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FAMU preps for SACS visit
Trustees at Florida A&M University may not spend much time discussing next week's special visit by a team from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools when the board holds the first of two days of meetings today, but FAMU administrators have been actively preparing for SACS officials.
The SACS visit — not a regularly scheduled review by the private accrediting firm — was prompted by a complaint letter submitted last fall by a FAMU student.
The student, whom SACS declined to identify, is in the School of Allied Health, where two of the five programs — occupational therapy and cardio-pulmonary — are on probation with their individual accrediting organizations.
SACS officials reviewed the complaint, which pertained to FAMU's handling of student records, said SACS vice president Michael Johnson, and determined that a follow-up visit was warranted.
"(FAMU) gave us a very thorough response, but there were still some questions that made us want to visit," said Val Weyland, SACS' president. "It doesn't happen every day."
FAMU Provost Larry Robinson held meetings with all deans and department chairs on Friday to prepare for next week's visit, which begins on Tuesday and is expected to last three days.
"It's always a big deal when you get a visit from your accrediting body. We're taking this visit from SACS very, very seriously," Robinson said.
Even though the student who filed the complaint with SACS was in FAMU's School of Allied Health, SACS officials are likely to take a look at other colleges and schools at the university, Robinson said.
FAMU preps for SACS visit
Trustees at Florida A&M University may not spend much time discussing next week's special visit by a team from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools when the board holds the first of two days of meetings today, but FAMU administrators have been actively preparing for SACS officials.
The SACS visit — not a regularly scheduled review by the private accrediting firm — was prompted by a complaint letter submitted last fall by a FAMU student.
The student, whom SACS declined to identify, is in the School of Allied Health, where two of the five programs — occupational therapy and cardio-pulmonary — are on probation with their individual accrediting organizations.
SACS officials reviewed the complaint, which pertained to FAMU's handling of student records, said SACS vice president Michael Johnson, and determined that a follow-up visit was warranted.
"(FAMU) gave us a very thorough response, but there were still some questions that made us want to visit," said Val Weyland, SACS' president. "It doesn't happen every day."
FAMU Provost Larry Robinson held meetings with all deans and department chairs on Friday to prepare for next week's visit, which begins on Tuesday and is expected to last three days.
"It's always a big deal when you get a visit from your accrediting body. We're taking this visit from SACS very, very seriously," Robinson said.
Even though the student who filed the complaint with SACS was in FAMU's School of Allied Health, SACS officials are likely to take a look at other colleges and schools at the university, Robinson said.