Milestones and Projected Dates
| Milestone | Target Date |
|---|---|
| Assemble Steering Committee | December 2017 |
| Solicit Working Group Volunteers | January 2018 |
| Begin to draft Self-Study Design | March 1, 2018 |
| Kickoff luncheon and orientation for Working Groups members | February 21, 2018 |
| Host MSCHE liaison for meetings on campus | March 19, 2018 |
| Revisions and final approval of Self-Study Design by MSCHE liaison. | April-May 2018 |
| Convene first Working Group meetings. Meetings will occur at least once a month and through February 2020. | April 2018 |
| Prepare Documentation Repository as a resource for Working Groups | May-August 2018 |
| Working Groups submit detailed outlines to Steering Committee - Feedback will be provided | September 30, 2018 |
| Working Groups submit first draft reports to Steering Committee - Feedback will be provided | November-December 2018 |
| Update Board of Trustees Academic Affairs Committee on Self-Study progress | December 10, 2018 |
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MSCHE Evaluation Team Chair is selected. Steering Committee submits Self-Study design to Team Chair. Chair visit date is set |
January-February 2019 |
| Working Groups submit second draft reports to Steering Committee. | February 2019 |
| Steering Committee completes first draft of Self-Study based on Working Group reports. | May-June 2019 |
| Update Board of Trustees Academic Affairs Committee on Self-Study progress. | June 3, 2019 |
| Feedback from campus community on Self-Study first draft. | July-August 2019 |
| Steering Committee completes second draft of Self-Study. | September 2019 |
| Deliver report to Chair of Steering Committee | October 2019 |
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Begin Verification of Compliance Report |
November 2019 |
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Preliminary campus visit by Team Chair; feedback to Steering Committee by Team Chair on Self-Study draft. |
November 12, 2019 |
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Verification of Compliance Report submitted to MSCHE no later than Jan. 15. Edits/revisions to Self-Study based on Evaluation Team Chair’s input are completed; revised document is shared with campus community. |
January 2020 |
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Final version of Self-Study and Evidence Inventory are sent to MSCHE Evaluation Team (six weeks prior to campus visit). |
February 2020 |
| MSCHE Evaluation Team visits campus. | March 1-4, 2020 |
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Evaluation Team issues report. Steering Committee produces institutional response to report. |
May 2020 |
| MSCHE Commission meets to act on accreditation. | June 2020 |