SACS Onsite Visit at VUU 1

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Dr. Frank Bonner, ChairPresident at Gardner-Webb University Dr. Stan BaldwinDean of MST at Mississippi College Dr. Carlton BrownPresident at Clark Atlanta University Mr. Randy EldridgeV.P. of Finance at Hodges University Dr. Margaret HampsonV.P. at Caldwell Community College - QEP Dr. Eugene HessDirector of IR at Lincoln Memorial University Ms. Kate HickeyDean & University Librarian at Elon University Dr. Renee MooreDean of Campus Life at University of Incarnate Word Dr. Doris TegartSr. V.P. for Academic Affairs at Bellarmine University Dr. Cheryl CardellV.P. at Commission on Colleges - SACS 4

Compliance Certification Report – Sept Off-site Review – November 2009 Focus Report – February 2010 Onsite Review – April

Two-fold:  Focus Report Clarification  QEP 6

 Core Requirements (board-based requirements that must be met for reaffirmation) {2.0}  Comprehensive Standards (represents good practices in the operation of the institution) {3.0}  Federal Regulations (mandates to ensure proper accordance with U.S. Department of Education regulations) {4.0} 7

 2.8 Faculty (number of full-time adequate)  2.9 Learning Resources and Services (adequate library collections)  Institutional Effectiveness (outcomes identified, evidence that assessments conducted, improvements made based on results) 8

 Research within Educational Mission  Community/Public Service with in Mission  Academic Program Coordination (responsibility for degree coordination, curriculum development and review) 9

 Technology Use (learning enhanced by access and training)  College-level Competencies (evidence that graduates obtained General Education core)  Faculty Competence (verification of credentials) 10

 Faculty Development (evidence of ongoing professional development)  Learning/Information Resources (facilities and resources appropriate to support learning)  Instruction of Library Use (having access to regular and timely instruction in use of library) 11

 4.1 Student Achievement (success in course completion, licensure, job placement rates) 12

Quality Enhancement Plan Write now! Write Here! 13

Writing Across the Curriculum: Critical for Student Success  Plan includes broad-base process for identifying key emerging issues  Plan focuses on student learning outcomes  Plan demonstrates institutional capability  Plan identifies goals and appropriate means of assessment 14

Writing Intensive Courses Electronic Tutoring VUU Writing- Grammar Workbook Faculty Development Plan STRATEGIES 15

Onsite Visit Schedule April 6-8  Meetings with the President and Cabinet  Meeting with Board of Trustees  Meetings with the deans, chairs, faculty, staff, and students  Meeting with the QEP Steering Committee  EXIT INTERVIEW 16

Division of Research and Special Programs Division of Academic Affairs Division of Academic Affairs Sydney Lewis School of Business Division of Business & Finance Division of Institutional Advancement Division of Enrollment Management & Student Affairs Office of the President 1.School of Business & Economics School of Mathematics, Science, & Technology School o f Humanities and SS School of Education, Psy. & IDS School of Theology VUU SACS COMPLIANT

 A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. “What food might this contain?” He was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap.  Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning: “There is a mousetrap in the house!. There is a mousetrap in the house!” The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head, and said “Mr. Mouse. I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it.”  The mouse turned to the pig and told him, “There is a mousetrap in the house.” The pig sympathized but said, “I am so very sorry Mr. Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured that you are in my prayers.” 18

 The mouse turned to the cow. She said, “Wow, Mr. Mouse. I am sorry for you, but it’s no skin off my nose.” So the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer’s mousetrap alone.  That very night, a sound was heard throughout the house like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey. The farmer’s wife rushed to see what was caught.  In the darkness she did not see that it was a venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer’s wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital, but she returned home with a fever.  Now everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup; so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup’s main ingredient.  But the wife’s sickness continued; so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. The farmer’s wife still did not get well.  She died; and a large number of people came for the funeral. Of course the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough  meat for all of them. 19

Over the next few days when you hear any reference to SACS or the QEP and you are asked about your knowledge and involvement, remember that SACS is an institutional matter that requires the attention and commitment of EVERYONE at VUU. 20

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