Team Visit
September 18 through 21, 2022
Overarching Principles
- Create the self-study within a shared governance framework
- Use existing faculty and administrative committees where possible
- Engage the entire campus and give frequent updates: refer to the website
Process Overview
- Assignment of Co-Chairs (faculty and VPs)
- Formation of Standards Committees
- Preparation of Description-Appraisal-Projection (DAP) forms
- Individual Standards’ DAP reviewed for feedback by President’s and Provost’s Advisory Committee and Deans’ Council
- Revision of standards based on feedback (Special Advisor and Assistant Provost working with appropriate committee)
- Review of collated draft standards by Academic Cabinet, Faculty Council, President’s Council
- Preparation of full narrative draft (Special Advisor and Assistant Provost)
- Compilation of statistical data (Institutional Research and Enrollment)
- Updates to Board of Trustees Academic Affairs Committee (Provost and deans)
- Editor reviews and standardizes draft narrative
- Review by Academic Cabinet and President's Council
- Review by Board of Trustees
- Post full draft on password-protected website for community review
- Submission of draft to NECHE for feedback
- Revisions made and final submission to the Commission
DRAFT Timeline: Spring 2021–Spring 2022
Fall 2020
- Prepare packets of materials by standard (2018, 2013 self-studies) — Accomplished
- Review NECHE letters and identify issues; focus on assessment efforts — Accomplished
- Discuss with Faculty Council and President’s Council — Accomplished
- Appoint Special Advisor to the Provost — Accomplished
Spring 2021
- Brief President’s Council, Identify Committees and Chairs, Create Website
- Work out timeline with DAPs, draft reviews, collation, narrative, identify writer/editor
