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TIMETABLE FOR THE SELF-STUDY

YEAR MONTH MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES
YEAR 2023 MONTH Sept-Oct MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES MSU Representatives attend Middle States Self-Study Institute
YEAR 2023 MONTH November MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES Timeline for the Self-Study
YEAR 2024 MONTH January MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES Nomination of Steering Committee and Subcommittee Members
YEAR 2024 MONTH February MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES President Appoints Self-Study Steering and Subcommittee Members
YEAR 2024 MONTH February MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES First Draft of Self-Study Design Submitted to President and Provost
YEAR 2024 MONTH April MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES First Draft of Self-Study Design Submitted to President and Provost
YEAR 2024 MONTH April MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES Steering Committee Reviews Second Draft of Self-study Design
YEAR 2024 MONTH April MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES Self-study Design Forwarded to MSCHE
YEAR 2024 MONTH April MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES Steering Committee and Subcommittees Begin Meetings and Data Collection
YEAR 2024 MONTH May MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES SELF-STUDY PREPARATION VISIT (SSPV) BY DR. TIFFANY LEE, MSCHE ALO [May, 1, 2024]
YEAR 2024 MONTH May MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES Self-Study Update and Committees Presented to Board of Regents [PRESIDENT]
YEAR 2024 MONTH June MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES Self-Study Design Revised and Resubmitted to the President and to MSCHE [MSCHE ALO]
YEAR 2024 MONTH August MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES Self-Study Update and Committees Presented at Faculty Institute [PROVOST]
YEAR 2024 MONTH October MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES Chairs Submit Preliminary Draft of Self-Study Chapters to Steering Committee
YEAR 2024 MONTH December MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES Steering Committee Submits First Draft of Self-Study to Subcommittees
YEAR 2025 MONTH February MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES Subcommittees Submit Edits of First Draft of the Self-study to the Steering Committee
YEAR 2025 MONTH March MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES Steering Committee Submits Second Draft of Self-study to the President
YEAR 2025 MONTH April MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES Second Draft of Self-Study Presented to University Community
YEAR 2025 MONTH May MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES Report on the Self-Study Presented to the Board of Regents
YEAR 2025 MONTH August MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES Subcommittees Submit Edits of the Second Draft of the Self-Study to the Steering Committee
YEAR 2025 MONTH September MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES Steering Committee Revises Third Draft of the Self-Study
YEAR 2025 MONTH October MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES Revised Third Draft of Self-Study Submitted to the President and to MSCHE Visiting Team Chair
YEAR 2025 MONTH November MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES Report on the Self-Study Presented to the Board of Regents
YEAR 2025 MONTH November MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES Regents Final Edits to Third Draft of Self-Study Completed
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2025

MONTH

December

MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES

Final Draft of Self-study Submitted to MSCHE Visiting Team

YEAR 2026 MONTH Jan-Mar MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES Continuous Preparation for the Visit
YEAR

2026

MONTH

April

MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES

Site Visit by the MSCHE Team, Team Report, Institutional Response by April 15, 2026

YEAR

2026

MONTH

Jun-Nov

MAJOR TASKS & MILESTONES

Commission Determines Action