Audio Online Seminar • Tuesday, August 4, 2009 • 12:00 - 1:30 PM CDT • $264

Recently, colleges and universities throughout the country have been implementing changes in order to achieve greater institutional effectiveness. While not a new concept, institutional effectiveness has become increasingly necessary as the demand for services has expanded and the pool of available resources has contracted.

Institutional effectiveness begins with the development of a mission statement for the college or university and a blueprint for how academic programs and administrative services contribute to that mission. The blueprint should consist of strategies that have specific and measurable outcomes, but many fail to fully develop their plan and are unable to assess their progress.

In Getting Started with Assessing Institutional Effectiveness, Linda Suskie, vice president of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, explains how to turn your institutional goals into measurable outcomes and shares her proven 4-step process, which you can easily use to begin assessing your institutional effectiveness. During this straightforward 90-minute presentation, she will:

• Provide examples of institutional effectiveness successes and failures
• Redefine “fuzzy” institutional goals into measurable outcomes
• Use root cause analysis to clarify the meaning of institutional goals that are really just to-do lists
• Reveal potential strategies to assess key institutional goals
• Identify appropriate ways to set targets for institutional assessments

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Questions welcome in this live, interactive event
During the seminar, you can submit questions to the presenter for discussion during a dedicated Q&A session at the end of the presentation. This is a great opportunity to “ask the expert,” get help with challenges you face on your campus, and learn from the challenges others face on their campuses.

An Invaluable First Step
This seminar is designed to help you take the first step toward assessment, and we are committed to helping you start your journey. Our low $264 fee is per site–not per person–which means you can learn how to launch your assessment program as a team, and leave the seminar ready to implement what you’ve learned. Invite as many people as your facility can hold–the seminar is delivered completely over the Internet–and then schedule some time afterward for discussion with your team members. And best of all, since the seminar is delivered to you, wherever you are, no travel expenses are required!

Who should attend:
• Chief academic officers
• Chief planning officers
• Institutional assessment coordinators and directors
• Institutional assessment committee members
• Institutional research directors
• Student development staff
• College administrators

Featured Higher Education Presenter:

Linda Suskie

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Audio Online Seminar • Tuesday, August 4, 2009 • 12:00 - 1:30 PM CDT • $264

Date(s): 08/04/09
Time: 12:00 PM Central Daylight Time - See other time zones above.
Cost: $264.00
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