Physical Resources Committee

This committee looks at space management, buildings and grounds, equipment maintenance, safety, and facilities, and at campus master plans.

SACS Accreditation Criteria
Members - Mr. William Schran & Mr. Roger Tancreti, Co-Chairs
Minutes

 

 

	(* Steering Committee Member)
	William Schran, Co-Chair - Fine Arts, Alexandria
	Roger Tangreti, Co-Chair- Facilities Planning, College Staff
	Haworth Bromley - Tech Support, College Staff
	John Dileo - Information Systems, Alexandria
	Myles Embrey - Automotive, Manassas
	David Lavis * - Learning Resource Center, Alexandria
	Dr. George McLoone, Editor - English, Annandale
	Barbara Millar - Facilities Planning, College Staff
	Deborah Newman - Counseling, Loudoun
	Dr. William Stanclift - Chemistry, Annandale
	John Stasiowski - Campus Police, Alexandria

 

	From SACS Criteria for Accreditation Booklet: Section VI
	Administrative Processes
	6.4 Physical Resources     Physical resources, including buildings and equip- 5 ment both on and off campus, must be adequate to 6 serve the needs of the institution in relation to its stated 7 purpose, programs and activities. The physical 8 environment of the institution should contribute to an 9 atmosphere for effective learning. 10   6.4.1 Space Management     Space allocated to any institutional function must be 11 adequate for the effective conduct of that function. 12   6.4.2 Buildings,Grounds and Equipment Maintenance     An institution must have a plan for the upkeep of its 13 property. At a minimum, the plan must address routine, 14 preventative and deferred maintenance of buildings, 15 equipment and grounds. Where appropriate, it should 16 verify the estimated costs of maintenance as well as 17 when and how it is to be performed. There should be a 18 written schedule for regular maintenance activities and 19 a written record of projects completed. The plan must 20 be operational and evaluated annually. 21   6.4.3 Safety and Security     The institution must take reasonable steps to provide 22 a healthful, safe and secure environment for all mem- 23 bers of the campus community. Administrative respon- 24 sibility for environmental health and safety programs 25 must be assigned. A comprehensive safety plan must 26 be developed, implemented and evaluated regularly. 27 The plan should give special attention to the adequate 28   Page 77 provision and use of safety equipment in laboratories 1 and other hazardous areas; to the modification of 2 buildings, if necessary, for easy egress in the event of 3 fire or other emergency; and to familiarizing all build- 4 ing occupants with emergency evacuation procedures. 5   6.4.4 Facilities Master Plan     The institution must maintain a current written phys- 6 ical facilities master plan that provides for orderly de- 7 velopment of the institution and relates it to other insti- 8 tutional planning efforts. 9
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