1. Assessment, Compliance, and Institutional Effectiveness: Tennessee State University’s Model G. Pamela Burch-Sims, Ph.D. and Peck-Chong Liew, Ed.D. Tennessee State University

2. Goals Issues related to accreditation Defining expected outcomes based on mission, vision, and core values of the institution Implementing and documenting the process for assessing expected outcomes that demonstrative evidence of student learning and institutional effectiveness

3. Overview 1. Implementation of Tennessee State University’s collaborative planning and assessment model 2.Integration of Title III programmatic management and funding into the university’s planning cycle 3.Utilization of a uniform six-step assessment and improvement process 4.Utilization of a university-wide online system for monitoring and reporting assessment and improvement relating to the university’s mission and strategic plan 5.Guided Interactive Activity

4. Interrelationship Among TnState Plans Complete College Tennessee Act 2010 Mission Scholarly Inquiry Research Lifelong Learning Service Mission Scholarly Inquiry Research Lifelong Learning Service TSU Academic Master Plan TSU Strategic Plan Title III Comprehensive Development Plan Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) University Assessment and Improvement Plan

5. Mission Scholarly Inquiry  Research  Lifelong Learning  Service Mission Scholarly Inquiry  Research  Lifelong Learning  Service Interrelationship between Institutional Effectiveness and the Title III Comprehensive Development Plan SACSCOC CR 2.5 CS 3.3.1 SACSCOC CR 2.5 CS 3.3.1 TSU Strategic Plan 2015 Access and Diversity Academic Quality and Student Success Business Friendly Practices Revenue Generation/Research/Resourcefulness Engagement KPIs TSU Academic Master Plan TBR Strategic Plan University Assessment and Improvement Plan THEC Performance Funding Goals

6. Administrative Arrangement and Infrastructure Prior to the establishment of the Office of Institutional Planning and Assessment (IPA ) office in 2010, structural challenges had hampered comprehensive assessment and planning efforts at the institution Implementation and maintenance responsibilities for planning and assessment are carried out through the University Strategic Planning Council (USPC) and the University Assessment and Improvement Council (UAIC) A uniform six-step assessment and improvement process is in place at the university, requiring campus units to align their strategic plans to the University Strategic Plan 5 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

7. Title III focus on TSU|2015 Key Performance Indicators KPI 1: Access and Diversity Activity 1: Strengthening Institutional Management and Infrastructural Support KPI 2: Academic Quality and Student Success Activity 2: Enhancing Student Success Consortium Activity 3: Academic Collaborative: Enhancing Undergraduate Education through Innovative Technologies Activity 4: Strengthening the Capacity to Improve Academic Quality KPI 3: Business-Friendly Practices KPI 4: Revenue Generation/ Research/ Resourcefulness Activity 1: Strengthening Institutional Management and Infrastructural Support

8. Three interrelated undertakings comprise this activity:  Program Administration  Endowment  Construction

9. Activity 2: Enhancing Student Success Consortium Six major multi-disciplinary, intra-divisional units collaborated to construct this Initiative

10. Activity 3: Academic Collaborative: Enhancing Undergraduate Education through Innovative Technologies Enhancing undergraduate education through innovative technologies describes five innovative, technology-intensive components.

11. Activity 4: Strengthening the Capacity to Improve Academic Quality This activity encompasses five major areas 1.QEP 2. Planning and Assessment 3.Service Learning & Civic Engagement 4.Faculty Support 5.Library

12. Uniform Assessment Process

19. Online Reporting System

25. Title III Progress Reporting

27. Hands-On Activity A Guided Interactive Group Activity

28. Q & A

29. Contact Information Dr. G. Pamela Burch-Sims, Director Title III/ Institutional Effectiveness & Research/ Accreditation Liaison 615.963.7043 psims@tnstate.edu Dr. Peck-Chong Liew, Research Analyst/Program Evaluation Title III Program Administration 615.963.7050 pliew@tnstate.edu Tennessee State University 3500 John A Merritt Blvd Nashville, Tennessee 37209 615.963.5661