DATE |
ACTIVITIES |
2007-2008 |
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| July | |
| QEP and Compliance Chairs attend SACSCOC Institute for Quality Enhancement and Accreditation | |
| August | |
| Identify prospective Leadership Team members | |
| September | |
| Appointment and orientation of Leadership Team | |
| Reaffirmation webmaster and editor identified | |
| Campus orientation to SACSCOC Reaffirmation Process | |
| Compliance Pre-Audit initiated | |
| QEP Team educational sessions on QEP for faculty, selected staff and selected students | |
| QEP Team opens input on QEP initial topic ideas | |
| Leadership Team initiates SACS Website planning | |
| October | |
| Initial project timeline and plans of work are constructed | |
| Pre-Audit is completed | |
| November | |
| QEP Team narrows QEP topics to top 3/ initiates study of the topics | |
| QEP Team conducts analysis of proposed topics in light of university strategic plan, system compact, and university assessment results | |
| Initial Website for Reaffirmation is opened | |
| December | |
| December 8-11 | University team including QEP and Compliance Team chairs, and Editor attend SACS Annual Meeting in New Orleans |
| January | |
| Editorial guidelines completed | |
| Compliance Team initiates review | |
| QEP topic selection completed (Online Survey, Focus Groups, Open Meetings, student newspaper solicitation, other?) | |
| Initiate information campaign on the QEP | |
| Provost in conjunction with Compliance Team presents faculty justification guidelines/conducts training | |
| February | |
| QEP Team initiates data collection from UTPB and external sources on QEP topic; initiates other studies as needed | |
| April | |
| QEP team reviews internal information, best practices, other external source information | |
| On-line reference library for Compliance Certification document completed | |
| May | |
| June | |
| June 10 | Orientation of Leadership Team by SACSCOC staff |
| Written request to SACSCOC staff member to allow QEP Team Chair as an observer on an on-site peer review committee. | |
2008-2009 |
|
| September | |
| Compliance Certification feedback on first draft due | |
| QEP Team studies and work continue | |
| QEP information campaign intensifies | |
| October | |
| Online reference library for Compliance Certification updated as needed | |
| QEP Team assessment subcommittee initiates work | |
| November | |
| Second Draft of Compliance Certification is released | |
| December | |
| SACSCOC Meeting | |
| Comments on Second Draft of Compliance Certification due to Team | |
| February | |
| Spring faculty 2009 reviewed for Faculty Roster to be submitted to SACS in fall 2009 | |
| First Draft of Compliance Certification released | |
| March | |
| Comments on Compliance Certification Draft | |
| Second Compliance Certification Draft released | |
| April | |
| QEP Action Plan and Budget initial draft completed | |
| All administrative and support staff credentials due Compliance Team | |
| Comments on Second Draft of Compliance Report due | |
| May | |
| QEP Assessment Subcommittee completes draft of assessment activities and instruments | |
| Compliance Certification sent to Leadership Team | |
| June | |
| Staff Consultant visits by request | |
| July | |
| Summer faculty 2008 added to Faculty Roster to be submitted to SACS in fall 2009 | |
| SACS-ready edited Compliance Certification Completed | |
| August | |
| All testing and posting to Compliance Certification website completed | |
| Compliance Certification and On-Site Peer Review materials sent to SACSCOC | |
| September | |
| September 10 | Compliance Certification due to SACS |
| Leadership Team initiates arrangements planning for On-Site Peer Review visit | |
| QEP information campaign intensifies | |
| October | |
| |
Fall faculty 2009 added to Faculty Roster QEP first draft is released to the UTPB community and comments received |
| Liaison contacts SACS about preferred method to receive findings of Off-Site Review | |
| November | |
| November 4-7 | Off-Site Peer Review conducted |
| November 21 | Off-Site Peer Review results communicated to UTPB |
| Focus Report initiated | |
| QEP second draft is released to the UTPB community and comments received | |
| December | |
| QEP final document is submitted to the Leadership Team in SACSCOC ready form | |
2010 |
|
| January | |
| Focus Report is submitted to the Leadership Team in SACSCOC ready form | |
| QEP and Focused Report sent to SACS/COC and On-Site Team | |
| All web materials for On-Site Peer Review posted in final form | |
| Information campaign on Accreditation and QEP | |
| February | |
| All Arrangements for On-Site Peer Review visit are completed and double-checked | |
| March - April | |
| On-Site Peer Review Conducted | |
| Review of On-Site Peer Review report for factual errors | |
| May | |
| Leadership Team prepares/submits response to the report of the On-Site Committee | |
| December | |
| December 6-9 | Review by Commission on Colleges |
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