Accreditation Committee

Status/former name

The Accreditation Committee advises the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC) Executive Committee and statewide faculty on accreditation, continuous quality improvement, and equitable student learning. In collaboration with the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, chief instructional officers, and other system partners, the committee organizes the ASCCC Accreditation Institute and offers professional development and learning opportunities with a focus on faculty roles and effective accreditation practices that promote innovation and social justice. (updated December 1, 2022)

Membership of this committee includes an Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO).

Note: The members of this committee assist with planning for the Accreditation Institute.

Current Members

Member	Term
Mary Pape	2023-24
Juan Arzola	2023-24
Manuel Vélez	2023-24	Chair
Elizabeth Ramirez	2023-24
Ric Epps	2023-24
Davena Burns-Peters	2023-24
Suji Venkataraman	2023-24
Julie Colombo	2023-24
Michelle Vogel Trautt	2023-24

Academic Year Meetings

2022-2023 Meeting Dates

Fall 2022:

September 2, 2022, 4pm-5pm - Zoom

September 19, 2022, 1pm-3pm - Zoom

October 17, 2022, 1pm-3pm - Zoom

November 14, 2022, 10am-3:30pm - Woodland Community College - Woodland, CA

December 19, 2022, 1pm-3pm - Zoom

Spring 2023:

January 30, 2023, 1pm-3pm - Zoom

February 13, 2023, 2pm-3pm - Zoom

March 20, 2023, 1pm-3pm - Zoom

April 10, 2023, 1pm-3pm - Zoom

May 8, 2023, 1pm-3pm - Zoom

June 12, 2023, 1pm-3pm - Zoom

2023-2024 Meeting Dates

August 22, 2023, 2pm - 3pm - Zoom

Current Agendas/minutes

no results

Resolutions

Title	Session	Year	Category	Status
Accreditation and Equity Planning	Fall	2005	Equity and Diversity	Completed
Accreditation and Support for Local Senates	Fall	2005	Accreditation	Completed
Influencing Federal Accreditation Outcomes	Fall	2008	Accreditation	Completed
Accreditation Team Visits	Spring	2009	Accreditation	Completed
SLO Terminology Glossary	Fall	2009	Curriculum	Completed
Institutional Effectiveness	Spring	2009	General Concerns	Completed
Paper Defining the Roles of College and District Researchers and Faculty	Spring	2010	Accreditation	Completed
Making ACCJC Correspondence and Recommendations Public	Spring	2010	Accreditation	Completed
Accreditation Options	Spring	2010	Accreditation	Completed
Embedding Program SLOs in Program Review	Spring	2010	Curriculum	Completed
Federalization of Higher Education	Fall	2010	Accreditation	Completed
Use of Outside Researchers in Accreditation	Spring	2011	Accreditation	Completed
Accreditation Effective Practices Paper	Spring	2012	Accreditation	Completed
Effective Practices for Providing California Community College Library Resources and Services to Online Students	Spring	2012	Accreditation	Found Not Feasible
Explore Use of Simulated Accreditation Site Visits	Spring	2014	Accreditation	Completed
Faculty Participation on ACCJC External Review Committees	Fall	2014	Accreditation	Completed
Disaggregation of Learning Outcomes Data	Spring	2015	Accreditation	Completed
ACCJC Written Reports to Colleges on Sanction	Spring	2015	Accreditation	Completed
Adopt the ASCCC Paper Effective Practices in Accreditation	Fall	2015	Accreditation	Completed
Endorse the CCCCO Task Force on Accreditation Report	Fall	2015	Accreditation	Assigned
Local Recruitment and Nomination Processes for Accreditation Teams	Fall	2016	Accreditation	Completed
Request Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) to Readdress Bachelor’s Degree Program Requirements	Fall	2017	Accreditation	Completed
Advocating for the Retention of a Library and Learning Resources and Support Services Substandard to the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges 2024 Revised Accreditation Standards	Fall	2022	Accreditation	Completed
Updating the ASCCC Paper “Effective Practices in Accreditation”	Fall	2022	Accreditation

Rostrums

Title	Issue	Year
The Proposed Accreditation Standards: A Summary Critique	February	2002
Preserving Higher Education: Vigilance is Essential	September	2007
Accreditation and Faculty Evaluations?	December	2007
Have You Heard About the Two-Year Rule and Accreditation?	February	2008
Behind the Green Curtain: The Accreditation Visit Unveiled, or Where do Those Accreditation Recommendations Come from Anyway?	December	2008
Why We, the Faculty, Need to Own and Embrace Student Learning Outcomes: A Cautionary History and Political Lesson	December	2008
Mythbusters: Addressing Accreditation "Urban Legends"	March	2009
An SLO Terminology Glossary: A Draft in Progress	May	2009
What Does Proficiency Look Like on the ACCJC Rubric?	September	2009
Updating The Faculty Role in Planning and Budgeting Paper?	November	2009
Sharing Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) With Your College Community	January	2010
In Defense of Teaching: Qualitative Assessment	September	2010
The Relationship of the Researcher with Faculty in Assessing Student Learning	March	2011
Accreditation: What’s Next	February	2012
Faculty Evaluations – The SLOAC Debate Continues	April	2012
The ACCJC Visiting Team: Details, Details, Details	September	2012
Academic Senate Resolutions on Accreditation 1986 to the Present	November	2013
Big Wheels (of Accreditation) Keep on Turning: An Update to the Field on ACCJC Activities	September	2015
The Genie in the Bottle: Disaggregation of Student Learning Outcomes Data	September	2015
Looking Forward: the Chancellor’s Office Task Force On Accreditation Report	November	2015
The QFE: What Does It Mean for Faculty and Colleges Preparing an Accreditation Self-Evaluation?	May	2016
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back – Recent Actions on Institutions by ACCJC	October	2016
A Different Way of Thinking about SLOs	October	2016
Accreditation Reform and the Warren Bill	February	2017
Student Learning Outcomes: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?	October	2017

Publications

Title	Session	Year	Category
Accreditation: Evaluating the Collective Faculty	Spring	1990	Accreditation
Faculty Role in Accreditation	Spring	1996	Accreditation
Strengthening the Accreditation Process	Spring	1992	Accreditation
The 2002 Accreditation Standards: Implementation	Fall	2004	Accreditation
Working with the 2002 Accreditation Standards: The Faculty's Role	Spring	2005	Accreditation
Effective Practices in Accreditation a Guide for Faculty	Fall	2015	Accreditation
Budget Processes and the Faculty Role	Fall	2019	Budget and Finance

Past members

Past Members

Term: 2020-21
Member Sort descending	Term
Sheri Berger	2020-21
Cheryl Aschenbach	2020-21	Chair
Roy Shahbazian	2020-21
Amber Gillis	2020-21
Claudia De La Toba	2020-21
Nili Kirschner	2020-21
Manuel Vélez	2020-21
Laura Adams	2020-21

Term: 2022-23
Member Sort descending	Term
Randy Beach	2022-23
LaTonya Parker	2022-23
Robert Stewart	2022-23	Chair
Sharyn Eveland	2022-23
Nghiem Thai	2022-23
Ricardo Castillo	2022-23
Lucy Giusto	2022-23
Patricia Gomez	2022-23

Term: 2021-22
Member Sort descending	Term
Christopher Howerton	2021-22	Chair
Carrie Roberson	2021-22
Van Rider	2021-22
Jamar London	2021-22
Laura Adams	2021-22
Alicia Lopez	2021-22
Robert Steinberg	2021-22
Jeff Lamb	2021-22

Past Agenda/minutes

Term 2022-23
Document	Notes	Term
Accreditation Meeting Summary December 19, 2022		2022-23
Accreditation Meeting Agenda December 19, 2022		2022-23
Accreditation Meeting Summary November 14, 2022		2022-23
Accreditation Meeting Agenda November 14, 2022		2022-23
Accreditation Meeting Summary October 17, 2022		2022-23
Accreditation Meeting Agenda October 17, 2022		2022-23
Accreditation Meeting Summary September 19, 2022		2022-23
Accreditation Meeting Agenda September 19, 2022		2022-23
Accreditation Meeting Summary September 2, 2022		2022-23
Accreditation Meeting Agenda September 2, 2022		2022-23

Term 2021-22
Document	Notes	Term
Meeting Minutes March 21, 2022		2021-22
Meeting Minutes May 16, 2022		2021-22
Meeting Agenda May 16. 2022		2021-22
Meeting Minutes April 18, 2022		2021-22
Meeting Agenda April 18, 2022		2021-22
Meeting Agenda Sep. 8, 2021		2021-22
Meeting Agenda March 21, 2022		2021-22
Meeting Minutes Feb. 14, 2022		2021-22
Meeting Agenda Feb. 14, 2022		2021-22
Meeting Minutes Jan. 24, 2022		2021-22
Meeting Agenda Jan. 24, 2022		2021-22
Meeting Minutes Dec. 9, 2021		2021-22
Meeting Agenda Dec. 9, 2021		2021-22
Meeting Minutes Nov. 22, 2021		2021-22
Meeting Agenda Nov. 22, 2021		2021-22
Meeting Minutes Oct. 21, 2021		2021-22
Meeting Agenda Oct. 21, 2021		2021-22
Meeting Minutes Sep. 30, 2021		2021-22
Meeting Agenda Sep. 30, 2021		2021-22
Meeting Minutes Sep. 8, 2021		2021-22

Resources

Attachment	Size
Formatted_Comment_final.docx	139.87 KB
Letter_to_US_Dept_of_Education.doc	162 KB
resolutions_1986_present_final.docx	165.38 KB
121713 ltr to Beno at ACCJC.pdf	183.27 KB
ACCJC Letter.pdf	418.67 KB
CROSSWALK_Accreditation_Standards_Adopted_June_2014.pdf	205.27 KB
2015 CCCCO Accreditation Task Force Report.pdf	5 MB
2016_Sample Letter of Support for ACCJC Standards.docx	12.8 KB
IV. I. ACCJC Letter.docx	146.42 KB
ACCJC OPS DOE.pdf	240.28 KB