Timeline for the HLC Self-Study
This is a general timeline of anticipated action and review. Timelines will be updated according to the activities of Criterion Committees.
March-May 2010
HLC focused visit, university response, and external Readers Panel review
April 2010
Malone university team attends self-study workshop and HLC conference
June 2010
HLC focused visit response compromise approval form received
Self-study steering committee appointed
July 2010
Full-time Director of Assessment hired
August 2010
Karen Solomon, HLC liaison attends Malone University faculty retreat to review self-study process and accreditation criteria
September-December 2010
Self study steering committee meetings and development of plans for self-study
January-February 2011
Criterion committees finalized
Preliminary work and strategy sessions of criterion committees
March 2011
First response drafts and working plans due from criterion committees
April 2011
Criterion committee chairs attend HLC self-study workshops
May 2011
Criterion committees submit drafts of progress
June-July 2011
Editor begins preliminary work on compilation of content
Criterion committees meet for strategy sessions and continued discussions
August-December 2011
Open forums and public conversations
Criterion committees continue data collection, discussions, analyses
January-March 2012
Criterion committees submit written reports and analyses; preliminary identification of priorities
April-May 2012
Criterion committees, steering committee, editor review documents, self-study content, follow-up on identified needs
May-July 2012
Public review and comment on self-study document
Summaries and prioritization of findings
August 2012
Self-study material sent to HLC review team
Fall 2012
HLC site team visit: September 24-26, 2012

