Integrating Higher Education Planning and Assessment:
A Practical Guide

Thursday, September 28, 2006
1:00 PM–2:30 PM Eastern
Noon–1:30 PM Central
11:00 AM–12:30 PM Mountain
10:00 AM–11:30 AM Pacific

Institutional and programmatic accrediting bodies are increasingly looking for evidence of a systematic planning process that articulates both expected institutional and student outcomes, and a comprehensive program of analysis directed at measuring institutional effectiveness and student success.

This program will give you examples of best-practice approaches to, and outcomes from, assessing institutional effectiveness and learning outcomes—particularly with respect to how these data and information feed into the planning processes at a college or university. While this is not a comprehensive discussion of how to develop an assessment program at a given institution, it does underscore the importance of a broad spectrum of assessment information in supporting ongoing planning activity.

You will receive concrete cases studies of exemplary analytical practice in support of planning. The materials that accompany this webcast will provide you with a framework for thinking about analysis in support of planning. There will be opportunities for live audience questions and discussion with the presenters.

Learning Outcomes and Discussion Points

• What are the external pressures for demonstrable planning and analytical capabilities at an institution? You will receive a concise review of the accreditation standards in the six regional accrediting bodies in the US as they relate to what is required in an effective planning process, and what types of analytical activity must be in evidence to support that planning.

 

• What are the essential elements of an integrated planning process? How does an institution avoid planning "silos" and move toward an integrated planning process where academic planning is the engine that drives all other forms of institutional planning and development? A conceptual framework for implementing integrated planning at a college or university will be thoroughly discussed.

 

• Effective planning requires a strong institutional research capability to scan the environment for strategic opportunities, to monitor progress toward established planning goals and objectives, to assess institutional flexibility and dexterity in responding to and achieving strategic goals and objectives, and in implementing processes for monitoring how human and fiscal resources are tactically deployed in support of planning. Discussion will focus on data and information resources available to institutions in the areas of academic planning, human and fiscal resources planning, and facilities planning.

 

• The program will also address two specific types of analytical activity that have evolved as essential requirements for institutional and programmatic accreditation, i.e., assessing institutional effectiveness and assessing learning outcomes.

Each webcast participant will be provided with materials that contain both conceptual frameworks for planning and analytical activity, and case study applications that illustrate exemplary use of those frameworks.

Who Should Participate?

This program is designed for provosts, deans, college and university presidents, institutional researchers, and other academic and institutional leaders—especially those involved in the accreditation cycle of a higher education institution. It will also be of interest to students of higher education and others who want to strengthen their knowledge of higher education accreditation and its relationship to an institution's planning and assessment initiatives.

How to Register

To register online for the live event, click or visit the link/URL below:
online.krm.com/iebms/reg/reg_p1_form.aspx?oc=10&ct=0012420&eventid=11495

(This entire broadcast is being archived; you will be able to order the CD if you cannot attend)

Watch for email confirmation from KRM after you register. Information on how to test your computer in advance of the program, and how to link to the live broadcast will be emailed to the email address listed in the registration form several days before the live event.

The instructions you will be emailed will give you will have plenty of time to test your computer, and print out the handout.

To order the CD from the event

If you are unable to attend the live broadcast, you can purchase a CD from the program through the registration page listed above. The CD is an entire archive of the live 90-minute program, with the PowerPoint synced with the audio from the program, and the audience interaction. CD's are usually delivered within two weeks following the live program.

Equipment Needed to Participate in this Webcast

To participate in this program, you will need two components: a telephone with speakerphone capability for the audio, and a computer with Internet access to access the presenter's PowerPoint presentation. Most sites use a data projector and sound amplification in order to share the program with larger groups. One low connection fee allows you to include as many listeners as you wish. Most participating sites use a data projector to project the image for a larger group, and amplify the sound if needed.

To learn more about the webcast sponsor, please visit:

Society for College and University Planning (SCUP)
www.scup.org

Webcast Moderator

Jeff Seybert has been in the Johnson County Community College Office of Institutional Research for 25 years and director for the past 18 years. Prior to that, he was assistant professor of psychology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He has published more than 50 articles and monographs in professional journals and made over 100 professional presentations. He has served as a consultant to more than 150 colleges, universities, and other non-profit organizations in the areas of strategic planning, assessment of institutional effectiveness and student learning outcomes, program evaluation, and institutional research.

Presenters

The three presenters are authors of the new SCUP book, Integrating Higher Education Planning and Assessment: A Practical Guide.

David Hollowell is executive vice president and treasurer at the University of Delaware. He was the 1994–1995 president of SCUP and the 1997 recipient of SCUP's Distinguished Service Award. He has also served as treasurer of the Board of Trustees of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools since 2004.

Michael Middaugh is assistant vice president for institutional research and planning at the University of Delaware. He was the 2005–2006 president of SCUP, and also served as president of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) in 2000–2001. He is a commissioner with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), and national director of the Delaware Study of Instructional Costs and Productivity.

Beth Sibolski is senior executive associate director for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), and was former director of university planning and research at American University in Washington, DC. She was also the 1998–1999 president of SCUP.

Webcast questions? Please contact:

Kathleen Benton
kathy.benton@scup.org
Associate Director
Education & Product Development
Society for College and University Planning
734.998.6966