Hi Pat, We do not have a specific policy for verifying credentials of either faculty or staff, however, our Provost's Office provided me with this info on their procedures for hiring of faculty:
"...we have procedures for verification of educational credentials for faculty new hires. SACs, our accrediting body, requires verification and gives guidelines on education credential for faculty. Their guidelines state, "For all cases, the institution is responsible for justifying and documenting the qualifications of its faculty". This is interpreted (by SACS and by colleges/universities) to mean we have a certified transcript on file for any faculty teaching at this university. Transcripts for new hires are collected BEFORE an offer letter can be given." Hope this helps, Candice ****************************************************************** Candice Fischbach, Policy Program Manager University Compliance Services University Policy Office (UPO)<http://www.policies.utexas.edu/> The University of Texas at Austin * 512-471-0426 7 512-232-3722 ****************************************************************** From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pat DeCoster Sent: Friday, October 09, 2015 7:30 AM To: Association of College and University Policy Administrators Subject: [acupa-l] policy on verification of educational credentials Good morning all, Do you have policy/procedures on the verification of educational credentials for new hires? Many thanks. -Pat Patrice DeCoster, M.S. Ed. Office of Academic Affairs 1 Union Avenue Saratoga Springs, NY 13866 Ph: 518-580-2937 Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Replying to Messages: Replying (using Reply) to an ACUPA-L e-mail will distribute your message to the ENTIRE list of members. To send a message privately, reply directly to the individual who sent the message (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of their original e-mail). To Unsubscribe: Go to http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html and complete the form. We will remove you from the list within 24 hours, during normal business hours. Questions about the ACUPA e-list? Contact Jamie Parris at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]?subject=ACUPA%20e-list%20assistance> or 607-255-6837.
