UT Dallas' SACSCOC Project

2024 Fifth-Year Interim Report Project Timeline[1]

The timeline for the 2024 Fifth-Year Interim Report project showed the critical dates for submitting two key documents to SACSCOC: the completed Fifth-Year Interim Year (5YR) and the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Impact Report. Additionally, the timeline also included the meeting dates for the Fifth-Year Leadership Team and the Faculty Fifth-Year Committee. Dr. Serenity Rose King, the associate vice president for institutional success and decision support and SACSCOC liaison, and her staff was responsible for writing and editing the reports prior to UT Dallas’ formal submission on March 1, 2024.

The timeline shown below is in a table format, however users can also download a PDF version of the timeline. Contact Dr. King by email or by telephone at 972.883.6749 if you have any questions.

2021

Fall 2021

Formed the Fifth-Year Leadership Team and the Faculty Fifth-Year Committee.

Fall 2021

Appointment letters sent to the Fifth-Year Leadership Team and the Faculty Fifth-Year Committee.

2022

Spring 2022

Committees meet as scheduled.

March 2022 Updated the UT Dallas reaffirmation website.

April 2022

Updated the UT Dallas reaffirmation website with assistance from the Web Applications and Technology (WAT).

Summer 2022

Office of Institutional Success and Decision Support (OISDS) began the preparation of narratives for fall 2022.

Fall 2022

Committees meet as scheduled.

Fall 2022 OISDS began writing narratives after obtaining feedback from the Fifth-Year Leadership Team and the Faculty Fifth-Year Committee.

Fall 2022

Dr. Serenity Rose King reported OISDS’ progress on written narratives to the Fifth-Year Leadership team and the Faculty Fifth-Year Committee and obtained feedback.

2023

Spring 2023

Committees met as scheduled.

Spring 2023

Dr. Serenity Rose King reported on OISDS progress on written narratives to the Fifth-Year Leadership team and the Faculty Fifth-Year Committee and obtain feedback.

April 25, 2023

UT Dallas received the Notification Letter from the SACSCOC President.

Fall 2023

Committees met as scheduled.

Fall 2023

Dr. Serenity Rose King reported OISDS’ progress on written narratives to the Fifth-Year Leadership team and the Faculty Fifth-Year Committee and obtain feedback.

December 2-5, 2023

SACSCOC Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL

December 5, 2023

SACSCOC Board of Trustees voted on any revisions made to the Principles of Accreditation as recommended by the ad hoc Principles Review Committee during its Annual Meeting.

NOTE: two potential new areas: (1) a new standard on shared governance or an expansion of the current Principle 10.4 Academic Governance and (2) to include diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of an institution’s activities.

These two potential areas did not take place, however, there were minor revisions made to other Principles.

2024

January 2024

Dr. Serenity Rose King reported the revisions made to the Principles of Accreditation to the Fifth-Year Leadership team and the Faculty Fifth-Year Committee.

January 2024

OISDS rewrote impacted narratives based on the revisions made to the Principles of Accreditation as appropriate.

January 2024

Committees met as scheduled. Dr. Serenity Rose King reported to the Faculty Five-Year Committee regarding revisions made to narratives.

February 2024

OISDS completed the final narratives.

February 2024

OISDS finalized the submission of the Fifth-Year Interim Report.

March 1, 2024

UT Dallas Fifth-Year Interim Report due (submitted on February 29, 2024)

March-May 2024

SACSCOC Committee reviewed UT Dallas’ Fifth-Year Interim Report.

June 2024

UT Dallas to receive Notification of Committee Findings.

Summer 2024 – April 1, 2025

Prepare and submit Focused Report in response to Review Committee.

  • Name Date
    Faculty Fifth-Year Committee January 18, 2024
    Faculty Fifth-Year Committee November 30, 2023
    Faculty Fifth-Year Committee November 2, 2023
    Faculty Fifth-Year Committee October 5, 2023
    Fifth-Year Leadership Meeting August 24, 2023
    Fifth-Year Leadership Meeting April 24, 2023
    Fifth-Year Leadership Team December 1, 2022
    Faculty Fifth-Year Committee October 7, 2022
    Fifth-Year Leadership Team October 6, 2022 (cancelled)
    Faculty Fifth-Year Committee June 7, 2022
    Fifth-Year Leadership Team June 1, 2022
    Faculty Fifth-Year Committee May 6, 2022
    Fifth-Year Leadership Team April 4, 2022 (cancelled)
    Fifth-Year Leadership Team February 28, 2022
    Faculty Fifth-Year Committee February 15, 2022
  • Presenter(s) Committee / Meeting: Agenda Item(s) Date

    Dr. Serenity Rose King

    Office of Institutional Compliance, Overview of SACSCOC Accreditation and Principles 12.4 and 13.8

    December 13, 2023

    Dr. Serenity Rose King and Lance K. L. Bennett

    HR Forum: University Accreditation: Fifth-Year Interim Report

    October 4, 2023

    Dr. Serenity Rose King

    Staff Council: OISDS Presentation

    July 12, 2023

    Dr. Serenity Rose King

    Academic Senate: OISDS Presentation

    May 10, 2023

    Dr. Mary Jo Venetis

    UT Dallas Retiree Association

    February 24, 2023

    Dr. Serenity Rose King

    Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Accreditation and DEI

    November 10, 2021

    Dr. Serenity Rose King

    Academic Senate: SACSCOC Required Principles of Accreditation for Fifth-Year Interim Report: Part 2 of 2

    October 20, 2021

    Dr. Serenity Rose King

    Cabinet Presentation: SACSCOC Required Principles of Accreditation for Fifth-Year Interim Report: Part 3: Quality Enhancement Plan: Impact Report

    October 4, 2021

    Dr. Serenity Rose King

    Cabinet Presentation: SACSCOC Required Principles of Accreditation for Fifth-Year Interim Report: Part 2: Questions to Consider, Documentation, and Relevant Policies for Selected Principles

    September 20, 2021

    Dr. Serenity Rose King

    Academic Senate: SACSCOC Required Principles of Accreditation for Fifth-Year Interim Report: Part 1 of 2

    September 15, 2021

    Dr. Serenity Rose King

    Cabinet Presentation: SACSCOC Required Principles of Accreditation for Fifth-Year Interim Report: VP and ELT Responsibility Areas

    August 2, 2021


  1. Timeline subject to change.