Institutional Effectiveness
IE
THE SEQUENCE OF INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
Mission
Goals
DIG
Results
Communication
Establishing a clearly defined mission or purpose
Formulating educational goals consistent
with this mission
Developing and implementing procedures to evaluate the extent to which goals have been achieved
Using the results of evaluations to improve
programs and services of the College
• The systematic and ongoing process of collecting,
analyzing and acting on data and information relating
to the goals and outcomes developed to support the
College’s mission and vision.
• The measurement and use of results to aid in decisionmaking and improving programs and services of the
College that support student learning.
• Demonstrates the ability of Mercy College to meet its
mission.
Communicating findings to internal and external
constituencies in a transparent manner
IE SHOULD FOCUS ON FOUR QUESTIONS:
IE EQUATION
Strategic
Plan
(SP)
INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS DEFINED
1. LEARNING OUTCOMES: How systematic strategic planning,
Institutional
Assessment
(IA)
driven by a comprehensive assessment process, supports
teaching and learning.
Learning
Outcomes
(LO)
2. INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT (DIG): How well are the
Institutional
Effectiveness
(IE)
Budget
departments/divisions doing their jobs in order to achieve
their goals?
3. INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT (EVIDENCE): How can the
College improve what it is doing? Evidence is needed that
demonstrates that programs and services have been improved.
4. STRATEGIC PLAN: Where does the College (departments/
divisions) want to go, what does it want to become and how
will it get there?
HOW IE CONTRIBUTES TO WHAT WE DO
DIG REPORT
IE documents the value of our work. Our goals connect to
the objectives of the department/division which connect to
the goals of the institution.
Department/Division Institutional Goal Report
Individual
Goals
Dept/Div
Objectives
College
Goals
Mercy
College
Mission
Each of us are valuable in meeting the Mission of Mercy College!
• Used to gather information concerning a Department’s/
Division’s/Committee’s Academic Year Objectives
• Objectives created in collaboration with those members
of the Department/Division/Committee
IE
Institutional Effectiveness
DIPP
MERCY COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION INSTITUTIONAL GOAL (DIG) REPORT
Reporting on Academic Year: 201112
MERCY COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION INSTITUTIONAL PILLARS
FINAL PROGRESS REPORT (DIPP)
Reporting on Academic Year 2010/2011
Name of person(s) completing form:
DIG
vs.
Name of person(s) completing form:
Department/Division/Committee:
Department/Division/Committee:
Mission Statement
Purpose/Mission Statement
Vision Statement, 3-5 years
Mercy Goal
#
1 2 3 4 5
Success
Criteria
Objective or Actions Taken
Resources
Needed
Completion
By
Date by
Whom
Whom
Performance
Indicators
Use of Results
Needs/Capital
List at least one
Status
Strategic
recent example of
Action
2010-11 Department/
(What was
(Method
for
Plan
how you used the
Step Division Goals or Action measuring extent received? What
results to improve your
Pillar
was not received?
to which goal
#
Taken
department/division.
#
What were the
or activity is
Attach an example or
consequences?)
achieved)
evidence.
MERCY COLLEGE
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Reporting on Academic Year: 201112
Name of person(s) completing form:
Additional Comments:
Mercy Goal
#
1 2 3 4 5
DIPP (Department/Division Institutional Pillars
Final Progress) Report:
• Focused on the Pillars of Progress
• Gathered information for 2010-2011
Department/Division/Committee:
Performance Indicator
Target
Trend Data
200809 200910 201011
Gap
MERCY COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION INSTITUTIONAL GOAL (DIG) REPORT EVIDENCE PAGE
Reporting on Academic Year: 201112
Name of person(s) completing form:
Department/Division/Committee:
Objective or Actions Taken
Evidence
• Prepared at the end of an academic year, so departments/
divisions were addressing goals that may not have been
previously established
• Completed within a very short time frame
• Created to establish baseline data to work from and to
create a structure for future reporting
DIG (Department/Division Institutional Goals) Report
• Edited with input from Strategic Planning Committee
• Added Completion Date and By Whom columns and a Performance
Indicator column
• Deleted the Vision Statement portion
• Changed Dept/Div Goals to Objective or Actions Taken
• Changed Capital to Resources Needed
• Provided timeline in advance
• Required of all committees to complete
• Encouraged Departments/Divisions to collaborate with
all members of their faculty and staff when creating and
completing the DIG report in the future
All materials will be available on the Mercy College Web at:
www.mercycollege.edu/about/institutional-effectiveness/
• Created in conjunction with the DIG Evidence Page and
Performance Indicators