Office of Institutional Effectiveness

• Bob Boehmer,Associate Provost for Institutional

Effectiveness• Sue Achtemeier,

Assistant Director for Institutional Effectiveness

• Ann Saye, Administrative Assistant

as-sess’mentgathering (measurement), analyzing and interpreting information – usually with respect to stated outcomes

e-val’u-a’tionthe process of fixing judgment, value or worth to assessment

SACS Accreditation

• New “Principles of Accreditation”• Core Requirements and Comprehensive

Standards, including institutional effectiveness, verified online off-site

• Quality Enhancement Plan of institution’s choosing

• Outcomes oriented• UGA in 2009-2011

State Desired Outcomes

Plan Assessment

Measure & Evaluate

“Close the Loop”

TheAssessment

Cycle

Assessment at UGA

. . . Of students• General Education

Outcomes

C-BASE• Majors

PRAC• Graduate Outcomes

. . . Of the environment• CIRP• NSSE• FSSE• Student Life/Affairs

Institutional Level Evaluation

• Program Review

PRAC

• Review of Academic and Administrative Support Units (New)

IE

• Annual Report of Institutional Progress

Review of Academic and Administrative Support Units

• The goal of the Review is to assure that each unit regularly evaluates its effectiveness,

• and that it uses the findings of this review for improvement.

The primary questions should be:

• Does the strategic plan of the unit further the institutional strategic plan?

• Is the unit making regular and measurable progress towards achieving its strategic goals?

• Based on this review, what specific steps will be taken to improve?

Schedule of Review of Units

• Every seven years

• University Libraries to be reviewed in 2006-2007

Process of Review

• Unit conducts self-study

• Three-member review team submits report

• Office of Institutional Effectiveness(IE) communicates report to Unit

• Follow-up meeting #1

• IE reports to Provost

• One-year follow-up report and meeting

Office of Institutional Effectiveness

http://www.uga.edu/provost/

Sue D. Achtemeier

3-24-2003