The NCA Self-Study Steering Committee was officially appointed and charged by President McCray at the December 1998 all-university meeting. The Steering Committee members represented the leadership of the administrative units in the University as well as recognized faculty leaders. NCA SELF-STUDY STEERING COMMITTEE

James Campbell, Faculty Rep., College of Arts and Science
Judith Christensen, Self-Study Coordinator, Wisconsin
Mary Alice Freeman, College of Arts and Science
David Freitas, Interim Dean, National College of Education
David Hobson, Chair, Faculty Senate
Catherine Honig, Faculty Rep., College of Management and Business
Tom Kennedy, Vice President, Human Resources
Kerry Kopera, Vice President, Financial Services
George Litman, Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Valerie Owen, Faculty Rep., National College of Education
Lee Ramsey, former Chair, Faculty Senate
William Roberts, Vice President, Operational Services
Costas Spirou, Faculty Rep., College of Arts and Sciences
Linda Tafel, Provost; Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs
Kathryn Tooredman, Vice Provost
Howard Zacks, Dean, College of Management and Business
Roxy Zimmerman, Director, University Library

This committee met for the first time in January 1999 and developed the proposed timeline for NLU’s 2001 Self-Study. The suggested process of working by the months remaining until the visit seemed appropriate for planning purposes. The committee tried to incorporate any ongoing planning processes, accreditation efforts and subcommittee structures.

National College of Education was in the midst of NCATE and ISBE accreditation so this work was especially applicable to the self-study. The College of Management and Business was involved with preparations for IACBE accreditation. In addition, the Academy for Educational Development (AED) was working on new strategic initiatives for 2010, which became part of our planning work during the next years.

As part of the AED process more than 60 faculty, staff and administrators were involved in issues Reflection Groups (IRGs). Nine groups covered such topics as curriculum, student services, assessment, finance, staff development and others. Their task was to raise issues, identify strengths and weaknesses, provide advice to AED, and to respond to suggestions from AED. In September, 1999, President McCray appointed an ad hoc University Planning Committee (UPC) to respond to the AED Report.