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Task Force Timeline
September 2012:
Task Force membership selected and initial process planning
October 2012:
Comparative institutional discussions
Oct. 10 Open Forum I, University Center theater
November-December 2012:
Criteria and data drafted, revised and finalized
Program review list finalized
January 2013:
Data produced and distributed to department heads by Office of Institutional Planning and Effectiveness; department heads and program directors completed narratives and revised data reports
Jan. 16: Open Forum II, University Center theater
February 2013:
Feb. 15: Major program narratives and data submitted
Feb. 18-March 12: Task Force received and reviewed major program reports
Feb. 25: Stand-alone minors receive notification of review
March 2013:
Task Force received and reviewed major program reports
March 4: Information session for stand-alone minor program directors, department heads and deans
March 11: Stand-alone minor narratives and data submitted
March 14-15: Task Force retreat for Phase 1 assessments of major programs
March 18: Task Force meeting for Phase 1 assessments of stand-alone minors
March 21: Initial assessment communications to all major programs and stand-alone minors; process ends for Category 1 and 2 programs; process continues for Category 3 programs
April 2013:
Phase 2 process begins for Category 3 programs
April 3: Open Forum III, University Center theater
April 15: Phase 2 narratives due to Task Force
April 18-22: Hearings for Category 3 programs
May 2013:
May 14: Final recommendations regarding Category 3 programs
May 25: Part 1 of the Final Report, including process overview and program assessments, is due
June 2013:
June 5: Open Forum (3:30 p.m., theater, A.K. Hinds University Center)
June 17-21: Program discontinuation direct appeals to Chancellor Belcher
June 20: Final Report, Part 2, including Task Force recommendations for future process and broader observations on WCU’s strengths and challenges, is due
July 2013:
Final decisions from Chancellor Belcher