Institutional Effectiveness
Overview
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE) of Holy Family University serves the information and analytics needs of the University community. OIE facilitates institutional decision making by accessing, utilizing, analyzing, and reporting on data from all major administrative systems at Holy Family University, including student, faculty, course, research, and financial data. Key functions of OIE include:
- Serving as the clearinghouse for official University data
- Conducting advanced analyses and research needed by University leadership
- Interpreting institutional and external data to assess performance relative to strategic planning goals
- Advancing assessment initiatives at the curricular, co-curricular, mission, and institutional levels
- Disseminating and facilitating best practices in the collection, use, and interpretation of data
- Educating the campus community on the use of data in assessment, planning, budget, and other institutional effectiveness activities
- Advocating for data quality and integrity
Relevant materials for faculty and staff include the University's Fact Book, which is an annual publication compiled by OIE. It contains the latest statistics and trends about the University, including data on admissions, degrees, employees, enrollment, retention, and graduation. It is intended to provide a clear and concise source of University information as well as answer frequently requested inquiries.
OIE encourages and supports the use of institutional data, analysis, and research for decision making. For detailed data assistance, OIE recommends the Project Request Form. The Project Request Form serves as a one-stop solution, describing request guidelines including criteria for fulfilling data requests, limitations, confidentiality, and sensitivity. Please keep in mind that information may only be shared in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and that any confidential information is to be stored/discarded in accordance with University policy.
The Fact Book and Project Request Form, among other OIE items, can also be found on the OIE Linktree. For an approximate survey, calendar, please consult the OIE Calendar, which details Holy Family’s Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) Self-study countdown, the Assessment survey schedule, and the Institutional Research survey schedule.