Middle States
Reaffirmation of Accreditation Process
Institutional Self-Study Timeline
| 1. President Paul G. Gaffney announces the upcoming Reaffirmation of Accreditation Process to the campus community | August 18, 2003 |
| 2. Provost Thomas Pearson reiterates the announcement in a formal memorandum | August 29, 2003 |
| 3. President Gaffney mentions Middle States in the Opening Convocation | September 10, 2003 |
| 4. Provost Pearson and Dr. Saliba Sarsar attend the Self-Study Institute in Philadelphia, PA | November 11-12, 2003 |
| 5. Provost Pearson reports on the Reaffirmation of Accreditation at the General Faculty Meeting | December 3, 2003 |
| 6. Drs. Sarsar and Julius Adekunle appointed Co-Chairs of the Steering Committee | January 6, 2004 |
| 7. Provost Pearson’s Memorandum to the Monmouth community announcing the preparations for Middle States Review | January 20, 2004 |
| 8. President Gaffney invites 18 members of the Monmouth University family to serve on the Steering Committee | January 23, 2004 |
| 9. Dr. Sarsar gives an update at the General Faculty Meeting | February 4, 2004 |
| 10. Dr. Sarsar gives an update at Board of Trustees Committee on Educational and Faculty Affairs | February 26, 2004 |
| 11. 1st Meeting of the Steering Committee | March 1, 2004 |
| 12. Dr. Adekunle gives an update at the General Faculty Meeting | March 3, 2004 |
| 13. President Gaffney invites members of the Monmouth family to serve on one of the Fourteen | March 9, 2004 |
| 14. 2nd Meeting of the Steering Committee | March 22, 2004 |
| 15. 3rd Meeting of the Steering Committee | March 30, 2004 |
| 16. 4th Meeting of the Steering Committee | April 8, 2004 |
| 17. Drs. Sarsar and Adekunle give a briefing on Middle States at the Student Government Association | April 14, 2004 |
| 18. Preliminary Visit of Dr. George Santiago, MSCHE Liaison to Monmouth University | April 26, 2004 |
| 19. Submission of Final Self-Study Design to MSCHE | June 7, 2004 |
| 20. Approval of Self-Study Design by MSCHE | June 14, 2004 |
| 21. Some Subcommittees begin research | Summer 2004 |
| 22. Steering Committee meets to assess progress of Subcommittees | September 2004 |
| 23. Continuation of Subcommittee research | September 2004-March 2005 |
| 24. Selection of Team Chair by MSCHE | January 2005 |
| 25. Selection of Evaluation Team Members by MSCHE | February-April 2005 |
| 26. Subcommittees draft reports and submit to Steering Committee for review | April 2005 |
| 27. Steering Committee reviews subcommittee reports | May 2005 |
| 28. Subcommittees revise reports | June 2005 |
| 29. Co-Chairs and Editing Team review Subcommittee reports and write Self-Study Report | July-August 2005 |
| 30. Edited Self-Study Report reviewed by Subcommittees, approved by Steering Committee, and shared with the Monmouth Community | Early Fall 2005 |
| 31. Community-wide forums and discussions | Fall 2005 |
| 32. Preliminary Visit by Team Chair to Monmouth University | Fall 2005 |
| 33. Revision of Self-Study Report based on Community Input | December 2005 |
| 34. Final Self-Study Report reviewed and approved by Steering Committee, Provost, and President | January 2006 |
| 35. Submission of Final Self-Study Report and Supporting Documents to MSCHE and Team Members | February 2006 |
| 36. Evaluation Team Visit and Report | March-April 2006 |
| 37. Respond to Middle States Evaluation Team Report | April 2006 |
| 38. MSCHE Committee on Evaluation Reports Meets in Philadelphia, PA | May 2006 |
| 39. MSCHE Full Commission meets and decides on Reaffirmation of Accreditation of Monmouth University | June 2006 |
| 40. Monmouth University receives Action Letter for MSCHE (on Re-accreditation) | July 2006 |
