Timeline
March 2009 to June 2009
- Pre-planning starts – Institutional Self-Study Coordinators appointed
- Self-Study Coordinators and administrators attend HLC Conference
- Executive Team formed
- Self-study leadership (Criterion Resource Team Leaders and organizational structure) identified – Steering Team formed
July 2009 to October 2009
- EMCC Leadership Retreat – Coordinators formally introduce college leadership to self-study structure and Team Leaders
- All-Employee Meeting and Day of Learning – Self-study process presentations
- Orientation for Team Leaders
- Self-study purpose and goals communicated to campus
- All-Employee Kick Off – Institution begins formal self-study process
- Project Writer identified
- Henry Rinne visits
November 2009 to February 2010
- Teams solicit for and orient volunteers
- Team Leaders plan and outline evidence collection for their respective criteria
- Steering and Executive Team meetings – Training on evidence project management and evidence collection software (Sharepoint and Mind Map)
- E-Clips communication sent out
- DEADLINE – All Criterion Teams have met
- Project Writer works with teams on uploading appropriate documents/evidence into Mind Map software
- Criterion Teams conduct self-study – At least 50% of identified components put into Sharepoint
- Executive, Steering and Criterion Team meetings
March 2010 to June 2010
- HLC Conference attendance – Visit with HLC representative Karen Solomon
- DEADLINE – Criterion Teams completed research and analysis on the 50% components
- Criterion teams identify strategies/plans for research and analyze remaining 50% percent components
- Project Writer works with teams on uploading appropriate documents/evidence into Mind Map software
- Criterion Teams conduct self-study – At least 50% of identified components put into Sharepoint
- Executive, Steering and Criterion Team meetings
- Draft organization, content for self-study
- Project Writer drafts and writes self-study document
- Criterion Teams complete self-study
July 2010 to October 2010
- All-Employee Meeting – Self-study progress updates
- Day of Learning – Self-study process presentations
- Karen Solomon visits
- All-Employee HLC Meeting update
- Draft organization, content for self-study
- Project Writer drafts and writes self-study document
- Executive, Steering and Criterion Team meetings
- Criterion Teams complete self-study
November 2010 to February 2011
- DEADLINE – Criterion Teams complete research and analysis on the remaining core components
- Self-study writing, review, edit
- Project Writer drafts and writes self-study document
- Executive, Steering and Criterion Team meetings
- Criterion Teams complete self-study
March 2011 to June 2011
- HLC Conference attendance
- Self-study report to NCA liaison, Karen Solomon
- Third-party comments
- Project Writer drafts and writes self-study document
- Executive, Steering and Criterion Team meetings
- Resource Room preparation
July 2011 to November 2011
- Design and publishing of self-study report
- All-Employee Meeting – Self-study findings
- Self-study report to Evaluation Team
- All-Employee Meeting to prepare for visit
- Share with Governing Board
- Evaluation Team visits
- All-Employee Celebration
- Executive, Steering and Criterion Team meetings
- Resource Room preparation
