MSCHE Self Study April 2021

Recent Examples of Assessment Leading to Institutional Improvement While not exhaustive, the following examples show how the College uses the planning and assessment processes detailed in its Assessment Plan for institutional improvement: 16 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 underwent a multi ‐ year improvement project that was completed in 2019 ‐ 20. Research  In support of the College’s strategic goal of expanding clinical and translational research, the Center for Clinical Vision Research was established in 2013, helping to attract more than $2M in new research revenue.  In response to assessments of faculty and student needs, shared imaging (including confocal and multiphoton microscopes), histology and cell culture core research facilities have been established.  To offset decreasing federal research funding and support the continued growth of research at the College, the amount of research support obtained from industry has increased significantly.  To complement existing student and faculty research interests, the College recently completed a national search and recruited a retinal cell and molecular biologist.  In response to public need for better clinical care, the College prioritizes the application of basic research to clinical application and clinical research. As such, the College seeks to develop more translational research (basic to clinical) and was recently awarded an Empire Innovation Grant from New York State that allowed it to successfully recruit a faculty member in this area and provide start ‐ up funds and construct a laboratory space. A translational research space is currently expected to be built on the south end of the 16 th floor Academic Affairs  To meet needs for improved assessment of student content mastery and integration for clinical thinking, ExamSoft, an electronic student assessment system, was obtained and implemented.  To meet needs for a modern electronic system that keeps track of faculty accomplishments, maintains up ‐ to ‐ date faculty information on the college website, and provides the College’s promotion and tenure program (via the Committee on Professional Qualifications ‐ CPQ) with ready access to this information, a new electronic (Digital Measures) was obtained and implemented in 2018. Academic Affairs uses two modules of this system: Activity Insight for faculty information and WorkFlow for secure promotion and tenure review.  In response to the COVID pandemic: o all didactic lectures were delivered with synchronous interactive remote access. Academic Affairs uses Zoom to stream and record lectures, which are then edited

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