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General Faculty Mee.ng February 24, 2016

Hosted by Faculty Senate

Tuskegee University

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Southern Associa/on of College 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

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Resources

• 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

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The Principles of Accredita/on

§ 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.

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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

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Review Process: Compliance

• “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)

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Review Process: Compliance

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

members is adequate to support the mission

• f 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)

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Faculty Qualifica/ons

• 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.

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Faculty Qualifica/ons

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

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Faculty Creden/als

• 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

• Tuskegee University

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Documen/ng Faculty Creden/als

(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) …”

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Strategies for Faculty 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)

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Recommenda/ons

• - 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

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Recommenda/ons

• - Faculty creden/als should also be reviewed

and approved by the Deans

• - Update faculty profiles if necessary

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Remarks/Ques.ons