Institutional Effectiveness
Institutional Effectiveness reports on Howard University's commitment to continuous improvement.
Institutional Effectiveness . . . is the condition of achieving the set goals of an institution and being able to verify the attainment of these goals with specific data which show the degree or quality of their attainment.
-Marshall W. McLeod and Charles A. Atwell (1992), "A Mini-Dictionary on Institutional Effectiveness Terms", p. 34.
Contact our Director
Taneika Thompson, MBA
Director of Institutional Effectiveness
Email Ms. Thompson
What is IE?
Institutional Effectiveness involves "three A’s: assessment, accreditation, and accountability" (Ronald B. Head, 2011).
Institutional Effectiveness is the process of systematizing continuous improvement while ensuring institutional transparency. The Director of Institutional Effectiveness makes data-driven and equity-minded recommendations to units around the university based on findings and reporting from Institutional Research and Assessment.
IE involves:
- Assessing annual General Education implementation;
- Reporting and consulting on surveys;
- Dashboarding & data visualizations;
- Support with curricular mapping;
- Assessment technology troubleshooting;
- Spotlighting Howard community-led improvement initiatives
...and much more!