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Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). Standard One Institutional Mission and Goals, Planning and Effectiveness Task Force Members Juanita Fain (Chair) Vice President for Planning/ Interim Vice President for Student Affairs Suzan DiBella
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Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) Standard One Institutional Mission and Goals, Planning and Effectiveness Task Force Members Juanita Fain (Chair) Vice President for Planning/ Interim Vice President for Student Affairs Suzan DiBella Director of Communication, Research and Graduate Studies Jeffrey Koep Dean, College of Fine Arts Rainier Spencer Professor, Anthropology; Director, Afro-American Studies Program
Standard One NWCCU ObjectivesStandard 1-A – Mission and Goals • Clearly defined mission • Adopted by governing board(s) • Consistent with legal authorization • Appropriate to a degree-granting higher education institution • Purpose is to serve students’ educational interests • Gross income is devoted to support educational mission and goals
Standard One NWCCU ObjectivesStandard 1-B – Planning & Effectiveness • Clearly defined evaluation and planning procedures are systematically applied • Fulfillment of mission and achievement of goals are assessed • Results are periodically published for constituencies
Standard One NWCCU Major Expectations • Official statement of the institutional mission: Indicate how and when it was developed, approved, and communicated to the institution’s constituencies.
Standard One NWCCU Major Expectations • Evidence that demonstrates the analysis and appraisal of institutional outcomes. Examples may include: • Annual goals and assessment of success in their accomplishments; • Studies of alumni and former students; • Studies that indicate degree of success in placing graduates; • Pre- and post-test comparisons of student knowledge, skills, and abilities; and • Surveys of satisfaction – students, alumni, and employees.
Standard One NWCCU Major Expectations Required Exhibits • Institutional short term, strategic, or long term plans • System master plans
Standard One NWCCU Major Expectations Suggested Materials • Planning studies • Enrollments for the past five years • Enrollment projections • Program and personnel needs analyses • Fund development plans • Other institutional research results
Standard One Task Force Progress to Date • Collecting existing documentation • Soliciting input from Department Self-Report Questionnaire • Reviewing the UNLV 2000 Self-Study; University of Utah 2006 Self-Study
Standard One Related NWCCU Standards • Standards One – Institutional Mission and Goals, Planning and Effectiveness • Standards Six – Governance and Administration • Standard Nine – Institutional Integrity
Standard One Task Force Next Steps • Collect / Consolidate information from Department Self-Report Questionnaires • Collect all required documentation, exhibits and related materials • Coordinate information with Standards Six and Nine Task Forces • Write draft of Standard One
NWCCU Standard One Q & A