Institutional Effectiveness Committee

The purpose, vision, mission, and general charges are as follows:

Purpose

To help OCC improve student success outcomes through assessment of past and ongoing efforts and careful planning for the future.

Vision & Mission

Vision: To link College assessment efforts to College-wide strategic planning in an integrated and holistic way.

Mission: To facilitate continuous quality improvement through assessment and planning.

Current Charges of the Council

Charges for 2025-26:

Continually update the webpage for the Committee with agendas, minutes and other relevant information.
Retain the process for Administrative Reviews with a final report on the year due to the CLC at the May 2026 meeting.
Working with IPAR, complete a mid-point review of the Strategic Plan and it’s KPI’s, utilizing the appropriate data. Please provide a written report on these findings so they can be formally placed into evidence for Middle States.
Provide an update to College Leadership Council at an appropriate time during the academic year.

Institutional Effectiveness Plan

Connection to MSCHE

The IE committee is connected directly or indirectly to all seven MSCHE standards and Guiding Principles 4 and 5:

Emphasis on Data and Evidence-based Decision-making
Innovation as an Essential Part of Continuous Improvement

Connection to Strategic Plan

Direct Connections to Goals and Strategic Priorities:

1.3. Enhance academic support services and intervention systems to foster successful course completion and sufficient credit momentum.
2.4. Enhance support systems to address non-cognitive barriers to success.
3.3 Improve employees' understanding of how their area contributes toward overall college goals

Additional Resources

Strategic Plan Operational Plan Template.xlsx

2023-2028 Strategic Plan Key Performance Indicators Final (002).docx

Membership: Fall 2025 – Spring 2026

At least 3 faculty and at least 3 administrators. Ideally, the members would represent a range of experiences and areas of expertise here at OCC. At least one of the administrative members should be connected to the Office of Institutional Planning Assessment and Research.

Membership Appointments

Ideally, the committee will have faculty and administrator co-chairs to be elected at the start of every academic year. Faculty members will be nominated by Faculty Senate. Members are approved and appointed at the start of every academic year by the President.

Meeting schedule

Meetings will take place 2x per month, but this can be amended depending on the amount of work the committee is doing.