Institutional Effectiveness
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Mission

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness Assessment strives to facilitate the integration of assessment, planning, and institutional research to encourage continuous assessment and improvement of the University's academic programs and administrative services.

Policy on Institutional Effectiveness

Annual Institutional Effectiveness Timeline

(yet to be written)

College Strategic Plan

• Vision 2020

College Institutional Effectiveness Assessment

• Campus Master Plan

College Student Learning Outcome Assessment

• Policy Statement

Accreditation and Compliance

• Professional Accreditations:
  • Society of American Foresters
  • American Association of Landscape Architects
  • Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
  • Society of Wood Science and Technology

External Reporting and Accountability

• IPEDS
  Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) data submissions occur on a cyclic basis throughout the academic year and include surveys of Institutional Characteristics, Completions, and 12-Month Enrollment in the fall; Human Resources in the winter; and Fall Enrollment, Graduation Rates, Student Financial Aid, and Finance in the Spring. The SUNY System Administration coordinates much of the work with IPEDS.

Resources for Accountability

• Baldrige National Quality Program
  The Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award Program is administered through the National Institute of Standards and Technology. See the Education Baldrige Criteria.
• National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS)
  Assists colleges and universities as they "improve their management capability" by disseminating the latest managerial concepts and tools in the hands of working administrators on college and university campuses.
• IPEDS Peer Analysis System and Peer Executive Tool - National Center for Education Statistics
  Offers public access to a universe of educational data and statistics compiled by the NCES.
• The Association for Institutional Research
  Presents a wide array of resources and links for institutional researchers in the United States.
• Society for College and University Planning
  Presents information for those involved in all aspects of higher education planning, including institutional research.
• Faculty Development
  The Faculty Development Council recognizes a comprehensive approach to faculty development that seeks to improve 1) teaching skills, 2) courses or curriculum, 3) institutional structure, 4) job-related skills, and 5) personal skills. In addition to these elements of development, the Council's efforts relate to faculty at all stages of their careers, from hiring to recognition for outstanding achievement
• Mission Review
  The University's award-winning academic strategic planning process; resulting in detailed Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) for each campus. MOUs are vital planning documents that detail benchmarks and goals in all key academic areas.
• State University of New York Master Plan
  Every four years, the State University is required to submit a "master plan" to the Board of Regents in compliance with New York State Education Law (Section 354). The State University of New York Master Plan 2004-2008 describes the dynamic progress SUNY has made in implementing Rethinking SUNY (the blue-print document of the State University Board of Trustees) and details the University's planning processes for continuing to build on that success

Facts & Figures

(these will have links or pdfs when created)

• ESF data:
  • IPEDS Data
  • Common Data Set
  • Degrees Awarded
    • 2006-07
    • 2007-08
  • Data Collection Instruments for Assessment Data
• National Center for Educational Statistics
  The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
• SUNY Data
  • Enrollment Data
  • Degrees, Certificates and Diplomas Conferred
  • Academic Program Enrollment and Degrees
  • Employee Data
  • Undergraduate Graduation and Retention Trends
  • Tuition and Fees Trends

Contact

Maureen O'Neill Fellows, Ph.D.
Director
Government Relations and Institutional Planning
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
One Forestry Drive
Syracuse, NY 13210
VOICE: (315) 470-6621
CELL: (315) 530-2226
FAX: (315) 470-6932