Southeastern safety specialist named to national accreditation commission
Tuesday, May 8, 2018 
by: Tonya Lowentritt
HAMMOND – Lu Yuan, interim head of the Southeastern Louisiana University Department
of Computer Science and Industrial Technology, has been re-appointed to a term as
commission member for the ABET Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission
(ANSAC), one of the nation’s foremost academic accrediting bodies.
Yuan, an associate professor and certified safety professional, will serve on
the 2018-2019 commission.
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 the program
has earned over recent years,” said Yuan.
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 and Natural Science Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc.
since 2008.
The OSH&E program was also awarded a $1,500 donation from the Greater Baton Rouge
Industry Alliance recently, which was used for professional development opportunities
and in the recognition of multiple graduating seniors receiving Graduate Safety Practitioner
designations from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.
