Aji-SACSCOC-Presentation-Feb24-2016

and Schools SACS Commission on Colleges Reaffirma.on of Accredita.on Faculty Creden.als & Qualifica.ons Overview Dec 2015 – SACSCOC Annual Mee.ng in Houston, TX Presented by Dr.. Chad

February 24, 2016

Hosted

by Faculty Senate

Tuskegee University

1881

and Schools (SACS) Commission on Colleges

Reaffirma.on of Accredita.on

Faculty Creden.als & Qualifica.ons

Overview Dec 2015 – SACSCOC Annual Mee.ng in Houston,

TX

Presented by

Dr Chadia Affane Aji Chair of Faculty Senate Professor of Mathema.cs

Tuskegee University

•  Tuskegee University Website:

•  hAp://www.tuskegee.edu/

sacscoc_accredita/on.aspx

Southern Associa/on of College and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC) website

www.sacscoc.org

§  Handbook for Reaffirma/on of Accredita/on:

hAp://www.sacscoc.org/pdf/081705/

Handbook%20for%20Ins/tu/ons%20seeking

%20reaffirma/on.pdf

§  SACSCOC Policies and Publica/ons

hAp://www.sacscoc.org/policies.asp

§  Principle of Integrity

§  Core Requirements (CR): institutional mission

and effectiveness; educational programs; faculty.

§  Comprehensive Standards (CS): mission,

governance; degree programs; faculty credentials; library and learning resources; student affairs and services; financial and physical resources

§  Federal Requirements (FR): High Education

Amendments, recruitment; academic policies;

publications

Accredita/on Process

§  SACS-COC Review:

§  Review by the Off-Site Reaffirma.on

Commi]ee

§  Review by the On-Site Reaffirma.on

Commi]ee

§  Review by the Commission’s Board of

Trustees

•  “An applicant ins/tu/on seeking candidacy is

required to document compliance with Core

Requirements 2.1 – 2.11; Comprehensive

Standards 3.3.1, 3.5.1, and 3.7.1; and Federal

Requirements 4.1 – 4.9 to be authorized a

Candidacy CommiAee or to be awarded

candidacy or candidacy renewal An applicant/

candidate ins/tu/on is not required to document compliance with Core Requirement

•  2.12 un/l it undergoes its first review for

reaffirma/on following ini/al accredita/on.”

•   (SACSCOC The Principle of Accredita/on, 2012, p 17)

•  CR 2.8: The number of full-/me faculty

members is adequate to support the mission

of the ins/tu/on and to ensure the quality and integrity of each of its academic

programs

•  Upon applica/on for candidacy, an applicant ins/tu/on demonstrates that it meets the

comprehensive standard for faculty

qualifica/ons (Faculty)

•  Comprehensive Standard 3.7.1

•  The institution employs competent faculty members qualified to

accomplish the mission and goals of the institution When

determining acceptable qualifications of its faculty, an institution gives primary consideration to the highest earned degree in the

discipline The institution also considers competence, effectiveness, and capacity, including, as appropriate, undergraduate and graduate degrees, related work experiences in the field, professional licensure and certifications, honors and awards, continuous documented

excellence in teaching, or other demonstrated competencies and

achievements that contribute to effective teaching and student

learning outcomes For all cases, the institution is responsible for justifying and documenting the qualifications of its faculty

All of the University’s instruc/onal faculty

( including part-/me and adjunct) and teaching assistants are required to meet the guidelines established by the SACS-COC

•  Faculty Creden.al Guidelines

hAp://www.sacscoc.org/pdf/081705/faculty

%20creden/als.pdf

•  Faculty Roster: Instruc/ons for Repor/ng the

Qualifica/ons of Full-Time and Part-Time

Faculty

hAp://www.sacscoc.org/pdf/FACULTY

%20ROSTER%20INSTRUCTIONS.pdf

• 

(Southern Union State Community College)

38 faculty members out of 375 Iden/fied by

Off-Site CommiAee as

•  “The academic qualifica/on of the faculty member to be inadequate and/or the

ins/tu/on did not adequately jus/fy and document the faculty member’s other

qualifica/ons to teach the iden/fied

course(s) …”

Creden/aling

•  - Create new digital system accessible by

secure login from anywhere

•  - Update faculty u/li/es database

•  - Develop new form: Alterna/ve Creden/aling Form (ACF)

•  - Faculty should be given “read-only” access

•  to verify their profiles in CampusLabs

•  - Heads of the departments should confirm with faculty that there are no errors in their

•  Profiles

•  - Faculty creden/als should also be reviewed and approved by the Deans

•  - Update faculty profiles if necessary

Remarks/Ques.ons