Subcommittee Responsibilities

The responsibility of the Subcommittees include:

• Hold regular meetings to ensure the timely completion of the self-study process.
• Appoint a recorder and maintain a written record of all subcommittee proceedings.
• Review the reports of the institution, peer review team and the Committee on Athletics Certification from the College's previous self-study.
• Forward copies of meeting agendas and minutes to Athletic Department's Web Master for posting on the website.
• Collect and organize reliable and relevant data.
• Analyze the data against the self-study questions.
• Interpret the data to determine the College's conformity with the operating principles.
• Develop plans for improvement where necessary.
• Involve all members of the subcommittee in the preparation of the report.
• Ensure that the subcommittee report addresses each aspect of the self-study instrument in a thorough and concise manner.
• Provide reports as required by the self-study instrument.
• Prepare a draft report in accordance to the prescribed guidelines.
• Submit draft report to the Steering Committee.

Collecting Data
Each Subcommittee will be responsible for collecting data pertinent to its operating principle. Some of the data will come from College records and some from interviews with appropriate campus groups. Steering committee appointments were made to ensure that individuals with access to relevant data were appointed to the Steering Committee and/or the appropriate Subcommittee.

Analyzing Data
Each Subcommittee will interpret the data collected to respond to the questions in its specific area. In this step, the questions will be answered, but an evaluation will not yet take place. The descriptive answers will be the foundation upon which the subsequent evaluation will be based. The Subcommittee is responsible for completing any necessary forms required by the self-study instrument.

Determine Conformity to Operating Principle
The Subcommittee will use its report to determine the College's conformity with the operating principles specific to its self-study area. The Subcommittee will present a draft of this evaluation to the Steering Committee, which will review the draft and return it to the Subcommittee with questions. This process will continue until the Steering Committee approves the report.

Plans for Improvement
Finally, each Subcommittee will recommend plans for improvement for the Athletic program or actions that may need to be taken to bring the program into conformity with Certification operating principles. Recommendations will be submitted to the Steering Committee for review.