2009 SACS Reaffirmation
Leadership Committee |
The Commission on Colleges requires that institutions establish a Leadership Team to manage and validate the internal institutional assessment of compliance with all Core Requirements and Comprehensive Standards. The team should include individuals who have the skills, knowledge, and authority to lead in this total institutional effort. The team should not be large, but its membership should include the chief executive officer, the chief academic officer, the accreditation liaison, and a representative faculty member.
The responsibilities of the Leadership Team include, but are not limited to:
• Coordinating and managing the internal review process, including developing the structure and timelines for ensuring the timely completion of all tasks and attending the orientation session conducted by the Commission on Colleges. The orientation session is limited to four people from each institution and the institution's finance officer.
• Overseeing the institutional review of the extent of compliance with the Principles of Accreditation and the documentation of evidence supporting the extent of compliance.
• Developing the Focused Report, if the institution so chooses.
• Overseeing the development of the QEP.
• Ensuring that the institutional community is engaged in the review process and is informed of the progress of the review.
• Overseeing arrangements for the on-site visit.
• Ensuring that the appropriate follow-up activities are in place to address compliance issues and to monitor the progress of the QEP.
(Source: SACS Handbook for Reaffirmation of Accreditation)
| James F. Gaertner | President (Chair) |
| David E. Payne | Provost (Co-Chair) |
| Mitchell J. Muehsam | SACS Liaison |
| Marcus Gillespie | QEP Director |
| Rita Caso | Director, Institutional Research |
| Debra Price | Faculty Representative |
| Keri Rogers | Associate Dean, COAS; Director FYE |
| Heather Crowson | VP Enrollment Management |
| Keith Jenkins | Associate VP for Student Services |
| Jack Parker | VP for Finance and Operations |
| Bobby Williams | Director, Athletics |
| 2/8/2006 | 4/17/2008 | 6/25/2008 |
| 9/13/2006 | 5/1/2008 | 7/3/2008 |
| 8/10/2007 | 5/8/2008 | 7/10/2008 |
| 3/5/2008 | 5/29/2008 | 7/17/2008 |
| 3/20/2008 | 6/12/2008 | 7/24/2008 |
| 4/3/2008 | 6/19/2008 | 7/29/2008 (tentative) |
Compliance Committee |
| Mitchell J. Muehsam | SACS Liaison (Chair) |
| Mark Adams | Associate VP for Information Resources |
| Leroy Ashorn | Associate Dean, COBA |
| Laura Burleson | Faculty Representative, CHSS |
| Rita Caso | Director, Institutional Research |
| Doug Constance | Faculty Representative, CHSS |
| Nina Cushman | Computer Systems Coordinator II |
| Richard Eglsaer | Associate VP for Academic Affairs |
| Kathy Gilcrease | Assistant to the President for Operations |
| Jacque Gilliam | Associate VP for Finance and Operations |
| Jon Gray | Faculty Representative, COE |
| Jaimie Hebert | Dean, College of Arts and Sciences |
| Ann Holder | Director, Newton Gresham Library |
| Nancy Ilfrey | Coordinator, Student Retention |
| R. Dean Lewis | NCAA Faculty Representative, Dean, COBA |
| Julia May | Assistant Director of Public Relations |
| Philip Morris | Faculty Representative, COBA |
| Janet Mullings | Associate Dean, COCJ |
| Mary Nichter | Faculty Representative, COE |
| Scott Plugge | Faculty Representative, COAS |
| Daughnn Pruitt | Associate Dean of Students |
| Teresa Ringo | Registrar |
| Karen Smith | Associate Dean, COE |
| Lisa Tatom | Director, Financial Aid |
| Kandi Tayebi | Associate Dean, CHSS |
| Chris Thompson | Assistant Athletic Director |
| Cindy Truax | Director, Development for Annual Giving |
QEP Committee |
| Maria Busby | Assistant Registrar |
| Rita Caso | Director, Institutional Research and Assessment |
| Frank Fair | Professor of Philosophy |
| Mark Frank | Associate Professor of Economics |
| Marcus Gillespie | Associate Professor of Geology |
| Marsha Harman | Professor of Psychology |
| Joan Maier | Associate Professor of Education |
| Daughn Pruitt | Associate Dean of Students |
| Mary Robbins | Professor of Education |
| Keri Rogers | Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences |
| Mike Vaughn | Professor of Criminal Justice |
| 2/26/2008 | 4/1/2008 | 4/29/2008 |
| 3/4/2008 | 4/8/2008 | 5/13/2008 |
| 3/18/2008 | 4/22/2008 | 8/7/2008 |