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
Quality Endeavors Newsletter Issue No. 109 April 2008 - "Annual Quality Issues Forum Recognizes Teamwork and Improvement Across the University"
Quality Issues Forum
On April 30, 2008, the annual Quality Issues Forum was held to recognize 66 teams and 527 individuals for their contributions to innovation and improvement at Penn State during the past year. More information can be found on Penn State LIVE.
Reports
New Faculty Reports-
- Full-Time/Part-Time Student Credit Hours, FTE, and Headcount - 2006 Report
- Instructional Workload Analysis - Fall 2006 Spring 2007 Summary
Understanding Adult Learner Program Completion - Presented at the North East Association for Institutional Research 34th Annual Conference, November 2007 - This paper was recently presented at the 34th annual conference of the North East Association for Institutional Research. It explores factors affecting degree completion and the use of student financial aid for adult learners and provides some comparison with traditional age students.
Using a Case Study to Introduce Continuous Quality Improvement to Newcomers - Two approaches for using continuous quality improvement (CQI) to improve processes are presented based on a case study used at the Eighth Annual Conference of the National Consortium for Continuous Improvement in Higher Education. The case study walks through a “mini”- CQI project to help groups who are unfamiliar with the concepts of CQI to apply a structured approached to finding solutions.
Spotlight on Quality Improvement
Streamlining Administrative Processes
Eva Pell, Senior Vice President for Research and Dean of The Graduate School
"SIMSreports presents me with the real-time status of Penn State's grant..."
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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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