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| 1. Mar 98 | President; Provost; Faculty Members | Attend NCA mtg. in Chicago | To become familiar with continuing accreditation process | President, Provost & Faculty attended NCA mtg. |
| 2. Jun 98 | President | Campus community invited to serve on subcommittees | To establish five subcommittees focused on each criterion | Subcommittees established |
| 3. Jun 98 | President | Appoints Self-Study Coordinator & Editor | To provide leadership and organization for continuing accreditation process | President appointed
D. Toppen, Oversight S. Ratwik, Coordinator K. Floyd, Editor |
| 4. Jun 98 – Sep 98 | President; Provost; Coordinator; Editor | Review materials associated with continuing accreditation | To become knowledgeable about NCA documents, previous self-study reports, & affiliation statements | Assorted materials reviewed |
| 5. Sep 98 – Nov 98 | Campus Community
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Campus-wide meeting is called by the President | To provide overview of NCA process, timeline for completion of activities, & charge to subcommittees | Information provided at campus-wide mtg. |
| 6. Oct 98 | Editor | Gathered documents & materials for Self-Study Resource Room | To provide a working area for subcommittee members | Self-Study Resource Room established |
| 7. Oct 98 – Jan 99 | Subcommittees | Subcommittees begin meeting | To plan information gathering and to identify relevant information/issues for each criterion area | Subcommittees met |
| 8. Nov 98 | Asst. Professor of Public Services | Develops NCA page on University’s website | To utilize available technology for communication purposes | NCA page developed |
| 9. Nov 98 | President | Responds to NCA’s request for choice of dates for visit | To set date for team visit | Date of visit scheduled for February 5-7, 2001 |
| 10. Nov 98 | President | Issues call for Steering Committee membership | To establish a Steering Committee | Steering Committee established |
| 11. Nov 98 – Mar 99 | Provost’s Council | Prepares and presents reports for each chapter of the NCA handbook | To provide information on the NCA process to members of the Provost’s Council | Information on the NCA process provided to Provost’s Council |
| 12. Dec 98 | Steering Committee | Initial Steering Committee meeting held to discuss:
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To provide guidance for subcommittees and develop the process/plan for continuing accreditation | Steering Committee addressed objectives |
| 13. Jan 99 – Mar 99 | Subcommittees | Subcommittees continue to meet | To gather data for preparation of a first draft
report to the Steering Committee
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Subcommittees prepared draft reports |
| 14. Feb 99 | Steering Committee | Steering Committee meets to discuss:
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To move forward with self-study activities | Steering Committee addressed objectives |
| 15. Mar 99 | Subcommittees | Prepares draft reports to be submitted to the Steering Committee | To develop draft reports for each criterion | Draft reports submitted to Steering Committee |
| 16. Mar 99 – Apr 99 | Steering Committee | Steering Committee meets to discuss draft reports and provides feedback to subcom. | To review subcommittee draft reports and to provide feedback to subcommittees | Draft reports reviewed and feedback provided |
| 17. Apr 99 | Steering Committee Members, Faculty | Attends NCA mtg. in Chicago | To allow committee to become more knowledgeable about NCA & the accreditation process | NCA meeting attended by Steering Com. members & others; members report on findings to University & Community |
| 18. Apr 99 – May 99 | Steering Committee | Self-Study Plan is sent to NCA liaison for review | To gather feedback on Self-Study Plan | Feedback incorporated into Plan & shared with University Community |
| 19. May 99 | President; Provost | Briefs Board of Trustees on accreditation progress | To inform Board of progess and to invite feedback | Board of Trustees updated; incorporate feedback from Board |
| 20. Aug 99 – Sep 99 | Provost; Coordinator; Editor; Subcommittees | Prepares first draft of report | To prepare first draft of report
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First draft of report prepared |
| 21. Aug 99 | President; Provost; Coordinator; Campus Community | Provides a progress report to the campus community | To provide information to the entire campus on the progress of accreditation activities | Progress report provided to campus community |
| 22. Sep 99 | President | Invites C. López to campus
Update Bd. of Trustees |
To provide information to the campus community
To provide information to Board of Trustees |
Information on self-study provided to campus community and to Board of Trustees |
| 23. Sep 99 – Oct 99 | Steering Committee | Reviews draft report and provides feedback to Editor | To review draft report and provide feedback to Editor | Draft report reviewed and feedback provided to Editor |
| 24. Oct 99 | Campus Community | C. López visits campus | Provide information | Information provided to campus community |
| 25. Sep 99 – Nov 99 | Campus Community; Regional Community | Reviews sections of report | To obtain feedback from campus and regional community | Feedback provided |
| 26. Nov 99 – Jan 00 | Editor | Revises draft of report | To revise draft of report
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Draft report revised |
| 27. Dec 99 – Jan 00 | President; Provost | Sends the NCA suggestions for team competencies | To provide input on team competencies | Suggestions for team competencies sent to NCA |
| 28. Jan 00 – May 00 | Steering Committee | Circulates and receives reactions to draft report | To provide an opportunity for feedback from campus community | Draft circulated and reactions received |
| 29. Apr 00 | Steering Committee; Others | Attends NCA mtg. in Chicago | To become more knowledgeable about the NCA and the cont. accreditation process | NCA mtg. attended by Steering Com. Members & others & review Self-Study related to findings |
| 30. Apr 00 – May 00 | University Constituents | Reviews draft of self-study report | To provide an opportunity for 3rd Party Comments | Third-party comments sent to NCA |
| 31. May 00 – Jun 00 | President; Provost | Sends comments on proposed team members to the NCA | To provide comments on proposed team members to the NCA | Comments provided |
| 32. Jun 00 – Jul 00 | President; Provost | Formally invites team members to visit | To invite team members to campus | Team members invited to campus |
| 33. Jun 00 | Editor | Draft of report sent to C. López for review | To obtain feedback from NCA liaison | Feedback incorporated into final draft |
| 34. Jun 00 – Aug 00 | Editor | Completes final draft of report | To complete final draft of report | Final draft of report completed |
| 35. Sep 00 | President; Provost; Coordinator; Campus Community | Provides a progress report to the campus community & Board of Trustees | To provide information to the entire campus on the progress of accreditation activities | Progress report provided to campus community |
| 36. Sep 00 – Oct 00 | Editor; Graphics Dept. | Graphics prepares copies of report | To prepare final copies of report | Copies of report completed |
| 37. Sep 00 – Oct 00 | Steering Committee; Campus Community | Prepares for team visit | To prepare for team visit | Preparations for team visit are completed |
| 38. Oct 00 | Editor | Report sent to NCA | To provide final report to NCA | Final report submitted to NCA |
| 39. Nov 00 | Provost; Coordinator | Sends complete set of evaluation materials to each team member and the NCA staff liaison | To provide evaluation materials to team members and the NCA staff liaison | Evaluation materials provided to team members and the NCA staff liaison |
| 40. Jan 01 | President; Provost; Coordinator; Campus Community | Holds campus-wide meeting to discuss visit | To provide information to the campus community on the visit | Information provided to campus community |
| 41. Feb 01 | All | Evaluation site visit takes place | To complete evaluation site visit | Evaluation site visit completed |
