About Our Office
Meeting data, information, analytical and planning needs
Mission Statement
The mission of theOffice of Academic Research, Assessment, and Accreditation(OARAA’) is to provide timely and accurate information and analysis to support institutional effectiveness, including decision-making, university-wide and program-specific assessment, accreditation, and predictive modeling. The Office conducts comprehensive research and analytical studies to facilitate and advance the University’s efforts to fulfill its mission and strategic goals. Additionally, the Office serves as the official reporting source of University data, responding to requests from internal and external constituencies.
Goals
- Be a supportive, responsive and productive office working collaboratively with all constituents to ensure that the information, research, and analysis provided are of the highest quality.
- Meet reporting requirements as mandated by federal, state, regional and accrediting agencies as well as serve as the official reporting source for University-wide data.
- Coordinate and support institutional assessment, campus-wide and unit specific surveys, research activities, and academic program review.
Values
The Office promotes the following values, reflecting high standards with regard to confidentiality, professionalism and personal integrity:
| Accuracy | Provide consistent and reliable data and reports to all constituents |
| Excellence | Ensure all relevant aspects of assessment and institutional research, including assessment outcomes, statistics, surveys, analytical research, programming and data analysis meet the highest standards of quality |
| Collaboration | Value collegial working relations with all constituents |
| Continual improvement | Foster an office environment that values the use of data to improve the effectiveness of current activities and new initiatives |
| Ethics and integrity | Maintain the highest level of integrity, including ensuring confidentiality and objectivity |
| Innovation | Engage in professional development and incorporate new techniques, areas of research, analytical platforms and innovative and dynamic reporting |
| Professionalism | Adhere to established professional standards |
| Responsiveness | Respond to all requests in a timely manner and support all units that require assistance and expertise in the area of research and assessment |
| Transparency | Encourage transparency by disseminating results of surveys and research |
| Team work | Strive to maintain an environment that values and appreciates every team member and is committed to professional and personal development |