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the Institutional Research webpage. Institutional goals for AY2018 are provided in Appendix IV- 18b . Starting in 2018-19, annual goals were matched to the goals/objectives of the strategic plan. The annual institutional goals are implemented through the College’s various administrative councils and area heads. Utilization of Outcomes Data for Institutional Improvement As described in the College’s assessment plan, data is routinely tracked longitudinally for a large number of College operations. The goals of institutional level assessment are to (1) analyze outcomes data to determine if progress on institutional strategic goals is satisfactory and (2) formulate and implement policy when analysis reveals a substantive lack of progress in meeting institutional strategic goals. The mechanisms employed in this process of closing of the loop include: • Dissemination of analyses and opportunity for feedback • Discussions at meetings of President’s Council and Round Table • President’s Annual State of the College Address es (published at https://www.sunyopt.edu/offices/institutional-research/state-of-the-college-addresses or see Appendix I-8c for an example) • Annual Implementation Meetings (AIM) (published at https://www.sunyopt.edu/offices/institutional-research/annual-implementation- meetings or see Appendix I-8a and I-8b for examples of presentations) in which each vice president presents annually to IRPC and the senior management team a data-driven analysis that addresses progress on the strategic plan in the vice president’s area of responsibility. These reports are publ ished on the College’s website. • Annual presidential evaluations of progress in each vice president’s area of responsibility • Establishment by the president and each unit vice-president of annual institutional goals (published at https://www.sunyopt.edu/offices/institutional-research/annual- institutional-goals or see Appendix IV-18b for an example) for the unit that are derivative of institutional strategic goals. These annual institutional goals o align each unit with the College’s strategic goals o provide an opportunity to utilize assessment results and analyses to develop and implement policies to ensure that strategic goals are met o are published on the College’s website Examples of Assessment Leading to Institutional Improvement While not exhaustive, the following examples show how the College uses its planning and assessment processes for institutional improvement: 4 Library • In response to a student survey conducted by the library and exit surveys conducted by the Office of Institutional Research and Planning, which all indicated a student desire for additional study space, the library, working with the College’s Learning Reso urces Committee, embarked on a self-study involving student focus groups to plan a multi-year improvement project. Phase I of this project was completed in spring and summer of

4 Use of assessment to improve educational outcomes is discussed under Standard 1.3

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