SACS REAFFIRMATION OF ACCREDITATION

STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING

 

May 7, 2002

 

 

Attendance:   

Michael Hummel (p)                                          Jackie Robinson (p)

Keith Blundell (p)                                                Jerry Scheerer (p)

Peggy Brockenbush (p)                                    Joe Sekul (a)

Marty Domke (a)                                                Fred Spaulding (a)

Larry Garrett (a)                                                Marjorie Stewart (p)

Gary Hall (a)                                                            Jennifer Yancey (p)

Mary Hall (a)                                                            Mark Zafereo (p)

Mark Henry (p)

 

Call to Order:  The meeting was called to order at 1:36 p.m.

 

Minutes:  No corrections were made to the minutes of May 2, 2002.

 

Review SACS Committee Memberships:  Most Chairs have replied with changes via e-mail.  Becky Willemin’s title needs to be changed to Admissions and Records and Yancey’s Arrangements Committee needs to be added.

 

Review Editing Problems and Decisions:  Blundell asked when others outside of the Committee could review the reports.  Hummel replied that all reports should be completed by the end of summer and will be available for viewing on the web at that point.

 

Critique of Subsections IV.6; .7; .9; .2.2:  The Committee reviewed all subsections scheduled.

 

Most comments for Subsection IV.6 addressed confirmation of statements and adding information.  The Committee deleted Recommendation 4.6 C because the problem had already been resolved.

q       That the divisions of Allied Health and Physical Education and Workforce Development and Education discontinue the policy of converting Continuing Education Units to semester credit hours and that this be reflected in the 2002-2003 catalog by deletion of the policy statement.

 

The Committee did not feel a suggestion was warranted for 4.6 a and thus was deleted.

q       That Victoria College follow IACET guidelines for the calculation of Continuing Education Units.

 

The Committee comments on Subsection 4.9 addressed content but were minimal.

For Subsection 4.7, Stewart stated that the narrative did not flow well in her opinion, because of having to line up the narratives with the “must” statements they address.  Stewart may consider rewriting the narrative.  There was concern that student records for non-credit courses may not be adequate and that the Committee should consider a recommendation. 

 

Stewart will interview Scheerer for more information on improving student record maintenance for “must” statement A.

 

The Committee revised Recommendation 4.7 B:

q       That the imaging project of non-credit student records be expedited.  If the imaging system selected does not include a provision for migrating the data, hardware and software should also be archived.

Change:  Delete the second sentence.

 

The other comments were minor.

 

The most significant comments from the Committee on Subsection 4.2.2 were to rewrite the narratives for “must” statements “C” and “F”.  A recommendation was written for “F” but will also be rewritten and brought back to the Committee for review.

 

Revision of Critiquing Schedule:  Thursday, May 9th will cover Subsections IV.2.3, .2.4, .5, and .8.  Subsection IV.1 will be reviewed at a later date.  Hummel will inform the Committee of any other changes.

 

Other Business:  None.

 

Adjournment:  The meeting was adjourned at 4:15 p.m.