 Welcome from the Chair
Welcome to East Carolina University’s Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Accreditation Web Site. This site serves as the gateway to our University assessment and the campus focal point for sharing all the pertinent information involving ECU’s preparation for its upcoming 2013 SACS accreditation re-affirmation, including the processes, committees, councils, and working groups involved in our preparations, progress updates, goals, and timelines.
Many colleagues from across our campuses are working diligently to prepare for our re-affirmation visit in 2013, and your help and assistance are most welcome to assure our success. As we continue to develop innovative approaches to enhancing our institutional effectiveness, and most importantly student learning, this website will serve as a collaborative, university-wide work space to exchange ideas and facilitate assessment.
The new accreditation standards adopted by SACS in 2004 and revised in 2006 have fundamentally changed the accreditation landscape since our last re-affirmation in 2002. The criteria have been significantly revised, refocused, and reduced; and the process has become much more collaborative and collegial. Most importantly, there is a strong spirit of trust and a focus on improving the quality of the student learning experience. I encourage you to visit the SACS Website and acquaint yourself with the Commission on Colleges, their publications and conferences, and most certainly, the accreditation standards.
I invite and encourage you to speak with any of the members of ECU’s SACS Leadership Team, Steering Committee, and Councils to learn more. Through this evolving initiative, we will be working to improve our learning environment long after the SACS re-affirmation visitors have come and gone, and there are ample opportunities for all members of the East Carolina community to participate.
The re-affirmation of East Carolina University by our accreditation body is one of the most important initiatives of the next five years. I invite you to join us in this important effort.
With best regards,
David Weismiller
Associate Provost - Institutional Planning, Assessment, and Research
weismillerd@ecu.edu | |
