- Commission staff liaisons host post-SSI conference calls with key institutional representatives.
Timeline
Fall 2025
November 14, 2025
Fall 2025
- Core Leadership Group, Steering Committee Co-Chairs and members, and Working Group members are formally appointed by the Chancellor.
- Working Group leadership (chairs and co-chairs) is established.
- Campus-wide Self-Study Kick-Off event is launched.
- MSCHE staff liaison preparation visit is scheduled.
- Core Leadership Team attends the MSCHE Annual Conference.
Winter 2026
January 30, 2026
- Draft Self-Study Design is completed and submitted to MSCHE staff liaisons.
- Retreat is held with Steering Committee and Working Group Chairs and Co-Chairs to define the risk-management and CQI framework.
Spring 2026
May 30, 2026
- Institution hosts the MSCHE staff liaison for the Self-Study Preparation Visit.
- Steering Committee confirms the Self-Study design model.
- Self-Study communication and information campaigns are fully implemented.
- Working Groups begin formal risk-management analysis and CQI activities.
- Working Groups send 2025-2026 risk management analysis report with recommendations and plan of actions for standard-specific expected evidence to the Steering Committee by May 15, 2026.
Early Summer 2026
June 12, 2026
- Revised Self-Study Design is submitted to MSCHE staff liaisons.
Mid-Summer 2026
July 16, 2026
- MSCHE staff liaisons approve the revised Self-Study Design and issue formal acceptance.
Summer–Fall 2026
- Working Groups continue regular meetings, data collection, and CQI processes.
- Evidence Inventory Committee assembles and organizes supporting documentation and evidence.
Fall 2026
- Steering Committee oversees research, analysis, and reporting by Working Groups.
- Campus community engagement activities are conducted (forums, meetings, updates).
- Working Groups prepare annotated outlines and begin drafting chapter sections.
- Core Leadership Group attends the MSCHE Annual Conference.
Winter–Spring 2027
- Self-Study retreat is held for the Steering Committee.
- Working Groups submit preliminary draft chapters for review.
- Working Groups revise and submit final draft chapters to the Steering Committee.
Fall 2027
- MSCHE staff liaisons send nominations for Evaluation Team Chair (by September 3, 2027).
- MSCHE confirms Evaluation Team Chair appointment (by September 30, 2027).
- Draft Self-Study Report is reviewed by the university community.
- Draft Self-Study Report is shared with the Evaluation Team Chair.
- Academic Senate, Administrative Board, and Chancellor review the draft Self-Study Report.
- Institution hosts a simulated Self-Study site visit.
Winter 2028
January 31, 2028
- MSCHE identifies vice-chairs and confirms no conflicts of interest.
- MSCHE sends full Evaluation Team roster to the institution.
Spring 2028
April 28, 2028
- Evaluation Team Chair conducts the preliminary visit.
- Core Leadership Group prepares the final version of the Self-Study Report.
Fall 2028
- Final Self-Study Report and all evidence are uploaded to MSCHE at least 10 weeks prior to the Evaluation Team visit.
- MSC hosts the MSCHE Evaluation Team Visit (completed by November 17, 2028).
Winter–Spring 2029
- MSC receives and reviews the Evaluation Team Report.
- MSC submits its institutional response to the Team Report.
- MSCHE Committee on Evaluation meets and takes final action on the institution’s accreditation status (Spring 2029).