2021-2022 President's Annual Report

I ඇඌඍංඍඎඍංඈඇൺඅ U ඉൽൺඍൾඌ

T ൾඑൺඌ C ඈඅඅൾ඀ൾ 128 Y ൾൺඋඌ ඈൿ E එංඌඍൾඇർൾ : As of January 9, 2022, Texas College celebrated her 128th anniversary. It is to be noted that for more than a century, the College has remained in its founding location of Tyler, Texas; has continued to grow resourcefully; managed and maintained a physical plant that is conducive for learning; continued to be embraced by the East Texas region and Tyler community; expanded partnerships; grown enrollment; and has demonstrated fiduciary accountability for a number of years, the most recent pattern showing more than a decade. I ඇඌඍංඍඎඍංඈඇൺඅ A ർർඋൾൽංඍൺඍංඈඇ : The Fifth-Year Interim Report Texas College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. Although the accreditation was once lost, the College has maintained its accreditation (without incident or need for follow-up reporting) under the current administration, for more than a decade. The most recent cycle of accreditation was during the period of 2021, with the Fifth-Year Interim Report. The College’s Report has been reviewed and again met with continued accreditation. The decennial accreditation The EPP (i.e., Division of Education programs leading to Teacher Education) has completed the accreditation review by the Texas education Agency (TEA). To this end, the TEA recommended the Texas College EPP for continued approval (19TAC-229.6 (a)-(c) to the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC), February 11, 2022. The approved status allows for the College to continue with an “Accredited” status. S ඈർංൺඅ W ඈඋ඄ P උඈ඀උൺආ : The Social Work Program has applied for accreditation with the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). The process which has three phases has begun. The office of CSWE has approved of the College’s application and Phase I of the process has been completed by the College and approved by CSWE. It is to be noted that with an accredited program at the baccalaureate level, greater opportunities exist for graduates from the program to enter post graduate programs and pathway careers. Accreditation, in general means that the profession’s minimum standards have been addressed during the educational process. COVID-19 P උඈඍඈർඈඅඌ : With the unprecedented impact of COVID, the administration began meticulous planning to guard against the spread of the virus. The planning process was grounded in what was shared about the “science” of the virus as well as reports on the “best practices” cited in higher education communities. Categorically, measures addressed: social distancing measures; testing of students and staffs; offering of instruction in traditional and hybrid ways; establishing strategies for contact-tracing; and creating protocols that allow for modifications as needed. There were a nominal number of cases i.e., less than ten, resulting from the administration’s planning measures. C ൺආඉඎඌ E ඇඁൺඇർൾආൾඇඍඌ : The administration has and continues to give priority attention to the matters of deferred maintenance and necessary repairs/renovations. During the 2021-2022 period, the primary areas being addressed included the D.R. Glass Library; Glass Building restrooms; athletic locker rooms; and a re-build of Gilmore Hartley Hall. period (inclusive of the Fifth-Year Interim) period is 2016-2026. E ൽඎർൺඍංඈඇൺඅ P උൾඉൺඋൺඍංඈඇ P උඈ඀උൺආ (EPP):

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