Office of Institutional Effectiveness

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 The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (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 Spelman faculty, students, and staff achievements.
• Provide oversight to Institutional Research and Student Success activities.