ACOE_Self-Study

Key performance indicators and other data are utilized by the College vice presidents to analyze progress in their respective areas. These analyses are presented by the vice presidents annually to the Institutional Research and Planning Committee (IRPC) and senior management team at Annual Implementation Meetings (AIMs) and published on the Institutional Research webpage (https://www.sunyopt.edu/offices/institutional-research/annual-implementation-meetings). Examples for the 2016-17 academic year are provided in Appendices I-8a and I-8b . Members of IRPC and the senior management team are encouraged to provide constructive feedback to the presenting vice president. When analyses reveal shortcomings in attaining institutional goals, corrective actions are initiated by the appropriate administrative unit. Note that in lieu of the 2017-18 AIMs, a review of progress of implementation of the 2013-18 plan was undertaken at the March 2018 faculty retreat as part of the planning process for the 2018-23 strategic plan. We have found it useful to distinguish between the functions of data collection and dissemination; structured analysis; and closing the loop. It is through the consideration and analysis of collected data that challenges can be identified and strategies and plans formulated to ensure the strategic plan is implemented effectively . Closing the loop between aspirational outcomes of the strategic plan and outcomes data requires not only the collection of data, but its analysis and the development and implementation of corrective actions. In addition to annual AIMs where the vice presidents present an analysis of progress relative to the strategic plan, the vice presidents also meet annually with the president to assess progress. These meetings result in the development of annual institutional goals (published at https://www.sunyopt.edu/offices/institutional-research/annual-institutional-goals) that are derivative of the strategic plan, widely disseminated to the College community and posted on

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