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2021 MSCHE Reaffirmation Activity

August 2021

Assigned ALO and Steering Committee core leadership team

October-November 2021

SC leadership team members attend Self-Study Institute

November 2021

SC leadership team brief President, Provost, VP Strategic Initiatives

December 2021

  • Steering Committee Re-kickoff with charge from University President

  • Steering Committee discuss Self-Study Design
  • Institutional Priority conversations - senior leadership

February 2022

  • Working Group Co-Chairs develop list of members, send invitations
  • Begin drafting Self-Study Design using Design Template

March 2022

  • SC leadership team briefs University Senate on progress, process
  • Working Group co-chairs finalize membership, submit lines of inquiry for review

March – April 2022

SC reviews Self-Study Design draft with Working Group co-chairs, university executive leadership, and Senate; integrates feedback

April 2022

  • ALO submits Self-Study Design draft to Commission staff liaison
  • Host Self-Study Preparation Visit by VP liaison

May 2022

Working Groups convene charge meeting in early May with full membership to provide an overview of tasks and meeting schedule

May – June 2022

Steering Committee (SC) integrates VP liaison feedback, finalizes Self-Study Design with Working Group co-chairs, university executive leadership, and Senate

May 2022

ALO submits final Self-Study Design

June – July 2022

Office of Institutional Research, Planning & Effectiveness and Office of Educational Effectiveness front-load essential elements of Self-Study inventory

August – September 2022

Working Groups identify existing and needed evidence that supports Standard, begin developing draft outline of chapter

September 2022

SC engages university stakeholders (executive leadership, Senate, key academic/administrative units) on progress, process

October 2022

Working Groups submit bulleted outline of all Self-Study Report chapters

November 2022

SC provides feedback on outlines to Working Groups (Nov. 15); Working Groups begin collecting evidence and developing chapter drafts

January 2023

  • Commission staff assign a team of peer evaluators in accordance with the Peer Evaluators Policy and Procedures; Team Chair Selection begins
  • Working Groups submit first drafts of Self-Study Report chapters

February 2023

SC provides feedback on chapters to Working Groups

March 2023

Working Groups submit second drafts of Self-Study Report chapters

April 2023

  • SC provides feedback on chapters to Working Groups
  • Formally notify all institutional constituencies, including the general public, that the Commission makes available the opportunity to submit Third Party Comments regarding the institution’s compliance with standards for accreditation, requirements of affiliation, policies and procedures, and applicable federal regulatory requirements in accordance with the Commission’s Third-Party Comments Policy.

May 15, 2023

Working Groups submit final drafts of Self-Study Report chapters

May – June 2023

SC reviews and integrates all Self-Study Report Chapters, finalizes Self-Study Report with Working Group co-chairs, university executive leadership, and Senate

June 2023

Leadership team revises draft to unify voice and check evidence

July 2023

Leadership finishes revisions to unify draft, addresses any remaining gaps; submits to executive leadership for review

August 2023

Leadership provides feedback on draft (Aug. 15); feedback is incorporated (Aug. 31).

September 2023

Draft Self-Study Report shared with campus community for feedback; ALO submits final draft of the Self-Study Report to the MSCHE Chair in advance of preliminary Visit

October 2023

  • Collect feedback from campus community
  • Host Chair’s Preliminary Visit

November 2023

SC integrates feedback from Chair and community, finalizes Self-Study Report

December 2023

Upload Self-Study Report and all supporting evidence to secure MSCHE portal on the due date by close of business at 4:30 PM, no later than six weeks prior to the On-Site Evaluation Visit.

January 2024

MSCHE peer evaluators review Self Study Report and all supporting Evidence prior to scheduled On-Site Evaluation Visit; may request additional evidence required to clarify information or verify compliance prior to arriving on-site. If third-party comments were received in accordance with Commission policy and procedures, the Commission forwards to the team for review.

April 2024

Host On-Site Evaluation Visit; peer evaluators may request additional evidence while they are on-site as required to clarify information or verify compliance; peer evaluators develop a draft Team Report that summarizes the team’s findings, meet with institutional representatives for an oral exit report

June or Nov 2024

Commission action: Commission will take an accreditation action in accordance with its Accreditation Actions Policy and Procedures.