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The draft strategic plan was the primary discussion topic at the 2018 March 11-12 annual faculty retreat at the IBM Learning Center in Armonk, NY. The retreat started with a presentation by members of IRPC that highlighted accomplishments under Creating a Legacy of Leadership . This was followed by an overview of the strategic planning process given by the director of institutional research and planning. Next, there was a panel discussion lead by members of IRPC and the vice presidents of academic, clinical and student affairs that addressed questions related to the draft strategic plan. Subsequent to these sessions, the draft plan was discussed in break out groups and a plenary discussion. Members of IRPC helped to facilitate these discussions. Based on feedback received at the faculty retreat, the draft strategic plan was revised by the vice presidents and IRPC. Further feedback was solicited by distributing the revised draft to the faculty staff for review and comment. The plan, which was subsequently revised and endorsed by IRPC, President’s Council and College Council , is entitled Care, Lead, Advance . It can be found in Appendix I-1 . developed plan https://www.sunyopt.edu/pdfs/institutionalresearch/Assessment_Plan.pdf or Appendix I-3 ) that is published on its Institutional Research webpage (https://www.sunyopt.edu/offices/institutional-research or Appendix I-6 ). Various assessment strategies are used to track implementation of the College’s strategic plan and monitor College operations. The primary motivation is to identify, obtain, analyze and utilize outcomes data for meaningful programmatic improvement. When available and appropriate, national data serve as benchmarks for assessing performance. Analysis of data may lead to corrective actions when they are not consistent with expected outcomes. Institutional planning and assessment are ongoing and may be conceptualized as a cyclical process (see diagram below) that starts with the establishment of strategic goals and objectives. Institutional key performance indicators, which are quantitative indicators of progress relative to the strategic plan, are tracked longitudinally; assembled by the Office of Institutional Research and Planning; published on the College’s website in Factbook (https://www.sunyopt.edu/offices/institutional-research/factbook or Appendix I-7 ); and updated annually. a formal written assessment Institutional Assessment Plan The College has

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