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Steering Committee
This committee serves as an audit committee for the SACS process. It supervises
and sets the timeline and policies for the SACS committees and interacts with
the Leadership Team and other administrators regarding the needs for the SACS
project and monitors the process, ensuring that expected actions are achieved. Mrs. Lynn Stewart serves as an ad hoc member for each sub-committee.
Leadership Team
This team is comprised of the University President and six other individuals
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the Accreditation Liaison, the Senior Vice President, the Provost, the Chief
Financial Officer, Assistant Provost for Technology, and the Institutional Assessment
Coordinator. The duties of this committee are outlined in the SACS Resource Manual.
- Members
- Dr. William Harvey, President
Dr. Joyce Jarrett, Provost
Dr. Pollie Murphy, Accreditation Liaison
Mrs. Doretha Spells, Chief Financial Officer
Dr. Spencer Baker, Institutional Assessment Coordinator
Mrs. Teresa Walker, Assistant Provost for Technology
Committee on Core Requirements (2.1 - 2.11)
This committee is responsible for completing the Certificate of Compliance, ensuring
that the institution meets established standards regarding governance, institutional
mission and effectiveness, educational programs, faculty, learning resources
and services, and student support services, and providing documentation in
each of these areas.
- Members
- Dr. Donald Whitney, Chairperson
Dr. John Alewynse
Dr. Cecile Andraos-Selim
Dr. Spencer Baker, Leadership Team Representative
Ms. Barbara Inman
Mr. Darian Mack
Dr. Pollie Murphy, Leadership Team Representative
Mrs. Corrine Ramaley
Dr. Claudia Rankins
Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)(2.12)
This committee is responsible for drafting the QEP document and ensuring that
there is broad-based institutional participation in the identification of the
topic or issue to be addressed by the QEP. The committee must also demonstrate
that the plan is part of the institution's ongoing planning and evaluation
process.
- Members
- Dr. Carolyn Morgan, Chairperson
Ms. Nellie Crawford
Mrs. Margaret Dismond Martin
Mr. Frank Edgcombe
Dr. Simone Heyliger
Dr. Barbara Inman
Mr. Darrian Mack
Mr. Francis McDonald
Mrs. Yuri Milligan
Dr. Pollie Murphy, Leadership Team Representative
Dr. Anne Pierce
Dr. Sonja Pollard-Mitchell
Ms. Lynn Stewart
Ms. Mildred Swann
Mrs. Teresa Walker, Leadership Team Representative
Committee on the Institutional Mission, Governance and Effectiveness
and Federal Regulations (3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.0, 4.1-4.8)
This committee is responsible for ensuring that operations of all components
of the institution are consistent with its mission, including administrative
qualifications and functions, and the relationship between the institution and
other related units. The committee also identifies the expected outcome of the
institution's educational programs and its administrative and educational support
services, assesses whether it achieves these outcomes, and provides evidence
of improvement based upon analysis of those results. Finally, this committee
will evaluate the institution's success with respect to student achievement in
relation to its mission and demonstrate institutional compliance with the requirements
of Title IV and other federally mandated programs.
- Members
- Mrs. Margaret Dismond Martin, Chairperson
Dr. Ates Arkyurtlu
Ms. Shonda Buchanan
Ms. Sharon Gates
Dr. Kanata Jackson
Committee on Educational Programs (3.4 - 3.9)
This committee is responsible for demonstrating the university's compliance with
all areas related to the awarding of degrees, demonstrating the foundation
and competency of faculty members, verifying that the institution has adequate
library facilities and learning resources, and confirming that the institution
publishes clear and appropriate statements of student rights and responsibilities.
- Members
- Dr. Bertha Davis, Chairperson
Dr. Charles Bump
Ms. Shannon Chance
Dr. Martha E. Dawson
Dr. Constance Hendricks
Dr. Joyce Jarrett, Leadership Team Representative
Dr. Ava Marrow
Dr. Zina McGee
Mr. Stephen Wesley
Committee on Financial and Physical Resources (3.10)
This committee is responsible for demonstrating that the institution's recent financial history represents financial stability. The committee must also utilize documents and multiple measures for determining the financial health of the institution. The committee must also demonstrate that the institution operates and maintains physical facilities that are adequate to serve the needs of its educational programs, support services, and other mission-related activities.
- Members
- Dr. Cynthia Sellers, Chairperson
Mr. Frank Edgcombe
Dr. Hugh McLean
Mr. John Murray
Dr. Sonja Pollard-Mitchell
Dr. Jerrold Roy
Dr. Eric Sheppard
Mrs. Doretha Spells, Leadership Team Representative
Compliance Certification Team
This committee is responsible for developing the combined Compliance Certification Document for the Leadership Team.
- Members
- Dr. Pamela Hammond , Coordinator
Dr. Bertha Davis
Mrs. Margaret Dismond Martinn
Dr. Cynthia Sellers
Dr. Donald Whitney