core Requirement 2.5

Institutional Effectiveness. Eleven (11) degree programs involved currently. Review Schedule is as follows:

2012 – 2013 Cycle 2013 – 2014 Cycle 2014 - 2015 Cycle

M.A. Museum Studies B.A. Public Administration B.A. EnglishB.S. Biology M.A. Criminal Justice B.A. HistoryB.A. Psychology B.S. Criminal Justice B.S. MathematicsB.G.S. General Studies B.S. Substance Abuse

SACSCOC Fifth Year Interim Report

• Due March 2016• Institutions will be notified about 11 months prior to due

date• Components:

> Signature Attesting to Integrity> Institutional Summary Form> Fifth-Year Compliance Certification (17 Standards)> Follow up Report (if requested by Board of Trustees)> QEP Impact Report

• The StandardsCR 2.8, 2.10, 3.2.8, 3.3.1.1, 3.4.3, 3.4.11, 3.11.3, and 3.13.1FR 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7/CS 3.10.2, 4.8, and 4.9

• Reviewed by Fifth Year Interim Review Committee in June and December yearly.

• Results of the review conveyed in a letter a month after the Review.

Additional StandardsComprehensive Standard 3.13. Policy Compliance

3.13.1. Accrediting Decisions of other Agencies3.13.3. Compliant Procedures Against the

Commission or its Accredited Institutions3.13.4. Reaffirmation of Accreditation and

Subsequent ReportsFederal Requirement 4.8. Distance and Correspondence

Education4.8.1 - regarding Student Identification4.8.2 – regarding Protecting the Privacy of

Students4.8.3 – regarding Written Procedure notifying

students of any projected additional student charges associated with Verification of

Student Identity

Additional Standards (con’t)

Federal Requirement 4.9 Definition of Credit Hours

The institution has policies and procedures for determining the credit hours awarded for courses and programs that conform to commonly accepted practices in higher education and to Commission policy.

Publication of Accreditation Status

Comprehensive Requirement 3.14.1A member or candidate institution represents its accredited status accurately and publishes the name, address, and telephone number of the Commission in accordance with Commission requirements and federal policy.

See: www.suno.edu (accreditation link)

Reference MaterialsAt www.sacscoc.org important documents to review:1. Accreditation Actions and Public Disclosure

StatementsDecember 2012June 2012

2. Committee Resources The Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for

Quality Enhancement, pg. 1 – 44 (2012 Edition) Resource Manual for the Principles of

Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement Rationale and Notes Relevant Questions for Consideration Documentation, etc.

Quality Enhancement Plan Implementation: Progress Report

QEP approved via letter dated July 11, 2012Action made at the June 2012 meeting of the Board of

Trustees of SACS Commission on CollegesImplementation of QEP

QEP Advisory Council formed

Quality Enhancement Plan Implementation: Progress Report (con’t)

Members: Dr. Pamela E. Wanga, Professor and Chair/Director, Child Development

and Family Studies (CDFS) and QEP Advisory Council Chair Ms. Ada Kwanbunbumpen, QEP Director and QEP Advisory Council

Secretary Dr. David S. Adegboye, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and

SACSCOC Accreditation Liaison Ms. Shelia Wood, Director of E-learning Dr. Sudipta Das, Professor of History and Chair Department of Arts and

Humanities Dr. Adnan Omar, Professor and Chair Management Information

Systems (MIS) Mr. Edmond Cummings, Director of Information Technology Center Dr. Michael Ralph, Director Institutional Research, Effectiveness, and

Strategic Planning

Fall 2012 Three Pilot Online courses and InstructorsBIOL 105, Lisa Mims-Devezin, Ph.D.ENGL 111, Dr. Xiongya Gao, Ph.D. JRDV 111H, Shatiqua Mosby-Wilson, MLIS, J.D.

Quality Matters (QM) Certification21 Participants Saturday, October 13, 2012

SmarterMeasures Workshop on QEP Implementation

Dr. Rudolph Jackson, Vice President and SUNO’s AccreditationLiaison at SACSCOC workshop September 17, 2012

Quality Enhancement Plan Implementation: Progress Report (con’t)

REMINDERClass RecordGrade Change RequestSemester Close Out ProcessOnline Classes

IntegrityPrivacy of Students

Mentorship

RECOGNITION AACSB – International – Team CAHIIM – Team Co-Chairs of On-Site Visits Planning Committee

Ms. Gloria MoultrieVice Chancellor for Community Outreach and University Advancement

Dr. Brenda JacksonDirector, Title III Programs

AAFCS – Progress Report

Dr. Pamela Wanga