Office of Institutional Effectiveness
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness is responsible for coordinating data requests and providing centralized access to data. The office coordinates University-wide assessment activities, assists with the University’s Higher Learning Commission Accreditation, and supports Academic Program Review (APR), programmatic accreditation reports, and Strategic Planning. Other data needs, such as responding to external surveys and supporting the Registrar’s Office external reporting, such as IPEDs, will be coordinated. Finally, this office provides support for the Faculty Activity Report through Digital Measures.
If you have a data need for the following types of projects or requests, please complete the form located under “Report Requests.” If you have questions about the data you are requesting, please email: [email protected].
- Common Data Set and Survey Reporting
- Data Related to a Grant Proposal or Accountability Report
- Data to Support a Strategic Planning initiative
- Reports to Prepare for Academic Program Review or Programmatic Accreditation
- Retention or Persistence Data
- Required State, Federal, or Accreditation reporting
- Other Internal or External Reporting
Report Requests
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness can provide data related to the following types of requests:
- Common Data Set and Survey Reporting
- Data Related to a Grant Proposal or Accountability Report
- Data to Support a Strategic Planning initiative
- Reports to Prepare for Academic Program Review or Programmatic Accreditation
- Retention or Persistence Data
- Required State, Federal, or Accreditation Reporting
- Other External Reporting
Please complete the form by describing your request and the data elements needed. Please allow two weeks for your report to be completed. Keep in mind that there are a number of University reports available through the Statistical Profile, Acinquire, Navigate, the Smith Career Center, rePORTAL, Enrollment Management, and Digital Measures. For a description of the reports already available through these systems, please see below. If you are looking for reports with a different focus, please contact the appropriate area directly. For example, reports focused on human resources or financial information are coordinated through Information Resources and Technology. Reports focused on individual de-identified student variables, including labels, are coordinated through the Registrar’s Office. If you have questions about access to the data available as described below, please email: [email protected].
After completing the form, you will be able to print a record of your responses. You will be contacted by email with any questions or upon report completion.
| Statistical Profile | Published annually every fall through the Registrar’s Office website, the Statistical Profile includes demographic and retention information on the current student population. Examples of information included are: demographic data on the incoming first-year students; demographic data on the entire student population; number of majors and number of graduates by major program; first-year to sophomore retention information by program, college, University. Some financial information and demographic data on faculty is also included. |
| Acinquire | In addition to course rosters and individual student data, Acinquire contains reports for the current semester as well as past semesters. Reports are generally based on the semester’s census date and include information such as: number of majors (WT47 Tab Major Report); Student Credit Hours generated by course, department prefix, or college (WT25 Course population report by curriculum); other demographic information, address lists, and geographic distribution information is available as well. |
| Navigate | Coordinated through the Academic Success Center, the Student Success Collaborative is a tool that enables advisors and department leadership to empower every student to graduate on a timeline that aligns with their goals. The Navigate application aims to improve student success, retention and graduation rates on college campuses. Primarily a tool for advising and institution reporting, Navigate combines technology, research, and predictive analytics to help advisors and administrators promote student degree completion at Bradley University. Institution reports provide an historical perspective on Graduation Rates through different lenses, such as performance in a given course or changes in major. Advance search features can assist with identifying students in a given population for the currently enrolled students. These may assist departments or units in establishing campaigns or messaging that needs to be distributed to a given student population. |
| Smith Career Center | This annual report includes career outcomes and data about Bradley University baccalaureate and graduate degree recipients. The study utilizes data from baccalaureate degree recipients and advanced degree recipients. Data is collected from students via graduation fair surveys, online surveys, telephone and email solicitations, alumni records, social media research, and input from faculty, staff, and employers. Data collection begins in August and concludes in December for each graduating class. The terminology, standards, and protocols of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) are utilized throughout this study. NACE is the preeminent national organization focused on the employment of the college educated. In addition to these standards, the data collection, analysis and reporting of the Smith Career Center First Destination Study was internally audited in 2016. |
| rePORTAL | Managed through Information Resources and Technology, rePORTAL houses specific reports for units. Examples may include registration or retention reports. Budget reports may also be available. The types of reports are based on an individual’s position and access. |
| Enrollment Management Back Office (EMBO) Reports | If you are planning for future enrollments or gathering data on past incoming classes, current Deans and Department Chairs have access to Bradley’s EMBO reports. These reports show the number of applications, admits and enrollment deposits week over week for the past three years by major for both freshmen and transfer students. Weekly and final class reports are archived and data is available since 2005. |
| Digital Measures | Digital Measures software is utilized to capture an individual faculty member’s Faculty Activity Report information by academic year. An individual faculty member can use the system to generate Faculty Activity Reports or a customized Vita. Additionally, the system can be used by Department Chairs or Deans to generate reports summarizing faculty activities. To access Digitals Measures, visit facultysuccess.brad.edu |
OIE Data
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness supports assessment of student learning initiatives through the Bradley Core Curriculum as well as support for the Academic Program Review process through the work of the University-wide Assessment Team. Jenny Gruening Burge is the chair of the University-wide Assessment Team (A Team).
Assessment of Student Learning Activities
Assessment activities are coordinated with the Core Curriculum Committee and the Core Practices Committee. The activities are focused on the Core Outcomes of the Bradley Core Curriculum. As results are received and summarized, presentations are made about the results at the Fall and Spring forums. Results have also been presented through the University Senate. If you have any questions about past results or information, please contact Jenny Gruening Burge at [email protected].
Academic Program Review (APR) Support
Members of the committee provide support for the Academic Program Review process. The APR Guidelines and supporting materials are available on the Provost’s Office Website. Members of the Assessment Team are available to assist units with their assessment plans through the APR Cycle.
The Bradley University-wide Assessment Team was formed in November 2008 to work on the Assessment of Student Learning Project through Bradley University’s involvement in The Higher Learning Commission’s Academy for the Assessment of Student Learning. The primary purposes of this Committee are to lead university-wide assessment initiatives and to support academic and other units in developing and implementing their assessment plans. Through our work on that project and the increasing need on campus for more connected assessment processes, the responsibilities of the committee has grown into the following formal charge:
a. The University-wide Assessment Team will be responsible for the following campus-wide assessment activities.
- The Committee will continue its work on University-Wide Assessment through assessing The Bradley Experience. The Committee will select or design and administer appropriate assessment instruments, and disseminate the results to the campus community. Assessment will encompass curricular and co-curricular areas and data will be shared accordingly. The Committee will also submit Recommendations Reports to the Provost.
- The Committee will review unit-level assessment plans submitted in annual reports. The Committee will provide formative feedback to departments on their assessment plans.
- The Committee will be engaged in academic program review to further facilitate ongoing evaluation and improvement of assessment plans. In consultation with the Provost, the Committee will act as internal reviewers of unit-level assessment plans for those units going through any academic program review. For departments with programmatic accreditation, an internal review process of assessment plans will occur in conjunction with its accreditation review.
- The Committee will facilitate campus-wide conversations and workshops about assessment. The Committee will work with the Center for Teaching Excellence and Learning to identify professional development opportunities. Options may include bringing external speakers to campus or highlighting successful assessment stories from across campus.
- The Committee will advocate for assessment activities and resources as needed.
- The Committee will collaborate with the Core Curriculum Committee on assessment-related activities, facilitating data sharing across the two committees.
- The Committee will be available to undertake special assessment projects as needed.
- The Committee will provide reports to the University community annually through web page and Sakai postings and updates.
b. The University-Wide Assessment Committee is a Committee that reports to the Provost and will provide reports and updates to the University Senate
c. Committee Membership. The committee will consist of:
- The Director of Institutional Effectiveness, who will serve as chair;
- The Associate Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences and chair of the Core Curriculum Committee;
- The Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs;
- The Bradley Core Curriculum Assessment Coordinator;
- Five faculty members appointed from the full-time faculty of their respective colleges for three-year terms:
- One faculty member from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, appointed by the Dean;
- One faculty member from the Caterpillar College of Engineering, appointed by the Dean;
- One faculty member from the Slane College of Communication and Fine Arts, appointed by the Dean;
- One faculty member from the Foster College of Business, appointed by the Dean;
- One faculty member from the College of Education and Health Sciences, appointed by the Dean;
- One member from the Graduate School, appointed by the Dean for a three-year term;
- One member from Student Affairs, appointed by the Vice President for Student Affairs for a three-year term.
d. The Committee will form additional subcommittees or task groups as needed.
2022-2023 Committee Membership
| Members | Term Expires (May) |
| Jenny Gruening Burge Director of Institutional Effectiveness | — |
| Student Affair Representative | — |
| Rob Prescott Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies | — |
| Ethan Hedman Student Affairs | 2025 |
| Wendy Beanblossom (LAS) | 2025 |
| (EGT) | 2021 |
| Dakota Horn (CFA) | 2023 |
| Amit Sinha (FCB) | 2025 |
| Amy Grugan (EHS) | 2023 |
| Jeffrey Bakken (Graduate Education) | 2024 |
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness provides support for the use of the Digital Measures platform. Faculty can use this system to input their Faculty Activity Report (FAR) on an annual basis. Deans and Chairs can then use the system to run reports and review the activities that have happened over the past year. Training materials are being developed, but sessions are offered at the Fall and Spring Forums on the platform and workshops for new faculty will be forthcoming. Members of the Digital Measures working group are also available to provide individualized training on entering data in the system or running reports. If you have a specific question, training need, or report request, please email: [email protected].
