SACSCOC Core Team Duties

  • Identify, collect, and evaluate information necessary to complete the Compliance Certification.
  • Draft the Compliance Certification document, in conjunction with the University Community, for review and approval by the SACSCOC Executive Committee comprised of the President and Vice Presidents.
  • Identify, collect, and evaluate information necessary to complete the Quality Enhancement Plan. Draft the QEP, in conjunction with the University Community, for review and approval.
  • Promote campus-wide understanding of the QEP.
  • Receive and review the report of the Off-Site Review Committee
  • Develop the University’s response to the Off-Site Review Committee’s report.
  • Plan/coordinate the visit of the On-Site Review Committee.
  • Receive and review the report of the On-Site Review Committee.
  • Develop the University’s response to the report of the On-Site Review Committee.

Core Team Members

  • James M. Palmer, Provost
  • E. J. Thomas-Smith, Provost Emerita
  • Michael McFrazier, Dean, College of Education
  • Sarina Willis, Vice President for Enrollment Management
  • Dean Williamson, Assistant Vice President for Institutional Research and Effectiveness
  • Cathy Smock, Chief Compliance Officer
  • Rod Mireles, Associate Vice President Financial Management Services
  • Beverly Copeland, Assistant to the President
  • Kay Norman, Director Student Life Services
  • Elizabeth Brumfield, Distance Services Librarian
  • Steve Ransom, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
  • Rahim Quazi, Special Assistant to the Provost, College of Business

Core Authoring/Editing Team

  • Jasmine Hamilton, Associate Professor
  • Nathan Mitchell, Associate Professor
  • Michael Nojeim, Professor

Technology Team

  • Ranvesh Srivastava, Senior Data Analyst
  • Ashley Albee, Web and Information Designer

Institutional Research and Effectiveness Support

  • Dana Kumar, Coordinator