Charge
- To develop, implement, monitor, review, evaluate, and revise college accreditation activities in accordance with the college mission, vision, and college goals.
- Serve as the steering committee for the accreditation process. Provide leadership in the development, planning, preparation, supervision, and completion of the accreditation self-evaluation.
- Promote a campus culture that is concerned about accreditation.
- Support the legal responsibilities of all constituency groups.
Responsibilities
The Institutional Effectiveness & Accreditation Committee will make recommendations to the College Council on the following:
- Annual ACCJC reports
- Self Evaluation
- Midterm, Follow-Up, and Special Reports to ACCJC
- Culture of accreditation
- Student Learning Outcomes
Resources
Flex Activity # 6024 – ACCJC Accreditation Basics – it is a self-paced, interactive, web-based training. The estimated time of completion is 90 minutes. The course can be accessed at http://www.accjc-accreditationcourse.org/
- Manual for Institutional Self-Evaluation – This document gives an overview of the accreditation process including the purpose, self-evaluation report, and the site visit.
- ACCJC – Home Page
- Other ACCJC Resources
Membership
Patrick Bettencourt, Dean of Instruction and Student Learning, Accreditation Liaison Officer
Aishah Saleh, Instructor- Arts, Humanities and Communication/ Co-Chair/ Academic Senate President/ Faculty Standard IV Co-Chair
Curtis Martin, Professor-History/ Academic Senate/ Faculty Standard II Co-Chair
Michael Smedshammer, Distance Education Coordinator, Academic Senate
Kevin Alavezos, Professor- Office Administration/ YFA
Christian Cavalho, CSEA Representative
Nialani Pitzer, ASMJC
Manny Walsh, Executive Secretary of Instruction/ Administration
Komal Bandyopadhyay, Dean of Planning, Research, Innovation and Institutional Effectiveness
Amanda Cannon, Seinor Research Analyst/ Research Office Representative
Vianji De la Cruz, Recorder
Vacant, Faculty Accreditation Coordinator
Vacant, YFA
Vacant, CSEA
Vacant, ASMJC
Vacant, Administration
Vacant, Administration