1. Committee on University Effectiveness Working Group on Institutional Assessment April 9, 2012

2. Proposed “Next Steps” for the Team  Develop formal guidelines for Institutional Assessment  Done – Review and discuss today  Develop required templates and instructions, and/or recommend software solutions (e.g. TracDat)  Done – Review and discuss template & TracDat today  Meet with units to explain procedures, and provide continuing advice on an “as needed” basis  In progress (SDCL), with 6 remaining Divisions upcoming  Monitor unit activities, and prepare an annual report on Institutional Assessment  In progress (SDCL) with assessment results expected 2012-13

3. Proposed Guidelines for Divisions  Steps emerging from SDCL experience:  Map Divisional priorities and responsibilities to the new University Strategic Plan Goals, Objectives, and Sub-Objectives  Determine which Planning Unit(s) will be linked to each Sub- Objective that the Division has decided is central to its mission  Request that Planning Units submit assessment plans to CUE for each Sub-Objective they have been assigned [w/training]  CUE reviews submitted assessment plans, requests revisions (if needed), and approves entry of plans into TracDat  Planning Units enter assessment plans, results, supporting data, and “next steps” (as needed) into TracDat [w/training]

4. Typical Steps at the Unit Level  Units articulate their goals and objectives  Units define how they plan to measure progress, and identify data collection methods (ideally, more than one)  Units collect and analyze data, identifying areas of success (for possible expansion), and areas needing improvement (with action plans)  Units “close the loop” by reporting on changes they made based on the data, and the impact of those changes

5. Proposed Template for Divisions  Identify Planning Units and responsible persons  Review all Strategic Plan goals, objectives, and sub- objectives for relevance to Division’s mission  Assign Planning Units to address sub-objectives the Division deems to be relevant  Identify Division-specific goals and objectives that may not be addressed in the University’s Strategic Plan  Assign Planning Units to address these Division-specific objectives