Tuesday, February 19th - I call the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities to inquire about SJ(C?)'s accreditation. I am told that the Commission met in January about the issue, but that I need to ask SJ President David Dober about the meeting. I look on the NWCCU website, and SJ(C?) is listed as accredited - show cause, a status that the College has held for quite some time.
Wednesday, February 20th - The NWCCU website is updated (just the Alaska page), and SJ(C?)'s status is changed to....
Thursday, February 21st - I visit the NWCCU website and discover this. Holy Sh*%! I say, "How did this happen?"
The NWCCU defines accredited status as this:
"An affiliate status indicating that an institution meets the Commission's established standards of educational quality and effectiveness. Accredited status indicates that the institution: 1) has clearly defined and appropriate educational objectives; 2) operates under conditions by which achievement of those educational objectives can reasonably be expected; 3) is substantially accomplishing its educational objectives; and 4) is organized, staffed, and supported to warrant confidence that it will continue to achieve its educational objectives in the foreseeable future."
Huh?
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I suspect that the accreditation status is there to serve the several students that need to finish their degrees through the teachout. Although courses are taken at UAS, the degree is still SJ's. That would explain why accreditation is valid through March 2009, the same as the teachout.
Here is the bigger problem, as I see it.
SJ can now claim that they are fully accredited (since technically, they are according to the site). That means that they can con a whole new set of people to come up, and never reveal their past sins.
If SJ should reopen, I will take it as my personal duty to inform each and every person they con into going up there exactly what kind of institution SJ is.
Do remember that in order for a college to operate in Allaska, it has to have a license from the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education. There is no longer a license.
And SJ has been a fan of full disclosure and close following of the law since....? Just because they are not "supposed" to operate does not mean they will not operate under another provision and tell people they are a college. SJ lies, always has, and it seems always will.
I had hoped they could take this time and better the school, it seems, as everyone is saying, business as usual.
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