Summer 2013

• ALO receives invitation to attend the MSCHE Self-Study Institute, complete

Fall 2013

• ALO forms the Self-Study Logistics Team (SSLT), complete
• Members of the SSLT attend the Self-Study Institute held to orient institutions beginning the self-study process, complete
• President Perman appoints the Steering Committee Co-Chairs, complete
• Nominations for the Steering Committee are made, complete
• USM Board of Regent designee identified, complete
• Visit for MSCHE liaison is scheduled, complete

Spring 2014

• Steering Committee Co-Chairs establish and charge the Self-Study Steering Committee, complete
• Steering Committee chooses its self-study design model, complete
• Working groups are established, complete
• The Self-Study process is officially launched, complete
• The draft of the Self-Study design is finalized and submitted to MSCHE, complete
• UMB hosts the visit of Middle States liaison, complete
• The Self-Study design is finalized and accepted by MSCHE, complete
• Steering Committee and Working Group volunteers participate in the Self-Study retreat, complete
• Working groups begin to study the research questions, complete

Summer 2014

• Working groups continue to meet, complete
• SSLT assembles and organizes supporting documents, complete
• Steering Committee and Working Group members attend MSCHE workshops and trainings, complete

Fall 2014

• The Steering Committee oversees research and reporting by Working Groups, complete
• Working Groups engage the University community, complete
• Working Groups prepare annotated outline of reports, complete
• Steering Committee Co-Chair, Working Group Co-Chairs and several Logistics Committee members attend MSCHE Annual Conference, complete   

Spring 2015

• Working Groups submit draft reports to readers for review due March 1, 2015, complete
• Working Groups submit final reports April 1, 2015, complete
• MSCHE selects and notifies UMB of the evaluation team chair, complete
• University approves the selection of the evaluation team chair, complete
• University and team chair select dates for team visit and for the chair’s preliminary visit, complete
• University sends a copy of the self-study design to the team chair, complete

Summer 2015

• Steering Committee produces first draft of self-study report, complete
• MSCHE selects evaluation team members, complete
• University approves the selection of evaluation team members, complete
  

Fall 2015

• Community Engagement (WG5) Town Hall, Tuesday, Sept. 1 from noon - 2 p.m. in the SMC Campus Center Elm Ballroom, complete
• Educational Innovation and Transformation (WG1) Town Hall, Wednesday, Sept. 2 from noon - 2 p.m. in the SMC Campus Center Elm Ballroom, complete
• Student Life, Career Development and Support Services (WG3) Town Hall, Thursday, Sept. 3 from noon - 2 p.m. in the SMC Campus Center Elm Ballroom, complete
• Research, Scholarship and Entrepreneurship (WG2) Town Hall, Wednesday, Sept. 9 from noon - 2 p.m. in the SMC Campus Center Elm Ballroom, complete
• Institutional Effectiveness (WG4) Town Hall, Wednesday, Sept. 16 from noon - 2 p.m. in the SMC Campus Center Room 351, complete
• University community reviews draft self-study report, complete
• University sends evaluation team chair draft self-study report, complete
• Board of Regents reviews draft self-study report, complete
• University hosts simulated self-study site visit team, complete
• Team chair makes preliminary visit to University, complete
• University submits final version of verification of compliance with accreditation-relevant federal regulations, complete
• University prepares final version of the self-study report, complete

Spring 2016

• University sends final report to evaluation team and MSCHE at least six weeks prior to team visit, complete
• University hosts evaluation team visit
• University receives and reviews team report
• University writes and submits institutional response to team report

Summer and Fall 2016

• MSCHE Committee on Evaluation meets to take action on University’s self-study report