The Office of Institutional Planning and
Research will serve the College by:
1. Providing to the Administration, in a timely
manner, such data as necessary to appropriately assess the effectiveness of all
programs, offices, and functions at the College;
2. Providing overall leadership in the planning,
management, and evaluation processes of the College, including strategic,
program, and resource planning;
3. Developing training regimens for the faculty and
staff to ensure that they are full participants in the planning processes of
the College;
4. Developing specific instruments to be used in the
evaluation of the College, and coordinating the production and distribution of
all formal reports and statistical analyses of the College to appropriate
audiences;
5. Developing, as appropriate, and administering all
data-gathering instruments, such as (but not limited to) student, alumni, and
employer surveys;
6. Serving as point-of-coordination for the College's
Institutional Advancement and Effectiveness Team, with the responsibility for
oversight of critical components of the College's advancement and effectiveness
processes;
7. Researching possible external funding sources and
providing coordination for grants-writing activities in cooperation with the
Director of Development and other appropriate College personnel; and
8. Publishing and publicizing the College's Annual
Report, Annual Plan, Fact Book(s), and all other documents deemed vital to
Institutional Excellence and Institutional Advancement.