1. COMMUNICATION AWARENESS INPUT FEEDBACK

2. COMMUNICATION “Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.” Rollo May

3. AWARENESS Get a theme that will carry you through the process.

4. AWARENESS CAMPUS-WIDE KICKOFF  INCLUDE EVERYONE!  FIND “FUN” PEOPLE TO PLAN THIS  MAKE IT A CELEBRATION OF YOUR INSTITUTION  “ENCOURAGE” PEOPLE TO LEARN  SETS THE MOOD FOR THE NEXT 18 MONTHS  BE A CHEERLEADER!

5. AWARENESS KEEP IT GOING THROUGHOUT  WEBSITE  DISCUSSION BOARDS  NEWSLETTERS  PRESENTATIONS  CAMPUS PUBLICATIONS  COMMUNITY PUBLICATIONS

6. INPUT CAMPUS-WIDE SURVEY  JUST DO ONE  STANDARDS BASED  SURVEY EVERYONE  “ENCOURAGE” PARTICIPATION  MAKE CLEAR HOW THE RESULTS WILL BE USED

7. INPUT GET EVERYONE INVOLVED  FIND A COMMITTEE FOR EVERYONE WHO ASKS TO BE ON ONE  HAVE SUBCOMMITTEES GATHER DATA  HAVE SUBCOMMITTEES DRAFT INITIAL DOCUMENTS  CREATE A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP

8. FEEDBACK “I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening.”

9. FEEDBACK GIVE IT BACK TO THOSE WHO WROTE IT FIRST CREATE FORMAL AND INFORMAL CHANNELS OF FEEDBACK  SECOND DRAFT READING RETREAT  POST SECOND DRAFT ON WEBSITE  ALLOW FOR FEEDBACK

10. FEEDBACK DISTRIBUTE FINAL COPIES TO EVERYONE  USE EXISTING CAMPUS STRUCTURE  USE OPEN FORUMS  INCLUDE ALL GROUPS  EXPLAIN WHERE THE SELF-STUDY PROCESS WILL LEAD THE INSTITUTION NEXT

11. COMMUNICATION “Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.” Rollo May

12. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE! COMMUNICATION