Draft Self-Study Report in Support of Reaffirmation of Accreditation
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O F F I C E O F I N S T I T U T I O N A L E F F E C T I V E N E S S
SACSCOCREAFFIRMATION OF ACCREDITATION
SACSCOC
What is SACSCOC?Southern Association of Colleges and Schools – Commission on Colleges (800+ institutions in SE US & Caribbean/Mexico)
Why does it matter?Regional accreditation gatekeeper for all Federal financial aid; recognition by peers for transfer of credit; 97 standards/principles for minimal best practices
What does it expect?Policies/procedures consistent with 97 principles and evidence of following same; continuous improvement (CI) in all aspects of the university; Quality Enhancement Plan focused on student learning
REAFFIRMATION OF ACCREDITATIONCLASS OF 2016
When does this occur?• June 2014 – Orientation Session in Atlanta
• Now-Sept 2015 – Compilation of Narrative covering 97 Principles
• June 2014-Jan 2016 – Develop Student Learning Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)
• Sept 2015 – Narrative submitted
• Oct 2015 – Off-Site Committee review Narrative
• Jan 2016 – Focus Reports response to Off-Site review
• Jan 2016 – QEP submitted
• Mar-Apr 2016 – 3-Day On-Site Committee visit TBA
• June 2016 – Response to On-Site review
• Dec 2016 – SACSCOC votes on Reaffirmation
• Jan 2017 – Official letter from SACSCOC
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
What do we need to do?• Demonstrate all of Rice is engaged in process of Continuous
Improvement (CI)
• ROAR – Rice Outcomes Assessment Reports by all Academic & Nonacademic units
• Nonacademic units are well managed and demonstrate CI
• Systematic approach to CI is relatively new to Academic units
• Academic units focus on knowledge/skills and CI of student learning
• OIE Survey Support (Qualtrics) assists CI for all units
• OIE Strengthen Our Programs (SOP) assists Academic units in CI regarding curriculum and student learning
John M. Cornwell, Ph.D.Associate Vice President
[email protected]. 3227
Angela Powell Thompson, MS, MBASurvey Administrator and Analyst
[email protected]. 5377
Office of Institutional Effectivenessoie.rice.edu
Casey H. Akins, MSDirector, Academic Program Effectiveness
[email protected]. 2064