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Winning Strategies for Playing the SACS Compliance Game Session 2 SAIR 2008

Winning Strategies for Playing the SACS Compliance Game Session 2 SAIR 2008. Ed Rugg, Kennesaw State University Accreditation Liaison & 2007 Reports Editor For handouts & slides, see Professional Presentations at http://vic.kennesaw.edu. About Kennesaw State University.

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Winning Strategies for Playing the SACS Compliance Game Session 2 SAIR 2008

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  1. Winning Strategies for Playing the SACS Compliance GameSession 2 SAIR 2008 Ed Rugg, Kennesaw State University Accreditation Liaison & 2007 Reports Editor For handouts & slides, see Professional Presentations at http://vic.kennesaw.edu

  2. About Kennesaw State University • Public University of 21,000 Students (COC Level 5) • Located in Metropolitan Atlanta Georgia • Comprehensive, Bachelor’s to the Doctorate • Day, Night & Weekend Programs, Limited Distance Education • Young, Fast Growing, Heavily Nontraditional • NCAA Div I (Football Maybe)

  3. KSU’s Compliance Certification • Several Minor and Manageable Recs from the Off-site Review (Yes, 3.7.1 was one on that list) • No Institutional Effectiveness Recs from Off-site Review (Yeah!!) • No On-site Compliance Issues After Focused Report • Two Minor Recs on the QEP, satisfied by KSU’s Response

  4. KSUleveraged its SACS-COC reaffirmation to create a comprehensive 5-year plan to elevate global learning to a top priority A highly praised, strategic, innovative and broad-based Quality Enhancement Plan evolved: Global Learning for Engaged Citizenship

  5. Most of this material was presented at the SACS-COC Orientation of the Class of 2010 in Response to the ?: What three major pieces of advice would you give leadership teams as they begin the reaffirmation process?

  6. Be Sure You Know How to Play the Compliance Game Successfully

  7. Tips on How to Play • Learn from your experienced peer evaluators how compliance is validated and what may be the institution’s greatest challenges • Interpret every key phrase in each requirement or standard literally and document current compliance with each of those in a thorough manner • You make the case for compliance—don’t expect the evaluators to dig for data and do the analysis for you

  8. More Tips on the Game • Compliance with some requirements takes substantial lead time and groundwork to document—you should have started yesterday or years ago • Once the QEP topic is selected, expect to work diligently for at least 12 months on the construction of all required elements of an acceptable Plan, building in time for broad-based campus engagement and On-site visit preparation • Make it easy and comfortable for the evaluators to validate your documented assertions of compliance

  9. Treat Compliance As a Team Sport That Requires Substantial Skill And Finesse to Score a Victory

  10. Needed Skill & Finesse • Clear and persuasive writing skills are essential • Effective argumentation and analysis are vital • Creative problem-solving ability is an asset • Sophisticated technical support is very important • Timeliness and responsiveness are valued • Providing creature comforts count

  11. Devise and Execute a Winning Game Plan To Overcome the Big Challenges of Compliance

  12. KSU’s Winning Game Plan(See Handouts) • Reflections on what worked well for Compliance Certification • Key factors in demonstrating compliance in Institutional Effectiveness • Understanding the distinctions between program and learning outcomes • Key dimensions of a strong QEP

  13. Bonus Tip Effective Presidential Involvement and Leadership are Invaluable

  14. THANK YOU!QUESTIONS ?COMMENTS ? For handouts & slides, see Professional Presentations at http://vic.kennesaw.edu

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