For Star subscribers: Pima Community College's accreditor, the Higher Learning Commission, has recommended continued monitoring of the college's sometimes-divided Governing Board and senior administrators, after the HLC received complaints last year.
Kathryn Palmer Pima Community College's accreditor, the Higher Learning Commission, has recommended continued monitoring of the college's sometimes-divided five-member Governing Board and senior administrators, after the HLC received complaints last year.
People are also reading… HLC's final recommendationsIn a letter dated Oct. 6, HLC President Barbara Gellman-Danley wrote to PCC Chancellor Lee Lambert that the accreditor's Institution Actions Council had made its final recommendation that the college continue to “work on processes to improve adherence to appropriate board and state policies with a focus on the role of shared governance by the Board of Governors and Senior Administrators.
“We look forward to implementing the HLC’s recommendation so that the governing board fully complies with college policies, HLC standards and state law," Ripley said. Lambert said he is still committed to carrying out his vision for making PCC a leader of innovation in higher education, but that “constantly being questioned and criticized for critical decisions that position the college to navigate the 21st century” make that tough.
“It is evident that a significant rift has developed among the Board of Governors with little evidence of a quick and easy path to harmony,” read the report about the first area the team recommended for monitoring. “Left unchecked, this rift could lead to a state of disfunction that further puts the institution at risk of falling out of compliance with HLC requirements.”
The only recommendation in the above list the council finalized was the directive to create “Defined role statements demonstrating the interconnection of the Office of Dispute Resolution and Human Resources Department.” It also took the board’s own recommendation for continued monitoring of the board.
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