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title: SACSCOC 2014 Highlights - ProctorFree
description: SACSCOC (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges) 2014 was a momentous conference set in an incredible facility. The ProctorFree has had a chance to reflect and wants to share with you some of the highlights.
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# [SACSCOC 2014 Highlights - ProctorFree](https://www.proctorfree.com/news/sacscoc-2014-highlights)

 Written by [Mike Murphy](https://www.proctorfree.com/news/author/mike-murphy) | Dec 12, 2014 5:00:00 AM

## SACSCOC (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges) 2014 was a momentous conference set in an incredible facility. The ProctorFree team has had a chance to reflect and wants to share some of the highlights with you.

### The What:

[From SACS themselves,](http://www.sacscoc.org/annmtg/2014/2014%20AM%20GeneralInformation(r1).pdf)

*“The 2014 SACSCOC Annual Meeting program will feature plenary*  
*and concurrent sessions, workshops, group discussions, panels,*  
*and Commission staff perspectives. Special activities will include*  
*Presidents’ Day, the Educational Excellence Exposition, a Resource*  
*Room, a Cyber Café, and networking luncheons. All sessions will*  
*be held at the Music City Center in downtown Nashville.”*

### The Why:

Simply put, accreditation is what makes the degree you have worth anything.  Schools get accreditation then have to remain in compliance. It’s the equivalent of peer-review, but instead the level of a journal, it’s the level of a college or university. This matters because these accreditation folks are looking at online programs with an eye toward identity verification.

### The Who:

The keynotes included [Margaret Spellings former US Secretary of Education and President of the George W. Bush Foundation](http://www.bushcenter.org/people/margaret-spellings), [Cameron Evans, the National and Chief Technology officer at Microsoft](http://news.microsoft.com/download/archived/presskits/education/docs/msevanscbio.pdf), and the State of the Commission address was given by[ Dr. Belle S. Wheelan, the president of SACSCOC.](http://www.sacscoc.org/president.asp)

### The Where:

SACSCOC 2014 took place in Nashville, Tennessee at the newly opened Music City Center. This convention center is huge, high-tech, and even has a garden on the roof to reclaim rain water for the building’s usage.

### The When:

SACSCOC took place December 6-9.

### Next year:

Next year SACSCOC will be taking place in Houston, Texas on December 5-8. Hope to see you there!

 

 

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