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.