2012 Begin UNM's Foundations of Excellence Assurance Argument Sept. 2012 2013 Assurance Argument Report and Action Plan Completed June 2013 First Year Steering Committee Formed - Implementation Begins Aug. 6, 2013 2014 Director Appointed March 2014 Quality Initiative Proposal submitted to HLC June 26, 2014 Quality Initiative Approved by HLC Aug. 6, 2016 Assurance Argument Coordinator Appointed Oct. 2014 Steering Committee (SC) members identified; SC begins planning Dec. 10, 2014 2015 Criterion Committee Co-chairs selected Feb. 10, 2015 First organizational meeting of SC and Criterion Committee Co-chairs Mar. 26, 2015 Assurance Argument representatives attend HLC annual meeting Mar. 27, 2015 Criterion Committees and Resource Teams formed, begin Criterion Self-Assessment April 2015 Evidence Library established June 2016 Begin writing Quality Initiative Report June 2015 2016 Assurance Argument Representatives attend HLC annual meeting Mar. 2016 Assurance Argument: Rough Outlines Completed Jul. 2016 Criterion Teams continue activities, write draft chapters 2016-2017 Submit Quality Initiative Report for HLC Review 2016-2017 2017 Assurance Argument Representatives attend HLC annual meeting Mar. 2017 SC reviews Criterion Teams' Report Drafts Apr. 2017 Criterion Teams revise reports following SC review May 2017 Assurance Argument Draft Created by SC Sept. 2017 Assurance Argument Draft Report Available to Community Oct. - Dec. 2018 Focus Group Feedback and Integration Jan. - May 2018 Assurance Argument Representatives attend HLC annual meeting Mar. 2018 Final Report Finished Aug. 2018 HLC Site Visit Fall 2018 - Spring 2019 