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Institutional Assessment Plan

Summary of Institutional Planning, Assessment, and Significant Outcomes

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1997-98	Comprehensive Middle States Self-Study Hall Building renovation Planning/preliminary architectural work and Board approval of Integrated Natural Sciences Center (INSC)
1998-99	Construction of facilities management building (related to the INSC project) College Planning Committee (CPC) established
1999-00	INSC groundbreaking Academic minors approved by the faculty "Educating to Lead, Educating to Serve" capital campaign quiet phase Study Abroad internal review by EPC
2000-01	INSC construction "Educating to Lead, Educating to Serve" capital campaign kick-off Establishment of the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship (CPGC) and the Hurford Humanities Center
2001-02	INSC completion "Educating to Lead, Educating to Serve" capital campaign continues South campus master planning and programming Planning for athletic facilities New sabbatic leave policy Renovation of Stokes Hall, phase I (auditorium) Campus emergency guidelines/procedures developed and approved
2002-03	"Educating to Lead, Educating to Serve" capital campaign continues Continued planning for the Integrated Athletics Center
2003-04	"Educating to Lead, Educating to Serve" capital campaign successfully concludes, raising $200 million Development of the "Looking Forward" document Middle States Periodic Review Report Ground-breaking for the Douglas B. Gardner Integrated Athletics Center (GIAC) Renovation of Stokes Hall, phase II (academic/administrative space)
2004-05	Construction of the Douglas B. Gardner Athletics Center (GIAC) Completion of the Stokes renovation, phase II (academic/administrative space) "Looking Forward" planning process Admission criteria review - "Qualities We Seek" (Faculty Admission Committee)
2005-06	Completion of the Douglas B. Gardner Integrated Athletics Center (GIAC) "Looking Forward" planning continued with emphasis on integrated learning, the arts, and global impact Challenges and Opportunities Planning: Presidential Search Website redesign process
2006-07	College Planning Committee (CPC) review of recommendations from the Faculty Committee on Academic Enrichment (FCAE), and the working groups on Diversity and the Arts Launch of the new Haverford College website Initiation of the Campus Master Planning process Financial Aid Policy revision study Assessment processes: the Senior Experience and the Writing Program
2007-08	Creation of the Board of Managers Long Range Planning Committee to replace CPC Campus Master Planning process continues Financial Aid Policy revision study continues Academic Plan: "Learning-Discovery-Renewal: A Blueprint for Haverford's Future" approved by the Board of Managers Arts planning Diversity Initiatives Group (DIG) planning Assessment focus: the Writing Program (continued) Pandemic Flu plan developed Fleet Management Safety Protocol initiated
2008-09	Comprehensive Middle States Self-Study Campus Master Plan approved by the Board of Managers Campaign Planning Committee established Financial Aid Policy revision takes effect: loans replaced by grants for incoming first-year students and loan burden reduced for seniors; home equity capped at 1.2 times income FY10 Budget re-evaluation process in light of national economy Comprehensive medical insurance cost-sharing assessment Information Technology assessment process and creation of a new Senior Staff position, Chief Information Officer Bi-College review for collaborative opportunities Emergency readiness planning (theoretical) Assessment focus: Articulation of Goals and Aspirations of a Haverford Education Assessment focus: The evolution of the social justice requirement
2009-10	Arrival of Chief Information Officer (new senior staff position) Finalization of the new Writing Program proposal and other first-year curricular changes Assessment focus: the evolution of the social justice requirement (continued) Assessment of Board and Administrative investment policies, governance, and operations for endowment management Emergency readiness planning (hostile intruder live drill) Library planning: Marble Fairbanks Space Study Capital campaign planning study Creation of the College Arts Council Year 1 of Teagle Grant: Sustainable department level assessment of student learning Middle States Self-Study Reaccreditation Team Visit
2010-11	Planning for a comprehensive campaign Establishment of the Institutional Effectiveness Committee (charge includes overseeing assessment activities and monitoring of implementation of recommendations emerging for the Middle States self-study process) Governance structures: establishment of Faculty Affairs and Planning Committee (FAPC) to replace FCAE Internal information sharing enhancements: creation of Council of Chairs (from standing faculty committees); establishment of regular meetings between Provost and academic center directors New academic center planning, architect selection for schematic design Library strategic planning and physical space planning process Assessment and planning for new Office of Academic Resources (OAR) New Tritton and Kim residence halls...site preparation and start of construction Year 2 of Teagle Grant: sustainable department level assessment of student learning Assessment focus: foreign language requirement
2011-12	Presidential search year Prolonged preliminary phase of the comprehensive campaign to build nucleus fund and finalize campaign priorities New Tritton and Kim residence halls...under construction New Academic Center planning, funded through current schematic design phase Continuation of Library strategic planning and physical space planning process Hurford Humanities Center renamed Hurford Arts and Humanities Center to reflect enhanced focus on the arts Office of Academic Resources established (Director search underway) Preparation for new accounting system 403B retirement plan fiduciary responsibility analysis Planning for SEADS - Seamless Administrative Services (Haverford/Bryn Mawr Information Technology collaboration), initial projects underway Initiation of long range planning for faculty housing and use of the Haverford College Apartments Year 3 (successful completion) of Teagle Grant: Sustainable department level assessment of student learning (chemistry, history, psychology) Faculty approved revision of foreign language requirement (full year of language study, no testing out) Assessment focus: general education - distribution requirements; articulation of academic department student learning goals; articulation of academic department senior thesis expectations
2012-13	Opening of the Tritton and Kim residence halls Launch of new open source accounting system: first small college to implement Kuali Initiation of the Chesick Scholars Program (summer curricular program and four-year mentoring program for first-generation and underrepresented students, all majors) Anticipated completion of revised Academic Strategic Plan Anticipated Music renovation/addition (Roberts/Union) concept study Anticipated year 1 implementation of Bi-College SEADS — Seamless Administrative Services [joint course registration; advising support; identity management (for access to systems, data, buildings); space scheduling; Human Resources; Financial Aid.] Anticipated Enterprise Risk Management assessment Assessment focus: general education - distribution requirements (continued); synthesis of various senior thesis expectations into a consistent, though discipline-specific, rubric (anticipated); sustaining departmental level assessment of student learning beyond the initial Teagle Grant: Teagle round 2 begins with four new departments (computer science, economics, spanish, chinese), IEC works with departments on using student learning goals for departmental-level assessment; co-curricular - study abroad, OAR, library, restricted funds; Research on developing an integrated data and records management system
2013-14	Anticipated public launch of "The Campaign for Haverford" Anticipated 2 year implementation of Bi-College SEADS - Seamless Administrative Services Anticipated implementation of the new Writing Program Proposal (dependent upon the successful hiring of a new Writing Center Director and Writing Fellows) Periodic Review Report (PRR) preparation year Anticipated course evaluation system review
2014-15	"The Campaign for Haverford" continues Anticipated year 3 implementation and completion of Bi-College SEADS - Seamless Administrative Services PRR due June 2015
2015-16	Anticipated completion of "The Campaign for Haverford"

Institutional Assessment Plan

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