Florida A&M University is back in good standing.The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' Commission on Colleges announced today it was taking FAMU off probation – a clear sign FAMU has gotten past the fiscal problems that have dogged it for years and that its accreditation status is solid.
SACS put FAMU on probation last year after its Commission on Colleges determined FAMU was failing to comply with 10 accrediting standards for financial accountability and leadership.
According to the Tallahassee Democrat's (10:35 a.m.) "Breaking News" article (on 6/26/08), FAMU's probation has been lifted! A sign, "Legacy Preserved," will be erected in front of Lee Hall on the FAMU campus, on 6/26/08. Go to www.tdo.com for additional details.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations FAMU!!!! Great job Dr. Ammons & Team. In addition to my regular monthly financial donation, I'm sending another check tomorrow to demonstrate my support and belief in Dr. Ammons leadership.
ReplyDelete11:36, I support and believe in Dr. Ammons' leadership as well. Can you send me a check, too?
ReplyDelete12:18, if you can do for FAMU what Dr. Ammons leadership has done, I'd be happy to send you a check. lol.
ReplyDeleteFAMU to get accreditation restored
ReplyDeletePosted on Thu, Jun. 26, 2008
Miami Herald
Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE -- Florida A&M University has received the good news it has been awaiting for the last year.
University President James Ammons said Thursday the school has been told it will have its accreditation restored by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Last June, SACS stripped the school of its accreditation for a series of rule violations.
Most of the violations resulted from FAMU's inability to account for millions of dollars of inventory and some contractual arrangements made without proper approval.
A special task force created by the Legislature to help the school with its bookkeeping issues reported Wednesday that FAMU has implemented adequate and effective controls addressing a majority of issues raised by previous audits.
The statement "Last June, SACS stripped the school of its accreditation for a series of rule violations." really bothers me from my understanding we were just on probation but still had full accreditation.
I am very happy for FAMU even though I no longer work there and have moved on, and did not attend FAMU for schooling, I am very happy that Dr. Ammons is able to reverse years of incompetency. CONGRATULATIONS!
ReplyDeleteCan someone let the editors at the Miami Herald know that FAMU was never "stripped" of its accreditation?
ReplyDeleteAnd while you are at it, call the St. Pete Times. Let's see if they publish this.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad, I'm from FAMU!!!!!
St Pete Times has already published this. To be fair, they have been hard on FAMU but they have been fair. For those who wanted a better HBCU experience, you've got--courtesy of Dr. Ammons. Now go back to your hole and sulk.
ReplyDeleteThe St. Pete Times has not been fair to FAMU. The Times still writes about Castell Bryant as if she were some type of savior instead of admitting that Bryant was responsible for the only qualified state audits in FAMU's history.
ReplyDeletePraise Moses!
ReplyDeleteThe Sith have been defeated for now. FAMU still stands and apparently poised to kick some ass.
ReplyDeleteAgain, and this probably goes more to "darattler", this blog back in coonery days of Corbin/Castell helped to ensure we got the Sith out and the Good Guys in office.
If this blog never existed, Castell would probably be President right NOW, or Thelma Thompson from UMES. In both cases, come June 26, 2008, the school would have LOST its accred, enrollment would drop to 400 students by Fall, and would be merged with FSU come January '09. Oh it's real.
Does anybody remember the poster "GodBlessCastell?" Where did that person go? She was so adamant in saying that Castell was the best thing that ever happened to FAMU.
ReplyDeleteWhere are you now, GodBlessCastell? Are you still going to say that Castell left this university in good shape? Are you still going to claim that Castell had nothing to do with the SACS probation? Are you still going to blame Dr. Ammons for the problems that your heroine created?
Where are you hiding?
"Last June, SACS stripped the school of its accreditation for a series of rule violations."
ReplyDelete^^^This is completely FALSE!!! I see the Miami Herald is trying to get its last punches in...
BIG UPS!! TO ALL OUR HATERS!! THEY KNOW!!
Whatever that horrible, horrible CastHell did to our school is in the past. Let us not continue to even type her name anywhere. We all know how incompetent she was, and we know that she should pay back that "bonus" that she was given. I say let's bury her name and not let the likes of her spirit rise up on this blog ever again. Let us all move forward from THIS day forward: the reaccreditation of the school. We know that CVB is home on the couch watching those darn westerns, admitting to herself that she was so very completely out of her league when she accepted the interim presidency in the first place. May she RIP.
ReplyDeleteI disagree. We should remember Castell Bryant just like all of America remembers Benedict Arnold. We must never forget that there are people who say they love FAMU in one breathe while, at the same time, plotting against our university.
ReplyDeleteTraitors like Bryant should remain in our memory as reminders about the need to be strong against the enemies within our own ranks.
10:42, we don't need the likes of Castell Bryant to remind us of ANYTHING. The students, faculty, staff, the buildings, the history, the overall legacy reminds of of our strength, determination, and sheer will to live and prosper. What purpose does it serve to have Bryant "remain in our memory"? That's a memory I would just as soon forget. There's so much more to help us remember, and that is what saves us and keeps us going every day.
ReplyDeleteHere is a comment from another Rattler Nation story that I agree with totally. It doesn't matter if the lady is Black or White, I think she's right, and she's been around long enough to judge:
ReplyDeleteHere's the view of a white Tallahassee native of over 50 years: I understand that "The Rattlers are back" is just a headline, but I don't think the Rattlers were ever gone; they were just mislead for a time by Trustees who worshiped at the throne of Castell Bryant. As good as Dr. Ammons obviously is, he couldn't have brought FAMU back in just a year, if Bryant had really destroyed the core values of the long-time FAMU faculty and staff. Essential good was always there, just below the surface, it just got obscured for a time by a master of manipulation. At least that's the view I've gotten working at FSU and knowing how universities actually work, behind the scenes. I've always envied you your location on the most beautiful plot of ground in Tallahassee, and I've admired the beauty and determination that shines from the eyes of FAMU students, faculty, and staff who despite decades of struggles and neglect, represent the Tallahassee university whose motto should be "Unconquered." Congratulations on winning another battle....it's very well deserved.
6/27/2008 4:32 PM
I think the Miami Herald story could have far reaching implications and that the FAMU administration should request a retraction on page one of the paper. A university "stripped" of its accreditation is in far worse shape than one put on probation, and parents, students, and student-athletes may decide FAMU is too big a risk. Miami-Dade is Castell Bryant's home town; I don't think the Miami Herald's spin on FAMU's status is an accident. Maybe some investigative journalism would help.
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