Coping with a site visit: An institution’s

perspective

Rudi LaugkschUCT

Pre-visit arrangements

• Received schedule for site visit

• Making appointments with the right people

• Choosing rooms for the panel’s use

• Documentation made available

• Parking

• Budget

Arrangements during the visit

• Meeting with the Deputy Vice-Chancellor

• Liaison person’s responsibility

• Panel meals, etc.

• Changes to the schedule by the panel

Requests from the panel

• Requests to interview individuals not on the schedule

• Requests for more information

Post-visit arrangements

• Arranging shipment of portfolios

• Conveying thanks

Interaction with the panel• Quite a strange experience…