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Bridgeworks Production
[HLC Steering Committee]

Production Timeline

2003: Pre-Production

Purpose: prepare college for self-study process
Outcome: preliminary plan and timeline
Spring Summer Fall
Introduce potential new criteria

Organize assessment efforts

Send representative to HLC Annual Meeting

Send team to HLC assessment workshop

Review processes for accreditation

Revise assessment plan

Develop plan for data integrity

Draft self-study plan and timeline

Approve draft self-study plan and timeline

Consider HLC Steering Committee organization and appointments

2004: Set Design and Casting Call
Purpose: organize steering committee and initiate activities
Outcome: steering committee goals and charge to subcommittees
Spring Summer Fall
Introduce new criterion during Faculty Development Days (January)

Appoint steering committee

Appoint self-study writer/coordinator

Send representatives to HLC Annual Meeting

Launch institutional e-folio as pilot for virtual resource room

Develop budget and finalize self-study plan and timeline

Establish shared drive for HLC self-study activities

Review HLC materials for successful reaccreditation

Develop preliminary format for committee reports, evidence collection, and evidence evaluation

Kick-off self-study at Faculty Development Days (August)

Develop theme (Bridgeworks Productions) for self-study process

Outline self-study goals

Submit plan and timeline to HLC

Establish subcommittees

Develop subcommittee charge

Call for involvement in subcommittees (casting call)

Educate subcommittee members on criterion and subcommittee charge

Begin evidence collection

2005: Story Board and Screenplay
Purpose: collect and analyze evidence for ARCC story
Outcome: cross-cutting themes for self-study (screenplay)
Spring Summer Fall
Present production meeting at Faculty Development Days (January)

Invite to campus and host Dr. Robert Appleson, HLC liaison, for advice and recommendations on self-study plan and steering committee activities

Collect and analyze evidence (subcommittees)

Prepare master evidence list [MEL]

Finalize dates with HLC for on-site visit

Send steering committee members to HLC Annual Meeting

Synthesize cross-cutting themes with subcommittee co-chairs

Develop style sheet

Draft self-study (screenplay)

Develop tables of primary and secondary evidence

Establish plan for virtual resource room and electronic repository for evidence

Draft Request for Institutional Change for online delivery to be reviewed by MnOnline

Appoint Host Committee Chair for on-site visit

Present preview attraction at Faculty Development Days (August)

Present draft self-study for comment by:
• Public
• Students
• College leadership
• Faculty
• Staff

Finalize Request for Institutional Change and submit to MnOnline

Establish dates for review of Institutional Change Request

Develop virtual resource room

Establish Host Committee

2006: Premier
Purpose: present self-study and host HLC comprehensive visit
Outcome: successful visit and recommendation of reaccreditation
Spring Summer Fall

Present screening/rating at Faculty Development Days (January)

Screenings: Forums for review of "final" scrip (self-study)

Revise and finalize self-study

Create executive summary for college-wide distribution

Identify visiting team (through HLC)

Send representatives to HLC Annual Meeting

Develop schedule for visiting team and arrange accommodations

Complete development and launch virtual resource room

 

Submit self-study to HLC

Develop paper resource room

Finalize visiting team schedule and accommodations

Host MnOnline review of Request for Institutional Change

Present “Oscars” at Faculty Development Days (August)

Host HLC on-site visit

Celebrate!

Plan for implementing, sustaining, or adopting recommendations of visiting team

 

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