Sample questions are:
The campus staff are caring and helpful
Faculty care about students as individuals
Admissions staff are knowledgeable
Financial Aid counselors are helpful
Academic Advisors are approachable
The campus is safe and secure for all students
The content of the courses with each major is valuable
Administrators are approachable to students.
To increase participation, a mixture of web and paper surveys will be ordered. Student Government Association will be asked to help encourage students to take it. Prizes will also be given to encourage survey completion.
Survey administration will be scheduled for November-December so that new students can have the opportunity to acclimate to the environment and respond accordingly to the questions. Results will be available by the end of January.
IV. Southern Association Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Update
A. Substantive Change, Level VI
Kentucky State University will submit a follow-up report regarding a cycle of assessment in April 2017. The report centers on the establishing of an assessment culture in the School of Nursing. Leading the effort will be the SACSCOC Liaison, Deneia Thomas, and the Chair of the School of Nursing, S. A. Williams-Evans.
B. Reaffirmation 2019
Kentucky State University seeks reaffirmation of accreditation in 2019. Deneia Thomas, Ph.D., Associate Provost/Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs is responsible for Institutional Effectiveness and serves as the SACSCOC Liaison. See APPENDIX A for the required SACSCOC Timeline of Accreditation Activities and University Accreditation Activities Timeline
V. Faculty Concerns
A. Tenure and Promotion Update
Faculty were notified that the moratorium on tenure, but not promotion, was lifted for the 2016-2017 academic year. The moratorium on Promotion remains in place until the process meets academic standards and best practices. The Faculty Senate's Professional Concerns Committee, in consultation with the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs, has begun working through the recommendations from the Registry Team to
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