Mission Statement
The Office of Institutional Research and Assessment (OIRA) advances the University's mission by facilitating an integrated approach to institutional research, assessment, continuous improvement, and data-informed decisions in support of institutional effectiveness, teaching and learning.
Vision Statement
To exemplify a commitment to excellence by supporting a culture of evidence-based decision-making and promoting institutional improvement through collaboration and engagement.
Services Provided
Assessment
- Development and implementation of an institution wide assessment program.
- Consultation relating to course and program assessment.
- Professional development for faculty and staff on assessment related topics.
- Development of a "culture of assessment."
- Design and administration of custom institutional and standardized national surveys.
- Accreditation support
Institutional Research
- Internal, external, and compliance reporting.
- Official reporting source for all institutional data.
- Analysis of institutional data.
- Accreditation support.
- Consultation relating to research design and method.
- Design and implementation of research studies and program evaluation projects.
- Grant proposal data support.
Decision Support/Planning
- Participation in committees relevant to assessment, program evaluation, institutional research, strategic planning, etc.
- Use of data to support decision-making and inform institutional strategies.
- Data analytics and predictive modeling.
- Institutional dashboards.
- Data governance.