Mission
Welcome to the Office of the Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Assessment.
It is the mission of the Office of the Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Assessment to coordinate the university-wide assessment and planning system designed to enhance the process of institutional effectiveness and accreditation and to oversee the institutional research activities of the University. The Special Assistant also serves as the accreditation liaison and works with offices across the campus and with the regional accrediting body (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools-SACS) to implement and maintain accreditation changes.
Our core values reflect the core values of the University:
- Accountability - Being responsible for our actions is part of Elizabeth City State University. Administrators, faculty, staff, and students endeavor to expand on the quality already in existence at the University;
- Diversity - Diversity of viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds is critical tools of a quality education in our global marketplace;
- Excellence - Excellence is the measure for teaching, learning, and service to the university community; and
- Holistic Preparation - the full measure of personal, professional, and social development of our students, faculty, and staff is an integral part of the ECSU philosophy: "to live is to learn."
Through the University assessment and planning cycle we work as a team with all campus units to assess all academic programs, academic support programs, and administrative units to understand where we are as a campus and to use that information to take the steps needed in order to ensure continuous improvement.
On behalf of the Office of the Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Assessment, the Office of Institutional Assessment, and the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), we appreciate the opportunity to serve the ECSU community. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Flora Brown at 252-335-3367.
QEP: Quality Enhancement Plan
What is the QEP?
The letters QEP stand for "Quality Enhancement Plan." To enhance the quality of undergraduate education, ECSU has initiated a campus-wide plan focused on academic writing skills: "Think! Write! Revolutionize! Writing the Pathways to Discovery!"
The purpose of ESCU’s QEP is to enhance students’ academic writing skills, while strengthening their reading comprehension and critical/analytical thinking skills.
The successful implementation and completion of the QEP is a requirement of accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools-Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC).
Guided by our Mission Statement and the goals in our Strategic Plan, the ECSU QEP is designed to impact student learning positively. The purpose of developing the QEP as a part of the reaffirmation process has become an opportunity for ECSU to improve academic writing and enhance the overall quality of the institution.
The QEP supports ECSU’s Vision Statement to "attract and retain a diverse and highly qualified faculty that will educate and lead our students to become productive members of a global and increasingly interdependent society."
QEP Writing Studio
The QEP Writing Studio is currently open to all first- year students who are taking Composition & Grammar I (GE 102) or Composition & Vocabulary II (GE 103) courses. The Writing Studio is also a resource for QEP faculty and ECSU faculty for workshops, handouts, syllabi, sample essays, and opportunities to be workshop leaders. Students are encouraged to visit the QEP Writing Studio for assistance with an assignment or draft at any stage. It is also recommended that students schedule an appointment. However, walk-ins will be assisted when an appointment time slot becomes available.
To Make an Appointment
Call the QEP Writing Studio at (252) 335-4326 or email your name, desired appointment date, and a brief description of the assignment to: QEPWritingStudio@ecsu.edu. The Studio is located in 143 Johnson Hall with Hours of Operation from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday.
Institutional Effectiveness, Research and Assessment
The mission of the office of Institutional Effectiveness, Research, & Assessment (IERA) is to provide leadership and support in developing and managing the institutional assessment, data management/research, and planning processes. The office of IERA provides feeD.B.A.ck for continuous improvement to fulfill the mission and goals of the University.
To accomplish its mission, the Office:
- Plans and implements strategies to assess the extent to which the University achieves its mission and strategic goals;
- Collects, organizes, maintains, and analyzes institutional data to support ECSU's administration, operations, decision making, and planning;
- Coordinates a comprehensive method of evaluation for all academic programs and administrative units that contribute to the mission and strategic goals of the University;
- Provides leadership and administrative support for ECSU's learning outcomes assessment processes;
- Supports the implementation of improvements established due to assessment and evaluation;
- Integrates, where possible, internal evaluation processes with external accrediting and reporting needs;
- To provide accurate analytical studies of critical issues facing the University;
- Coordinate reporting and management of all institutional data transmitted to the University of North Carolina General Administration and other state and federal agencies, organizations, and societies;
- Providing ad hoc data and information requests from internal and external constituents;
- Plans and implements strategies to assess the extent to which the university achieves its mission and strategic goals.