PREFACE
The purpose of
the Self-Study Manual is to provide an organizational framework and
guide for committee chairpersons and other self study participants to follow
while conducting the self-study. Its first
six sections form the University. s Self-Study Plan. The Manual is a
reference document, which includes important materials related to conducting the
University. s self-study. Other
instructions, guidelines, and materials will be developed as needed and
distributed through appropriate means throughout the next eighteen months. In addition, self-study newsletters will be
issued periodically. These newsletters
may include clarifications, tips, and other useful information related to the
self-study process.
The Steering
Committee recommends that you place the Self-Study
Manual in a loose-leaf binder. As
additional components of the manual are distributed and as SACS self-study
newsletters are issued, you can add these to your binder and keep these
reference materials easily accessible.
Your
participation in this self-study effort requires a tremendous investment of
your time and energy, which the Steering Committee recognizes and gratefully
acknowledges. Your work is vital to the
successful completion of the institutional self-study and to the continued
growth and improvement of The University of Tennessee at Martin. Thank you for your commitment to this
effort.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Organization of the Self-Study
IV.
Self-Study Leadership and Committees 8
Once every ten
years, each member institution of the Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools (SACS) undergoes a self-study that involves faculty, administrative officers,
staff, students, and trustees in a close examination of the institution. This process, which culminates in
re-accreditation by SACS, ensures the public that the institution meets
established standards and is committed to the improvement of educational
quality. At the culmination of the
self-study, a visiting committee of peers from other institutions assesses the
educational strength of the institution and formulates recommendations for
future improvements.
The primary
purpose of the Self-Study is to objectively evaluate the University and develop
a plan to improve its overall effectiveness consistent with its purpose.
Through its Self-Study committees, the University will conduct a broad-based,
comprehensive, and analytical self-study.
It will identify and address the challenges and opportunities associated
with achieving University goals, fulfilling its mission, and complying with
SACS criteria.
Self-Study Goals
The University
of Tennessee at Martin will conduct an efficient, thorough, and successful
self-study that leads to institutional improvement and reaffirmation of its
SACS accreditation. The Self-Study
goals are to:
1.
Document and evaluate institutional compliance with SACS
criteria for
reaffirmation.
2.
Re-evaluate the University. s goals within the context of its
mission.
3.
Strengthen the process for evaluating institutional
effectiveness.
4.
Develop an enhanced sense of cohesiveness among all members
of the
University
community.
5.
Compile a comprehensive report with supporting documents to
be used by the
institution for
planning purposes and institutional evaluation by the SACS
visiting
committee.
III. ORGANIZATION OF THE SELF-STUDY
The SACS Steering Committee is
charged with developing the Self-Study Report,
supervising and coordinating its implementation, and compiling the
various committee reports into a meaningful and coherent final report. In addition to the Director, Editor, and
Research Coordinator, the Committee consists of UTM faculty and staff, and ex-officio members (see Committee Memberships (5)).
Eleven SACS Principal Committees have been
established to audit every core process of the University for compliance with
SACS criteria, to analyze strengths and weaknesses, to recommend actions, and
to write the component sections of the SACS Self-Study Report. In addition to the Principle Committees,
seven Special Committees will address such matters as self-study technology and
library support needs, report editing and institutional research requirements,
and SACS Visiting Committee concerns.
IV. SELF-STUDY LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEES
Leadership
Team
Dr. Sue Byrd, Self-Study Director and Chair, Steering Committee
Dr. Sue Byrd, Interim Chair and Professor of Family and
Consumer Sciences, has more that thirteen years of experience as a faculty
member and administrator at UT Martin.
She joined the University in 1987 and served as Chair of the Department
of Family and Consumer Sciences from 1993-1999. As
chair she was responsible for the completion of the Department.
s Self-Study and Reaffirmation of Accreditation by the American
Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.
She also oversaw the initial writing of the self-study for the
post-baccalaureate dietetic internship program in 1995 and again the
accreditation of that program in 2000 by the American Dietetics
Association. Serving as Graduate Coordinator for
the Department. s Graduate Program from 1993-1997, Dr. Byrd was responsible
for the Self-Study and continued approval of the graduate program in family and
consumer sciences by THEC. She
also served
as Co-coordinator of the UT Martin. s Total Quality Management efforts
(Systems Quality Enhancement) from 1996-1998.
Beyond the campus, Dr. Byrd has served on two accreditation teams for
the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, chairing one of the
teams.
Ms. Anna Clark, Editor
Ms. Anna Clark, Instructor of English and Co-coordinator of the
English Writing Center, has more than fourteen years of experience as a faculty
member at UTMartin. She has chaired the Honors Council and the Faculty Relations
Committee and served on the University. s Institutional Support
Committee for the last SACS review. Ms.
Clark teaches composition and literature courses and has considerable editorial
experience with various types of document.
Dr. _______________, Research Coordinator
See Appendix . A. for the job descriptions for
the SACS Leadership Team and the administrative secretary.
Committees
and Membership
v Steering Committee (Chairs of Principal,
Editorial and Special Committees)
Chair:
Sue Byrd
Doug Cook - Art, Dance, and Theatre
Nell Gullett -Accounting, Finance, and Economics
Tom Payne - Accounting, Finance, and
Economics
Vaughn May- Management, Marketing, and
Political Science
Stan Sieber - History and Philosophy
Jimmy Butler - Agriculture and Natural
Studies
Robert Hartshorn - Educational Studies
Mike Abney - Computer Center
Anna Clark - English
Sandy Downing - Library
Otha Britton - Computer Center
Deborah Chapman - Health and Human
Performance
General
Committees
v
Principal Committee
v
Principles and Philosophy of Accreditation Committee (Criteria Section I: 1.1-1.4)
Chair:
Deborah Chapman
Frank Annaratone - Educational
Studies
Catherine Carls - History and
Philosophy
Pat Greer - Library
Martha Herndon - Family and
Consumer Sciences
Jeff Rogers - Geology, Geography,
and Physics
Jeremy Turner -
Psychology
Resource Persons: Nick Dunagan
v
Institutional Purpose Committee (Criteria Section II)
Chair - Stan Sieber
Kristine Buchanan - Art, Dance, and Theatre
Linda Butler - Library
Kathy Evans - Educational Studies
Jerry Gresham - Agriculture and
Natural Resources
Kevin Lambert - Music
Lane Last - Art, Dance, and Theatre
Judy Rayburn - Admissions
Doug Sterrett - Engineering
Susan Vickerstaff - Sociology,
Anthropology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice
Resource Persons: Nick Dunagan and Frank Black
v
Institutional Effectiveness Committee (Criteria Section III: 3.1-3.3)
Chair - Sue
Byrd
Lynn
Alexander - English
David
Belote - Student Affairs
Vicki
Seng - Academic Affairs
Paul
Crapo - Modern Foreign Languages
Ginny
Esch - Educational Studies
Teresa
Collard - Communications
Kevin
Hammond -Accounting, Finance, & Economics
Charles
Harding - Chemistry
Bob
Hathcock - Agriculture and Natural Resources
Patricia
Hewitt - Educational Studies
Timothy
Johnston - Accounting, Finance, & Economics
Judy
Maynard - Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice
Dan
McDonough - History and Political Science
Ed
Wheeler - Engineering
Jenna
Wright - English
Bill
Zachry - Psychology/Honors
Resource Persons: Frank
Black and Nick Dunagan
v
Educational Programs Committee (Criteria Section IV: 4.1-4.2.5; 4.4; 4.6-4.7; 4.9.1-2)
Chair
- Jimmy Butler
Don
DeMoulin - Educational Studies
Jozsef
Devenyi - Chemistry
Bill
Duffy - Extended Campus and Continuing Education
Chris
Effiong - Engineering
Rodney
Freed - Communications
Michael
Gibson - Geology, Geography, and Physics
Karen
Greenockle - Health and Human Performance
Andy
King - Counseling Center
Dorotha Norton - Communications
James
Petty - Educational Studies
Dan Pigg - English
David
Pitts - Biological Sciences
Steve
Rogers - Library
Nancy
Warren - Nursing
B. C. DeSpain - Education and
Behavioral Sciences
Resource Persons: Frank
Black and Nick Dunagan
v
Faculty Committee (Criteria
Section I: 4.8)
Chair - Nell Gullett
Brandy
Cartmell - Registrar
Randy
Cate - Biological Sciences
Sanjib
Chowdhury - Management, Marketing and Political Science
Sharon
Crawford - Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice
Ann
Duncan - Educational Studies
Glenn
Everett - English
Roger
Fisher - Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice
Donna
Cooper Graves - History and Philosophy
Rich
Helgeson - Engineering
Louis
Kolitsch - Mathematics
Earlene
Moore - Library
Charlie
Rayburn - Health and Human Performance
Richard
Shadden - Agriculture and Natural Resources
Resource Persons: Frank Black and Senate President:
Richard Chesteen
v
Educational Support Services: Library and Other
Learning Resources (Criteria Section V:
5.1.1-5.1.6; 5.2-5.3)
Chair
- Doug Cook
Michelle
Arant - Educational Studies
Shannon
Burgin - Computer Center
Phillip Davis - Chemistry
Marvin
Downing - History and Philosophy
Rebecca
Irwin - Biological Sciences
Stephanie
Kolitsch - Mathematics
Robert
LeMaster - Engineering
Jim
Nance - Library
Andy
Schopp - English
Steve
Vantrease - Student Affairs
Gina Warren - Campus Recreation
Jennifer
Williams - Educational Studies
Dan Tracy -
Resource Persons: Sharon Robertson and Steve Rogers
v Student Development Services Committee
(Criteria Section V: 5.4.1-5.4.3.7)
Chair - Vaughn
May
Tahira Arshed - Geology, Geography, and Physics
John Collins - Biological Sciences
Linda Davis - Engineering
Rosemary Effiong - Chemistry
Tom Eskew - Mathematics
Catherine Grove - Library
Bruce Harrison - Computer Center
Barbara Hutcherson - Educational
Studies
Mike Munkel - Dining Services
Robert Nanney - Communications
Resource Persons: David Belote and Al Hooten
v
Administrative Processes Committee (Criteria Section VI:
6.1.1-6.2; 6.6)
Chair . Otha Britton
Sam Anderson - International Programs
Craig Conrad - Management, Marketing and Political Science
Joe Croom - Business Affairs
Sandy Downing - Library
Michelle Merwin - Psychology
Preston Prather - Center for Elementary
Science and Mathematics Education
Resource
Persons: Edie Gibson and Al Hooten
v
Intercollegiate Athletics Committee (Criteria Section V: 5.5.1-5.5.4)
Chair -Robert
Hartshorn
Kay Durden - Computer Science and Information Systems
Karen Elmore - Library
Robert Erk - Educational Studies
Edie Gibson - Athletics
Ernie Gibson - Health and Human
Performance
Jeffrey Hoyer - Communications
Gloria Mansfield - Student Academic
Support Center
Vernon Prather - Health and Human
Performance
Linda Ramsey - Health and Human
Performance
Mark Simpson - Geology, Geography,
and Physics
Resource Persons: Phil Dane and Bill Kaler
v
Financial Resources Committee (Criteria Section VI: 6.3.1-6.3.12; 6.5)
Chair - Tom
Payne
James Bell - Library
Ruby Black - Nursing
Tom Greer - Agriculture and Natural Resources
Jacky Gullett - Alumni
Barbara McClain - Student Financial Aid
Beth Maloan - Business and Finance
Eric Pelren - Agriculture and Natural Resources
Earl Wright - Housing
Resource Persons:
Nick Dunagan and Al Hooten
v
Physical Resources Committee (Criteria Section VI: 6.4.1-6.6)
Chair - Mike
Abney
Bill Castleberry - Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work, and Criminal
Justice
Joseph Coloumbe - English
Maurice Field - Educational Studies
Hao Nguyen - Biological Sciences
David Stout - Library
Rick Thomas - Chemistry
Timothy Hacker - English
Resource Persons: Nick Dunagan and Al Hooten
Special
Committees
A. Technology Committee
Glenn Everett -
Multimedia Center (Chair)
Mike Abney - Computer Center
Robert Bradley - Computer Center
Steve Holt - Computer Center
Function: To build and
maintain a Web page for The University of Tennessee at Martin Self-Study,
provide technical assistance to self-study staff and committees. It will provide special assistance to the
Editorial Committee with regarding to its task of integrating various committee
reports.
B.
Self-Study Library/ Documents Committee
Sandy Downing - Library (Chair)
Terry Lewis - Computer Center
Jim Nance - Library
Function: To establish
and maintain a library of resources/documents for use in the development of the
self-study; collect and catalog documents to be available at the university and
at the hotel for review by the team.
This committee will develop and
distribute a list of materials that should be submitted to it by
various university units and Self-Study committees, as well as seek
out references from other sources.
C. Logistics Committee
Edie Gibson - Chancellor. s
Office (Chair)
Rick Hatler - Public Safety
Randy Travis - Transportation
Services
Function: To plan and make arrangements for travel,
lodging, and transportation of the Visiting Team; and to establish
and maintain a work room for the team. It will
also address the team. s equipment, personnel, and general
assistance needs as requested. Work of this committee will be
coordinated with the work of other committees, particularly the
Hospitality and Campus Readiness committees.
D.
Hospitality Committee
Dorothy Gillon - Chancellor. s
Office (Chair)
Connie Cantrell - Chancellor. s
Office
Mike Munkel - Food Services
Frank Stevenson - Student
Affairs
E. Campus Readiness Committee
Mike Davis - Physical Plant
(Chair)
Steve Vantrease - Boling
University Center
Function: To ensure that the entire campus is fully
prepared for the Site Visit Team as it
relates to needed repairs, structural arrangements of key
facilities, and the cleaning of
buildings and grounds. This committee will work closely
with the Logistics and Hospitality committees.
F. Editorial
Committee
Anna Clark - English
Glenn Everett - English
Tomi McCutchen - Communications
Jim Fieser - History and Philosophy
Responsibilities and Criteria for
Selection: The Editor and the Editorial
Committee have the overall responsibility for editing the final
self-study report and any supplemental documents such as the
addendum to the self-study. They should write well, have
experience in editing draft material, demonstrate human relations
skills for working with multiple authors, be timely in meeting their
responsibilities, and hold the confidence and respect of the
academic community.
The Editorial Committee, chaired by the
Self-Study Editor, will work closely with the Principal Committee
chairs, when applicable, in completing their responsibilities, which
shall include but not be limited to the following:
1. Assist the Self-Study
Editor in developing and distributing an editorial handbook. This
handbook will identify the guidelines for style, editing, and format
(font size and style, margins, versions of software, specific
software, etc.) to be used in writing both committee reports and the
final self-study report.
2.
SACS Accreditation Office
