Reaffirmation Steering Committee
The Reaffirmation Steering Committee, comprised of faculty, staff, and students from a variety of different disciplines and areas of expertise, was formed to oversee the development of the compliance certification. Specifically, the committee is charged with the following responsibilities:
- provide oversight and coordination of the compliance certification process;
- identify areas of concern relative to the Principles of Accreditation that should be addressed by the College prior to reaffirmation;
- engage the College community in the process and provide updates of progress;
- draft and review selected sections of the compliance report;
- provide feedback, as requested, for the compliance report and for the QEP report;
- ensure that the compliance certificate is completed on time; and
- confirm the integrity of the process and the College’s responses.
Reaffirmation Steering Committee
Members | Department/Unit |
Divya Bhati | Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Planning (chair) |
Joshua Bloodworth | Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Planning |
Alicia Caudill | Student Affairs |
Lynne Ford | Academic Experience |
Jimmie Foster | Admissions and Financial Aid |
Claire Fund | Library |
Elizabeth Kassebaum | President's Office |
Joseph Kelly | Faculty Representative |
Renard Harris | Institutional Diversity |
Samuel Jones | Business Affairs |
Brian McGee | Provost's Office, and Graduate School |
Angela Mulholland | Legal Affairs |
Paul Patrick | Business Affairs |
Ed Pope | Human Resources/Staff Representative |
James Posey | Institutional Research |
Chris Tobin | Institutional Advancement |
Marcia White | Marketing and Communications |
OIEP Staff, Ex-Officio |
Reaffirmation Working Groups
Reaffirmation Steering Committee Progress and Timeline
Listed below are the various workshops, presentations, meetings, and activities that demonstrate how the Steering Committee has worked with faculty, staff, and students to inform them about, and to include the entire campus in, the Reaffirmation process.
Reaffirmation Steering Committee Meeting Minutes*
September 18, 2015 | Discuss charge and responsibilities; provide timeline and report materials; discuss working group members and steering committee coordinators |
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October 16, 2015 | Discuss progress of individual sections; discuss strengths and challenges of individual sections |
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November 20, 2015 | Discuss progress of individual sections; discuss strengths and challenges of individual sections; remind the Committee of December 11 deadline |
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December 15, 2015 | Review progress of individual sections (all sections should have complete draft); discuss strengths and challenges of individual sections; discuss entire report; discuss Reader's responsibilities |
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January 15, 2016 | Discuss strengths and challenges of individual sections from Reader's perspective; discuss entire report |
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February 19, 2016 | Strengths and challenges of individual sections from Reader's perspective; discuss entire report; prepare final draft for Leadership Team review |
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March18, 2016 | Discuss any feedback from Leadership Team review; discuss strengths and challenges of individual sections; decide sections ready for Compliance Assist (CA) |
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April 15, 2016 | Discuss strengths and challenges of individual sections; review sections within Compliance Assist (sections should be complete within CA by May 1); decide sections ready for Compliance Assit |
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May 20, 2016 | Discuss strengths and challenges of individual sections; review sections within CA; open CA for Leadership Team review; meet with SACSCOC VP John Hardt (May 24-25) |
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June 10, 2016 |
Discuss any feedback from Leadership Team review; discuss feedback |
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July 15, 2016 | Discuss any feedback from Leadership Team review; discuss feedback from SACSCOC VP Hardt; make report revisions within CA, as necessary; discuss entire report; finalize entire report |
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August 19, 2016 | Lock Compliance Assist for SACSCOC transmittal preparation; fix CA errors discovered during CA transmittal preparation; transmit to SACSCOC and off-site team by September 12, 2016 |
*Attachments referenced throughout the meeting minutes are available upon request.