Timeline

DATES	ACTIVITIES	MEETINGS & EVENTS
June–August 2019	• Appoint Lab committee members and designate co- chairs. • Determine who will attend the opening meeting in DC.	– Lab opening meeting (late August).
September– December 2019	• Finalize Lab committee membership and establish administrative procedures. – Set meeting schedule. – Determine communication, information-sharing, and other protocols. • Plan the internationalization review. – Formulate research questions. – Determine methodology (document review, surveys, interviews, focus groups). – Establish a timeline. – Assign subcommittees (with Lab committee members as chairs). – Complete IRB review or other necessary approval procedures. • Determine the format and scope of the committee’s final deliverable. Options include: – Report on findings of the internationalization review. – Report on findings of the review plus recommendations for action. – Report on findings of the review, recommended actions, and an implementation plan including activities, schedule, timeline, and resource requirements. • Publicize the Lab engagement throughout campus and beyond. – Circulate committee charge to encourage participation in internationalization review. – Encourage inclusion of Lab information in president’s convocation speech. – Issue press release (template provided by ACE). – Post information on appropriate web pages. – Plan for regular updates to senior leaders.	– ACE advisor site visit (October or November). – Regular committee meetings (at least monthly). – Monthly check-in calls with ACE advisor. Additional communication by email or phone as needed.
January–April 2020	• Internationalization review: Data collection. – Carry out data collection plan according to schedule established in the fall. – Identify gaps in data and revise methodology as needed or recommend further data collection. – Subcommittees prepare summary of data collected for presentation to the committee as a whole.	– Lab mid-term meeting (February). – Regular committee and sub-committee meetings. – Monthly check-in calls with ACE advisor. Additional communication by email or phone as needed.
May–October 2020	• Internationalization review: Data analysis. – Compile data gathered by subcommittees. – Conduct SWOT analysis (subcommittees may do this). – Benchmark against peer institutions and established good practices. – Formulate initial conclusions and recommendations. – Verify initial findings with key stakeholders. • Develop outline for the committee’s final deliverable. – Assign lead writers for each section and an editor for the overall document. • Determine peer review visit dates and identify potential reviewers.	– Lab final meeting (November). – Regular committee and sub-committee meetings. – Monthly check-in calls with ACE advisor. Additional communication by email or phone as needed.
November 2020– March 2021	• Write and review the committee’s final deliverable. – Determine who needs to review drafts and establish a review schedule. – Submit final version or a working draft to ACE advisor at least 10 days prior to peer review visit.	– Peer review visit (between late January and early April). – Committee meetings as needed. – Monthly check-in calls with ACE advisor. Additional communication by email or phone as needed.
April–July 2021	• Finalize Lab deliverable. • Plan next steps and follow-on activities. • ACE final report submitted to institution leadership by July 31, 2021. – Draft sent to committee for review first.	– Committee meetings as needed. – Monthly check-in calls with ACE advisor. Additional communication by email or phone as needed.