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Timeline

2006

February 17, 2006	Orientation for Middle States Visiting Team members traveling overseas
March 3 - 14, 2006	Two members of the Middle States Visiting Team visit select UMUC Asia educational sites in Japan and South Korea
March 5 - 11, 2006	Two members of the Middle States Visiting Team visit select UMUC Europe education sites in Germany and Italy
April 2-5, 2006	Middle States Visiting Team arrives to conduct the self-study review and develop its report on UMUC's re-accreditation
April 5, 2006	Middle States Visiting Team Chair delivers an oral report of the Team's findings to the UMUC's faculty, staff, and students
June 22, 2006	The Middle States Commission on Higher Education holds its June meeting and considers UMUC's accreditation status

2005

Spring 2005	Subcommittees develop their draft self-study chapters The visiting team chair is selected Steering committee reviews draft self-study chapters from the subcommittees Coordinating committee reviews draft self-study document Subcommittees revise the draft chapters submitted based on feedback
Summer 2005	Subcommittee chairs revise self-study chapters Self-study chapters reviewed by the steering and coordinating committees Draft self-study released to UMUC community for discussion/input
Fall 2005	Self-study report reviewed/approved by steering and coordinating committees Submit approved, final self-study to the visiting team chair Revisions to self-study made as advised by the visiting team chair
December 22, 2005	Final self-study document submitted to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and to the UMUC Middle States Visiting Team

2004

Spring 2004	Steering Committee selected Steering Committee chairs appointed Steering Committee convened Self-study model and approach chosen
Summer 2004	Subcommittees convened Draft self-study design developed Steering Committee reviews draft self-study design Coordinating Committee reviews draft self-study design
Fall 2004	Self-study design submitted to Middle States Middle States representatives conduct initial visit  to UMUC Subcommittees work on draft chapters for the self-study document Chairs convene public discussions on the self-study process Provost and his staff meet with faculty, staff, and others concerning the self-study process both stateside and overseas Resource room and self-study library developed Informative articles published on the self-study process in UMUC's newsletters and via e-mail