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March 8, 2004 Volume 28, Issue 27 |
SACS reaffirms accreditation of university
At its December 2003 meeting, the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools reaffirmed Mississippi State's accreditation based on a self-examination process the university conducted 2001-03.
Self-Study director Leslie E. Bauman said that based on MSU's comprehensive review of all aspects of the university, the SACS peer committee reviewing the university made 17 recommendations for follow-up.
"We have satisfied 11 of those and will submit additional documentation in September," she reported.
"The remaining recommendations concern planning and evaluation for institutional purpose; academic programs; research and service functions; administrative and academic support services; effectiveness of institutional research; and instructional programs," she said.
Bauman said the relatively few recommendations resulted from the hard work of more than 200 faculty and staff volunteers who participated in the two-year effort.
The next SACS review begins in 2012 for reaffirmation in 2014.
For a complete self-study report, including follow-up recommendations, see http://library.msstate.edu/selfstudy/ .