Patricia Donat has extensive experience in higher education administration. Patricia began their career at the University of North Georgia in 2008, where they held various roles including Associate VPAA, Acting VPAA, VPAA, and eventually Provost and Sr. VPAA from 2013 to 2015. In 2015, they joined the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) as Vice President, and they currently serve as the Senior Vice President.
Patricia Donat's education history includes attending the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where they pursued an Institute for Educational Management (IEM) degree. Additionally, they earned a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Social Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. No specific information is provided regarding the start and end years of their education at these institutions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) accredits degree-granting higher education institutions in the Southern United States and internationally. The Commission's mission is the enhancement of educational quality and the improvement of institutional effectiveness by ensuring accredited institutions meet standards established by the higher education community that address the needs of society and students. The Commission serves as the common denominator of shared values and practices among the diverse institutions in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Latin America and other international sites approved by the Commission that award associate, baccalaureate, master’s, or doctoral degrees. Accreditation by SACSCOC signifies that an institution (1) has a mission appropriate to higher education, (2) has resources, programs, and services sufficient to accomplish and sustain that mission, and (3) maintains clearly specified educational objectives consistent with its mission and appropriate to the degrees it offers and that indicate whether it is successful in achieving its stated objectives.