Introduction

Institutional Effectiveness

• Institution-Wide Assessment
   

• Faculty and Staff
  Performance
  and Development 
   

• Academic Support and Student Service Programs 
   

• Special
  Program Areas
   

• Strategic Plan
   

• Administrative Services

Educational Effectiveness

• Institution-Wide Assessment 
   

• Accreditation
   

• Program Assessment
   

• Citations
   

LHU Assessment Plan, 2003-04

Introduction

Planning, assessment, and continuous improvement are essential elements
to providing quality academic programs and excellent support services at
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania (LHU).  Over the last several years, the State System of Higher Education (the System) and LHU placed greater emphasis on planning, assessment, and continuous improvement as evidenced by a new System Accountability Plan (SAP) developed under the direction of the Board of Governors and by the University’s new mission, vision, overarching goals, strategic plan, and supporting action plan.

The SAP evaluates University and presidential performance and includes quantitative measures and qualitative reports related to System initiatives and University-specific goals.  The new mission, vision, overarching goals, and Strategic Plan: A Framework for the Future provide a sense of direction for LHU.  The supporting action plans serve as a map to help guide University action and continuously improve areas vital to increasing program quality, service excellence, and constituent satisfaction.  The action plans also include outcomes to be measured which enable LHU to assess its progress toward meeting its strategic goals.  Although new assessment initiatives have been outlined in the University’s action plan, existing assessment initiatives of the System, the University, the divisions, departments, and programs may continue to be measured and integrated into this institutional assessment plan that includes both measures of institutional effectiveness and student learning outcomes.