August 30

SACS Process Launched/SACS Office Established

October 30

All Campus Committees Established

November 15

Unit KPI's and Unit Assessment  Plans Implemented

SACS Web Page up and running

December

Leadership Team attend SACS Annual Meeting

January 30

University Mission Revised, If necessary

February 1

ID of KPI's and Unit Assessment Plans finalized and data collection begins- Institutional Research

By April 30

Leadership team visits an accredited site

June 15

Compliance Committee Preliminary Report Due from sub committees

July  24-28

SACS Special Institutional Effectiveness Workshop attended

August 15

Alumni, Stakeholder and Student Focus groups on QEP convene

By August 31

QEP Steering Committee shares a list of suggested QEP topics with University community for input.

By September 30

Compliance Certificate and Committees generate a draft of the audit report. QEP steering committee begins work on the development of the QEP

By  November 30

Information Tech/ web site manager & project manager on board. Data is migrated, cells are propagated and links established

By December 15

Consultant conducts workshop on the QEP on site

December 15

Assessment data for '04 - '05 compiled at the dept/ unit level

December

SACS Leadership Team attends annual meeting

February

University "QEP" group meets to determine "QEP" topic

March

"QEP" Consultant holds workshop

March

Information Technology Coordinator and Project Manager hired

April 1

QEP document developed - outline

June 30

Assessment record for 2005-2006 due and submitted; 1st draft of compliance certificate due for circulation.

September

University "QEP" group meets to determine "QEP" topic

September 28 - 29

QEP document developed - outline

December

"QEP" document developed and outlined

December

Draft of Compliance Certificate circulated to SACS sub-committees

December

Leadership Teams attend SACS annual conference

January

Compliance Certification  (updated)

January

All units provide documentation of "closing the loop" units revise assessment plans for 2005-2006.

First draft of QEP produced and submitted to appropriate administrators and sub-committees for reactions and input

January

Consultant engaged for review- Compliance certificate

February 1

Final assessment plans for '05 - '06 completed. Data input occurs as indicated in the assessment plan.

May 14

All faculty and staff credentialing issues are identified. (Steering Committee)

May 14

Consultant retained for review of Compliance Certificate (Dr. Doris Weathers)

All faculty and staff credentialing issues are resolved. (Steering Committee and Accreditation Staff)

Completion of internal editing of Compliance Certificate (Mrs. Rosemarie Mundy-Shepherd and Ms. Yolanda Penn - June 8, 2007)

Compliance Certificate submitted to consultant electronically for external review and cosultation. (June 8, 2007)
Dr. Doris Weathers - Atlanta Higher Education Group - under contract

Consultants review incorporated into Compliance Certificate. (June 8-19, 2007)
Certificate presented to the Accreditation Leadership Team, the President and cabinet members for review and comments. (June 21, 2007)

Electronic Submission of Compliance Certificate to the SACS - Commission on Colleges

Dr. Yancy, President of Johnson C. Smith College to conduct workshops on developing as assessment plan

*August 15

Compliance Certification due at SACS
* Early submission (regular submission date is September 10, 2007)

QEP Evaluator retained (August 10, 2007)
QEP Evaluator feedback (August 31, 2007)

October 1

Second draft of QEP is completed and submitted to appropriate individuals and groups

Feedback on QEP (October 19, 2007)

November 5-8

Off-site peer review conducted at SACS

January 25

Final copy of Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) submitted to SACS/COC

February 1

Final assessment plans for '06 - '07 due.  Data collection occurs as indicated in the assessment plan.

March 11-13

On Site Peer review by SACS/COC

September 1

All units provide documentation of "closing the loop."

Units Revise assessment plan for '08 - '09. 

November 1

Revised assessment plans due (review by consultant) 

December (1 st week)

Leadership Team attends SACS National Conference/Annual       Meeting SACS/COC considers ASU's case.  SACS/COC

 Reaccredits ASU at annual meeting.