Timeline

University of Maryland Eastern Shore – Self-Study Timeline (assume January 2025 visit)

2022
July	Provost meeting with VP Liaison, Dr. Terence Peavy
August	Overview of MSCHE accreditation process at Fall Opening Institute
September	Identify Self-Study Steering Committee (SSSC) members to participate in MSCHE Self-Study Institute (SSI)
October	SSSC Kickoff meeting with President and Provost
October – November	SSSC participate in Self-Study Institute
September – December	Self-Study updates at shared governance meetings (Faculty Assembly and Senate)
2023
January 23rd	Self-Study update at Spring Opening Institute
January 27th	SSSC Meeting -discuss self-study design, charges and responsibilities for committee and working groups, additional members for the steering committee, assessment and accreditation tool, etc.
February	Begin development of evidence inventory
February 3rd	Post Self-Study Institute meeting with VP Liaison, Dr. Terence Peavy
February 10th	Finalize membership of the SSSC; select assessment and accreditation tool; identify institutional priorities (3)
February 17th	Working Groups – select co-chairs; recruit members; develop lines of inquiry; develop format for standard narrative
February 24th	Develop website; identify theme
February (late)	Working Groups Kickoff
March 14th	University Kickoff
March – July	Working Groups conduct analysis and collect evidence to address lines of inquiry and support compliance with their standards; begin first draft of Self-Study Report
May 1st	First draft of Self-Study Design document due; share with campus community for feedback
June 16th	Second draft of Self-Study Design document due; share with campus community for feedback
July 14th	Revise Self-Study Design document based upon feedback
August – November	Working Groups develop first draft of the Self-Study Report
September 5th	Submit Self-Study Design document to VP Liaison, Dr. Terence Peavy (2 weeks prior to Self-Study Prep visit)
September 19th	Self-Study Prep Visit with VP Liaison, Dr. Terence Peavy
October 23rd	Revise Self-Study Design document based upon feedback from VP Liaison, Dr. Terence Peavy
December 13th	Working Groups submit first draft of Self-Study Report to SSSC
2024
January	Team Chair selected (1 year before site visit); site evaluation dates selected
March	Working Groups submit second draft of Self-Study Report to SSSC
April	Submit second draft of Self-Study Report to designated readers
April (late) – May	Second draft of Self-Study Report shared with campus community and external stakeholders
June – July	Complete final draft of Self-Study Report based upon feedback
August	Submit final draft of Self-Study Report to Team Chair (2 weeks prior to visit)
September	Team Chair Preliminary visit to UMES (4-6 months prior to Self-Study visit)
September (late)	Revise Self-Study Report based upon feedback from Team Chair
October	Final Self-Study Report shared with campus community
November	Upload final Self-Study Report (6 weeks prior to Self-Study visit)
2025
January	Prepare campus community for site visit
January	MSCHE Self-Study visit at UMES