Tag Archives: SACSCOC

QEP and Assessment

Sorry this is a bit late, I was caught up in the process of moving my son to the University of Alabama for his freshman year. Move-in on that scale was a well-oiled and impressive machine. I often work with institutions to support the development of the Quality Enhancement Plan. Sometimes as a component ofContinue reading “QEP and Assessment”

New to the IE Director role? Hah, now you’ve done it!

As I recently shared with a Provost who had just been named the next institutional President, “You’ve got the tiger by the tail now!” But seriously, congratulations on working your way into the role of the IE Director for your institution (especially you Alison!). So, what do you do now? Don’t re-invent the wheel. Look.Continue reading “New to the IE Director role? Hah, now you’ve done it!”

Building a Three-Year Baccalaureate Degree

SACSCOC recently published a Position Statement on the three-year baccalaureate degree. You can find that here. The document is an interesting read and offers guidance to SACSCOC institutions who seek to develop and offer a three-year baccalaureate degree, while cautioning institutions to take each step carefully. This Position Statement discusses different approaches that don’t removeContinue reading “Building a Three-Year Baccalaureate Degree”

Can AI Write Your Report on Student Attainment of Learning Outcomes?

Paraphrasing the standard: The institution will identify student learning outcomes for each program, assess the extent to which students attain those outcomes, and will use the data to inform changes seeking improvement in student learning. I was recently reviewing a student learning outcomes report from a faculty member at one of my client institutions. TheContinue reading “Can AI Write Your Report on Student Attainment of Learning Outcomes?”

Assessment Academy

Somehow November just snuck on past without a post. Sorry about that. I have been working on a new idea that I am excited to write about. Assessing student attainment of learning outcomes is a common point of pain for institutions and most find themselves on the “non-compliant” side of things at some point asContinue reading “Assessment Academy”

Proposed Changes for SACSCOC

SACSCOC institutions recently received an email indicating that there will be a vote in December 2023 on proposed changes to The Principles of Accreditation. Approximately a year ago these proposed changes were circulated to the membership and included changes to the principles and changes to the Resource Manual. This more recent communication only included changesContinue reading “Proposed Changes for SACSCOC”

What is an institution to do with 14.5?

Just the other day I answered a question about 14.5 and thought that it would make a good post. Then the same question popped up on one of the accreditation email lists with some excellent advice. Made me wonder if I needed to write it, but since I do regularly get questions on 14.5… UsuallyContinue reading “What is an institution to do with 14.5?”

Accreditation reports are just like vacations. No, really!

Having just returned from vacation and having just completed a conversation with a friend about to leave on one, I was reflecting that the events of a vacation closely mirror those of writing an accreditation report. I do realize that many of you are not nerds about accreditation like I am, but bear with me.Continue reading “Accreditation reports are just like vacations. No, really!”

What do you do when a review committee gets it wrong?

Review committees come in all shapes and sizes and individual reviewers are somewhere on the spectrum between first-time team members and people who have been on more review committees than can be conveniently counted. The expectation that review committees get it right all the time is unrealistic so let’s talk about best practices when aContinue reading “What do you do when a review committee gets it wrong?”