Accreditation: Preparing for the Site Visit 2011-2012 for Applied Science (ASAC)

Launch WebinarFall 2010
Track: Accreditation Cost: FREE Presenter: Charles McGlothlin, Ph.D., P.E.

You can download the slides used during the webinar (PDF) for use during the presentation or as a stand-alone summary.

Topics covered in this webinar include:

  • Objectives of the visit
  • The visit team
  • Planning for the visit
  • Conducting the visit
  • Displaying materials
  • Recommendations for hosting a smooth visit
  • Post-visit activities
  • Final report

Presenter Biography

Charles W. McGlothlin, Jr., Ph.D., P.E.

Charles W. McGlothlin, Jr., Ph.D., P.E., Program Director of the Occupational Safety and Health Program, Oakland University

Charles W. McGlothlin, Jr. is Program Director of the Occupational Safety and Health Program at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. He has worked as an engineer, operations manager, and safety educator for more than 40 years.

McGlothlin is a professional member of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and serves on the ASSE Education Standards Committee.

He is the past Chair of the ABET Applied Science Accreditation Commission. He has conducted ABET/ASAC campus visits as a program evaluator and team chair. In addition to serving as an ABET/ASAC program evaluator, McGlothlin has taken two applied science programs through the initial ABET accreditation process.

McGlothlin received bachelor's and master's degrees in Mining Engineering from West Virginia University and his Ph.D. in Education and Human Resource Studies from Colorado State University.

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