Institutional Effectiveness & Assessment:About SACSCOC Reaffirmation
ODU's Reaffirmation Process
Reaffirmation of accreditation occurs every 10 years and is an opportunity for Old Dominion University (ODU) to evaluate its programs and services. The University's next reaffirmation of accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) will take place in 2023. This process is also known as The Decennial.
Accreditation by SACSCOC signifies that the institution has met 73 standards and 17 core requirements including:
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A mission appropriate to higher education needs.
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Supplies resources, programs, and services sufficient to accomplish and sustain The University's mission.
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Maintain specified educational objectives that are consistent with its mission and appropriate to the degrees it offers, as well as indicating whether it's successful in achieving stated objectives.
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Has a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) focused on enhancing student learning.
2023 SACSCOC Reaffirmation Timeline
Select Audit Committees & Conduct Compliance Audit.
Compliance Report due September 2022.
Finalize QEP & Off-site Report.
SACSCOC On-site Visit.
Board of Trustees Vote December 2023.
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Start Process
Select Audit Committees & Conduct Compliance Audit.
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Submit Off-site Report
Compliance Report due September 2022.
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Add'l Follow Up
Finalize QEP & Off-site Report.
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April 2023
SACSCOC On-site Visit.
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Decision Day
Board of Trustees Vote December 2023.
Meet the Executive Advisory Council for Accreditation Excellence
The Executive Advisory Council for Accreditation Excellence oversees the reaffirmation process and guides the leadership team and subcommittees' work. The members of the advisory committee include institutional leadership, SACSCOC liaison, and faculty leads.
- Austin Agho - Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Chad A. Reed - Vice President for Administration and Finance
- Brian Payne - Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
- Jing He - Computer Science, College of Sciences
- Lea Lee - Teaching & Learning, College of Education and Professional Studies
- Sam Brown - School of Public Service, Strome College of Business
- Pilar Pazos-Lago - Engineering Management & Systems Engineering,
- Mona Danner - Sociology and Criminal Justice
- Janice Hawkins - Nursing, College of Health Sciences
- Nina Brown - Counseling & Human Services
- David Shirley - Director, Institutional Effectiveness & Assessment
- Johnny Young - Associate Vice President for Student Engagement & Enrollment Services
- Ariana Wright - Director for Equity in Department of Human Resources
- Karen Eck - Associate Vice President in Office of Research
- Karen Vaughn - University Libraries
- Bryan Porter - Associate Dean for The Graduate School
- Orlando Ayala - Faculty Lead for Compliance Audit, Engineering Technology
- Yvette Pearson - Faculty Lead for Quality Enhancement Plan, Philosophy and Religious Studies
- Remica Bingham-Risher - Director of Quality Enhancement Plan Initiatives
Leadership & Guidance Team
The Leadership and Guidance Team directly manages the SACSCOC reaffirmation process. The members of this group provide resources and guidance to the committees responsible for preparing the Compliance Audit report and serves as the liaison between the Compliance Audit Team and the Executive Advisory Council.
Brian Payne
Remica Bingham-Risher
David Shirley
Orlando Ayala
