Good afternoon, everyone, and Happy October! 

It’s time to start thinking about our NC-SARA renewals. 

Each campus’ SARA representative will receive an email from NC-SARA approximately 90 days before the end of our participation agreement (between 11/23-12/4 for each campus, I believe), indicating that it’s time to begin our renewal applications. You will have thirty (30) days from the receipt of the email to complete your renewal application and submit it to our State Portal Entity (SPE), Heather Delange at CDHE. Ms. Delange and I have discussed some of the changes we will be expected to address, or possibly provide evidence for, in this year’s renewals. Key points from that conversation, along with a timeline for the renewal process, can be found in the attached document. 

Your Provost (or Chancellor, depending on your campus’s practice) will need to initial and sign different sections of the renewal application. If possible, I recommend scheduling a brief meeting with them to review the form, so they understand what they are agreeing to on behalf of the University and how these issues and actions impact the institution as a whole. This is also an excellent opportunity to emphasize the importance of complying with the reciprocity agreement and associated federal regulations, particularly for those who may have faced challenges in getting the University’s state authorization and licensure needs addressed. 

Please feel free to reach out with any questions or if you need assistance gathering information for your renewal application. 

Erika G. Swain
Interim Assistant Director for State Authorization
Office of Academic Affairs
University of Colorado System
e: swaine@cu.edu
https://www.cu.edu/state-authorization
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Assistant Director for Compliance and Authorization
Office of Data Analytics | Office of Institutional Research
University of Colorado Boulder
e: Erika.Swain@colorado.edu