Proposed NEASC Timeline

Preliminary Timeline for NEASC Self-Study

Summer 2011 Steering Committee

  • Read WCSU Self-Study Report 2003, NEASC Fifth Year Report, Progress Report 2006, Acceptance letters of 2006 and 2008 Progress Reports and results of 2002 Faculty/Staff Survey
  • Read new Standards
  • Determine themes/guiding principles for Self-Study
  • Finalize Chairs of Standards committees
  • Preliminary Timeline and Self Study process established
  • Develop a campus-wide communications plan for Self Study process
  • Begin Data Forms, 2009-10 and 2010-11
  • Identify IT needs
  • Decide whether Faculty/Staff survey is needed
  • Update website to announce Self-Study process

Fall semester 2011

  • President’s announcement of NEASC Accreditation, Steering Committee and  Standards Committee
  • Take NEASC workshop, October 13 and 14
  • Kick-off meeting of Steering Committee, Standards Committees Chairs and key stakeholders
    • Role and Responsibilities of Steering Committee and Chairs
    • Charge to Standards Committees
    • Share strategy and guidelines for drafts-- template, length etc.
    • Distribute literature from NEASC workshop
    • Committee outreach (to faculty, staff, students, alumni, Danbury community)
    • Set deadlines
  • Standard Committee Chairs
    • Determine committee members
    • Hold first meeting to discuss process for collecting data and writing deadlines
    • Submit to Steering committee process, deadlines and outreach activities

Spring semester 2012
Work on draft of Standards

  • All committees meeting at least monthly
  • Determine what data need to be collected to respond to standards
  • Outreach activities as compiling draft
  • March 16, 2012 Progress Report meeting, Steering Committee with Chairs

Summer 2012

  • Data Forms 2011-12 completed
  • June 15, 2012:  Drafts of the 11 Standards given to Steering Committee and editor for feedback
  • Steering Committee and editor complete review of drafts of the 11 Standards and data

Fall semester 2012

  • Nov. 1, 2012 Chairs revise drafts of 11 Standards using feedback from Steering Committee and editor.

Spring semester 2013

  • Jan. 15, 2013 Editor incorporates 11 Standards into a single document with one voice
  • Feb. 1, 2013 Self-Study draft posted on website for comment
  • Feb. 2013 Public forums for presentation and discussion of Self Study
  • March-April  Editor incorporates comments into draft
  • May 1, 2013 Editor finalizes Self Study
  • May 2013 send Self Study to NEASC
  • Data Forms 2012-2013 completed

Summer 2013

  • Make any revisions suggested by NEASC
  • August 15:  Send Self Study to Visiting Team

September 29-October 2, 2013 NEASC Evaluation Visiting Team on campus



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