SACS REAFFIRMATION OF ACCREDITATION

STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING

 

May 9, 2002

 

 

Attendance:   


Michael Hummel (p)                                                Jackie Robinson (p)

Keith Blundell (p)                                                Jerry Scheerer (a)

Peggy Brockenbush (p)                                    Joe Sekul (a)

Marty Domke (a)                                                Fred Spaulding (p)

Larry Garrett (p)                                                Marjorie Stewart (p)

Gary Hall (p)                                                            Jennifer Yancey (p)

Mary Hall (p)                                                            Mark Zafereo (p)

Mark Henry (a)

 

Call to Order:  The meeting was called to order at 1:35 p.m.

 

Minutes:  No corrections were made to the minutes of May 7, 2002.

 

Review Editing Problems and Decisions:  Neither G. Hall or M. Hall had anything to report.  Robinson informed all that the new address for the Victoria College website is www.victoriacollege.edu instead of www.vc.cc.tx.us.

 

Critique of Subsections IV.2.3; .2.4; .3; .5; .8:  Robinson reported that Subsection IV.2.4 has a number of reports that she is in the process of combining.  She will inform the Committee when that is done so all can review. 

 

The primary changes to Subsection IV.2.3 were content and rewording.  Changes to recommendations and suggestions follow.

 

q       Recommendation 1:  That Victoria College establish a clearly defined process by which the curriculum outside the core is reviewed and evaluated and that this process of establishing, reviewing, and evaluating be distributed campus-wide to each individual faculty member.  It is also recommended that this process be published in The Victoria College Employee Handbook.

Change to:  That Victoria College clearly define its process by which the curriculum is established, reviewed, and evaluated and that this process be published in The Victoria College Employee Handbook.

q       Recommendation 2:  delete.

q       Recommendation 3:  delete.

q       Suggestion 1:  delete.

q       Recommendation 5:  That the agreements developed in Recommendation 4 include methods of regular evaluation by the College.

Change to:  That the agreements developed include methods of regular evaluation by the College.

q       Recommendation 6:  delete.

 

Revision of Critiquing Schedule:  Friday, May, 10th critiquing will cover Subsections IV.5, .8, and VI.  Hummel will inform the Committee of any changes.

 

Other Business:  None.

 

Adjournment:  The meeting was adjourned at 3:05 p.m.