Victoria College Self-Study Calendar


Event / Action
Date
  • Appointment of Chair of Self-Study Steering Committee
November 18, 1999
  • SACS/COC notifies Victoria College that it is scheduled to begin its Self-Study process in 2001 in anticipation of action on reaffirmation of accreditation in 2003
April 27, 2000
  • Name Self-Study Director/Steering Committee Chair
  • Distribute request for faculty and staff to select first, second, and third principal committee choices
  • Select Self-Study Steering Committee
  • Determine Steering Committee members' principal committee assignments relative to Criteria for Accreditation
  • First Steering Committee Organizational and Orientation MeetingProvide Steering Committee members with essential reaffirmation documents 
October 2000
  • Host self-study "kick-off" visit with Donna Wilkinson, SACS Liaison
  • Review first draft of principal committee membership based on faculty and staff requests
  • Begin developing Self-Study Calendar
November 2000
  • Schedule dates and times for Steering Committee spring semester meetings
  • Draft self-study purpose and objectives
  • Review second draft of principal committee membershipsInitiate discussion of internal and external communication channels for the self-study 
January 2001
  • Finalize principal committee structure and membership
  • Prepare 2001-2002 Self-Study Budget
  • Determine the responsibilities of the Steering Committee, the Chair of the Steering Committee, the Editorial Committee, and the Principal
  • Committee Chairs
  • Determine the responsibilities of each principal committee 
  • Determine the responsibilities of the Data Coordinator
  • Determine internal and external communication channels for the self-study
  • Determine Self-Study Format and Editorial Guidelines
  • Finalize Self-Study Calendar
  • Complete Self-Study Plan/Manual
March-May 2001
  • Establish Self-Study Home Page
June 2001
  • Establish the Self-Study Shared Drive
July 2001
  • August 16, Steering Committee retreat
  • Activate principal committees
  • Begin requesting institutional data
August 2001
  • September 6, Steering Committee meeting
  • Begin interviewing resource persons
September 2001
  • October 4, Steering Committee meeting
  • Submit all questions for surveys of target groups
  • Submit Self-Study Manual to Commission staff
October 2001
  • November 1, Steering Committee meeting
  • Develop and administer surveys
November 2001
  • December 6, Steering Committee meeting
December 2001
  • January 8, Steering Committee meeting
  • Compile survey results
January 2002
  • February 7, Steering Committee meeting
  • Preliminary review of principal committee reports by Steering Committee
  • Complete and submit progress report to the Commission staff
February  2002
  • March 11, Steering Committee meeting
  • Complete first draft of the report
March 2002
  • April 4, Steering Committee meeting
  • Conduct an institution-wide review of the draft of the Self-Study Report
April 2002
  • May 2, Steering Committee meeting
  • May 16, Steering Committee meeting
  • Develop follow-up plan to the Self-Study Report
May-July 2002
  • Complete and distribute Self-Study Report
  • Implement follow-up plan to the Self-Study Report
August 2002
  • Draft the Addendum to the Self-Study Report
September 2002
  • Complete the Addendum to the Self-Study Report
October 2002
  • Send a copy of the Self-Study Report and the Addendum to the Visiting Committee Chair
November 2002
  • Preliminary visit by the Visiting Committee Chair
December 2002
  • Complete preparations for the Visiting Committee
January 2003
  • February 17-20, site visit
  • Begin developing response to Visiting Committee's recommendations
February 2003

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