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    
Minutes          
October 16, 2015 Discuss progress of individual sections; discuss strengths
and challenges of individual sections
Minutes
November 20, 2015 Discuss progress of individual sections; discuss strengths
and challenges of individual sections; remind the Committee
of December 11 deadline
Minutes
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
Minutes
January 15, 2016 Discuss strengths and challenges of individual sections from
Reader's perspective; discuss entire report
Minutes
February 19, 2016 Strengths and challenges of individual sections from Reader's
perspective; discuss entire report; prepare final draft for
Leadership Team review
Minutes
March18, 2016 Discuss any feedback from Leadership Team review; discuss strengths
and challenges of individual sections; decide sections ready for
Compliance Assist (CA)
Minutes
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
Minutes
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)
Minutes
June 10, 2016

Discuss any feedback from Leadership Team review; discuss feedback
from SACSCOC VP Hardt; make report revisions within CA, as necessary;
discuss entire report

Minutes
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
Minutes
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.