College Review: What and Why
A summary of the College program review process
Erik Lovik
Issue date: 10/22/07 Section: On Campus
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Editor's note: Mr. Eric Lovik is the director of institutional research
Over the summer, Dr. Stratton invited a group representing students, faculty, staff, and administrators to join the Institutional Program Review Committee to work with consultants from Stevens Strategy on a detailed review of the College.
This review of all academic programs and a selection of non-academic programs examines data in light of mission centeredness, quality, and financial viability.
To put it simply, we want to identify the most effective combination of courses, majors, and other programs in light of our enrollment and budget.
The review ends in December, and the final result is to prepare a 10-page recommendation to the president and board of directors with the optimal combination of academic and non-academic programs.
The ultimate goal in doing all of this is to offer students the best possible college experience we are capable of providing.
The program review is guided by four principles: to have a review process that is open and honest, a process that is transparent, a process that is inclusive, and one that is institutionally centered.
There are three general categories of information for the review: 1) the survey that everybody was invited to participate in at the beginning of the semester, 2) a variety of college data regarding admissions, enrollments, curriculum, faculty, and planning procedures, 3) budget/financial information for each office or department.
The survey helps us to identify what students, alumni, and current faculty/staff think about the degree to which programs fulfill the College's mission and the level of quality they provide.
The College data gives us a detailed understanding of student and faculty characteristics as well as whether students continue in and eventually graduate from the major they started in. The financial information shows us how each department uses the money they receive and whether they are making the most of the resources they have.
Over the summer, Dr. Stratton invited a group representing students, faculty, staff, and administrators to join the Institutional Program Review Committee to work with consultants from Stevens Strategy on a detailed review of the College.
This review of all academic programs and a selection of non-academic programs examines data in light of mission centeredness, quality, and financial viability.
To put it simply, we want to identify the most effective combination of courses, majors, and other programs in light of our enrollment and budget.
The review ends in December, and the final result is to prepare a 10-page recommendation to the president and board of directors with the optimal combination of academic and non-academic programs.
The ultimate goal in doing all of this is to offer students the best possible college experience we are capable of providing.
The program review is guided by four principles: to have a review process that is open and honest, a process that is transparent, a process that is inclusive, and one that is institutionally centered.
There are three general categories of information for the review: 1) the survey that everybody was invited to participate in at the beginning of the semester, 2) a variety of college data regarding admissions, enrollments, curriculum, faculty, and planning procedures, 3) budget/financial information for each office or department.
The survey helps us to identify what students, alumni, and current faculty/staff think about the degree to which programs fulfill the College's mission and the level of quality they provide.
The College data gives us a detailed understanding of student and faculty characteristics as well as whether students continue in and eventually graduate from the major they started in. The financial information shows us how each department uses the money they receive and whether they are making the most of the resources they have.