Reaffirmation
Introduction
°®°®Ö±²¥ ’s accreditation is reaffirmed every ten years by the .
To be accredited and reaffirmed, the University must demonstrate compliance with the SACSCOC Principles of Accreditation and prepare three distinct sets of documents that are as follows:
- A Compliance Certification Report (CCR) documenting °®°®Ö±²¥â€™s compliance with the Principles of Accreditation;
- A brief overview/executive summary of the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP); and
- An Institutional Summary Form (ISF) and Substantive Change history.
Reaffirmation of accreditation by SACSCOC involves extensive evaluation of compliance by off-site peer review, an onsite review, and review by the Commission’s Board of Trustees.
For further information, please visit °®°®Ö±²¥â€™s institutional accreditation website.
Timeline
| September 2022 | President Law established the °®°®Ö±²¥ Accreditation Steering Committee (ASC) |
| September 2022 | ASC implemented °®°®Ö±²¥ Accreditation Core and Functional Teams |
| December 2022 | SACSCOC Orientation Session for °®°®Ö±²¥ Leadership Team in Atlanta |
| January 2023 – May 2024 | Compilation of Compliance Certification Report (CCR) |
| Fall 2023 | Finalized Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Topic |
| January 2024 – June 2024 | Internal/External Review of CCR |
| July 2024 - August 2024 | Compile Institutional Summary Form |
| September 6, 2024 | Submit CCR, QEP, and ISF to SACSCOC |
| Fall 2024 | Plan On-Site Visit/SACSCOC Off-Site Committee Reviews |
| November 5-8, 2024 | SACSCOC Off-Site Committee Reviews |
| January 7, 2025 | Submit QEP and Focused Report (if requested) to SACSCOC |
| February 18-20, 2025 | SACSCOC On-Site Visit & QEP Defense |
| December 2025 | Reaffirmation by SACSCOC |
Contact
For all questions related to °®°®Ö±²¥â€™s 2025 Reaffirmation, please contact accreditation@usf.edu.
°®°®Ö±²¥ Accreditation Steering Committee
°®°®Ö±²¥â€™s Accreditation Steering Committee is responsible for producing the documents required for reaccreditation by SACSCOC.
- Dr. Theresa Chisolm, Vice Provost, Strategic Planning, Performance and Accountability (Co-Chair)
- Dr. Brett Kemker, Vice Provost and RVC, Academic Affairs & Student Success (Co-Chair)
- Jennifer Condon, VP, Business & Finance and CFO
- Dr. Cynthia DeLuca, VP, Student Success
- Paige Beles Geers, Chief of Staff, Office of the President
- Jodi Adamchak, Office of General Counsel Representative
- Dr. Addye Buckley-Burnell, QEP Director & Assoc VP/Exec Director, Career Services
- Dr. Allison Crume, Dean, UG Studies
- Dean Todd Chavez, Dean, °®°®Ö±²¥ Libraries
- Dr. Thomas Smith, °®°®Ö±²¥ St. Petersburg campus
- Dr. Brett Kemker, °®°®Ö±²¥ Sarasota-Manatee campus
- Dr. Javier Cuevas, °®°®Ö±²¥ Health
- Dr. Scott Besley, Faculty Senate Representative
- Carole Post, VP, Facilities & Public Safety Operations
- Dean Chris Garvin, College of the Arts, Council of Deans
- Dr. Christopher Combie, Accreditation Liaison Officer (Ex officio)
- Cynthia Brown Hernandez, Deputy Accreditation Liaison Officer (Ex officio)
- Mary Kuka-Marchese, °®°®Ö±²¥ 2025 Reaffirmation Project Manager (Ex officio)
°®°®Ö±²¥ Accreditation Functional Team
- Dr. Theresa Chisolm, Vice Provost, Strategic Planning, Performance & Accountability
- Dr. Brett Kemker, Vice Provost and RVC, Academic Affairs & Student Success
- Dr. Christopher Combie, Accreditation Liaison Officer
- Cynthia Brown Hernandez, Deputy Accreditation Liaison Officer
- Dr. Michelle Madden, Director of Accreditation Strategy & Enhancement
- Joe Boyd, Assistant Director, Program Review & Faculty Affairs
- Dr. Rebecca Gibbons, Assistant Director, Accreditation/Regulatory Compliance & Assessment
- Mary Kuka-Marchese, °®°®Ö±²¥ 2025 Reaffirmation Project Manager
- TBD, Academic Compliance Analyst
- TBD, Assessment & Compliance Analyst
Learn more about °®°®Ö±²¥â€™s institutional accreditation.
Creation date: 11/16/2022; Last updated: 06/21/2024
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