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Ramapo College of New Jersey Middle States Accreditation

Self-Study Timetable

Revised 6/08

Fall 2007
  • Chairs selected
  • Self Study Institute (November 4-6)
  • Executive Committee (Barnett, Echols-Tobe, Mazza, Cammarata) meet to discuss self-study design and Steering Committee composition
  • Steering Committee selected

Spring / Early Summer 2008
  • Official Kick off of Middle States self-study
  • Co-Chairs visit major constituency/governing groups – Faculty Assembly, PSA, MFSA, DAC, CWA, AFT, SGA
  • Steering Committee develops the self study design

Summer 2008
  • Co-Chairs send self study design to MSCHE liaison for approval

Fall 2008
  • MSCHE liaison visit and approval of self-study design (September 12)
  • Study groups meet regularly and conduct self-study (September – December)

Spring 2009
  • MSCHE selects Dr. Christopher Dahl of SUNY Geneseo as evaluation team chair and Ramapo approves
  • Ramapo and Dr. Dahl select October 8, 2009 for preliminary visit
  • Date for team visit determined – March 21-24, 2010
  • Study groups continue work and submit reports (Draft 1 -March 15, Draft 2 – May 15)

Spring 2009/Summer 2009
  • MSCHE selects evaluation team members and Ramapo approves
  • Draft self-study is prepared

Fall 2009
  • September 22 - Self Study Draft posted on Website and sent to Team Chair
  • September 30 - Open Forum to discuss Self Study Draft
  • October 8 - Team Chair Dr. Christopher Dahl visits campus to meet with key leaders and constituency groups
  • November 15 - Deadline for comments and edits
  • November 16 - December 18 - Steering Committee prepare final Self Study

Winter/Spring 2010
  • Send by February 1 - Send Self Study to Evaluation Team members

Spring 2010
  • March 21-24, 2010 - Evaluation Team visit and report
  • Institutional response

Summer/Fall 2010
  • MSCHE Committee on Evaluation Reports meets to review report and institutional response (May)
  • Commission action (June)

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