Amanda Jacobson, MEd
Sr. Director, CQI, IE, and AccreditationInstitutional Effectiveness and Accreditation

Amanda Jacobson, MEd, serves as Sr. Director, Continuous Quality Improvement, Institutional Effectiveness, and Accreditation. In this role, she helps lead the School’s accreditation efforts and institutional effectiveness strategy, ensuring alignment with state authorization, institutional, and programmatic accreditation standards. She serves as the LCME Site Visit Coordinator, overseeing all planning, documentation, and readiness activities for accreditation reviews. For the Higher Learning Commission, she serves as the institution’s Data Update Coordinator and an Assurance Filing Contributor, supporting evidence development, narrative accuracy, and ongoing compliance reporting. As one of AWSOM’s founding employees, she has helped guide the School through major early milestones, including achieving Certification of New Institution and Degree Program with ADHE, HLC Eligibility Status, and LCME Preliminary Accreditation.
About
Career Highlights:
Assistant Director for Transfer, Retention Specialist, and Academic Advisor, University of Arkansas (UARK) Sam M. Walton College of Business
Assistant Director of Chapter Programs, UARK Alumni Association
Education:
BSBA and MEd: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville