Prairie View A&M University is gearing up for its SACSCOC Fifth-Year Interim Report due in March 2016. As explained by SACSCOC, “The Fifth-Year Interim Report was developed to respond to the U.S. Department of Education’s requirements (1) that accrediting bodies continuously monitor institutions to ensure compliance and (2) that accrediting bodies have a mechanism for reviewing multiple sites initiated since last reaffirmation.”
Compliance requirements span areas such as the number of full-time faculty and institutional effectiveness of educational programs to program length and recruitment materials. Sub-committees have been established and chairs and co-chairs have convened meetings to assess the current compliance status with each of the required core, comprehensive, and federal standards.
In addition to the Fifth-Year Report, the University must establish a QEP Impact Report on iREAD, the University’s Quality Enhancement Plan. The report will include a reflection on what PVAMU has learned as a result of the QEP experience.
Placed at the level of the Office of the President, OFIA is the hub unit responsible for collaborating with other administrative units regarding the coordination of activities, programs, and reporting undergirding institution-wide systematic, ongoing planning and assessment in academic, support, and administrative components.
OFIA staff members include Dr. E. Joahanne Thomas-Smith, Special Assistant to the President and Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Emerita; Dr. James M. Palmer, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs; Ms. Traci Chernosky, Administrative Assistant III; and Mrs. Nefeteria Raoof-Broussard, Data and Technology Specialist.