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From Faculty Senate Listserv:


See below for news on SACS and the probationary status. The hard work of the faculty has yielded some positive results.
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William W. (Bill) Powell, Ph.D.
President, USM Faculty Senate
The University of Southern Mississippi
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From: "Dr. Joan Exline" <Joan.Exline@usm.edu>
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 15:05:57 -0500
Subject: SACS exit call

Dr. Thames and I had the exit conference call with the chair of the SACS Special Committee and our SACS Liaison.  They were very positive about the materials we submitted and the phone interviews they have conducted.  We will be getting a letter in the mail reflecting a positive recommendation to the Commission on Colleges (COC).  The COC will review and act on the committee's recommendation in December.

Thanks for all your hard work!


Joan

Joan L. Exline, PhD, FACHE
Associate Professor, Health Policy & Administration
Assistant to the President for Accreditation,
Planning, and Articulation
The University of Southern Mississippi
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David Johnson

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If Joan is correct, that is good news indeed, Reporter. Congrats to our hard-working faculty who pulled the chestnuts out of the fire on this one.

Not to be a downer, but let's not forget that the regular reaccreditation cycle comes right on the heels of this. There's not likely to be much rest for the weary.

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Curt Yeomans

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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050927/NEWS01/50927002


The full story will run tommorrow in the American.


SACS panel expected to recommend end of USM probation

By Reuben Mees


A commission appointed by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is expected to make a recommendation to remove the University of Southern Mississippi from probationary status.

Southern Miss President Shelby Thames said Tuesday he was delighted after the special commission reported it likely will recommend the university be reinstated to full status among SACS colleges.

An official vote, however, will not take place until December.

Southern Miss was placed on a one-year probation in December 2004 for deficiencies in assessing its distance learning programs.

The committee’s recommendation, which has yet to be submitted to SACS officials, came after several weeks of telephone interviews. The committee originally planned a visit to campus in early September, but that was canceled because of Hurricane Katrina.



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Isn't it rather unusual for an accreditation review team to reveal its recommendations before the Full Committee acts on those recommendations? One might "read between the lines" when the accreditation review team gives its exit report. It would be rather difficult for the Full Committee to reject a previously announced recommendation made by the review team. Even if the accreditation review team's report was transparently positive, I believe it seems unthinkable to go to the media with that information

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