William & Mary is working within the existing governance structure of the College to prepare for the SACS Reaffirmation of Accreditation. An advisory committee and three operational teams have been organized to provide close representation to the College's governance structure.

SACS Re-Affirmation of Accreditation Plan

Approved March, 2004

•  To actively engage students, faculty, administrative officers, and staff in an examination of the purposes, objectives, activities, evaluations, and decisions that organize the teaching, learning, and scholarly efforts of the College,

•  To actively promote intentionality and transparency as central principles of teaching, learning, scholarly, creative, and administrative activities.

•  To enhance, expand, and, where necessary, develop practices of evidence-based decision making

•  To demonstrate that the College is in compliance with SACS' Core Requirements and Comprehensive Standards , and

•  To develop a Quality Enhancement Plan that builds on the strengths and core values of the College.

•  The SACS Committees. The re-affirmation review will be done by the SACS Advisory Committee under the authority of the President and assisted by three appointed teams: the Compliance Team , the Process of Institutional Effectiveness Team, the Presentation and Technology Team, and a Project Working Group.

•  SACS Advisory Committee.

(1) Membership. The SACS Advisory Committee is appointed by the President, with members selected to represent the central and diverse constituencies on campus, including the three areas of Arts and Sciences and the schools, the Faculty Assembly, senior administration, students, and Hourly & Classified Employees.

G. Nichol (President) and D. Aday (Faculty: Area II, Assessment Steering Committee) co-chair

•  D. Armstrong (Faculty: Area III)
•  S. Bosworth (Director of Assessment)
•  E. Driscoll (Director of Athletics)
•  G. Feiss (Provost)
•  W. Hawthorne (Faculty: Business, Faculty Assembly)
•  S. Jones (Vice President for Finance)
•  P. Kearns ( Associate Professor, Computer Science)
•  L. Kuffel (Director of Institutional Research)
•  T. Coleman (Information Technology, Hourly & Classified Employees Representative)
•  C. McCarthy (Dean of University Libraries)
•  S. Sadler (Vice President for Student Affairs)
•  J. Schwartz (Faculty: Area II, Honors and Interdisciplinary Studies, Arts & Sciences Deans office)
•  J. Taylor (Faculty: Area I, Educational Policy Committee)
•  W. Walker (Associate Vice President for Public Affairs)
•  Student (TBA)

(2) Charge . This decennial review is a central part of a self-regulating effort intended to ensure that William and Mary continues to provide excellent educational experiences for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. The SACS Advisory Committee will conduct the reaffirmation of accreditation review by providing guidance and oversight to the SACS Accreditation Project Director, the three operational committees, and the working group. The SACS Advisory Committee will receive and review reports from the committees and working group and will provide leadership in developing and implementing models of institutional effectiveness and a Quality Enhancement Plan. The Advisory Committee will:

•  receive, review, and approve the Compliance Certification document.
•  receive, review, and approve proposals for a Quality Enhancement Plan and direct, guide, and evaluate the implementation of the Plan .
•  receive and review the report of the Off-Site Review Committee.
•  supervise the writing of the College's response to the Off-Site Review Committee's report and approve the final response.
•  arrange and supervise the visit of the On-Site Review Committee.
•  receive and review the report of the On-Site Review Committee.
•  supervise the writing of the College's response to the report of the On-Site Review Committee and approve the final response.

Compliance Team

(1) Membership: The Compliance Team is appointed by the Provost, with members selected to represent diverse constituencies on campus and to ensure direct access to information describing the functional and operational activities of the College.

D. Aday (Faculty: Area II, Assessment Steering Committee) chair

•  S. Aceto (Provost Office Representative)
•  G. Ambler (Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs)
•  D. Finnegan (Faculty: Education, Faculty Assembly Executive Committee)
•  J. Golden (Director of Economic Development and Corporate Affairs)
•  L. Kuffel (Director of Institutional Research)
•  K. Kulick (Faculty: Area I, Budget & Policy Advisory Committee)
•  L. Reilly (Faculty: Area I)
•  M. Sheets (Senior Planner, Administration)
•  Student (TBA)

(2) Charge: The Compliance Team will identify, collect, and evaluate information necessary to complete the Compliance Certification document and will draft the Compliance Certification document for review and approval of the SACS Advisory Committee. The Compliance Team will coordinate efforts with the PIE team (as below) to ensure that information on the Process of Institutional Effectiveness can be incorporated as required into the Compliance Certification document. The Compliance Team also will coordinate with the Presentation and Technology Team to develop recommendation for the form and format of required data and reports.

Process of Institutional Effectiveness (PIE) Team

(1) Membership: The Process of Institutional Effectiveness Team is appointed by the Provost, with members selected to represent diverse constituencies on campus and to ensure access to functional knowledge about academic and administrative planning, programming, evaluation, and decision making concerning the core activities of the College.

G. Feiss (Provost) & D. Aday (Area II, ASC) co-chairs

•  S. Bosworth (Director of Assessment)
•  J. Harris (Faculty: Area I)
•  B. Heyman (Associate Dean of Academic Services Swem Library)
•  G. Kreps (Vice Provost)
•  L. Kuffel (Director Institutional Research)
•  D. Leslie (Faculty: Education)
•  D. Lutzer (Faculty: Area III)
•  A. Martin (Vice President, Administration)
•  C. Strikwerda, Dean of Arts and Science)
•  Student (TBA)

(2) Charge: The Process of Institutional Effectiveness Team will develop models and templates to guide the development of process of institutional effectiveness (PIE) plans and will receive, review, and approve such plans from academic departments and programs and from administrative units as designated by academic deans and Vice Presidents.

Presentation and Technology Team

(1) Membership: The Presentation and Technology Team is appointed by the Provost, with members selected to represent diverse constituencies on campus and to ensure access to functional knowledge of the core activities of the College, database development, and of processes of electronic and written document production

C. McCarthy (Dean of University Libraries) chair

•  J. Beker (Information Technology Senior Programmer/Analyst)
•  B. Kenney (Information Technology Director of Enterprise Information Systems)
•  M. Ludwick (Associate Director Sponsored Programs, Grants & Research Administration)
•  R. Nelson (Graduate Student; Information Technology Departmental Liaison)
•  E. Roche (Information Technology Director of Academic Information Services; Faculty: Education)
•  T. Ward (Faculty: Education, School of Education Deans office)
•  Student (TBA)

(2) Charge: The Presentation and Technology Team will coordinate and guide the development of a database to facilitate the collection of the information necessary to capture approved Process of Institutional Effectiveness plans and the data necessary for the compliance certification document. This team will develop a plan for presenting the required data in forms that are attractive and accessible to the SACS reviewers.

Project Working Group

(1)  Membership: The Project Working Group is appointed by the Provost to ensure access to the functional and operational knowledge and skills needed to organize the daily activities of the SACS review process

•  D. Aday (Director of SACS Accreditation Project, Faculty: Area II, Assessment Steering Committee)
•  L. Kuffel (W&M SACS Liaison, Director of Institutional Research)
•  S. Bosworth (Director of Assessment)
•  E. Roche (Information Technology Director of Academic Information Services, Faculty: Education)
•  R. Nelson (Technical Liaison, Information Technology)
•  M. Sheets (Senior Planner, Administration)
•  G. Kreps (Vice Provost)

(2) Charge: The Project Working Group is responsible for interpreting SACS requirements and advising the Provost on the organization and implementation of the reaffirmation of accreditation process.

General Calendar

Spring 2003

•  Development of general model of PIE
•  Introduce PIE to Arts and Sciences academic programs and request that they develop initial drafts of faculty expectations for student learning
•  Begin discussions with administrative leaders concerning PIE

Fall 2003

•  Collect and review initial PIE drafts from academic units
•  Meet with Deans of schools
•  Meet with Arts and Sciences Chairs and Program Directors
•  Develop and appoint Committee, Teams, and Group
•  Develop templates for academic and administrative PIE plans
•  Develop and post SACS web site
•  Launch SACS Project with announcements to faculty and staff
•  Coordinate with NCAA recertification efforts in Athletics Department

Spring 2004

•  Collect and review round #2 of PIE drafts from academic units