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3.2.21 Institutional Effectiveness and Mission Fulfillment Committee

(Bylaws)

  1. The Institutional Effectiveness and Mission Fulfillment Committee is responsible to the President.
  2. The committee consists of the Accreditation Liaison Officer (chair), the Vice President for Academic Administration, the Vice President for Student Life or designee, the Associate Academic Vice Presidents, the Associate Vice President for Financial Administration, the Director of Institutional Research, the Institutional Accreditation Writer, and two faculty representatives from different academic areas who are appointed by the Vice President for Academic Administration--one from a department with external program accreditation and one from a department without external accreditation.
  3. The term of membership for faculty representatives is four years and may be renewed.
  4. The chair may call meetings of an executive subcommittee, serving as the Accreditation Steering Committee. This subcommittee consists of the Accreditation Liaison Officer (chair), the Associate Academic Vice Presidents, the Director of Institutional Research, and the Institutional Accreditation Writer.
  5. The work of the committee is to
    1. Identify, analyze, and interpret key indicators of institutional mission fulfillment.
    2. Produce a report every two years summarizing mission fulfillment and articulating recommendations to the President to increase mission fulfillment and inform strategic planning.
    3. Assist with the prioritization of requests made to the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness.
    4. Provide materials needed to support the accreditation process.
  6. The chair calls regular meetings at least quarterly throughout the academic year.

 

(Procedures)

  1. Protocol
    1. The chair develops agendas in consultation with the members of the executive subcommittee.
    2. Committee workload (average in clock hours per quarter):
      1. Chair: 18 hours
      2. Executive Subcommittee Members: 12 hours
      3. Other members: 6 hours
  2. Communication
    1. Every two years, a report summarizing mission fulfillment is presented to the President's Cabinet, the University Assembly, and the Board.
    2. The above report, along with an articulation of recommendations designed to increase mission fulfillment and inform strategic planning, is submitted ot the President.
  3. Documentation
    1. The chair maintains a file of all committee business, which should be accessible to committee members.