Timeline and Calendar

- August 06 – Review structure, process, personnel assignments, and timeline with the presidents.
- Fall 06 – Review structure, process, personnel assignments, and timeline with faculty at forums, i.e., October 2 and October 11.
- Fall 06 – Present overview of structure, process, personnel assignments, and timeline to JFA.
- Fall 06 – Present overview of structure, process, personnel assignments, and timeline to SDC and CC.
- Fall 06 – Data collection and committee work begins.
- October 06 – AACB reviews structure, process, personnel assignments, and timelines.
- October 06 – AACB chair updates full joint board about the structure, process, and timeline.
- October 06 – CSB/SJU team attends self-study workshop in Chicago.
- Fall 06 or Spring 07 – HLC associate director is invited to campus (focused visit meeting with steering committee, five criterion committees, community at large session, and/or JFA meeting).
- Spring 07 – Second round of data collection occurs.
- April 07 – CSB/SJU steering committee and coordinators of five committees attend HLC annual meeting in Chicago.
Summer 2007
- June 21 - Summer Workshop #1 (Goals, Agenda, Meeting Notes)
- July 10 - Final outline and preliminary findings after first round of data collection due to self-study coordinator and presented to Provost.
- July 17 - Summer Workshop #2
- July 17 - First draft of self-study report posted on CSB/SJU Accreditation 2008 web site for internal consituency comment.
- August 9 - Summer workshop #3
- Send to Commission information suggesting desired team competencies for comprehensive review
- Confirm date of visit and other organizational information.
Fall 2007
- December 10 - Second draft inclusive of second round of data collection due to self-study coordinator and presented to Provost.
- Identify a "hospitality director" who can begin planning for the site team visit and a "technical director" who can provide technical support to the site visit team.
- Identify final editors of the self-study (from English Dept.).
- Plan for mock review and site visit.
Spring 2008
- Current draft presented to SDC and CC.
- Participate in Workshop on Self-Study and other Annual Meeting programs (April).
- April 10 - Final draft of each chapter received by self-study coordinator; complete document compiled and presented to Provost and Presidents.
- April 17 - Final draft of complete self-study report posted on CSB/SJU Accreditation 2008 web site for internal and external consituency comment.
- May - Final draft presented to the joint boards.
Summer 2008
- June 15 - Final revisions of self-study report prepared by self-study coordinator; make sure this includes an institutional "snapshot."
- July 31 - Submit final documents to HLC.
- "Talking points" for HLC visit developed by steering committee.
- Completion of resource rooms.
Fall 2008
- Preparation of internal and external constituencies for site visit.
- Site visit October 13-15.
- October 13 - Hospitality reception hosted by CSB/SJU.
- October 14 - Series of focused and open meetings with specified groups (faculty, staff, administration, students, community members); open meetings completed prior to 2pm.
- October 15 - Site visit team meets with Presidents.
Spring 2009
- Prepare response to site visit report.
- Assure that recommendations from the self-study report and consultations with site visit team are incorporated into the strategic planning processes and are implemented within the proposed timeline.
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