Evidence Based Decision Making and New Professionals Derek Murakami & Daniel Easton Residence Life Western Washington University

Agenda  What is Evidence Based Decision Making?  New Professionals and EBDM  Assessment at WWU  Assessment Tools  Completed and Upcoming Assessments

What is Evidence Based Decision Making?  Evidence Based Decision Making (EBDM)  Role of Assessment/Evaluation  Connecting Assessment to Decisions  Departmental Values and Goals

New Professionals and EBDM  Residence life staff are being asked to justify their learning outcomes  Important to define goals within an organization  Making intelligent decisions about community require knowledge of the community  Progressing in the field will require being able to justify decisions

Assessment at WWU  Assessment Committee  Goals for the committee  Set time and place for Assessment  Partnerships with other Departments

Assessment Tools  Departmental  ResTek  Google Survey  Survey Monkey  Focus Groups  Large-scale:  Student Voice  Educational Benchmarking (EBI)  Map Works (Student Success and Retention Programs)

Assessments Completed/Upcoming Open Floor Meeting Roommate Agreement Process Impact Your Experience Social Identity Conversation- Upcoming Student Conduct Learning Outcomes- Upcoming Desk Operations Gender Inclusive Housing

Implications Desk Operations – Multiple perspectives Allowing for department to make sense of data – Implications Change in desk hours Change in desk coverage – Resident Advisor/Desk Attendant staff Further Assessment – Removing desks

Implications (cont.) Gender Inclusive Housing: – University standards & missions – Peer Institution & Campus Reviews – WWU assessment / housing survey

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