| Month and Year | Activity |
|---|---|
| November 1998 | Commission action on accreditation; follow up on recommendations |
| Sept.-Oct. | |
| August | Reader's Panel reviews team report and institutional response |
| July | Institution responds to final team report |
| June | Institution responds to draft team report |
| May 1998 | Site Visit (May 4-6) |
| April | Evaluation materials sent to team & staff liaison (April 1) |
| Feb.-March | Prepare for team visit |
| January 1998 | Take a deep breath |
| December 1997 | Final Self-Study Report (December 1) |
| November | Draft Report revised and reviewed by committee |
| Sept.-October | Draft circulated for reactions |
| August | Rough Draft of Self-Study Completed (August 1) |
| June-July | Write rough draft of self-study report; send comments to Commission on proposed team |
| May | Commission proposes team; Steering Committee reviews sub-committee reports |
| April | Steering Comm. attends NCA meeting (April 19-22); sub-committee reports due April 22 |
| Feb.-March | Sub-committees prepare their reports; send team competencies to NCA |
| January 1997 | Steering Committee reviews and responds to progress reports |
| December 1996 | Sub-committee progress reports due to Steering Committee (Dec. 15); Begin work on team competencies |
| Sept.-November | Preliminary self-study work done by subcommittees; draft of chapters 1 and 2 completed by Steering Committee October 15 |
| August | Finalize sub-committee structure and charges |
| July | Self-Study plan to Commission for review (July 18) |
| June 1996 | Develop self-study plan |
Note: "Sub-committees" of the Self-Study Steering Committee are any group assigned a self-study task. The Self-Study Steering Committee does not intend to create new committees, preferring to work with existing structures. These groups may choose to form special or ad hoc committees for the purpose of self-study if they wish.