Assessment of Institutional Effectiveness

Lander University, in order to ensure excellence in its academic offerings, has implemented a continuing program to assess institutional effectiveness. A vital part of that effort is assessing student-learning outcomes. During the time students are enrolled at the University, and later as alumni, they may be asked to participate in various activities designed to determine how well the institution is achieving its mission offering high-demand and market-driven programs to produce highly qualified and marketable graduates. A number of methods are employed in a variety of settings. Students may be asked to cooperate in a writing activity; to provide information about the quality of courses they have taken through surveys, interviews, or major field knowledge inventories; or to express opinions about activities or programs. It is not the student that is being evaluated but the institution itself and its various programs and services. Students are encouraged to cooperate and to provide information that can be used to improve Lander University.