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Institutional Effectiveness

Educational Effectiveness

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The administrative areas within the University engage in appropriate, ongoing assessment of services and work processes.  Some of the assessments are conducted through various surveys, collection of quantitative data, and feedback from various constituents including students, parents, faculty, staff, alumni, guests, and the community at-large. Other assessments emanate from external sources such as the System, state agencies (i.e., the Auditor General, Attorney General, Labor and Industry), and federal agencies (i.e., PHEAA). 
The University regularly uses data collected by the following assessment activities to improve quality of service and support of the academic programs.

See Chart below

 

 

Area

Assessment Activities

Frequency of Assessment

Assessment Date

University Relations

Admissions

 

SPG 2

o    Performance Measures

o    Surveys (Peterson’s, The College Board, Wintergreen/Orchard House, ACT, Barron’s, US News and World Report, College View, Institutional Research and Evaluation, Inc., Northeast Business Journal, PHEAA, PA Gas Association)

o    Campus visitation evaluation

o    Advertising yield assessments

o    Telemarketing/Phonathon Feedback from perspective students/parents

o    Application Tracking

o    Retreat

o    Staff Meetings

Annual
Annual

 

 



6 times/year
Annual
Annual
 

Daily
Annual
Bi-weekly

June 2004
Ongoing

 

 



September 2003
June 2004
June 2004


Ongoing
May 2004
Ongoing

Alumni

SPG 8

o   Follow-up survey after every
major event

o   Participation Rates

o   On-line newsletter usage

o   Phonathon Feedback

Semi-Annual

Every event
Daily
Semi-Annual

Ongoing

Camps and Conferences

SPG 2,8

o    Participation Rates of Campers

o    Revenue Generated

o    Accidents

o    Number of Campers
who matriculate

Annual
Annual
Annual

Annual

August 2003

Development

SPG 8

o     Performance Measures

o Private Giving

o Endowment

o     Alumni Participation Rates

Annual

 
Annual

June 2004

 
June 2004

Public Relations

 

SPG 2,5,7,8

o     Readership surveys of
alumni magazine.

o     Benchmarking publication against similar publications in State System and regional private colleges and universities.

o     Number of Press Releases sent and the number of clips and broadcasts of positive stories about the University in
regional media.

o     Informal surveys about
advertising at open houses.

o    Number of hits on University
web site, number of on-line undergraduate applications received, and number e-mail messages received

Annual

Quarterly



Annual




Annual

Daily

June 2004

Small Business Development Center

SPG 2

o    Business needs assessments

o    Client needs assessments

o    Client consulting
evaluation survey

o     SB Training Seminars

o     Audits

Annual
Annual

Monthly
35 times
3 times

June 2004

 

 Ongoing

Sports Information

SPG 8

o    Number of newspaper clips relating to athletics and feature stories about student athletes

o    Number of hits on the
LHUP Athletics web site

3 times



Annual

Ongoing

Finance, Administration, and Technology

Computing Center

SPG 2,7

o    Annual Financial Audit
(Controls Review)

o    SSHE Data Audit

o    Auditor General Review

Annual

Unannounced
Unannounced

August, 2003

 

Financial Aid

SPG 2,7

o    A-133 Audit of Title IV Programs

o    Pennsylvania Higher Education
Assistance Agency
(PHEAA) Review

o    Federal DOE Program Review

o    Federal DOE Verification

o    PHEAA Verification

Three Years
3-5 Years


Unannounced
Annual
Annual

June 30, 2004
June 30,2004


Infrequent
June 30, 2004
June 30,3004

Purchasing and Administrative Services

SPG 7

o    Annual Financial Audit

o    Auditor General Review

o    Attorney General Contract Review

Annual
Unannounced

Each Contract

June 30, 2004
June 30, 2004

Each Contract

Facilities

o    Project Reviews (SSHE)

o    Labor & Industry
Project Reviews

o    Boilers Inspections

o    City Code Reviews

o     Fire Inspections

o     PA Dept. of
Environmental Protection

o   Project Reviews

o   Pool Inspections

o   Pesticides

o     High-Low Ropes Course
(Safety Inspection)

o     Elevator Inspections

Each Project
Each Project

Annual
Each Project

Annual


None
None
Annual
Annual
Annual

Annual

Project Specific
Project Specific

Unscheduled
Project Specific

Unscheduled




April each year
Spring
Spring

Varies by bldg.

Fiscal Affairs

SPG 7

o      Annual Financial Audit

o      A-133 Audit

Annual

Three Years

June 30,2004

June 30, 2004

Human Resources

 

SPG 7

o   Vendor file matches

o  Data Audits

o   State System

o   Auditor General

o    Health Fair Evaluation

Annual



Bi-Annual

Bi-Annual

Annual

System Plan



System Plan

Summer 2004

October 2003

Student Affairs

Student Life

SPG 3

o    Student Orientation

o    Resident Assistant
Training Program

o     Quality of Life Surveys

o     Food Service Feedback
 

Annual
Bi-Annual

Annual
Annual

Summer 2003
Aug 03t/Jan04

November 2003
On-going

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