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Section III.
Comprehensive Standards |
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Mission, Institutional Effectiveness,
and Governance |
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Institutional Mission |
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| 3.1.1 |
The institution has a clear and
comprehensive mission statement that guides it; is approved by the governing
board; is periodically reviewed by the board; and is communicated to the
institution’s constituencies. |
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Penny Summers |
Chair: Penny Summers
Members: Rebecca Battle-
Bryant, Faith McCurry, Greg
Sharpe
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Governance and Administration |
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| 3.2.1 |
The governing board of the institution
is responsible for the selection and the evaluation of the chief executive
officer. |
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Anne Crook |
Chair: Anne Crook
Members: Retta Guthrie, Larry
Patrick
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3.2.2
3.2.2.1 |
The legal authority and operating
control of the institution are clearly defined for the following areas
within the institution’s governance structure:
the institution’s mission; |
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Anne Crook |
Chair: Anne Crook
Members: Retta Guthrie, Larry
Patrick |
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3.2.2.3 |
The fiscal stability of the institution
institutional policy, including
policies concerning related and affiliated corporate entities and all auxiliary
services; |
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Anne Crook |
Chair: Anne Crook
Members: Retta Guthrie, Larry
Patrick
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| 3.2.2.4 |
related foundations (athletic,
research, etc.) and other corporate entities whose primary purpose is to
support the institution and/or its programs. |
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Anne Crook |
Chair: Anne Crook
Members: Retta Guthrie, Larry
Patrick
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| 3.2.3 |
The board has a policy addressing
conflict of interest. |
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Anne Crook |
Chair: Anne Crook
Members: Kathy Booker
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| 3.2.4 |
The governing board is free from
undue influence from political, religious, or other external bodies, and
protects the institution from such influence. |
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Anne Crook |
Chair: Anne Crook
Members: Kathy Booker
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| 3.2.5 |
Members of the governing board can
be dismissed only for cause and by due process. |
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Anne Crook |
Chair: Anne Crook
Members: Kathy Booker
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| 3.2.6 |
There is a clear and appropriate
distinction, in writing and practice, between the policymaking functions
of the governing board and the responsibility of the administration and
faculty to administer and implement policy. |
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Anne Crook |
Chair: Anne Crook
Members: Larry Patrick, Penny
Summers
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| 3.2.7 |
The institution has a clearly defined
and published organizational structure that delineates responsibility for
the administration of policies. |
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Anne Crook |
Chair: Anne Crook
Members: Penny Summers
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| 3.2.8 |
The institution has qualified administrative
and academic officers with the experience, competence, and capacity to
lead the institution. |
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Anne Crook |
Chair: Anne Crook
Members: Ty Russell, HR
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| 3.2.9 |
The institution defines and publishes
policies regarding appointment and employment of faculty and staff. |
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Anne Crook |
Chair: Anne Crook
Members: Ty Russell, Sarah
Tanner |
| 3.2.10 |
The institution evaluates the effectiveness
of its administrators, including the chief executive officer, on a periodic
basis. |
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Anne Crook |
Chair: Anne Crook
Members: Larry Patrick |
| 3.2.11 |
The institution's chief executive officer has
ultimate responsibility for, and exercises appropriate administrative and fiscal
control over, the institution's intercollegiate athletics program.
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The institution’s chief executive
officer has ultimate control of the institution’s fund-raising activities. |
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Anne Crook |
Chair: Anne Crook
Members: Penny Summers,
Retta Guthrie
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| 3.2.13 |
An institution-related foundation,
not controlled by the institution, has a contractual or other formal agreement
that (a) accurately describes the relationship between the institution
and the foundation, and (b) describes any liability associated with that
relationship. In all cases, the institution ensures that the relationship
is consistent with its mission. |
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Penny Summers |
Chair: Anne Crook
Members: Rebecca Battle-
Bryant, Faith McCurry, Greg
Sharp
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| 3.2.14 |
The institution’s policies are clear
concerning ownership of materials, compensation, copyright issues, and
the use of revenue derived from the creation and production of all intellectual
property. This applies to students, faculty and staff. |
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Walt Tobin |
Chair: Walt Tobin
Members: Delura Knight, Guy
Tanner, Georgianna McGee
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Institutional Effectiveness |
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| 3.3.1 |
The institution identifies expected
outcomes for its educational programs and its administrative and educational
support services; assesses whether it achieves these outcomes; and provides
evidence of improvement based on analysis of those results. |
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Walt Tobin |
Chair: Walt Tobin
Members: Penny Summers,
Gary Foley, Retta Guthrie,
Bobbie Felder, Rebecca Battle-
Bryant, Warren Yarbrough,
Mike Hammond, Deans Program
Coordinators
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