2024 Fifth-Year Interim Report Project Timeline
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. Raúl Hinojosa, Jr., by email or by telephone at 972.883.6749 if you have any questions.
2021
| Date |
Activity |
| 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
| Date |
Activity |
| 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
| Date |
Activity |
| 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
| Date |
Activity |
| 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. |
Upcoming and Past Committee Meetings
| 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 |
Presentations Log
| 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 |
