Middle States Timeline

Spring 2024

• February: Steering Committee Kick-off
  • Determine Self-Study Model
• March: Working Groups Kick-off
  • Working group charge
• May: Campus-wide forum

Summer 2024

• Plan formal Middle States kick-off event for Fall Institute Week

Fall 2024

• August: Campus-wide Kick-off event
• October/November: Leadership Team attends Self-Study Institute

Spring 2025

• February: MSCHE Liaison schedules preparation visit for Spring 2025
  • Self-Study Design document to President for feedback
• March: Steering Committee finalizes Self-Study Design document
  • Design document vetted by College community
  • Design document sent to Middle States Staff Liaison
• April: MSCHE Liaison visit and review of Design document

Fall 2025

• Working groups continue research/reporting for their standard
• Steering Committee reviews/discusses reports and identifies gaps

Spring 2026

• March: Working Groups finish final drafts of reports
• May: Tri-Chairs (along w/Steering Committee) assemble first draft of Self-Study Report

Summer 2026

• Tri-Chairs edit first draft of Self-Study Report
  • Edited first draft to President for feedback
  • Edited first draft sent to Evaluation Chair

Fall 2026

• September: Edited first draft of Self-Study Report to MSCHE Team Chairs and Campus Community for comments
  • Evaluation Chair reviews draft
• October: Tri-Chairs (along w/Steering Committee) assemble second draft of Self-Study Report
• November: Evaluation Chair makes preliminary campus visit (four months prior to team visit)

Spring 2027

• January: Steering Committee finalizes Self-Study Report ·
  • Final Report sent to Evaluation Team (six weeks prior to team visit)
• March: Evaluation Team visit
• April: Final documentation submitted to MSCHE
  • College responds to Evaluation Team visit

Summer 2027

• MSCHE Action