TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Letter From the President...iii

Introduction. 1

Key Terms.. 2

Purpose....... 4

Goals........... 5

Commission's Expectations for the Self-Study (Policies Bearing on the Self-Study).. 5

Leadership and Committee Structure... 7

Position Responsibilities... 8

 

Self-Study Director... 8

Steering Committee Chair 9

Steering Committee. 10

Editorial Committee. 10

Principal Committees 11

Special Committees 11

Division and Administrative Committees 12

 

Responsibilities of Principal Committees 12

Responsibilities of Special Committees 13

Responsibilities of Division and Administrative Unit Committees 14

Self-Study Calendar/Timetable... 15

Institutional Resources to Support the Self-Study. 17

Policies, Procedures and Guidelines for Conducting the Benedict College Self-Study... 21

Flow Chart for Self-Study and Deadlines for Submission of Committee Reports... 22

Guidelines for Data Collection and Evaluation Techniques 23

Organization and Cataloging Plan for Self-Study Library... 24

Methods for Circulating Information and Draft Report 24

Methods for Responding to Concerns Expressed by the Community to the Draft Report... 25

Network of Communication within the Committee. 26

Guidelines for the Format, Style, and Organization of the Final Report and Addendum. 26

Guidelines for the Evaluation of Committee Reports... 29

Guidelines for Division and Administrative Unit Reports 29

Policies and Procedures for Special Committees 32

Plans for Implementing Recommendations within the Self-Study. 33

Plans for the Institutional Response to the Visiting Committee Report... 33

Works Cited 34

 

Appendices 35

 

Appendix A   Self-Study Committees.. 36

Appendix B   Committee Orientation, Specific Guidelines and 1999-2000 Schedules... 46

Appendix C   Preliminary Outline of Self-Study Report... 49