Goals

revised: June 16, 2011, 5:17 p.m.

Provide decision-supporting research and analysis to facilitate the University's planning process and associated accreditation, benchmarking, and institutional effectiveness activities.
Provide data and interpretation to external constituencies on issues related to the University.
Provide support for research activities (such as survey instrument design, research methodology. and analysis) carried out by other offices, committees and departments on campuses.
Monitor national trends in higher education.
Develop and maintain an annual research agenda that informs recurring decision needs of the University.
Oversee institutional reporting in response to questionnaires and other non-routine requests for information from government and other external agencies.
Perform additional institutional research duties that may become necessary to further the goals of the University.