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Timeline
| Stage I:
Preliminary Planning (August 2005—November 2005) |
1. Review new criteria
2. Formulate Goals for the Self-Study
3. Identify a means for public posting of documents
4. Identify institutional resources for self-study
5. Identify date for visit from liaison from Higher Learning
Commission
6. Write charges and work plans for subcommittees
7. Select members of the Steering Committee |
| Stage II:
Initiating the Self-Study (November 2005-August 2006) |
1. Attend Higher Learning Commission Annual Conference
2. Select members of the subcommittees
3. Identify a writer for the self-study
4. Host Kickoff Workshop for Self-Study (November 2005)
5. Prepare planning document (January 2006)
6. Share self-study plan with liaison (May 2006)
7. Begin collecting data and documents by subcommittees
(February 2006)
8. Assign subcommittee projects (February 2006)
9. Self-Study subcommittees begin to identify strengths and
challenges and to write
bulleted points of information.
10. Begin collecting and establishing online/print Resource Room |
| Stage III:
Conducting the Self-Study (September 2006-December 2006) |
1. Build student awareness through SGA meetings
(August-December 2006)
2. Self-study writer begins writing Chapters I and II for Chair
Review
3. Data identified and Self-Study committee reviews data |
| Stage IV:
Writing and Reviewing the Self-Study (January 2007—October 2007) |
1. Committee continues to analyze data and draft appropriate
statements for Self-Study
2. Host HLC Liaison visit in March 2007
3. Hold informational discussions with faculty/staff in spring
semester
4. Complete first drafts of chapters by July 1, 2007
5. HLC Steering Committee reviews preliminary writing (August
2007)
6. Host five community meetings (August/September 2007)
7. Revise five criterion-based chapters (Sept/Oct. 2007)
8. Submit comments to writer (Sept/Oct. 2007)
9. Prepare closing chapter – synthesis & planning (Sept/Oct.
2007) |
| Stage V:
Finalizing and Submitting the Self-Study (November 2007—January
2008) |
1. Complete penultimate draft of self-study
(November-December 2007)
2. Meet with faculty for final notification and input (November
2007)
3. Meet with staff and other constituents for final notification
and input (November 2007)
4. Invite third party comments to be sent to HLC (November 2007)
5. Internal final review of self-study document (December
2007-January 2008)
6. Prepare materials for the visiting team (December
2007-January 2008) |
| Stage VI:
Receiving the Visiting Team (January 2008—April 2008) |
1. Distribute final self-study documents on campus (January
2008)
2. Mail self-study report to visiting team (January 30, 2008)
3. Hold community meetings to discuss visit (February 2008)
4. Host visiting team (March 30—April 2, 2008)
5. Review visiting team draft report (April 2008) |
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