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Self-Study Timeline, Fall 2028 Visit

Middle States accreditation provides Lycoming College the opportunity to demonstrate its educational quality and institutional integrity through a collaborative, peer-reviewed exercise. The Self-Study Timeline provides all key dates for the two-year process, during which Lycoming will prepare for an evaluation visit.

September-October 2025

  • Finalize Institutional Priorities
  • Steering Committee Kick-off Meeting
  • Create Teams Channel for Project Management and Evidence Collection

October-December 2025

  • Finalize Lines of Inquiry and Intended Outcomes
  • Institutional Priorities Vetted across Campus Community
  • Finalize Communication Plan
  • Form and Charge Working Groups

January 30, 2026

  • Self-Study Design Document Due by this Date

February-April 2026

  • Review Self-Study Design Document based on MSCHE Feedback

May 1, 2026

  • Host Commission Staff Liaison for Self-Study Preparation Visit by this Date

June 12, 2026

  • Final Self-Study Design Document Due by this Date

August 2026-May 2027

  • Working Group Kickoff Celebration - Training Overview and begin Evidence Collection and Review
  • Working Groups Collect and Analyze Evidence, and Provide Regular Updates to Steering Committee
  • Hold Town Hall Meetings with Campus Community

May 2027

  • Final Draft of Working Group Report submitted to Steering Committee

June – November 2027

  • Steering Committee approves recommendations identified by the Working Groups
  • Steering Committee Co-Chairs present recommendations to the President and Board of Trustees
  • Share with Campus Community

December 2027 – June 2028

  • Compiling Self-Study Report into one 'voice'

January 31, 2028

  • Commission sends Lycoming the evaluation team roster by this date

April 28, 2028

  • Host Team Chair Preliminary Site Visit by this Data

May-August 2028

  • Revise and Finalize Self-Study Report
  • Verify Evidence Inventory
  • Verify policies/procedures required for Verification of Compliance

September-October 2028

  • Self-Study Report shared and approved by President, Board of Trustees, and Campus Community

10 Weeks prior to Evaluation Team Visit

  • Self-Study Report with Evidence Inventory and Verification of Compliance is Due

November 17, 2028

  • Evaluation Team Visit is Completed by this Date

November-December 2028

  • Receive/Respond to Team Report and Submit Institutional Response

March 2029

  • Commission Meets to Determine Outcomes

Please email the Steering Committee co-chairs at middlestates@lycoming.edu with any questions, concerns, or other feedback.