UTPB

Timeline

DATE

ACTIVITIES

2007-2008

 
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