MSCHE Self Study April 2021

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 and staff for review and comment. The resultant Strategic Plan 2018 ‐ 23, which was subsequently endorsed by IRPC, President’s Council and College Council, is entitled Care, Lead, Advance . Additional details on the development of this plan, including the names of participants, environmental scan, SWOT analysis and timetable may be found in the Strategic Planning Process Document . Brief Overview of Use of the Strategic Plan for Planning and Assessment This section provides a brief overview of how the strategic plan is utilized for planning and assessment. Additional information on planning may be found under Standard VI. As described in the College’s Assessment Plan , institutional planning and assessment are ongoing and may be conceptualized as a cyclical process (see diagram below) that starts with the mission and 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 ; and updated annually ( Institutional Research Webpage ‐ PDF and Factbook Webpage ‐ PDF ).

College vice presidents utilize key performance indicators and other data delineated in the Assessment Plan to analyze progress in their respective areas. They present these analyses, which

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