SUNY ESF
Office of Assessment

Mission

The Office of Assessment is SUNY ESF’s trusted source for assessment guidance and information. The office supports a collaborative effort among the campus community to create a culture of assessment, maintain a drive for continuous improvement and provide a solid framework of results-based decision making that supports student success initiatives and institutional effectiveness. 

Vision

The Office of Assessment will be a guiding light for ESF during these turbulent times for smaller colleges in New York State. With a push toward continuous improvement and a focus on utilizing assessment results to guide critical decisions, the Office will ensure that ESF uses a streamlined process to demonstrate effective assessment practices. The office is committed to ensuring that institutional effectiveness strategies are guided by assessment data to promote a standard of excellence for our future environmental leaders.

Assessment at ESF

Specifically, the Assessment Office:

• coordinates academic and administrative assessment at the University
• provides resources and support to faculty and staff engaged in the internal assessment process
• serves as the document home for all assessment results

The Assessment Office is part of the Office of the Academic Administration.

Accreditation and Program Review Support

• MSCHE Monitoring Report 2024 (Requires ESFiD Authentication)

Overview of current campus accreditations: Institutional Accreditation (Middle States); Accredited Programs; Program Review Guidelines & Timetable; and Self-Study Data for Program Review.

General Education

Information about General Education at ESF, including assessment and outcomes information.

 

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Office of Institutional Research and Assessment