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Don MacMaster, chairman of Alpena Community College's 1995 United Way Cam- paign showing the results thermom- eter. Fifty-six percent of ACC staff participated, pledg- ing $4088.75. The campaign goal at ACC was increased to $4000 this year. The Pole■io • Wednet.ay, NOllember 15, 1995 ■ 11Accredidation" continued from page 1 If you are reaccredi ted, it is usually for a period of three, five, seven, or ten years. In the last evaluation in 1988, ACC was accredited for ten years, so it comes up for an- other visit in 1998. Getting ready for this visit is a two year process, said Dean Davis. It begins with a self study. The first step is to form a self-study committee which looks at the strengths and weaknesses of the insti- tution and surveys the students and faculty. This committee will be "pretty well in place this year," commented Davis. The mission of the in- stitution is looked at as well as how it is being performed. The college mission at ACC states, "Alpena Commu- nity College states as its mission to provide, within the context of the resources available, higher education, career preparation, and cus- tomized training which respond to the needs of the communities it serves. The college is committed to edu- cation as a lifelong process in all areas, including transfer, occupational/technical , de- velopmental, community and continuing education pro- grams." nity colleges. Three to five of these people are picked to come in. They will have al- ready read the self-study report. They will have a lot of documentation on the college - the catalog, the hand- book, and contracts. They'll review this information, and then will be on campus for a period of about three days. What they do is verify everything that was reported in the self study report. The evaluators determine how well the self-study com- mittee analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of the college and look at "what plans we've developed in order to identify the areas that we need to work on," added Davis. The evaluators will look at their report from the previ- ous visit which contains strengths, recommendations, and concerns. The recommen- dations must be addressed. The evaluators will want to know what issues were ad- dressed from the previous team and how they were ad- dressed. They'll also want to know what issues have been identified from the most re- cent self-study and how they will be d~alt with. ees, and administrators "to get an overall perception" said Davis. Then they make a rec- ommendation on the continued accredidation of the college. "We need to begin think- ing about how we want to put our committee together. We need to begin going back and looking at our report from the last visit to see what we've ad- dressed and what we need to address," commented Davis. There will be one overall committee which will repre- sent all the areas of the college. Then there will be a number of sub-committees that will deal with specific ar- eas. If an institution is not reaccredited, "it can have a real negative impact on the college," said Davis. Non- accredidation usually occurs when an institution goes broke. Most often, an institution doesn't go from accredited to non-accredited. If the team saw some particular area that needed immediate attention, they would require focused visits for that area alone. ■ "Titus" continued from page 1 Documentation must be provided. This takes the form of a self study report. This process takes about one year. Then it is submitted to the North Central Association. The evaluators will check faculty files to ensure that they have the appropriate creden- tials for the programs they're teaching. They'll also make sure that the financial re-. sources are sound. If the situation was seri- ous, and the team decided that the institution was going to have difficulty accomplishing its goals, then the institution would be put on probation. There would be a certain pe- riod of time to correct the deficiencies, and then there would be another evaluation. the base college in Oscoda. wanted to do, which was ACC had no official reaction work in the theatre. and Titus continued teaching in Alpena. Titus was one of a five- person committee on campus who gave ideas for the de- signs of the new theatre. Titus never wanted to be a teacher, he says, because his father was one. But that is just what he became, mainly be- cause it afforded him the time to do the things he really Titus and his wife, Ginny, have two sons, 13 - year-old J~stin, and 15 - year- old Christian st~ll living at home. In all, Titus has eight children who call him daddy. He now has four grandchil- dren. After retirement, he will be joining his wife, who is working on a seminary degree in Holland. She has finished ILSSU Stay close to home and earn your degree. LSSU in cooperation with Alpena Community College, offers degree programs at the Alpena Regional Center in the following areas: • Business Administration / Accounting • Criminal Justice - Generalist • Nursing Completion (BSN) • Master of Business Administration MN464 Organizational Behavior (meets 5 weekends total) Fri. 6:00-9:00 p.m. & Sat. 8:15 a.m.-2:45 p.m. Thurs. 6:00-9:15 p.m. BA403 AC334 AC427 HE232 CJ401 CJ484 CJ490 FSlOl MB621 MB687 Business, Government & Society Accounting Information Systems Auditing Pathophysiology Senior Seminar Futures Research: Long Range Planning for Criminal Justice Sat. 8:45 a.m.-Noon Wed. 5:45-10:00 p.m. Mon./We·d. 3:45-5:15 p.m. Mon. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tues./Thurs. 4:10-5:40 p.m. Independent Study-Criminal Justice N / A Introduction to Fire Science Tues. 7:00-10:00 p.m. Managerial Accounting & Control Mon. 7:00-10:00 p.m. Advertising Management Fri. 6:00-9:30 p.m. & (meets five weekends total) Sat. 8:30 a.m.-1:30 f·m. in Gaylord After obtaining your 2 y;ar degree, you can go on to complete your bachelor degree through LSSU at the Alpena site. It takes apprx. 3 years taking 2 classes a semester to finish the degree program. . CLASSES START JANUARY 13 To receive a LSSU Scheduling Bulletin or to register call Kelly Smith LSSU Regional Site Coordinator 517-356-9021, ext. 302. It is the policy of Lake Superior State University that no person shall be discriminated against, excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination in employment. or in any program or activity for which the University is responsible on the basis of race, color, national origin or ancestry, sex. age, disability, religion, height, weight, marital status or veteran status. her first of three years. They, in tum, send a list of people who are consult- an ts or evaluators who presently work for commu- The team will talk to fac- ulty members, students, community members, trust- According to Davis, there is no danger of this happen- ing to ACC. The idea of such a degree has intrigued Titus also, and he says he is considering fin- ishing his divinity program too, but nothing definite has been decided yet. it Titus had what he called "a religious experience" in 1978. "Tires" continued from page 1 "One of those hits square between the eyes sort of thing," he said. That experience while profound, is still som thing he does not discuss in detail. But while thinking about it, he smiles mischievously and says ... "I was, and still do con- sider myself an ornery, generated Hippie." J Harry Gohlke First, Concrete Tech will test the hypothesis that ground skin-sulfonated waste tire rubber will enhance the properties of masonry and concrete when added to con- crete mix. Concrete Tech will develop blocks containing skin-sulfonated rubber addi- tive, normal blocks (no additive), and blocks contain- ing untreated rubber and will conduct trials using the American Society for Testing Gohlke Office Equipment 821 W. 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