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tees.
[hat’s the way the Southern
(ociation insists it be done,
I it is the right way because it
{vents a study being a kind of
[y, distant, aloof view from on
p. That would make it almost
less.”
talams was appointed by Uni-
pity President Frank E. Van-
er to head the Texas A&M
[ringcommittee, the body re-
[nsible for supervising the
1 to 500 different people who
ye on about 110 committees
[ducting self-studies at va-
ps levels.
ifter the other committees
|e been appointed, each de-
Itment within the University
[ducts a study of itself with
lard to the major aspects that
the accrediting body says make
up an academic program. This
includes student development,
faculty, financial affairs, physic
al plans and more.
“There are about 90 (depart
ments) at A&M,” Adams said.
“So that’s a lot of paper gener
ated. Then each of the academic
colleges — at A&M we have 10
— conduct a study on the college
level examining those same
things: what about student
programs, what about faculty,
what about Financial affairs ...
and so forth.”
The steering committee then
works closely with a series of
University-wide committees.
Each committee is charged with
examining the same matters on
a University level.
After each of the committees
at the department, college and
University-wide level has con-
“Their visit is, on one
hand, an evaluation of
the evaluation — ‘did
you guys tell us the
truth?’ On the other
hand (the purpose of
the visit) is to give them
an insight into our prog
rams, students, faculty,
administrators and so
on so they can make
their own recommenda
tions.” — Dr. R.J.Q.
Adams, coordinator of
the Texas A&M self-
study program.
ducted its studies, the reports
are submitted to Adams and to
Dr. R. William Barzak, editor of
the overall self-study report.
With the advice and consent
of the steering committee, Bar
zak will condense all of the infor
mation into a 200-page report.
After the report is completed,
portions of it are submitted to
the Southern Association. The
Association then sends out a visi
tation team of university profes
sors, staff members and admi
nistrators from throughout the
region of the country covered by
the jurisdiction of the agency,
Adams said.
The visitation team then ex
amines the programs and the
facilities touched on in the self-
study, he said.
“Their visit is, on one hand,
an evaluation of the evaluation
— ‘did you guys tell us the
truth?”’ he said. “On the other
hand (the purpose of the visit) is
to give them an insight into our
programs, students, faculty,
administrators and so on so they
can make their own recommen
dations.
“What (the Univerisity and
Southern Association) ends up
with is a whole body of reports
generated by our department,
college and university commit
tees and a bunch of much smal
ler reports generated by the visi
tation team,” Adams said.
“Then all of this collectively con
stitutes a kind of planning docu
ment.”
Barzak, an associate professor
of English, said: “The use of
these reports and this whole
operation as an internal plan
ning document or exercise ... is
very important.
“The Southern Association ...
insists one of the things these
reports address themselves to at
the department, college and
university levels are projections
— not just where we have been
and the current status — but also
where we plan to go, where do
we think we ought to go in light
of our mission and our purpose.
“I don’t think I’m going out
on a limb in saying there’s prob
ably no real danger that A&M
will lose its accreditation as an
institution. Certain programs
may be recognized as needing
some beefing up or strengthen
ing, but ... we don’t think, and I
believe the Southern Associa
tion would admit ... we’re not in
any real danger of losing accre
ditation. It is feasible that some
programs or functions or opera
tions could be strengthened or
improved.”
Adams said, “The purpose (of
the study) is not just to evaluate.
The University and the South
ern Association ... mutually
agree that if something like this
is not positively critical, then it
isn’t of any worth.
“A self-evaluation is impor
tant and necessary. But a func
tion (of the self-study) that is at
least as important as this is that it
suggests ways to correct that
which needs correction.”
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