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By
Ralph
Derickson
Piecoro
said the university responded successfully to 30 recommendations
from the visiting team. The recommendations addressed
the accreditation criteria in areas such as the regular
review of the university's mission; distance learning
programs; advising and budget planning; documentation
of faculty and teaching assistant qualifications;
and a variety of policies and practices related to
graduate education, student records, information technology,
and resource and facilities planning.
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Lexington,
Ky. (Dec. 17, 2002) --
The University of Kentucky has received reaffirmation
of its accreditation by the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on
Colleges (SACS/COC).
The commission
voted approval of the reaccreditation for UK for the
period 2002-2012. The action was taken at the SACS/COC
annual meeting Dec. 10 in San Antonio, Texas.
The decennial
accreditation follows a two-year UK academic self-study
and a site visit by a 26-member SACS accreditation
team. The UK self-study was guided by John J. Piecoro
Jr., professor of pharmacy practice and science, UK
College of Pharmacy.
Piecoro
said the university responded successfully to 30 recommendations
from the visiting team. The recommendations addressed
the accreditation criteria in areas such as the regular
review of the university's mission; distance learning
programs; advising and budget planning; documentation
of faculty and teaching assistant qualifications;
and a variety of policies and practices related to
graduate education, student records, information technology,
and resource and facilities planning.
UK President
Lee T. Todd Jr. appointed a "fix-it" committee
on campus to address recommendations raised during
the SACS review. "The university's successful
response to the recommendations ensures a high level
of quality in the delivery of programs and services
to students and the citizens of the Commonwealth,"
Todd said.
UK Provost
Michael T. Nietzel expressed appreciation to SACS/COC
for the reaffirmation of UK's accreditation. He also
thanked everyone who had been involved in the "massive
academic self-study at UK that involved thousands
of hours of work."
He added,
"A periodic review of our academic progress is
essential to our progress toward becoming a top-20
university by 2020."
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