Office of Institutional Effectiveness
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness provides coordination and oversight of initiatives and projects related to institutional performance and student achievement. Covering broadly-defined areas of institutional research, operational planning, accreditation/compliance, and student success, the office provides comprehensive data collection and evaluation at the student, departmental, and institutional level.
What We Do
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness is a resource internally, as the repository for institutional performance data and improvement projects. It also serves as a resource externally, as the coordinator of federal and regional reporting. Personnel in the office will undertake the following activities:
- Coordinate submission of required reports to SACSCOC related to general enrollment, finances, and follow-up to the Interim Fifth-Year Report.
- Maintain data in support of continuing state approval and national accreditation of the teacher certification program.
- Support implementation of the First in the World project to study and implement metacognitive strategies in the curriculum.
- Support implementation of the Career Pathways Initiative to provide early career exploration and successful placement after graduation.
- Implement the EAB Student Success Collaborative to strengthen student advising, retention, and graduation.
- Identify benchmarks for the College’s Strategic Plan, tracking performance against benchmarks on a quarterly basis.
- Build and provide access to a searchable database cataloging achievements of Spelman faculty, students, and staff.
- Provide oversight to Institutional Research and Student Success activities.