In a talk to the university community, which just wrapped, FAMU President James H. Ammons said that all is well --- "we're strong, we're accredited, and we're continuing to make enhancements and improvements.""We simply ran out of time in terms of getting SACS our clean audit," Ammons said. “In spite of the outcome on yesterday, I am extremely proud of this administrative team. I could not stand here before you today and tell you that we didn’t try.
Of the nine issues SACS asked FAMU to correct including; hiring of qualified administrative and academic officers and control of physical resources, most have been fixed.
Ammons said FAMU will be visited by a SACS committee in April. That committee’s report will determine how the 77-member SACS committee votes in June.
The Democrat reported that the University of Miami and USF-St. Petersburg both received sanctions from SACS at the New Orleans meeting.
ReplyDeleteWhat sanctions did they receive? Warnings?
http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071212/BREAKINGNEWS/71211053
Yes, they both received warnings. However, I have yet to see any media coverage that has explained why.
ReplyDelete1)Where can we find what those nine issues were that SACS wants FAMU to correct?
ReplyDelete2)Of the nine issues, which ones have been resolved?
I believe it was the Board of Trustees.
ReplyDeletehttp://blogs.tampabay.com/schools/
ReplyDeleteUSF-St. Pete sanctioned by accreditors
Eighteen months after it earned independence from the main campus by getting its own accreditation, USF-St. Petersburg is facing scrutiny from the accrediting agency.
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' commission on colleges has placed USF on "warning" status, one step away from the probation sanction that can lead to a total loss of SACS' seal of approval.
Gradebook has learned that SACS officials are concerned with the campus' compliance with a handful of standards including "General Education Core Competencies" and student achievement.
Read more on Gradebook later today, and get the full story in tomorrow's Times.
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