The Office of Planning and Institutional Assessment facilitates the University's planning, improvement and assessment initiatives.
The Office uses organizational change tools to help departments and units develop strategic plans, improve key processes, assess institutional needs, and develop collaborative team environments.
Services of the Office of Planning and Institutional Assessment are provided free of charge to The Pennsylvania State University and are adapted to the specific needs of departments or individuals.
What's New
The February 2012 Quality Endeavors Newsletter No. 146 - Mike Dooris New Executive Director of Office of Planning and Institutional Assessment is now available.
Read the summary of the November 8, 2011 Quality Advocates "Penn State’s IT Assessment"
Innovation Insights #26: Positive Planning: Building Your Plan and Building Support from a Positive Base is now available.
Core Council Recommendation Letters from the Provost to Units - During 2010 and 2011, the Academic Program and Administrative Services Review Core Council evaluated all academic programs and many major administrative processes at the University. Read the resulting recommendation letters from the Provost to budget unit executives..
Core Council committee finds millions of dollars in cost-savings - Penn State Live article (August 28, 2011) - When Penn State's tuition rates were approved by the Board of Trustees in July, the increase was much lower than expected, given the 19 percent cut to the University's state appropriation. Part of the reason the University was able to keep tuition down was the work done by the Core Council, chaired by Executive Vice President and Provost Rod Erickson, and the Academic and Administrative Services Review Coordinating Committee, led by Al Horvath, senior vice president for Finance and Business. Read more...
Reports
The Faculty Tenure-Flow Rates: 2010-11 Annual Report is now available. This report provides information about recent and longitudinal tenure achievement rates for provisionally appointed faculty. It shows, for example, that since 1990, fifty-seven percent of provisional faculty have achieved tenure within seven years at Penn State. The report also places Penn State’s data into a national context.
OPIA provides data each year to the Senate Committee on Faculty Benefits for its annual faculty salary report to the University Faculty Senate. The committee’s March 15, 2011 summary report, which contains a link to all 62 pages of detailed tables, is now publicly available.
Spotlight on Quality Improvement
Undergraduate Recruiting
Jeff Hill, Academic Adviser, College of Engineering
"I believe we learned the value of integrating our current students..."
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Contact
Office of Planning and Institutional Assessment
The Pennsylvania State University
502 Rider Building
University Park, PA 16802-4819
Phone: (814) 863-8721
Fax: (814) 863-7031
Email: psupia@psu.edu
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