The Office of Institutional Research is committed to providing timely and accurate statistical data to the Alvernia College community. Some of these areas include enrollment statistics, IPEDS federal reporting, and internal and external assessment projects for Institutional Effectiveness and Student Learning Outcomes. The office oversees the administration Faculty Feedback for the traditional undergraduate students. The office is available for departmental surveys such as student, faculty, and staff satisfaction, event evaluation, and outcomes assessment. Key projects include the Quality of Residence Life survey, the freshmen CIRP survey, and the National Survey of Student Engagement.

2005-2006 Completed Internal Assessments
(contact the office for results)
Summer 2005 Sophomore Satisfaction Survey
Summer 2005 AICUP Freshmen Survey
Summer 2005 Freshmen Foundations Summer Program Survey
Fall 2005 First Year Seminar Survey
Fall 2005 Student Orientation Evaluation
Fall 2005 Honors Orientation Evaluation
Fall 2005 Parent Orientation Evaluation
Fall 2005 CIRP Survey
Fall 2005 COMPASS Freshmen Placement Testing (additional questions)
Fall 2005 Student Leadership Training Survey
Fall 2005, Winter 2006 Athletic Feedback
Fall 2005 Undergraduate Alumni Survey
Spring 2006 College 190 Course Feedback
Spring 2006 Student Government Association Spring Fling Survey
National Survey of Student Engagement

2005-2006 In-Progress Internal Assessments
(contact the office for status)
Spring 2006 Graduate Satisfaction Survey
Spring 2006 Quality of Residence Life Survey
Spring 2006 Athletic Feedback
Spring 2006 SGA Student Election Activity Survey
May 2006 Future Plans Survey
College Student Survey (through UCLA Research Center)
Summer 2006 10-year Alumni Survey (Class of 1996)
Defining Issues Test

2006-2007 Upcoming Internal Assessments
(see Assessment Cycle for details)
Campus Religious Trends Report
Fall 2006 CIRP Survey
Fall 2006 Student, Parent, RA, Student Leaders, Honors Orientation Surveys
Fall 2006 Graduate Alumni Survey
Fall 2006 Academic Course Summery Survey (Traditional Day Division)
Spring 2007 Continuing Education Survey (MOD 4 Survey)

Examples of External Reporting
US News and World Report
AICUP Surveys
American Association of University Professors Compensation Survey (AAUP)
Peterson’s Undergraduate and Graduate Surveys
College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA)

Updated: February 26, 2008

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