SACS²COC™ SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS COMMISSION ON COLLEGES
February 2, 2021
Dr. M. Christopher Brown, II President and CEO Kentucky State University 400 East Main Street Hume Hall, Ste. 201 Frankfort, KY 40601
Dear Dr. Brown:
On behalf of the College Delegate Assembly of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), it is my pleasure to inform you that your peers nominated and elected you to serve as a member of the SACSCOC Board of Trustees, Class of 2023. This is a three-year term that concludes December 31, 2023. We appreciate your willingness to participate in this very important professional activity.
SACSCOC serves as the recognized regional accrediting body for those institutions of higher education that award degrees in the 11 Southern states. SACSCOC's main purpose is the improvement of educational quality throughout the region and assurance to the public that its institutions meet established membership approved standards. As a Trustee, you will represent approximately 800 institutions and be responsible for determining Commission policy, reviewing and making decisions regarding the accreditation of institutions, and conducting the initial review for any proposed dues changes or any modifications to the standards of the Commission. We have outlined other responsibilities of Board members in the enclosed document "Responsibilities and Ethical Obligations of SACSCOC Board of Trustees."
Each Board member is assigned to serve on one of its standing committees, called the Committees on Compliance and Reports (C&R). It is the responsibility of the C&R Committees to evaluate a variety of institutional reports and to formulate recommendations regarding the institutions' accreditation status with SACSCOC. These are important committees requiring a significant commitment on the part of all Board members. Their meetings are held twice a year, along with the executive session of the full 77-member Board of Trustees. The dates of those meetings in 2021, as well as the orientation session for new Board members, are as follows:
New Trustee Orientation April 19-20 VIRTUAL MEETING
Summer Meeting June 14-17 VIRTUAL MEETING
Annual Meeting Dec. 3-8 Dallas, TX
Dr. Alexei Matveev, Director of Training and Research, will send you information regarding the April New Trustee Orientation session. Ms. Rosalind Fuse-Hall, Director of Legal and Governmental Affairs and Commission Support will provide information regarding the schedule and registration materials for the Summer Meeting.
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