Interim Dean of Libraries and Research Appointed to Permanent Role
After joining the university in 2019, Ron Scrogham, MA, MLS, served as the reference and serials librarian before his appointment to the interim deanship last October.
+ Read MoreThe University of Dallas has been approved by Texas to participate in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements. The State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) is a voluntary agreement among the 49 SARA member states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico that permits certain types of educational activities without requiring institutions to seek state-by-state authorization. Currently, all states except for California are members of NC-SARA. Although California is not part of NC-SARA, California does not regulate non-profit higher education and we are able to provide distance education to students who are in that state with the caveat that students and institutions are not bound to NC-SARA regulations. However, authorization may be required for students who are located outside of the United States.
SARA establishes a specific set of best practices in distance education (https://nc-sara.org/resources/council-regional-accrediting-commissions-c-rac-guidelines) with comparable national standards for interstate offerings of postsecondary distance-education courses and programs. These include requirements for online faculty to receive training in pedagogy and technology; faculty-student interaction, student-student interaction, and student-content interaction; and ongoing course and program evaluation. Additionally, SACSCOC, our accrediting body, provides guidelines we follow for distance education (distance education guidelines from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools).
SARA has no effect on state licensing or certification requirements. SARA does not provide automatic permission for educational activities associated with licensed professions – these often require additional approval from the applicable state board. Therefore, not all programs will be available in every SARA member state.
Examples of activities related to state authroization include, but are not limited to, educational activities that a UD student does on behalf of UD while physically located in another state such as
It also refers to business that UD conducts in another state such as:
Student complaints relating to consumer protection laws offered under the terms and conditions of the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA), must first be filed with the institution to seek resolution. The student should begin the complaint process with the institution. Please use this link to file a complaint in the Ethnics Point complaint system. https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/19779/index.html
If resolution is not achieved, a consumer would contact the Texas Home State SARA Portal Entity. The SARA State Portal Entities are listed at https://www.nc-sara.org/state-portal-entity-contacts
NC SARA Annual Executive Summary
If you have questions, contact the Office of Institutional Effectiveness at (972) 265-5744 or ie@udallas.edu
After joining the university in 2019, Ron Scrogham, MA, MLS, served as the reference and serials librarian before his appointment to the interim deanship last October.
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