At the time of the researcher’s visit, during the fall 2010 semester, McFeely
College had a relatively new senior-level administration: the President was inaugurated in
July 2007, and the Vice Presidents for both Academic Affairs and Student Affairs had
both been hired since inauguration of the president.
In addition, during the time of the researcher’s visit, the campus was gearing up
for its decennial reaffirmation of accreditation by its regional accreditor, the Commission
on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (COC-SACS). Part of
the reaffirmation process with Commission on Colleges includes the development of a
Quality Enhancement Plan. As described on the Commission on Colleges web site: