The Institutional Effectiveness Office, reporting to and operating under the provost, serves the University through performing activities related to assessment, planning, reporting and testing.

• Consult with academic departments and institutional units to identify desired unit outcomes, to assist in identifying appropriate evaluation methodologies, and to assist those units with developing and implementing improvement plans;
• Provide guides and guidance in developing unit assessment plans;
• Conduct workshops and other training programs to enable university personnel to conduct performance evaluations germane to the unit’s responsibilities;
• Conduct basic research related to student learning outcomes and administrative/support services;
• Survey key constituencies on their levels of satisfactions with university programs, services, and initiatives;
• Summarize research results and report key findings to units and key constituencies;
• Assist the units to extract meaning from the research and survey assessments;
• Provide counsel and consultation to the units on how to make data-driven decisions related to corrective, improvement or intervention efforts;
• Monitor regulatory compliance related to academic records; and
• Report to governmental departments and regional accreditation agencies.

To serve university constituencies in a spirit of accountability and transparency, key data and reports are provided for the three most recent years.

Institutional Research and Reporting

• Common Data Set
  • 2012-2013
  • 2011-2012
  • 2010-2011
• Fact Sheets
  • 2012-2013
  • 2011-2012
  • 2010-2011
  • 2009-2010
• Survey Summaries
  • College Senior Survey (HERI)
  • 2012 MVNU Graduate Employment/Enrollment Survey Summary Highlights
  • New Student Satisfaction Survey (MVNU)
  • The Freshman Survey (HERI)

Strategic Planning for Student Learning Units

• Student Assessment and Learning Committee 2012
• 10 Annual Report Questions for Student Learning Programs
• Academic Program Review and Planning Process
• Designing an Academic Department Assessment Plan
• Revision Protocol of Department Assessment Plans
• Rubric for Evaluating Academic Unit Assessment Plans
• Annual summary reports
  • 2010-2011 Annual Assessment Summary Report
  • 2011-2012 Annual Assessment Summary Report

Strategic Planning for Administrative and Non-instructional Units

• Institutional Effectiveness Committee 2012
• 10 Annual Report Questions for Non-Instructional Units
• Administrative and Support Services Self-Study Process

Test Center

• About the Test Center
• Test Center Services for Students
• Test Center Services for Faculty

MVNU Contact:

• Mrs. Carla R. Parsons, Research Assistant (740.397.9000/4120)
• Mrs. Robyn K. Crow, Test Center Manager (740.397.9000/4230)
• Mrs. Kathy L. Griffith, Director of Institutional Research and Reporting (740.397.9000/4121)
• Dr. Randie L. Timpe, Assistant to the President for Effectiveness and Planning (740.397.9000/4122)