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Dates/Activity Prior to Visit of April 2007
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Date |
Prior to the Team Visit |
What the Organization Does |
What the Commission Does |
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October 2002 (Actual time begun at UW Oshkosh) |
4-1/2 years |
á Appoints self-study steering committee á Initiates planning the self-study process
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November 2004 (Suggested by NCA) |
2-1/2 years |
á Ongoing
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á Sends two-year reminder letter to organization reminding it of scheduled evaluation (September) |
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November 2004 – April 2005 |
2 – 2-1/2 years |
á Notifies Commission of its Self-Study Coordinator, preferred visit dates, proposed changes to the SAS |
á Sends Annual Meeting information and registration packets to Institution (December) |
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April 2005 |
2 years |
á Self-study steering committee develops a self-study design and submits it to the Commission staff liaison á Steering committee organizes and selects principle subcommittees á Subcommittees gather data, conduct interviews, analyze, and develop draft reports for submission to steering committee á Participates in Workshop on Self-Study and other Annual Meeting programs (March/April) |
á Staff liaison reviews the design and provides feedback to the organization á Staff liaisons make presentations on self-study and other topics meet with organizations at the Annual Meeting |
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November 2005 – April 2006 |
1 – 1-1/2 years |
á Sends to Commission information suggesting desired team competencies á Confirms date of visit and other organizational information |
á Sends one-year reminder letter to organization (September) á Confirms date of visit and other organizational information á Sends Annual Meeting information and registration packets to organization (December) |
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April 2006 |
1 year |
á Steering committee analyzes information; prepares, completes studies, prepares rough draft of the self-study report á Participates in Workshop in Self-Study and other Annual Meeting programs (March/April) |
á Staff liaisons make presentations on self-study and other topics, meet with organizations at the Annual Meeting |
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April 2006 – August 2006 |
8-12 months |
á Steering Committee circulates and receives reaction to draft report |
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April 2006 – November 2006 |
5 – 12 months |
á Editor compiles final self-study report |
á Commission sends a list of proposed team members and an Evaluation Visit Summary Sheet to organization |
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á Sends comments on proposed team members to the Commission |
á Commission formally invites team members to participate |
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August 2006 – December 2006 |
4 – 8 months |
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á Commission notifies organization and team that team is complete. (In general, fall teams are completed by August 1, spring teams are completed by October 15) |
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January 2007 |
3 months |
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á Team chair contacts organization to make arrangements for evaluation visit |
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January 2007 |
3 months |
á Duplicates self-study report, etc. á Prepares for team visit |
á Commission sends materials for the visit to team and the organization |
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February 2007 – March 2007 |
1-1/2 – 2 months |
á Sends one complete set of evaluation materials to each member of the Evaluation Team and to the Commission staff liaison. |
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