1. OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS RICE UNIVERSITY: STRENGTHENING OUR PROGRAMS

2. OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS T HREE A REAS : Survey Administration & Analysis Strengthening Our Programs (SOP) SACS Accreditation M ISSION : Identify outcomes for academic and non-academic units Align outcomes with institutional and accreditation goals Help stakeholder use the information to make effective decisions and improve processes

3. SACS Who is SACS? Why do they matter? What do they expect?

4. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT Many external stakeholders are asking for increased accountability Demonstrate that we are engaged in process of continuous improvement Systematic approach to CI is relatively new to academic “side of the house” Reflect not only on what knowledge and skills “we” are imparting, but also on what the students are learning.

5. Formal Assessment Plans Course Level Outcomes Program Level Outcomes Curriculum Mapping Methods and Pedagogy Program Philosophy Methods and Philosophy Alignment Stage 1 Stage 2 STRENGTHENING OUR PROGRAMS Rice University Office of Institutional Effectiveness oie.rice.eduoie.rice.edu

6. ANY QUESTIONS? John M. Cornwell, Ph.D. Associate Vice President cornwell@rice.edu Ext. 3227 Angela Powell Thompson, MS, MBA Survey Administrator and Analyst apthompson@rice.edu apthompson@rice.edu Ext. 5377 oie.rice.edu Casey H. Akins, MS Director, Academic Program Effectiveness cakins@rice.edu Ext. 2064