Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Quality
Institutional Effectiveness and Quality
Purpose Statement:
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Quality administers surveys to college personnel, students, business and industry, and other appropriate entities. The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Quality collects and compiles these surveys to provide information for accreditation, strategic and financial planning, and Alabama Community College System reporting, and to support institutional decision-making at the College.
To accomplish its purpose, the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Quality:
· Disseminates and collects surveys according to the Institutional Effectiveness Assessment Calendar
· Provides compiled survey results for use in budgetary planning
· Coordinates the development of an Annual Accomplishments Report
· Provides compiled information for administrative process and instructional improvement
· Organizes college-wide assessment activities and monitors institutional
· Compliance with the Commission on Colleges accreditation criteria, especially criteria relating to institutional effectiveness
· Coordinates institutional effectiveness processes
· Maintains Institutional Effectiveness Assessment Calendar
Concepts of Institutional Effectiveness & Quality
Institutional Effectiveness:
Ongoing, integrated and institution-wide research-based planning and evaluation process that (1) incorporates a system review of intuitional missions, goals, and outcomes; (2) results in continuing improvement in institutional quality; and (3) demonstrates the institution is effectively accomplishing its mission (Accreditation Core Requirements 2.5 SACS COC)
Quality Culture:
Creating an environment in which everyone takes ownership of the improved college experience focusing on student success, employees’ stratification and operational excellence by valuing teamwork, collaboration, communication, process and system thinking and data and evidence based culture and efforts.
Meet the Staff
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Terry Zhu
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Ashley Bass
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Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Quality
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Administrative Assistant for Institutional Effectiveness and Quality
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Office: Andalusia Campus
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Office: Andalusia Campus
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Wallace Administration Building
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Wallace Administration Building
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Tel: 334 881 2280
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Tel: 334-881-2277
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tzhu@lbwcc.edu
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abass@lbwcc.edu
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For additional information on LBWCC’s Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Quality click on one of the links below:
Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Quality
P.O. Drawer 1418
1000 Dannelly Blvd
Andalusia, AL 36420
Fax: 334 881 2300