Timeline

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The accreditation steering committee and work teams are organized and a tentative project timeline is established. The committee charge and membership are publicly announced.

Responsible Parties

Provost, Associate Provost

Actions

An orientation meeting of the steering committee is held to initiate the accreditation process (January 18).

Responsible Parties

Associate Provost, AVP for Academic Planning (AVP AP)

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An orientation meeting of the steering committee and work teams is held to initiate the accreditation process (January 27). The President and Provost attend.

Responsible Parties

Associate Provost

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The accreditation steering committee and work teams convene and begin to identify documents (i.e., evidence) needed for each criterion and identify missing or incomplete evidence. Work teams upload their lists and available documents to Teams.

Responsible Parties

Associate Provost, Work team co-chairs

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Initial communication regarding accreditation is disseminated to the campus community.

Responsible Parties

Associate Provost, Work Team 7

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The President briefs the Board of Trustees on the accreditation process.

Responsible Parties

President

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All documents/evidence identified by work teams are collected, annotated, scanned, and uploaded into Teams. Each work team also uploads a bulleted list of points to be made in their report section and a list of additional documents needed as evidence.

Responsible Parties

Work Teams

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Additional documents requested by work teams are gathered, annotated, scanned, and uploaded into Teams.

The assurance argument is drafted using bulleted lists provided by the work teams.

Responsible Parties

AVP AP, Associate Provost

Actions

A first draft assurance argument is submitted to work teams.

Responsible Parties

AVP AP, Associate Provost

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Presentation to the Academic Senate regarding HLC Self-study progress (Sept 27).

Stakeholders review drafts and provide feedback.

The campus community is updated on steering committee progress and the re-accreditation work plan for 2023-2024.

Responsible Parties

Associate Provost, Work team 7

Actions

Survey is available to students to comment on their experiences at the University.

Responsible Parties

Work Team 7

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Plans for campus outreach and the site visit are finalized.

"Public comments sought" notice is published multiple times in the Bloomington-Normal Pantagraph and appears in the Alumni magazine.

Responsible Parties

Associate Provost, Work Team 7

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A draft of the assurance argument is endorsed by the Board of Trustees at its regular meeting.

Responsible Parties

Associate Provost

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The draft assurance argument and the federal compliance document are edited, formatted, and finalized.

Evidence files for the assurance argument and documentation for the federal compliance report are completed.

Responsible Parties

Associate Provost, AVP AP, and Work Team 6

Actions

Site logistics plan is implemented.

Responsible Parties

Associate Provost, AVP AP, and Work Team 7

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Deadline for public to submit comments to HLC.

Responsible Parties

Work Team 7

Actions

Final assurance argument and federal compliance document are locked in the HLC online system.

Responsible Parties

Associate Provost and AVP AP

Actions

Site visit logistics are completed.

The assurance argument and federal compliance document are disseminated to persons who will be involved in the site visit.

Responsible Parties

Associate Provost, AVP AP, and Work Team 6

Actions

Accreditation site visit occurs.

Responsible Parties

Associate Provost

Actions

Accreditation review team submits its report to HLC.

HLC Institutional Actions Council renders its decision regarding reaccreditation.

Responsible Parties

HLC