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1997 |
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Sept.-Dec. |
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Reaccreditation Steering Committee appointed. Meets throughout the fall |
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October |
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NEASC self-study training for president and co-chairs |
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1998 |
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January 26 |
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Community Discussion on Wellesley’s mission |
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February/March |
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Discussion and revision of draft chapters by Steering Committee |
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April |
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Draft self-study document publicized and posted on Campus-Wide Information System. Some comments received. |
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April/May |
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Review of relevant chapters of draft document by: |
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Committee on Faculty Appointments (CFA) |
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Committee on Curriculum and Instruction (CCI) |
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Academic Department Chairs |
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May 26 |
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Steering Committee retreat to plan next steps |
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June/July |
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Review and comments on draft document by NEASC |
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August |
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Chair of reaccreditation visiting team appointed (Nancy Vickers, President of Bryn Mawr College) |
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August/Sept. |
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Update and revise draft document: address NEASC questions, add summaries, make chapters consistent, begin drafting projections |
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Sept. 24 |
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NHK report on reaccreditation process at Trustee Executive Committee |
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September/Oct. |
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Discuss and prioritize projections with President and Steering Committee using materials from Senior Staff and Trustee retreats as basis |
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October 1 |
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Distribute revised self-study chapters to: |
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Trustees (mission statement) |
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Academic Council (1,4,5; others as ready) |
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Administrative Council (1, staff standard; others as ready) |
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Students (1, 6 via dormitories, CWIS) |
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October 8 |
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Begin discussion in Academic Council – Chapters 1, 4, 5 |
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October 13 |
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Begin discussion in Administrative Council – Chapter 1, staff standard |
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October 22 |
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Review of mission statement by Board of Trustees; vote to endorse mission statement |
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October 29 |
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NEASC Student Outcomes Assessment Workshop |
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October/Nov. |
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Community consultation with students via House Council, residence hall meetings, discussions in Senate |
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NEASC data sheets distributed and completed (OIR to coordinate); audit must be complete |
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November 12 |
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Academic Council review Chapter 6, remaining standards as relevant; vote on mission statement |
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Nov. 15-30 |
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Time for Diana Chapman Walsh to review and revise document |
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Late fall |
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Schedule meeting with Nancy Vickers on campus to discuss site visit |
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Final revisions to document; production of copies |
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Begin gathering appendices and supplemental materials for reading room |
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Make sure notices for third party comments have been publicized |
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Set up schedule of appointments for site visit |
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December 15 |
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Send document to NEASC and distribute internally |
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1999 |
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January |
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Organize documents for reading room |
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Make final logistical arrangements for site visit |
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Send out community-wide memo about site visit |
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February 21-24 |
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Reaccreditation visiting team at Wellesley |
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May 5 |
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Evaluation report due to NEASC from visiting team |
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Fall 1999 |
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NEASC Commission review |