Introduction, Description and Site Plan
Welcome
Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC) is pleased to welcome you to its electronic SACS reaffirmation site. It is a privilege to share this site with readers on the review committees and, later, with colleagues who are beginning the reaffirmation process. This study has been extraordinarily beneficial to all of us at DSCC. The Compliance Certification process has enabled us to learn a great deal about ourselves, has helped us to appreciate our strengths, and has showed us weaknesses on which to focus. When complete, our Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) will provide a blueprint for improving learning in the area students find most difficult: mathematics. If our QEP is on target, DSCC will be able to graduate more learners who are better prepared for the future. Accreditation study is the ultimate professional experience because it is comprehensive, collegial, and personally and professionally challenging. While the work is arduous, those who have been most directly involved have been the beneficiaries. Most importantly, the quality of the education students receive at DSCC will be greatly improved.
DSCC’s Compliance Certification addresses the principles in the 2007 Interim Edition of Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement. We feel these standards reflect the spirit of continuous improvement so characteristic of the work of the Commission on Colleges.
We are ready to answer your questions. For questions about the content of the information contained on this Web site, please contact Dr. Douglas Tarpley, SACS Liaison, at (731)286-3346 or at buck@dscc.edu.
For technical assistance with the Web site, please contact Ms. Judy Hendrix at (731)286-3292 or at hendrix@dscc.edu.
For technical assistance with Faculty Qualifications, please contact Mr. Jason Green at (731)286-3279 or at green@dscc.edu.
For technical assistance with the Institutional Effectiveness Tracking System (IETS), please contact Dr. John Moore at (731)286-3338 or at john@dscc.edu.
Organization and Overview of this Site
This site is divided into three main sections:
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Reference Index: |
Includes the Introduction, Description and Site plan, Technical Information, Employee Profiles, Faculty Qualifications, and the Reference Library which includes a hyperlinked list of the major institutional reference documents (not a comprehensive list of all documents cited). This section is also linked to the Institutional Effectiveness Tracking System (IETS), the electronic system utilized to document planning and institutional effectiveness. |
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Compliance Certification: |
Includes the Institutional Summary Form along with the Compliance Certification Form, which is DSCC’s response to the Core Requirements, the Comprehensive Standards, and the Federal Requirements in accordance with the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement as addressed in the 2007 Interim Edition; also included is the 2007 Interim Edition. |
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Quality Enhancement Plan: |
Includes a summary statement of DSCC’s plan for improving the quality of the institution, with special emphasis on algebra. |
The SACS Leadership Team
The SACS Leadership Team held its first meeting in January 2005. It has directed the implementation of the Reaffirmation study, discussed and resolved countless issues, read and reread drafts of narratives, and managed to do it in the best of spirits. The members are found in the table below.
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Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, Coordinator of Compliance Audit |
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Calendar for the Reaffirmation Process
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January 12, 2005
January 30, 2006 |
First Meeting of SACS Leadership Team
Leadership Team Orientation in Atlanta
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March 15, 2007 |
Compliance Certification Due to Off-site Review Committee
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May 14-15, 2007 |
Off-Site Review of Cluster 2 Institutions
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Summer 2007 |
Quality Enhancement Plan Due & Focused Report Due |
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October 8-10, 2007 |
On-Site Review Conducted at DSCC |
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June 2008 |
Review by Commission on Colleges |
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December 2008 |
Final Vote by the Commission on Colleges & Announcement to the College Delegate Assembly at its Annual Business Session |