POLICY MATTERS: SACSCOC to visit Southwest for reaffirmation evaluation
By Tameka Perry
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
is an organization that accredits colleges in Southern states, including Southwest.
Periodically, SACSCOC representatives visit and evaluate colleges. Next year they
will visit Southwest for the College’s 10-year reaffirmation evaluation.
We are excited to share with SACSCOC the great work we are doing at Southwest! As
our mission statement says, we are preparing students for the demands of an evolving marketplace as we
change and adapt to uplift our students and serve our community.
Some resources we use to guide our work are Southwest policies and Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) policies. Both are easily accessible online. Because TBR is our governing body, we abide by
its policies. We have the authority to create Southwest policies that complement TBR
regulations but, they cannot contradict them. We appreciate the foundation provided
by TBR regulations and will continue to build upon them as we advance our Southwest
mission.
More SACSCOC and policy updates to come after the winter break.
Happy Holidays!
In This Issue...
- From the President
- William “Bill” Ross retires after 50 years of service
- First-time freshmen share their stories at inaugural Convocation
- Southwest, UTHSC open HELP Center on Union Avenue Campus
- Woodard named TCCAA player of the week
- Southwest Tennessee Community College named national Finalist for 2024 Bellwether Award
- TBR, Southwest selected for First Scholars Network
- POLICY MATTERS: SACSCOC to visit Southwest for reaffirmation evaluation
- Welcome Aboard!
- President Tracy D. Hall selected as Grand Marshall of the 2023 Memphis Christmas Parade
- Phi Theta Kappa CEO Fredrica Tyes emboldens chapter inductees to service over self
- Giving with Gratitude reception honors donors; Connects students with College’s contributors
- 34 of Southwest’s finest nurses receive their nursing pins
- 40 Saluqis qualify as new member-leaders of the National Society of Leadership and Success