Timetable for Self-Study
Fall 2023
- Self-Study Institute
- Set date for Self Study Preparation Visit
- MSCHE Annual Conference (DC)
- Appoint Steering Committee
- Kickoff Meeting for Steering Committee with President and Provost
Spring 2024
- Share MSCHE information with RIT Governance Groups
- Develop Institutional Priorities
- Select members of Working Groups
- Prepare and submit draft of Self Study Design
- Develop/Implement Communication Plan
- Launch Website
- Self-Study Design Preparation Visit
- Launch Working Groups
Summer 2024
- Self-Study approval from MSCHE liaison
- Documentation for Working Groups assembled in Evidence Inventory
Fall 2024
- Working Groups begin inquiry and communicate regularly with Steering Committee
- Working Groups analyze data and evidence
- Annotated outlines due from Working Groups
Spring 2025
- Selection of MSCHE Visiting Team Chair
- Working Groups prepare first draft of self study
- Selection of MSCHE Visiting Team Chair
Summer 2025
- Steering Committee refines first draft for campus dissemination
- Campus feedback on first draft of Self Study begins
Fall 2025
- Continued feedback on Self Study first draft
- Final roster of Visiting Team members
- Second draft of final Self Study
- Second draft of final Self Study submitted to Visiting Team Chair
- Second draft of Self Study reviewed by Executive Leadership and BOT
- Visiting Team Chair preliminary visit to campus
- Preparation for final Self Study
- Arrangements finalized for hosting Visiting Team Visit
Spring 2026
- Further (final) revisions to Self-Study Draft
- Final Self Study sent to Visiting Team Members
- Visiting Team 3-day visit to campus and 2-3 global locations
- Submission of institutional response to Visiting Team Findings
- Campus Event
Summer 2026
- MSCHE Commission meeting: Final accreditation action taken