(revised 12/XII/00)
Stage One: Preliminary Planning
| December ’99 | Identify key self-study leadership personnel |
| Appoint Steering Committee | |
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Appoint Principal Committees |
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| February ‘00 | Steering Committee meets with the President |
| Notify and inform institutional constituencies regarding initiation of the self-study. | |
| Consult with SACS Commission Staff | |
| Development of Self Study Mission and Purpose by Steering Committee |
Stage Two: Initiating the Self Study
| March ’00 | Development of Self Study Plan by Steering Committee |
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Activate Principal Committees and conduct orientation meetings for Principal Committees |
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| April ’00 | SACS kickoff visit – Visit by SACS Representative |
Stage Three: Conducting the Self Study
| June ’00 | Principal Committees submit questions to be included in surveys of faculty, staff, students |
| Steering Committee reviews draft survey questions and submits to Survey Center | |
| July ‘00 | Steering Committee designs focus groups, and town hall meetings. |
| Steering Committee develops and distributes writing/editing guidelines | |
| August 25 '00 |
Progress Reports due from Principal
Committees |
| September ’00 | Self Study plan submitted to SACS | |
| Administer surveys | ||
| Board of Trustees briefing on Self-Study | ||
| Departmental and administrative unit assessment reports due | ||
| Steering Committee develops letter to go out with surveys | ||
| October ‘00 | UK Survey Center compiles survey results and conducts analysis | |
| November ’00 | Steering Committee distributes survey analysis to Principal Committees | |
| 21 February, '01 | First draft due of reports from Principal Committees | |
| late February '01 | Steering Committee compiles and reviews draft reports of Principal Committees | |
| late April, '01 | Second draft reports due from Principal Committee | |
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Steering Committee compiles and reviews draft reports of Principal Committees |
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| late May, '01 | Final Reports due from Principal Committees | |
| June, '01 | Steering Committee begins writing draft of Self-Study Report | |
| Complete and forward mid-point progress report to SACS Commission staff member | ||
| July ‘01 | Steering Committee begins Institutional Follow-Up Plan to Self Study Report | |
| September ‘01 | Steering Committee completes draft of Self-Study Report and Institutional Follow-Up Plan | |
| Begin preliminary planning for SACS Visiting Committee visit | ||
| October ’01 | Preliminary draft of Final Self Study Report made available to university community | |
| November'01 | Steering Committee completes final Self Study Report and Institutional Follow Up Plan | |
| Develop addendum to self-study report. | ||
| Complete and distribute Final Self-Study report to BOT for endorsement | ||
| University Forum on Final Report | ||
| December ‘01 | Send copy of the Final Self-Study Report to the SACS Visiting Committee Chair prior to preliminary visit | |
Stage Four: Preparing for and Receiving
the Visiting Committee
| January ‘02 |
Finalize planning for SACS Visiting Committee visit |
| Receive preliminary visit by SACS Visiting Committee Chair | |
| February ’02 | Mail self-study and other materials to SACS Visiting Committee members and Commission on Colleges |
| March ‘02 | Inform the university community of the purpose and activities of the visiting committee while on campus. |
| April 15-18 ‘02 | SACS Visiting Committee on campus |
Stage Five: Preparing for Review and Action by the Commission on Colleges
| May ’02 | University reviews draft of visiting committee report for errors of fact. |
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University receives and responds to recommendations cited in the final visiting committee report. |
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| Steering Committee assists with development of a plan for follow-up and implementation of self study recommendations | |
| June ’02 | University implements plan for follow-up of all non-Criteria related recommendations stemming from the self-study process |
| December ‘02 | SACS Annual Meeting |
