2019 ATMAE Accreditation Hearings

Wednesday November 6, 2019Charlotte, North Carolina

Reaccreditation Visits –Baccalaureate Degree

Programs

Clarion University of PennsylvaniaCOI – Stephen Dunn

Recommendation: Reaccreditation with a 2-year report for the partial and noncompliant standards.

I move we accept the team recommendation, Zargari, second Stevenson. Discussion on how noncompliance's we be addressed. 14 in favor, 1 abstention, motion carries.

East Carolina University

COI – Joshua Jones, Ahmad Zargari

Team recommendation: Reaccreditation with a 2 year report for standards that received partial compliance.

I move we accept this recommendation Joshi, second Dunn. No discussion. In favor 12. Abstentions 2.

Jacksonville State UniversityCOI – None

Team Recommendation: Reaccreditation (5 years) with a two year report for partial or non compliant programs.

I move we accept the team recommendation, Zargari. Second Sarapin. Discussion, questions about the Master’s program and partial and non-compliances listed in the report. Amendment to the motion – two year follow up visit for the team chair only for MS program only, all other programs would require a two year report only. In favor 11. Opposed 3. Motion carries

Southeastern Louisiana University COI – Nilesh Joshi

Team recommendation: Reaccreditation with no further action.

I move we accept the team’s recommendation Dunn, second You. Discussion about collection of student satisfaction data. Partial compliances and reasons for these. Amendment to the motion – modify the team recommendation for a 2-year report to address the partial compliances, Sarapin, second Shahrabi. Discussion about standard 13 and 14 partial compliance. Amendment vote – 4 in favor. 2 opposed. 5 abstentions. Motion to rescind the amendment Sarapin, second Zargari. In favor 13. Vote on original motion – in favor 8, opposed 5. Motion carries.

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith COI – Bob Dixon

Team Recommendation: Reaccreditation with a 2-year report to address all the partial compliances for all programs.

I move we accept this recommendation Shahrabi, second Sarapin. Discussion about partial and noncompliance items. In favor 13. Abstention 1.

University of Arkansas - Pine Bluff

COI – None

Team recommendation: Reaccreditation with a recommendation for a 2-year report to address partial compliances.

I move we accept this team’s recommendation Sarapin, second Stevenson. Discussion about partial compliances. In favor 14.

University of HoustonCOI – Kamal Shahrabi, Yuqiu You

Team recommendation: Reaccreditation with a 2-year report to address all partial and noncompliances.

I move we accept the recommendation Sarapin, second Dunn. Discussion about how the institution will address the partial and noncompliances they received. In favor 10. Opposed 1. Abstentions 2.

University of Texas at TylerCOI – None

Team recommendation: Reaccreditation and Initial accreditation with no further action.

I move we accept this team recommendation, Shahrabi, second Stevenson. Discussion of the team report. In favor 14.

Initial Accreditation Visits –Associates Degree Programs

Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College COI - None

Team recommendation: Award initial accreditation with a two report and follow up visit with the original team chair (Ivan Mosley). The updated/amended report should be sent to the institution and ATMAE office.

I move we accept this recommendation Zargari, second Shahrabi. Discussion of report. Amendment – Progress report needs to done in the 2019 standards and the visiting team chair will help in the conversion of the report Sarapin, second Shahrabi. Discussion question about standards and report. In favor 14.

Ozark Technical Community College

COI – None

Team recommendation: Award initial accreditation with a 2-year report.

I move we accept this recommendation Sarapin, second Anderson. Discussion questions about report, partial and non-compliance items. In favor 14.

Reaccreditation Visits –Associates Degree Programs

Baton Rouge Community CollegeCOI – None

Team Recommendation: Reaccreditation with a progress report addressing the four (13,14,15 and 18) partial compliances.

I move we accept this recommendation Stevenson, second Dunn. Discussion clarifying question. Amendment – recommend a progress report addressing the four (13,14,15 and 18) partial compliances Sarapin, second Welter. Discussion team chair presented more information and Board asked additional questions. In favor 14.

College of the RedwoodsCOI – None

Team Recommendation: Reaccreditation with a two-year report, on standard 13, 15, and 16.

I move we accept this report Shahrabi, second Sarapin. Discussion, questions about the report. In favor 13. Abstention 1.

Jackson State Community College

COI – Fatemeh Davoudi, Glenn Rettig

Team Recommendation: Reaccreditation with a 2-year report on partial compliance items.

I move we accept this recommendation Sarapin, second Dixon. Discussion about institution faculty. In favor 11. Abstentions 2.

Louisiana Delta Community College

COI – Ahmad Zargari, Charles Stevenson

Team Recommendation: Reaccreditation with no further action.

I move we accept this recommendation Dixon, second Shahrabi. Discussion about the report. In favor 12. Abstention 2.

Break

Reaccreditation Visits –Associates Degree Programs

Motlow State Community College

COI – Charles Stevenson

Team Recommendation: Reaccreditation with a 2-year report.

I move we accept the recommendation Shahrabi, second You. No discussion. In favor 12. 1 abstentions.

Northeast State Community College

COI – Joyce Wilkerson, Bob Dixon, Sami Ghezawi

Team Recommendation: Reaccreditation and accreditation with the two-year report for all programs with partial compliance standards (3, 13, 16, and 17).

I move we accept this recommendation Sarapin, second Stevenson. No discussion. In favor 11. Abstentions 3.

Nunez Community College

COI – None

Team recommendation: Reaccreditation with a two-year report.

I move we accept this recommendation Stevenson, second Sarapin. Discussion about the report partial and non-compliances. In favor 12. Opposed 1. Abstained 1.

River Parishes Community College

COI – Marvin Sarapin

Team recommendation: Reaccreditation with a two-year report on the items of partial compliance.

I move we accept this recommendation Dixon, second Wilkerson. Discussion about partial compliances. In favor 12. Opposed 1.

Lunch Break until 12:45 pm

Reaccreditation Visits –Associates Degree Programs

South Louisiana Community CollegeCOI – Glenn Rettig

Team Recommendation: Reaccreditation with no further action.

I move we accept this recommendation Dunn, second Stevenson. Discussion about the report and partial compliances. In favor 13. Abstention 1.

Rio Hondo College(2 year follow up visit)

COI – None

Team recommendation: Accreditation with no further action.

I move we accept this recommendation Stevenson, second You. In favor 14.

Walters State Community College COI – Bob Dixon, Sami Ghezawi

Team Recommendation: Reaccreditation (5 years due to an extension) with a two-year report for standards (11,13, 14,15, 16, and 18) for all programs.

I move accept this recommendation Sarapin, second Shahrabi. Discussion about partial compliances. In favor 12. Abstentions 2.

Cleveland State Community College

COI – Bob Dixon

Team recommendation: Reaccreditation with a two year report for all programs.

I move we accept this recommendation Sarapin, second Stevenson. Discussion. In favor 13. Abstention 1.

Progress Reports

Bemidji State University

COI – None

Team recommendation: Accept the progress report with no further action.

I move we accept this recommendation Dixon, second Shahrabi. In favor 13. Abstention 1.

Indiana State UniversityCOI – Marvin Sarapin, Kamal Shahrabi

Team recommendation: Accept the progress reports with no further action.

I move we accept this recommendation Zargari, second Joshi. Discussion, clarification on original report. In favor 12. Abstentions 2.

Old Dominion UniversityCOI – Marvin Sarapin, Ahmad Zargari

Team recommendation: Accept the progress report with no further action (Initial accreditation).

I move we accept this recommendation Dixon, second Wilkerson. In favor 12. Abstention 2.

Pellissippi State Community CollegeCOI – Sami Ghezawi

Team Recommendation: Accept this progress report with no further action.

I move we accept recommendation Sarapin, second Anderson. Discussion about report. In favor 13. Abstention 1.

Purdue University Northwest

COI – Marvin Sarapin

Team Recommendation: Accept the progress report with no further action.

I move we accept this recommendation Stevenson, second Wilkerson. In favor 12. Abstention 2.

Western Illinois UniversityCOI – None

Team recommendation: Accept the progress report with no further action. This institution will be going through reaccreditation in 2020.

I move we accept this recommendation Dixon, second Jones. Discussion. Amendment – Reject this progress report and this institution will have to start over and go through initial accreditation Sarapin, second Zargari. Discussion. (Amendment Motion withdrawn). In favor 10. Opposed 2. Abstention 2.

IVY Tech – Statewide SystemCOI – Glenn Rettig, Marvin Sarapin, Yuqiu You, Charles Stevenson, Ahmad Zargari, Stephen Dunn, Nilesh Joshi, Joyce Wilkerson.

Team Recommendation: Accreditation with a two- year report (standards 10 and 15) for partial compliance.

Factual Errors in the report, summary of the factual errors were submitted to the remaining Board and team tri-chairs.

I move we accept this recommendation Anderson, second Jones. Discussion about the report and factual errors. Amendment - I move we table this discussion until after all other business from the hearings a complete Dixon, second Jones. In favor 5.

Revisiting this item: Discussion of the standards and the requirements.

Factual errors, standard 10 is changed to compliance after review of the documented information. Standard 15 has also been changed to compliance due to documented information.

Revised team recommendation: Reaccreditation with a two report with the partial compliant on standard 10. In favor 5. Motions carries.

Other Accreditation Business

Extension Requests:None at this time.

Discontinue Accreditation:- Mountain Empire Community College- Virginia State University

Consultant Requests:- None at this time

Closing Remarks and Recognition of outgoing Board Members