strategic assessment planning: engaging the transforming campus
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STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT PLANNING: ENGAGING THE TRANSFORMING CAMPUS. Dr. Berenecea Johnson Eanes Vice President for Student Affairs Will Simpkins Director, Center for Career & Professional Development Dana Trimboli Executive Associate to the Vice President. 2012 NASPA Annual Conference - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT PLANNING:ENGAGING THE TRANSFORMING CAMPUS
Dr. Berenecea Johnson EanesVice President for Student Affairs
Will SimpkinsDirector, Center for Career & Professional Development
Dana TrimboliExecutive Associate to the Vice President
2012 NASPA Annual Conference Phoenix, ArizonaMarch 10–14, 2012
JOHN JAY COLLEGE:
• Senior, liberal arts college of the City University of New York (CUNY)
• 15,000 undergraduate & graduate students
• Diverse, urban commuter population
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ASSESSMENT FORCEFIELD ANALYSIS
ASSESSMENT PLANNING PROCESS:
1. Divisional Assessment Committee Formation
2. Consolidation of Campus Information Requests
3. Division-wide Assessment Initiatives
4. Seizing Opportunities
ASSESSMENT PLANNING PROCESS:
5. Division In-Service Training
6. Submitting Assessment Plans
7. Sharing Information Cross-Campus
8. Accountability & Process Management
ASSETS:
• Campus Push
• Responsive Students
• Decision-makers rely on data
CHALLENGES:
• Overworked, relatively new Directors
• Assessment = GOTCHA!
• Resources (i.e. lack of FT Assessment Professional in student affairs)
ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS:
• Include ALL staff in professional development activities
• Proactively report to Executives & External Partners (Managing Up)
• Ensure students see connection between data and action
JUSTIFYING RESOURCES:
• Hunger & Homelessness Grant
• MPA Career Advisor
• Academic Advising / Counseling Service Reorganization
TAKE AWAYS:
• It wasn’t as hard as we thought it would be
• We were already doing assessment! We just needed to get organized.
• Anticipate emotional responses