March 2006	President McCormick submits to MSCHE a Preliminary Proposal for Self-Study using the Selected Topics with Documentation Model. The proposal is accepted.
June – July 2006	Steering Committee and working groups are formed.
Summer 2006	Office of Institutional Research collects and prepares support documents and web site for use by the self-study working groups. Other logistical preparations made.
August 23, 2006	First meeting of the Steering Committee takes place.
August 25, 2006	Draft Design for Institutional Self-Study, including charge questions for working groups, is finalized and sent to MSCHE.
September 5, 2006 – December 23, 2006	Fall term begins – Fall term ends
September 11, 2006	President inaugurates the self-study. Self-study working groups commence work.
September 28, 2006	A staff liaison from MSCHE visits the campus. The liaison discusses the Draft Design for Self-Study with President McCormick, the Steering Committee, and groups representative of the university community.
Fall 2006 – Spring 2007	The working groups conduct research and write preliminary reports. (First drafts due to Steering Committee ~ March 2007; comments returned ~ April 2007; final working group reports due to Steering Committee ~ May 2007.)
January 16, 2007 – May 16, 2007	Spring term begins – University Commencement
Summer 2007	The Steering Committee continues preparing the draft Self-Study Report.
September 4, 2007 – December 22, 2007	Fall term begins – Fall term ends
September 7, 2007	President’s Welcome Back Breakfast for Academic Leaders and Department Chairs in New Brunswick including MSCHE discussion.
September 20, 2007	President’s Welcome Back Breakfast for Academic Leaders in Newark including MSCHE discussion
September 25, 2007	Rutgers Cooperative Extension Statewide Annual Conference. Faculty and staff from county offices and off-site research stations and farms are informed of the reaccreditation process and asked for their input.
September 26, 2007	A presentation on the Middle States reaccreditation process is provided to Rutgers’ New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Board of Managers.
September 28, 2007	University Senate Faculty, Student, and Staff Caucuses are briefed on the reaccreditation process and invited to provide input.
October 3, 2007	A draft of the Preliminary Executive Summary is sent to the Chair of the Site Visit Committee.
October 5, 2007	Board of Governors hears an update on reaccreditation and Self-Study progress.
October 10, 2007	Draft of the Self-Study Report is sent to Team Chair and Document Generalists.
October 11, 2007	Steering Committee meets to discuss input regarding the draft Self-Study Report.
October 11, 2007	University Senate Executive Committee members are asked to review and comment on the draft Self-Study Report.
By October 11, 2007	The draft Self-Study Report is submitted to MSCHE and sent to the chair of the MSCHE External Review Team.
October 26, 2007	University Senate Executive Committee convenes to hear a presentation on the reaccreditation process and offer input regarding the draft Self-Study Report.
October 29, 2007	The chair of the MSCHE External Review Team makes a preliminary visit to the university. Document generalists visit the university to review document roadmap for standards not covered by the Self-Study Report.
October 31, 2007	Student Leadership in New Brunswick are provided with an update and overview of the reaccreditation process and asked for their  comments and questions.
November 2, 2007	Camden Community Forum
November 6, 2007	Newark Community Forum
November 6, 2007	Newark Working Groups, Councils, and Department Chairs meet with Executive Vice President and Chair of Steering Committee.
November 7, 2007	New Brunswick Community Forum
November 9, 2007	University Senate
December 2007 – January 2008	Steering Committee prepares Self-Study Report final version.
December 4, 2007	Academic Leadership Program for Department Chairs and Deans.
December 6, 2007	Board of Governors discussion on Self-Study.
December 7, 2007	Executive Leadership Forum for Administrators
December 13, 2007	Board of Trustees
December 14, 2007	New Brunswick Faculty Council
January 22, 2008	Spring term begins
By January 31, 2008	Final Self-Study Report sent to evaluation team and to MSCHE.
February 12, 2008	Administrative Luncheon
March 9 - 12, 2008	The MSCHE External Review Team visits the university, reviews the self-study, and writes its report.
March 15 – 23, 2008	Spring Recess
Early Summer 2008	MSCHE takes action on reaccreditation.