MSCHE Timeline

• Preliminary meeting with department chairs — re: MSCHE self-study

• Presentation to College-wide review committee and request for nominations for self-study co-chairs and faculty lead
• Form steering committee
• Members of steering committee attend MSCHE Self-Study Institute
• Begin the self-study design
• Begin planning the evidence inventory for self-study
• Determine institutional priorities and intended outcomes for the self-study with the senior leadership
• Steering committee begins regular meetings

Post SSI conference call with MSCHE VP Liaison

• Self-study co-chairs share institutional priorities with the College-wide review committee
• Steering committee drafts the self-study design
• Self-study co-chairs update the President's Cabinet
• College President and Provost charge the steering committee and working group co-chairs
• President and the Provost approve the draft self-study design
• Draft self-study design submitted to MSCHE VP Liaison
• Steering committee and working group co-chairs meet monthly
• Self-Study Preparation Visit (SSPV) by MSCHE VP Liaison
• After receiving feedback from MSCHE VP Liaison, the College submits revised self-study design

Self-study design is approved by the MSCHE

• College President and Provost charge the standards working groups
• Monthly events for each standard begin
• Working groups carry out their research
• Steering committee and working group co-chairs meet monthly
• Steering committee engages the campus through townhall meetings

Self-study co-chairs update the College-wide review committee and the President's Cabinet

• Preliminary working group reports due by end of fall semester
• Monthly events for each standard continue
• Self-study co-chairs update the College-wide review committee and the President's Cabinet

First draft of self-study report completed

• First draft of self-study report shared with campus stakeholders via town halls, presentations at standing meetings, and online fora
• Self-study co-chairs update the College-wide review committee and the President's Cabinet
• Draft self-study report revised

Preliminary visit from MSCHE Peer Evaluation Team chair

• Campus prepares for evaluation team site visit.
• The City College President approves the self-study report, and the ALO submits the report and evidence inventory to the MSCHE via the institutional portal.
• The MSCHE evaluation team visits the college
• The evaluation team issues its report
• The College responds to the evaluation team report

The MSCHE takes action