Timeline
2025
| Date | Activity/Action | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
| Draft composition of Self-Study Committee | Office of the Provost | |
| Compile Evidence Inventory | CIE | |
| Invite nominations for Self-Study Committee | Vice Provost |
2026
| Date | Activity/Action | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
| April-May 2026 | Attend Self-Study Institute (SSI) | Full Self-Study Committee |
| Early May 2026 | Finalize Steering Committee | Committee Chair in consultation with Provost and President |
| May 15, 2026 | Full Committee Meeting 1 - Spring Meeting, Post SSI Debrief and Launch | Full Self-Study Committee |
| May 18, 2026 | Post SSI call with MSCHE VP liaison | Executive Committee |
| late May 2026 | Begin Drafting Self-Study Design | Executive Committee |
| June 18, 2026 | Steering Committee Meeting 1 | Steering Committee |
| July 21, 2026 | Steering Committee Meeting 2 | Steering Committee |
| July 31, 2026 | Evidence Inventory Update Session | CIE and Steering Committee |
| Aug. 11, 2026 | Briefing of Deans' Council | Executive Committee |
| Aug. 12, 2026 | Briefing of President's Cabinet | Executive Committee |
| Aug. 18, 2026 | Steering Committee Meeting 3 | Steering Committee |
| June-August 2026 | Continue Developing Self-Study Design | Executive Committee and Tech Support Team |
| June-August 2026 | Develop Outlines of Self-Study Chapters | Steering Committee |
| Sept. 11, 2026 | Full Committee Meeting 2: Kick-off with President and Provost | Full Self-Study Committee |
| Sept. 14, 2026 | Submit Self-Study Design to MSCHE | Executive Committee |
| August-December 2026 | Begin the writing of Self-Study Chapters | Working Groups |
| Mid-October | Briefings of Academic and Staff Senates | Executive Committee with participation of members of Full Self-Study Committee |
| Oct. 9, 2026 | Steering Committee Meeting 4 | Steering Committee |
| Oct. 14, 2026 | Briefing of University Council | Executive Committee |
| Oct. 16, 2026 | MSCHE liaison campus visit | Campus Community |
| Nov. 6, 2026 | Full Committee Meeting 3: Fall Meeting and Working Group Progress Updates | Full Self-Study Committee |
| Dec. 11, 2026 | Steering Committee Meeting 5 | Steering Committee |
2027
| DATE | ACTIVITY/ACTION | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
| Early March 2027 | Steering Committee Meeting 6 | Steering Committee |
| March-May 2027 | Revisions of Self-Study Chapters | Working Groups |
| Mid-March 2027 | Full Committee Meeting 4: Spring Meeting and Working Group Progress Updates | Full Self-Study Committee |
| Mid-April 2027 | Steering Committee Meeting 7 | Steering Committee |
| June-August 2027 | Finalizing of Draft 2 chapters | Steering Committee |
| Mid-late July 2027 | Evidence Inventory Update Session | CIE and Working Group Co-Chairs |
| Mid-August 2027 | Draft 2 of chapters due | Working Group Co-Chairs |
| Mid-September 2027 | Feedback on Draft 2 of chapters provided | Executive Committee |
| Early October 2027 | Steering Committee Meeting 8 | Steering Committee |
| October-December 2027 | Revisions of Self-Study Chapters | Working Groups |
| Late October 2027 | Full Committee Meeting 5: Fall Meeting and Working Group Progress Updates | Full Self-Study Committee |
| Early December 2027 | Steering Committee Meeting 9 | Steering Committee |
2028
| Date | Activity/Action | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
| Late January 2028 | Final drafts of chapters due | Working Group Co-Chairs |
| Late February 2028 | Steering Committee Meeting 10 | Steering Committee |
| March 1, 2028 | MSCHE sends nominations of team chair to TU by this date | MSCHE |
| Mid-March 2028 | First Draft of Complete Self-Study Report Compiled | Executive Committee |
| Late March 2028 | Full Committee Meeting 6: Spring Meeting and Working Group Progress Updates | Full Self-Study Committee |
| April 1, 2028 | MSCHE contacts TU to confirm team chair appointment | MSCHE and TU |
| April-May 2028 | Review and Discussion of First Complete Draft of Self-Study Report | Working Groups |
| Late May 2028 | Steering Committee Meeting 11 | Steering Committee |
| Late June 2028 | Feedback on First Complete Draft of Self-Study Report | Working Group Co-Chairs |
| July 2028 | Streamlining of Self-Study Report | Executive Committee and Tech Support Team |
| Early August 2028 | Second Draft of Complete Self-Study Report made available to TU community for comments | TU community |
| Early September 2028 | Feedback on Second Draft of Complete Self-Study Report due | TU community |
| Late September 2028 | Steering Committee Meeting 12 | Steering Committee |
| Mid-October 2028 | Full Committee Meeting 7: Fall Meeting and Working Group Updates | Full Self-Study Committee |
| Late October 2028 | Final institutional approval of Self-Study Report | Full Self-Study Committee, Offices of President and Provost |
| Nov. 17, 2028 | MSHE evaluation team chair visits campus by this date but request Sept or Oct visit | Full Self-Study Committee, Offices of President and Provost |
| Nov. 24, 2028 | Submission of final Self-Study Report and all Evidence Inventory (10 weeks prior based on Feb 5 evaluation visit) | Executive Committee, Offices of President and Provost |
2029
| Date | Activity/Action | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
| December and January | Prepare for MSCHE evaluation team visit | Executive Committee, Offices of President and Provost |
| Feb. 5, 2029 (earliest date) | MSCHE evaluation team visit of Main Campus | MSCHE Team, Full Self-Study Committee and Campus Community |
| Mid-February 2029 (earliest date) | MSCHE evaluation team visit of additional locations | MSCHE Team and Executive Committee |
| Late March (earliest date) | Full Committee Meeting 8- Close out with President and Provost | Full Self-Study Committee, Offices of President and Provost |
| June 2029 | MSCHE meets to determine accreditation action | MSCHE |