TIMETABLE

1997

Sept.-Dec.

Reaccreditation Steering Committee appointed. Meets throughout the fall

October

NEASC self-study training for president and co-chairs

1998

January 26

Community Discussion on Wellesley’s mission

February/March

Discussion and revision of draft chapters by Steering Committee

April

Draft self-study document publicized and posted on Campus-Wide Information System. Some comments received.

April/May

Review of relevant chapters of draft document by:

Committee on Faculty Appointments (CFA)

Committee on Curriculum and Instruction (CCI)

Academic Department Chairs

May 26

Steering Committee retreat to plan next steps

June/July

Review and comments on draft document by NEASC

August

Chair of reaccreditation visiting team appointed (Nancy Vickers, President of Bryn Mawr College)

August/Sept.

Update and revise draft document: address NEASC questions, add summaries, make chapters consistent, begin drafting projections

Sept. 24

NHK report on reaccreditation process at Trustee Executive Committee

September/Oct.

Discuss and prioritize projections with President and Steering Committee using materials from Senior Staff and Trustee retreats as basis

October 1

Distribute revised self-study chapters to:

Trustees (mission statement)

Academic Council (1,4,5; others as ready)

Administrative Council (1, staff standard; others as ready)

Students (1, 6 via dormitories, CWIS)

October 8

Begin discussion in Academic Council – Chapters 1, 4, 5

October 13

Begin discussion in Administrative Council – Chapter 1, staff standard

October 22

Review of mission statement by Board of Trustees; vote to endorse mission statement

October 29

NEASC Student Outcomes Assessment Workshop

October/Nov.

Community consultation with students via House Council, residence hall meetings, discussions in Senate

NEASC data sheets distributed and completed (OIR to coordinate); audit must be complete

November 12

Academic Council review Chapter 6, remaining standards as relevant; vote on mission statement

Nov. 15-30

Time for Diana Chapman Walsh to review and revise document

Late fall

Schedule meeting with Nancy Vickers on campus to discuss site visit

Final revisions to document; production of copies

Begin gathering appendices and supplemental materials for reading room

Make sure notices for third party comments have been publicized

Set up schedule of appointments for site visit

December 15

Send document to NEASC and distribute internally

1999

January

Organize documents for reading room

Make final logistical arrangements for site visit

Send out community-wide memo about site visit

February 21-24

Reaccreditation visiting team at Wellesley

May 5

Evaluation report due to NEASC from visiting team

Fall 1999

NEASC Commission review

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