Institutional Planning and Assessment
The Office of Institutional Planning and Assessment promotes the effective and efficient use of resources to maintain and improve institutional quality.
The Office provides support for planning, assessment, and improvement initiatives at the unit and institutional level with adherence to the following principles:
- Decision-making and policy formulation activities are most effective when informed and supported by robust planning and assessment processes.
- Unit-specific needs and university-wide needs are inextricably linked, and neither can be fully satisfied separately.
- The integration and coordination of support activities across organizational boundaries and functions should be optimized; however rigid one-size fits all approaches are generally not the solution in our complex environment.
Activities
The Office of Institutional Planning and Assessment leads, facilitates, and supports activities in the following areas.
Academic and Administrative Support Reviews involve ongoing evaluation of functions critical to supporting the mission of the university. The primary purpose of such reviews is to ensure the efficient and effective use of resources in the delivery of support services for both short-term and long-term needs. The Office will also lead, facilitate, and/or support planning efforts for improvement in targeted areas of opportunity which periodically arise. Oversight for this ongoing effort is provided by the Institutional Assessment Steering Committee.
Program Review is a process initiated in 1995. Every academic department or program undergoes a thorough self-study approximately every ten years which involves an external review team. This review process is led by the Faculty Committee on Program Review.
Accreditation is the means of self-regulation and peer review adopted by the educational community. The accrediting process is intended to strengthen and sustain the quality and integrity of higher education, making it worthy of public confidence and minimizing the scope of external control. Cornell’s accreditors expect Cornell to assess student learning outcomes and to assess the linkages between the budgeting and the planning processes.
Program Registration is the process of registering academic programs with the New York State Board of Education.
Contacts
| NAME | TITLE |
|---|---|
| Paul Streeter | Assistant Vice President for Planning and Budget |
| Caitlin Schryver | Senior Planner |
| Kristin Walker | Manager of Academic Support Services |
Address:
Cornell University
Institutional Planning and Assessment
440 Day Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853-2801
(607) 255-2676
(607) 255-2990 (fax)
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