Dr. Ron Stump, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Chair of the Steering Committee shall oversee the self-study process; direct meetings of the Steering Committee; and be the campus’ primary source for publicizing the Steering Committee’s work, reports and the NCAA’s response to the Peer Review Visit.

The four Subcommittee Chairs:  will divide their Subcommittees into working groups, as appropriate and are expected to direct the collection of data, preparation of required reports; maintenance of meeting records and follow-up effort as a result of the Peer Review visit. Each Subcommittee will:

• Evaluate responses against NCAA operating principle requirements
• Ensure that the response to each self-study item is complete
• Facilitate developing action plans for improvement as needed
• Assist in the consolidation of all the working group reports; and
• Submit any budgetary requirements for completion of the self-study to the institutional liaison by the deadline.

Institutional Liaison and Chief Report Writer

As Institutional Liaison and Chief Report Writer, Karen Morrison, Associate AD, will have the following responsibilities:

• Field questions from the Steering Committee to the NCAA
• Coordinate all communication with the NCAA
• Prepare the final self-study response, following the NCAA Web-based Institutional Manual for Certification
• Coordinate the Peer Review Visit

Outline and Schedule for Self-Study Report Completion

The Timeline for completion of all self-study requirements is detailed below; most dates are tentative until the Orientation visit and initial Steering Committee meetings are completed.  The agenda for the Orientation Visit is attached to the Chancellor’s Steering Committee appointment memorandum.

Revised CU Second Cycle NCAA Certification Timeline

Conference Office or Outside Consultants

The University of Colorado will not use the Big XII Conference Office or outside consultants, other than non-campus members of the Steering Committee or working groups, to assist in the Self-Study process. The conference office may be relied upon for interpretations and will be provided a copy of all announcements and reports submitted by the institution. The University will not be conducting its athletics self-study in conjunction with a larger regional accreditation visit.

Guidelines for Writing and Editing the Self-Study Report

The Subcommittee chairs will coordinate the completion of their portion of the self-study and submit electronically-submitted reports to the chief report writer after discussion with the full Steering Committee. The report writer will put the document together as specified in the NCAA’s Handbook and circulate the report for appropriate Committee and campus review.

The reports submitted by each subcommittee will conform to the NCAA’s Self-Study specifications and follow the order and suggested format of the Self-Study Instrument in a concise but complete manner. Responses to self-study items will be completed in the same order the responses appear in the Self-Study Instrument and will be identified by Operating Principle and self-study item numbers.. Subcommittees collect and review data to develop:

• Responses to each Self-study Item and performance on past Certification Action Plans
• Recommendations for future Action Plans for Improvement
• Information to be provided with the report for the Peer Review Visit
• Information to be available for the Peer Review Team Visit

Subcommittee draft reports will be submitted to the chief writer for placement on the password-protected website for CU Certification. Draft reports will be presented twice for Steering Committee discussion before final submission to the chief report writer. Each Self-study item response will evaluate CU’s current status against the operating principle requirement and submitting plans for improvement per the instructions of the Institutional Manual for Certification.