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Jackson, Tenn. - Carla D. Sanderson, provost,
and Jimmy Davis, associate provost, both of 51社区, took part in the
104th annual meeting of the Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools in Atlanta, GA., Dec. 4-7. More than 2,500 delegates attended workshops
and seminars on more than 100 topics, took action on accreditation issues, and
set policy for the regional accrediting agency.
The featured speaker was University of Virginia E.D.
Hirsch, Jr., author of 揅ultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know,�
the 揇ictionary of Cultural Literacy,� and 揟he Schools We need and Why We
Don抰 Have Them.� Delegates attended workshops and seminars on topics as varied
as the accreditation process, distance learning and technology issues,
maintaining discipline, changing the school calendar, international education,
and more.
Delegates attending the annual meeting included
faculty, administrators, and educational professionals representing the more
than 12,000 accredited public and private institutions enrolling nearly 11
million students in universities, senior colleges, junior colleges, community
colleges, high schools, junior high schools, middle schools, elementary schools,
supplementary education facilities, and early childhood centers and
kindergartens.
Founded in 1895 and headquartered in Decatur, Ga.,
the Southern Association is one of six regional accrediting bodies in the
United States and works with schools and colleges in 11 Southern states from
Virginia through Texas, in Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South
America. Accreditation is a non-governmental and voluntary process concerned
with improving educational quality and assuring the public that member
institutions meet established standards.
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