Chancellor Serrano completes pre-visit to COM-FSM

COM-FSM President Spensin James
and Chancellor Sandra Serrano at
Pohnpei International Airport.

Palikir, Pohnpei - February 3, 2010 –– Sandra Serrano, chair of the WASC visiting team, has completed her visit to all the COM-FSM six sites.

The pre-visit commenced at Kosrae Campus on January 18 and concluded at Yap and FSM-FMI campuses on January 26, 2010. During the visit, Ms Serrano met with the president, the vice presidents, campus directors, the accreditation liaison officer and other staff to obtain logistical information from the College. The visitor also toured all the college’s six sites.

According to information from Ms Serrano, the pre-visit is an important aspect of the comprehensive visit. It gives her the opportunity to meet key individuals, to become familiar with the College, the physical settings, and achieve a sense of institutional climate and dynamics. The pre-visit will facilitate the logistical arrangements for the team, including access to evidence to support the self study report, and access to computer hardware and software. Another reason for the visit is to determine travel, lodging, and other logistical arrangements for the team, and to develop a preliminary schedule for the team visit, including visits to the College’s six sites.

The pre-visit was conducted in preparation for the College’s comprehensive visit which is scheduled for March 8 – 11, 2010.