Organizing for a Successful Reaffirmation Process Robin Satterwhite, Ed.D., FACHE Dean – School of Allied Health Sciences

Overview of TTUHSC TTUHSC Schools  School of Allied Health Sciences  School of Medicine  Paul L. Foster School of Medicine  School of Pharmacy  School of Nursing  Gayle Greve Hunt SON  School of Biomedical Sciences  REGIONAL CAMPUSES!

TTUHSC SACS-COC Keys To Success  Organizational Infrastructure  Organization of Compliance Certification  Development of Quality Enhancement Plan  Process…Process…Process

Organizational Infrastructure University Support Structure  Vice President for Academic Affairs  Office of Institutional Planning and Assessment Assistant VP for Academic Affairs Senior Director for Inst. Assessment Senior Director for Accreditation Support  Editor for Compliance Certification

Compliance Certification Institutional Effectiveness Workgroup  Composition of Group  Function of Group Interpret each Core Requirement and Comprehensive Standard Formulate responses to each requirement/standard Review final responses Evaluate operations  Committee Identification/Formation

Compliance Certification Procedure for Certification Completion  Structured CalendarCalendar  Regular/Consistent MeetingsMeetings  Peer Evaluation  Linking Related Requirements  Managing Website With LinksWebsite  Respectful Debate

Quality Enhancement Plan Strategies for Success  QEP TimelineTimeline  Process for Selecting Topic  Creating QEP Committee  Developing a Plan  Ensuring Leadership Support

Process…Process…Process Processes Resulted in Success  Careful Committee Development  Sharepoint  WEAVE  Editing, Evaluating, Resubmitting  Must Have a Task Master!

What’s Next? Fifth-Year Interim Report  IE Workgroup MUST Continue to Meet  Maintain Assessment Plans  WEAVE  Evaluate Responses – What Has Changed?  Focus on the QEP!!