Timetable for Self-Study
Fall 2023
- Self-Study Institute
- Set date for Self Study Preparation Visit
- MSCHE Annual Conference (DC)
- Appoint Steering Committee
- Kickoff Meeting for Steering Committee with President and Provost
Spring 2024
- Share MSCHE information with RIT Governance Groups
- Develop Institutional Priorities
- Select members of Working Groups
- Prepare and submit draft of Self Study Design
- Develop/Implement Communication Plan
- Launch Website
- Self-Study Design Preparation Visit
- Launch Working Groups
Summer 2024
- Self-Study Design revised
- Self-Study approval from MSCHE liaison
- Documentation for Working Groups assembled in Evidence Inventory
- Steering Committee Retreat (August)
(invited Working Group Chairs)
Fall 2024
- Working Groups begin inquiry and communicate regularly with Steering Committee
- Working Groups analyze data and evidence
- Annotated outlines due from Working Groups
Spring 2025
- Selection of Evaluation Team Chair
- Working Groups Continue to work on analyzing data, writing first draft
- Working Groups prepare first draft of self study
- Selection of External Evaluation Team Chair
- Campus Event
Summer 2025
- Steering Committee refines first draft for campus dissemination
- Campus feedback on first draft of final Self Study
- Steering Committee Retreat
Fall 2025
- Final roster of Evaluation Team members
- Self-Study Co-Chairs prepare second draft of final Self Study
- Second draft of final Self Study submitted to Team Chair
- Second draft of Self Study reviewed by Executive Leadership and BOT
- Evaluation Team Chair preliminary visit
- Preparation for final Self Study
- Arrangements finalized for hosting Evaluation Team Visit
Spring 2026
- Further (final) revisions to Self-Study Draft
- Final Self Study sent to Evaluation Team Members
- Evaluation Team visit
- Submission of institutional response to Evaluation Team Findings
- Campus Event
Summer 2026
- Commission meeting: Final accreditation action taken
- CIP assessment