Mission Statement

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness (Planning, Assessment, Grants and Institutional Research) will lead the effort in five separate but integrated functions:

• Developing, updating and distributing the College's fifteen-year Strategic Plan and five-year Institutional Plan;
• Generating and analyzing research data to support perceptive, innovative college-wide planning, assessment, continuous improvement, decision-making and policy formation to enhance student learning and facilitate institutional effectiveness;
• Researching, identifying and disseminating information on federal, state and private grant opportunities while facilitating the preparation of related applications to enhance existing and/or establish new institutional programs or initiatives;
• Leading assessment and AQIP initiatives by playing a key role in creating an assessment culture on campus and a climate of data-informed decision making, developing and implementing a campus-wide assessment / evaluation plan and assisting faculty and staff in the development of departmental / individual assessment plans.
• Ensuring accountability requirements are met and maximum credit hour reimbursement is received by accurately preparing and maintaining reports on the College's internal and external enrollment, credit hours, personnel and facilities as well as providing information to local, state and federal government agencies, accreditation commission and other stakeholders as required.

Useful professional links are listed below:

• AIR (Association for Institutional Research)
• IAIR (IL Association for Institutional Research)
• AQIP (Academic Quality Improvement Program)
• AACRAO (American Association of Registrars and Collegiate Admissions Officers)
• Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. Department of Labor)
• HLC (Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools)
• Labor Market Information (IL Dept of Employment Security)
• The Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence
• IPEDS (Integrated Post Secondary Education Data System-Peer Analysis)
• Federal Register
• NCES (National Center for Educational Statistics)
• ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
• ICCB (Illinois Community College Board)
• Zip Code Lookup
• U.S. Census Bureau Fact Finder

Kaskaskia College is an Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) participating Institution of the Higher Learning Commission

Higher Learning Commission
A Commission of the North Central Association
230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500
Chicago, IL 60604-1411
312-263-0456
800-621-7440
www.ncahlc.org

Jeffrey Ebel Dean of Institutional Effectiveness Building: AD Room: 206 618-545-3171 jebel@kaskaskia.edu Mike Loomis Grants Facilitator Building: AD Room: 224 618-545-3087 mloomis@kaskaskia.edu Scott Crothers Director of Assessment and Strategic Initiatives Building: AD Room: 224 618-545-3176 scrothers@kaskaskia.edu Aggie Edwards Institutional Research Coordinator Building: AD Room: 207 618-545-3172 aedwards@kaskaskia.edu