Timeline

Fall 2007	Application to the HLC Assessment Academy
	Appointment of Strategic Planning Committee: President Randall
	Creation of strategic planning process: President Randall and President’s Administrative Council
February 2008	Attendance at HLC Assessment Academy: Drew Dunham (Assessment and IR), Scott Hendrix (Academic Skills and Assessment), Cheryl Blackwell (Library and Assessment)
March 2008	Faculty Retreat at Gull Lake (Kellogg Biological Station) Materials posted on Web site Adoption of “one college” philosophy General concepts of strategic plan developed
April 2008	Appointment of 3 strategic planning research teams by President Randall: Faculty Salary and Compensation Research Team Economic and Community Development Research Team Library Commons Research Team (Information Commons)
Summer 2008	Barbara Keyes (liaison to PAC) and Michael VanHouten (Strategic Planning Committee representative) appointed to continue emphasis on strategic planning over the summer; conducted interviews with several faculty
Fall Faculty Retreat August 2008	On-campus planning and discussion of strategic themes
October 2008	President Randall officially appoints 8 additional research teams and their membership: Facilities Master Plan Steering Committee Global Diversity Recruitment Team Global Diversity Research Team Center for Teaching and Learning Research Team Wellness and Athletics Research Team Sustainability Research Team Research Team on Curriculum, Innovation, and Transformation Fine and Performing Arts Research Team Presentation to the Board of Trustees on the Strategic Plan Approval by the Board of Trustees of the mission, vision, core values, and framework for the Strategic Plan Moodle site created for ongoing discussion and reporting
October 2008	HLC Accreditation Workshop in St. Louis (Susan Conner, Drew Dunham, members of Steering Committee Bille Wickre, Ian MacInnes, and Sally Walker)
February 2009	Assessment workshop in Lisle, Illinois (Dunham and members of the Assessment Committee Vicki Baker and Dean McCurdy)
February 22-24, 2009	Initial orientation of the Board of Trustees to the process of accreditation
February 28-March 1, 2009	Faculty Retreat on strategic planning
March 2009	Appointment of faculty chair of Steering Committee and faculty member with oversight of finances (David Seely and Gaylord Smith)
March 2009	Faculty meeting on orientation to accreditation (Susan Conner)
April 17-21, 2009	HLC annual meeting in Chicago Assessment Academy (Dunham) Workshop on the Self-Study (Conner and Seely) Workshop on Finances (Seely and G. Smith) Peer Reviewer Corps Orientation (Conner) Attendance at annual meeting sessions (all Albion representatives)
April 2009	Self-Study Style Manual created and posted on “W” drive (MacInnes) Other materials, including former self-study posted on “W” drive
April 2009	Faculty meeting presentation (Baker) on assessment and new assessment templates (Moodle site)
May 2009	Assessment Plans (majors) steps 1-4 due to Assessment Committee
June 2009	Self-Study Design forwarded to Karen Solomon, HLC liaison with Albion College
June 2009	ACPA “Assessment and Evaluation of Student Affairs” Conference (Dunham, Connie Smith, Kenneth Snyder, and Michael Wadsworth)
August 2009	Steering Committee determines groups and subgroups for assignments; Data collection and writing assignments are distributed
August 2009	Launch of “Self-Study Year” Letter from President Randall to Board of Trustees, Alumni Association Board of Directors, faculty, and staff Letter from Student Senate president to student body Presentations at Fall Faculty Retreat Distribution of “mission cards” and criteria to campus community including faculty, students, staff, Alumni Association Board of Directors and Board of Trustees Selection of students for membership on Steering Committee Creation of Web site for accreditation
August 2009	Faculty credentials, syllabi, and retrospective materials due in Provost's Office. Assessment Plans (majors) reviewed by Assessment Committee.
September 2009	Revisions to Assessment Plans (majors) due to Assessment Committee
October 2009	Article on accreditation in The Pleiad (student newspaper)
November 2009	Article on accreditation in the Io Triumphe (alumni publication)
November 2009	Continued collection of documentation in Provost's Office Assessment Plans (majors) steps 5-6 dur to Assessment Committee Drafts of selected criteria due for review by Accreditation Steering Committee
November 2009	Drafts of some writing assignments due and posted for campus comment
December 2009	Review of drafts by Accreditation Steering Committee
January-April 2010	Collection of materials for academic program review
March 2010	Drafts of selected criteria due for review by Accreditation Steering Committee. Updates on assessment activities provided to Assessment Committee. Receipt of names of visiting team members for consideration about conflict of interest
April 2010	HLC annual meeting in Chicago Assessment Academy (Dunham) Workshop on Writing the Self-Study (Seely and MacInnes) Workshop on Finances (Frandsen) Peer Reviewer Workshop (Conner)
April 2010	Review of drafts by Accreditation Steering Committee
May- June 2010	Drafts of selected criteria due for review by Accreditation Steering Committee Continued collection of documentation in Provost's Office
May 2010	Drafts and documentation posted on Moodle site Final 2009-2010 assessment activities (majors) reported to Assessment Committee.
June 2010	Review of drafts by Accreditation Steering Committee.
July 2010	Review of drafts by Accreditation Steering Committee College snapshot completed by IR.
August 2010	Members of Accreditation Steering Committee finalize draft
September 2010	Fall Faculty Retreat update on accreditation Distribution of "mission cards" to new students Letter from President Randall to Albion College constituents about upcoming visit Letter from Student Senate President to all students about upcoming visit
September 2010	Placing the Criteria and Core components on the Web site for campus viewing and comment. Editing the Self Study for "one voice"
September 2010	Assessment Plans (minors) steps 1-4 due to Assessment Committee
October 2010	Finalizing the Electronic Resource Room and creating final documents of the Self-Study and accompanying materials for distribution to HLC and visiting team.
November 15, 2010	Specified materials mailed to the Higher Learning Commission and members of the visiting team
November 2010 -January 2011	Final arrangements made for visiting team at Belmont Manor
February 6-9, 2011	Visit

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