1. YEAR ONE SELF-EVALUATION REPORT
Laura Polcyn
Pacific Lutheran University
YEAR ONE SELF-EVALUATION REPORT
These standards speak to planning contexts of the institution and the core themes. The evaluation committee generally consist of one person who looks at the institutional framework and one person for each of the core themes.

2. Process/Report Positives
Centrality of Mission Fulfillment
Assessment
Allows for/demands
Individuality
Campus-wide view
Continuous Improvement
Change
Flexibility

3. Report Contents Introduction Institutional Context Preface
Chapter One: Mission, Core Themes, and Expectations
Conclusion

4. Introduction & Institutional Context
Background information; overview
History, student body, faculty, academic program, relationship to the Lutheran Church

5. Introduction & Institutional Context
Background information; overview
History, student body, faculty, academic program, relationship to the Lutheran Church
Institutional Context
Status of institution; important information
Accreditation info, long-range planning, PLU 2020, summary list of Core Themes

6. Preface Institutional Changes
Governance (bylaws), leadership (new provost), long-range planning

7. Preface Institutional Changes Response to Recommendations
Governance (bylaws), leadership (new provost), long-range planning
Response to Recommendations
Two from focused interim visit

8. Preface Institutional Changes Response to Recommendations
Governance (bylaws), leadership (new provost), long-range planning
Response to Recommendations
Two from 2009 focused interim visit
Review of Mission and Core Themes
When/how mission statement & core themes reviewed and approved
Board approval of mission and core themes In January; board approval of the Year One Report in February

9. Chapter One: Mission, Core Themes, and Expectations
Section I: Standard 1.A Mission
Mission Statement
Interpretation of Mission
Extent of Mission Fulfillment

10. Chapter One: Mission, Core Themes, and Expectations
Section I: Standard 1.A Mission
Mission Statement
Interpretation of Mission
Extent of Mission Fulfillment
Section II: Standard 1.B Core Themes
For each Theme: Theme; Objective; Indicators of Achievement; Meaningful Measures

11. Section I: Standard 1.A Mission
Mission Statement
History of mission statement development; where mission statement published
Interpretation
How the mission is articulated, used, and generally measured
Mission Fulfillment
Long-range plan assessment; yearly planning assessment; core theme assessment

12. Section II: Standard 1.B Core Themes
The Process
Established advisory group
Developed core themes as intersection of mission, PLU 2010, and PLU 2020 planning
PLU seeks to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care—for other people, for their communities, and for the earth
Identified core theme “objectives,” indicators & measures

13. Section II: Standard 1.B Core Themes
The Process (con’t)
Solicited campus community comments on core themes, objectives, indicators & measures
Presented themes & objectives to Board for approval
Wrote report draft
Submitted to campus and Board for comment
Approved by Exec Committee of the Board

14. Themes A Challenging Academic Experience
A Supportive Educational Environment
Leadership and Care
Community and Global Engagement
PLU seeks to educate students for lives of
thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care—
for other people, for their communities, and for the earth

15. Drilling Down: Theme Three: Leadership and Care
Objectives
PLU as a Community of Care
Cultivating and Sustaining Leaders
Indicators of Achievement
Taking care of students
Taking care of faculty and staff
Sustainability
Faculty and staff development
Faculty and staff development – leadership
Student leadership development

16. Drilling Down: Theme Three: Leadership and Care
Indicators of Achievement
Taking care of students
Taking care of faculty and staff
Sustainability
Measures
Student satisfaction data (SSI)
Student life individual unit and division assessments
Program participation rates
Faculty and staff satisfaction data
Strategic plan
Level of community engagement
Program effectiveness data

17. Reminders Workshops and Guidelines – attend & follow
Educate the campus
The process always takes longer than you think
Accept that indicators and measures are always work in progress
20+ page report is much more than 20 pages!