- Permission from the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) regarding attendees at the last four Strategic Enrollment Management Conferences (January 2026).
- Research instruments developed (February 2026).
- Research ethics application submitted to the University of Windsor Research Ethics Board (February 2026).
- Research ethics application approved by the University of Windsor Research Ethics Board (March 2026).
- AACRAO agreed to send out recruitment email (Research blog on April 29 and Comms email blast on May 4)
- Research team members posted about the study in their social media networks (June 2026).
- Article submitted to SEM Quarterly (July 2026).