University of Southern Maine

October 2008

Discuss committee membership with President & Provost
Begin meeting with faculty/staff re co-chairing committees

November 2008

Web Site goes up; Blackboard site established
Meet with Committee co-chairs re: committee membership

December 2008

Meet with Senate Presidents to present on NEASC and timetable for work and secure representation
Meet with Committee co-chairs re: committee membership

January 2009

Finalize Committee membership
Steering Committee and Working group members invited to participate via letter of invite from President/Provost

February 2009

Establish schedule of meetings for University Community over 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 academic years
Develop NEASC template for each Committee

March 2009

First meeting of Steering Committee – discuss NEASC, USM timetable, get suggestions on members for select committee on Mission/Purposes
Steering Committee sub-committee begins work on Mission-Purpose

April 3, 2009

Opening Luncheon for all NEASC participants
President opens Self-Study process
NEASC staff visits campus and discusses Self Study process and procedures

April –May 2009

Standards committees and subcommittees commence work: provide them with templates to identify data/information needs for fall work and for description/appraisal/projection narratives

June - August 2009

Data Collection for committee work
Develop glossary of common terms and definitions

September –December 2009

Standards committees and subcommittees convene, work on standards and templates

December  2009

Standards committees' first drafts due to Steering Committee

December 2009-January 2010

First drafts compiled

January-March 2010

Steering Committee reviews first draft of Self-Study; draft to President and Vice Presidents

March-April 2010

Draft Self-Study report presented to USM community for comment
Campus forums held for faculty, staff and student feedback
Steering Committee reflects on feedback obtained from USM constituents

April-May 2010

Comments from community forums to Standards committees and subcommittees for incorporation as appropriate
Draft revisions

June – July  2010

Pre-final draft work

August 2010

Pre-final draft of self-study sent to Commission staff for review and comment

September 2010

Steering Committee meets with Commission staff to discuss self-study report

October 2010

Preparation of Self-Study final report
USM Community Forums on final report
Public comment on final report

November 2010

Steering Committee reviews Self-Study final report
Preparations begin for Site Visit

December 2010

Steering Committee meets with President and Vice Presidents regarding final report

January 2011

Self-study report complete
Final arrangements for Site Visit

February 2011

Self-study report sent to NEASC

April 10-13, 2011

Self-study Site Visit