Kick-off visit is held on February 1, 2000. Principal committees are appointed and charged. Director develops the self study manual. Director requests feedback on self-study manual from the Steering Committee. Self-study officially begins on March 20, 2000.
Director refines the self-study manual.
Director visits units to discuss plans and institutional effectiveness issues. Steering Committee approves self-study manual. Principal committees develop plans for performing their parts of the self-study and for reporting their findings in phases over the next year. Selected committee members attend the AAHE Assessment Conference in Charlotte. Preliminary background data are collected for principal committees.