Provides leadership, oversight, management, and Integration of the College's institutional research, planning and assessment activities
- Builds bridges among institutional goals, the needs of the college community, assessment activities, and institutional research analyses
- Develops, implements, maintains, and refines plan for systematic data collection and ongoing assessment of institutional effectiveness and student learning
- Collaborates with academic, administrative, and student service units to assess performance relative to strategic initiatives and divisional/departmental goals and objectives
- Provides college stakeholders with quantitative and qualitative information for strategic planning, accreditation, and improving performances (closing the loop)
- Serves as a resource for effective practices in assessment, data analyses, program evaluations/audits, and annual plans and reports
Role/Responsibilities:
- Analysis and dissemination of data relative to student performance and student demographics
- Analyzes key indicators of student performance, retention, and graduation
- Compiles and maintains the college's Fact Book
- Shares program analytics with college stakeholders
- Develops and provides oversight for the college's Institutional Effectiveness Plan
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of an institutional effectiveness website and assessment repository
- Coordinates with academic affairs to support assessment of student learning and program audits including the development of rubrics
- Develops assessment calendar in collaboration with academic affairs (VPAA, AVPAA, Academic Deans, Program Coordinators, and faculty)
- Assisting with assessment of Program Learning Outcomes, Gen Ed, Course-Level Learning Outcomes and Curriculum Mapping
- Coordinates with academic and non-academic units (including student affairs, administration, advancement) to support assessment of strategic and annual objectives
- Complies with required reporting – both internal and external (e.g., IPEDS, ATD, VFA, PIMS)
- Designs and administers surveys and analyses and disseminates results (e.g., CCSSE, SENSE, institutional-created surveys)
- Engages in benchmarking based on survey data (e.g., CCSSE) and other data sources (e.g., ATD, VFA)
- Coordinates MSCHE accreditation (includes ALO) and assists faculty and program coordinators with program accreditation
- Oversees Institutional Review Board (IRB)
- Participate in planning sessions and retreats to ensure the integration of assessment strategies into the long-term vision
- Participates in the Academic Assessment Committee and Institutional Effectiveness Committee
- Serves on other committees where appropriate (such as Data Management, Student Success Collaborative, Enrollment Taskforce, Completion Agenda Committee, Gen Ed CORE Committee)
- Collaborate with HR and the CTL to provide assessment training to faculty and staff
Staff
Dorothy L. Schramm
Executive Director, Institutional Effectiveness & Strategic Planning
MSCHE Accreditation Liason Officer
dschramm@northampton.edu
Scott D. Schaeffer, D.C.
Director, Assessment
Chair, Institutional Review Board (IRB)
sschaeffer@northampton.edu
Daniel Sisco
Associate Director, Institutional Research
dsisco@northampton.edu
Sam Temples
Institutional Effectiveness Analyst
Survey Specialist
stemples@northampton.edu
