Institutional Research and Assessment

Institutional Research and Assessment (IRA)

Supporting continuous improvement at Howard University through thoughtful planning and data-driven decisions.

Institutional Research and Assessment

Administration Building
Suite G20
Washington, D.C. 20059

202-865-0207

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Upcoming Events

Important Dates

Friday, Sept 13, 2024: Course Audit Date: ALL Instructors and courses must be correctly entered into CourseDog by this date. | Contact the Assessment team by this date in order to coordinate non-traditionally scheduled course evaluations or a targeted survey for Fall '24.

Thurs, Sept 19, 2024: WORKSHOP“Howard Annual Assessment Process: A Refresher” facilitated by Dr. Pavithra Suresh (2-3 pm). Register here.

Tues, Oct 1, 2024: 2024-2025 HAAP Outcomes and Measures (first part of plan) must be finalized in Watermark Planning & Self Study for all programs.   

Mon, Oct 7, 2024: Graduating Student Exit Survey (GSES) opens for students.

Fri, Oct 11, 2024: Howard Interdisciplinary Evaluation and Assessment (IDEAS) meeting

Mon, Oct 21, 2024: WORKSHOP“Student-Led Assessment” facilitated by Dr. Mandy E. Moore (11am-12pm). Register here.

Mon, Nov 4, 2024: Fall course evaluation Manage Courses period begins for traditional courses. During this period, administrators can correct instructor information within Course Evaluations and Surveys as needed. This period ends on Tues, Nov 12, 2024.

Wed, Nov 13, 2024: Fall course evaluations are opened to students (for traditional courses). 

Week of Nov 12, 2024: WORKSHOP“High Impact Practices at HU” facilitated by Ms. Alexus Laster, MS, GCP (time TBD). Zoom link coming soon.

Sun, Dec 1, 2024: Course evaluations close for students.

Fri, Dec 20, 2024: Course evaluation reports are available to instructors (traditional courses)

Our Mission

Institutional Research and Assessment (IRA) at Howard University operates under the Office of the Provost and Chief Academic Officer with a two-fold mission. The Institutional Research team supports the university community by reporting timely, accurate, and consistent data for internal decision-makers and external reporting requirements. The Assessment team supports assessment activities across campus, helping to continuously improve academic and administrative programs through thoughtful planning and data-driven decisions.

Howard University Founders Hall

Daphne B. Bernard, PharmD, RPh
Associate Provost, Institutional Accreditation and Assessment
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Taneika Thompson, MBA
Director of Institutional Effectiveness
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Institutional Research at Howard

Institutional Research maintains institutional data and fulfills data requests from the campus community. The links below offer key highlights of IR's work.

Assessment at Howard

Assessment facilitates the Howard Annual Assessment Process (HAAP), Course Evaluations, and other surveys. The links below take you to key Watermark modules that support assessment efforts. Be sure to apply to participate in the Annual Assessment Academy (AAA)!