Southeastern safety specialist named to national accreditation body
Monday, May 16, 2016 
by: Rene Abadie
HAMMOND – Lu Yuan, interim head of the Southeastern Louisiana University Department
of Computer Science and Industrial Technology, has been appointed to a term as commission
member for one of the nation’s foremost academic accrediting bodies.
Yuan, an associate professor and certified safety professional, will serve on
the 2016-2017 ABET Applied Science Accreditation Commission (ASAC).
ABET is a non-profit, private accrediting agency for programs such as computer
science, applied science, including safety and health, engineering and engineering
technology and is recognized as an official accrediting agency by the Council for
Higher Education Accreditation.
As a member of the commission, Yuan will participate in scheduled commission
meetings and serve as team chairman for one or more site visits to institutions seeking
accreditation or re-accreditation.
“The appointment recognizes the quality of Southeastern’s occupational safety,
health, and environment program, housed in the Department of Computer Science and
Industrial Technology, and also demonstrates the excellent reputation of the program,”
said Yuan “It is an honor to be selected to the commission and to work with other
institutions seeking ABET accreditation.”
Accreditation is a voluntary process and assures a program meets the quality
standards of the professions accredited. Southeastern’s bachelor’s program in occupational
safety, health and environment – the only one of its kind in the state – has been
accredited by the Applied Science Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc. since 2008.
