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UB’s Decennial Re-Accreditation: Academic Support Assessment Requirements

UB’s Decennial Re-Accreditation: Academic Support Assessment Requirements . Agenda. Overview of Middle States Re-Accreditation – Mike Ryan Middle States Requirements for Assessment in Academic Support Units – Kathleen K. Bissonnette Case Study: UB University Facilities – Michael Dupre

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UB’s Decennial Re-Accreditation: Academic Support Assessment Requirements

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  1. UB’s Decennial Re-Accreditation: Academic Support Assessment Requirements

  2. Agenda • Overview of Middle States Re-Accreditation – Mike Ryan • Middle States Requirements for Assessment in Academic Support Units – Kathleen K. Bissonnette • Case Study: UB University Facilities – Michael Dupre • Next Steps

  3. What is accreditation? • Accreditation is: • a process of peer review adopted by the higher educational community for its self-regulation • intended to strengthen and sustain the quality and integrity of higher education by establishing and enforcing standards of excellence

  4. Higher Education and Regional Accreditation

  5. Is Accreditation Important? Extremely!

  6. What are Middle States’ standards for accreditation? • Mission and Goals • Planning, Resource Allocation, and Institutional Renewal • Institutional Resources • Leadership and Governance • Administration • Integrity • Institutional Assessment • Student Admissions and Retention • Student Support Services • Faculty • Educational Offerings • General Education • Related Educational Activities • Assessment of Student Learning

  7. What is the Re-Accreditation Process and Timeline for UB? Step 1: Submission of Self Study Design (Summer 2012) Step 2: Self-Study Review (2012-2013) Step 3: Submission of Final Self-Study Report (Fall 2013) Step 4: Site Visit by Evaluation Team (Spring 2014)

  8. UB’s Goal: Re-affirmation of accreditation Anything less WILL affect UB in critical ways: • Recruitment/enrollment • Flagship status/UB 2020 goals • Perception of UB in WNY, Albany, Washington • Perceptions of UB among AAU peers • Perception of UB nationally • Implications for specialized accreditation • Implications for funded research

  9. Where does UB stand? Summer 2009 - Periodic Review Report • UB needs to address: • Identification of challenges beyond funding issues • Process for assessing institutional effectiveness • Enrollment management strategies • Systematic assessment of student learning at all levels

  10. What does UB need to do? Establish and document appropriate assessment plans university-wide

  11. Assessment Challenge: Academic Support Units • Articulate unit mission, goals, strategies, and measures • Document use of these measures to inform decisions regarding business practices, staffing, programs, services, etc. in order to achieve goals • Support staff understanding of and engagement in this process

  12. Unit Assessment Plans Step 1: Unit mission Step 2: Unit goals/core responsibilities Step 3: Unit strategies to achieve goals Step 4: Measures and collection of data to assess goal achievement Step 5: Use of assessment data for improvement

  13. Unit Assessment Plans – Academic Support Units Unit mission Unit goals Strategies to achieve goals Measures to assess achievement of goals Use of data for decision making

  14. Step 1: Unit Mission • Statement that clearly articulates the function(s) of the unit within the University. Mission Statement Template: The mission of name of unit is to what unit is expected to achieve by providing what unit doesto whom unit serves.

  15. Step 2: Unit Goals/Core Responsibilities • Identify Unit Core Responsibilities • Describe key functions served by the unit

  16. Step 3: Unit strategies to achieve goals • Map unit programs and services to unit goals

  17. Step 4: Measures/Data Collection Determine: • Measures that will assess level of goal achievement • Means to collect the data systematically • Mechanism to record/document results

  18. Step 5: Using Results • Use of data to review/evaluate extent to which programs and services are achieving unit goals • Document findings and any changes based on the assessment results • Continue assessment process to ensure that changes result in improvement.

  19. Assessment Plan Template

  20. A Case Study in Assessment: University Facilities • Step 1: Mission • Step 2: Goals • Step 3: Programs/Services to meet goals • Step 4: Measures/Data Collection • Step 5: Using Results

  21. Next Steps • Development of unit assessment plans • Review Materials on Accreditation & Assessment Web Site: • Template for Unit Assessment Plans • Peer Support and Sharing • Workshops and Individual Help

  22. Questions?

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