Getting Started with Assessing Institutional Effectiveness

Turn Goals Into Positive Outcomes

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.

We explain how to turn your institutional goals into measurable outcomes as Linda Suskie shares her proven 4-step process, which you can easily use to begin assessing your institutional effectiveness.

During this straightforward 90-minute seminar we 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

An Invaluable First Step
This seminar is designed to help you take the first step toward assessment, and we are committed to helping you take that step. Learn how to launch your assessment program as a team, and exit the seminar ready to implement what you’ve learned.

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