Consolidating Institutional Research Efforts
To better collaborate and support data-driven decision-making across the college, three previously separate functions — Analytics and Institutional Research, Strategic Research, and Assessment — are being brought together into a single Office of Institutional Effectiveness, in the division of Academic Affairs. Anna Gjoleka, Graham Miller,Vanessa Preast, and Carlie VanWilligen will be working together to provide data and analysis to drive organizational effectiveness initiatives. The office’s functions will include regular external reporting requirements (IPEDS data, accreditation); support of faculty in their ongoing assessment of student learning; and a wide range of projects, both big and small, contributing to enhanced institutional effectiveness, strategic planning, and mission fulfillment.