LIT SACSCOC Reaffirmation 2025
Lamar Institute of Technology was Reaffirmed by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges in 2025.
Timeline for Reaffirmation 2025:
• Establish LIT Core Committee and Ad-Hoc Committees, June 30, 2022 (complete)
• Orientation of Leadership Team, December 4-6, 2022 (complete)
• Prepare Drafts of Narratives and References, August 2022 - January 2024 (complete)
• Compliance Certification Due, March 1, 2024 (complete)
• Off-Site Peer Review Conducted, April 23-26, 2024 (complete)
• Quality Enhancement Plan Due (and optional Focused Report), Six (6) weeks in advance of On-Site Peer Review (complete)
• On-Site Peer Review Conducted, October 7-10, 2024 (complete)
• Review by the SACSCOC Board of Trustees, June 9-12, 2025 (complete)
Compliance Certification:
The Compliance Certification demonstrates LIT's judgment of compliance with each of the Core Requirements and Standards that are required for Reaffirmation of Accreditation.
Quality Enhancement Plan:
The Quality Enhancement Plan
- is a topic identified through ongoing and comprehensive evaluation processes,
- has a broad-based support of institutional consistencies,
- focuses on improving specific student learning outcomes and/or student successes,
- commits resources to initiate, implement, and complete the Quality Enhancement Plan, and
- includes a plan to assess achievement
LIT SACSCOC Core Committee:
• Dr. Sidney Valentine, President
• Dr. Angela Hill, Vice President for Instruction / Provost
• Mary Wickland, Vice President for Finance and Operations
• Tasha Morales, Associate Vice President for Student Services
• Andrea Stephenson, Associate Dean of Student Services / Registrar
• Linda Korns, Assistant Dean of Financial Aid and Compliance
• Kenneth Mason, Dean of Strategic Initiatives and Accreditation
• Allen Welch, Dean of Instruction
• Lauri Arnold-Calder, Dean of Instruction
• Richard Fruscione, Department Chair for Allied Health and Sciences
• Tamalla Jones, Department Chair for Business Technologies
• Dr. Maegan Collins, Department Chair for General Education and Developmental Studies
• Nicole Mitchell, Department Chair for Public Service and Safety
• Dr. Valerie Worry, Department Chair for Technology
• Dr. Bishar Sethna, Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment
• Robin Clements, Accreditation and Assessment Manager