Research, Planning and Assessment
- To develop and facilitate strategic planning initiatives and processes
that result in establishing desirable goals and objectives for Meredith
College;
- To conduct and coordinate institutional research that helps inform the
planning, decision-making and assessment processes of the College; and
- to coordinate a comprehensive program of assessment that leads to continuous
improvement in both the academic and administrative areas of the College.
NEWS:
2007 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
NSSE 2007 information is now available on our website. Once again, Meredith students have given high ratings in the five benchmark areas that address effective educational practices – ratings that show the College to be among the "highly engaging" campuses.
Meredith is one of the 610 colleges and universities that participated in
the 2007 National Survey of Student Engagement. Summary reports of Meredith's
results, About NSSE
at Meredith, are available to the public. Additional NSSE
reports and trend data have been provided for faculty and staff.
VISION 2010-STRATEGIC PLAN
In October 2005, the Meredith College Board of Trustees approved a new long-range strategic plan. Vision 2010 was developed over an 18+ month period with input from faculty, staff, students and alumnae as well as administrators and trustees. This bold new strategic plan outlines priorities, goals and action steps that will help Meredith reach its vision of preparing students to become engaged global citizens and leaders and achieving national recognition for its academically rigorous and transformative education. The Vision 2010 plan can be accessed at Vision 2010. The latest assessment information for this plan can be viewed at Vision 2010 - Assessment 8/07.2007 - 2008 College Goals
Each year the Senior Management Team incorporates ideas from all divisions and develops a set of goals for Meredith College. The goals for 2007-2008 were presented to and discussed with the Meredith community during the planning session for faculty and staff in August. The goals, which are closely linked to the Vision 2010 Strategic Plan, are available by clicking here.
Assessment Updates
Revised Program Review Guidelines were posted to the web in Spring 2008. The following assessment documents were updated in Spring 2007: Pursuing Institutional Effectiveness - The Quest for Excellence at Meredith and Guidelines for Institutional Effectiveness Planning. These documents are located in the assessment section of this website. Also, the institutional effectiveness plans and evaluations of previous plans that are filed by academic and administrative units are updated as new material is received.
Graduation Rate Survey for Student Right-to-Know Act
This Meredith College report, "Outcomes--Educating
Women to Excel, " details the graduation rates of students who entered
Meredith as first-time, full-time freshmen in Fall 2001. In compliance
with the Student Right-to-Know (SRTK) Act of 1990, the report reflects the
percentage of students who complete an undergraduate degree within six years
(150% of the normal time to completion).
Dashboard Report
Meredith faculty and staff can access the March 2008 (password-protected)
Dashboard Report. This report contains indicators that College Trustees
use to monitor the general health of the college and to develop policy.
Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) 2007
First-year students of traditional age participated in this survey
during orientation in August of 2007. Various
password-protected reports about student characteristics and attitudes
are available to Meredith faculty and staff. Included are selected items
from a ten-year trend report on Meredith students' responses to questions
on the CIRP Freshman Survey.
Last Modified: May 2008
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:Sue E. Kearney, Assistant to the President and Dean of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning at 919.760.2364
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