Author: Karen Manley

Mason Academic Assessment Council Feedback

Now in its fourth cycle, the Mason Academic Assessment Council has reviewed annual assessment plans in our new platform, Nuventive. MAAC members applied the assessment feedback rubric and engaged in a small group peer-review process to provide structured formative feedback and support continuous improvement. This session will provide an overview and timeline of the annual assessment process, highlight findings from this year’s review, and present plans for acknowledging exemplary assessment efforts.

Tuesday, February 20, 1-2pm, Zoom Link: https://gmu.zoom.us/j/93419510319

Wednesday, February 21, 1-2pm, Zoom Link: https://gmu.zoom.us/j/95881376183

*The same information will be presented at both sessions.

**Academic programs will receive their tailored feedback after these sessions are completed.

* The programs and services offered by George Mason University are open to all who seek them. George Mason does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic national origin (including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics), sex, disability, military status (including veteran status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. After an initial review of its policies and practices, the university affirms its commitment to meet all federal mandates as articulated in federal law, as well as recent executive orders and federal agency directives.

OIEP’s Video Tutorials

OIEP has created video trainings as resources to support faculty and staff in areas including: navigating Nuventive, annual assessment planning, Academic Program Review, and building Qualtrics surveys. The videos can be found on OIEP’s website or on the YouTube channel Institutional Effectiveness at Mason.

* The programs and services offered by George Mason University are open to all who seek them. George Mason does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic national origin (including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics), sex, disability, military status (including veteran status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. After an initial review of its policies and practices, the university affirms its commitment to meet all federal mandates as articulated in federal law, as well as recent executive orders and federal agency directives.

Faculty and Staff Dashboard by Gender and Race/Ethnicity

OIEP has created a new dashboard that explores the diversity of Mason’s faculty and staff. The dashboard includes employee headcount and FTE by division, department, gender, employee category (e.g., tenured faculty, graduate teaching assistants, classified), full-time/part-time employment status, faculty rank, and race/ethnicity.

The dashboard is only accessible from the Mason network or VPN.

Faculty and Staff Dashboard by Gender and Race/Ethnicity

* The programs and services offered by George Mason University are open to all who seek them. George Mason does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic national origin (including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics), sex, disability, military status (including veteran status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. After an initial review of its policies and practices, the university affirms its commitment to meet all federal mandates as articulated in federal law, as well as recent executive orders and federal agency directives.

OIEP’s October Newsletter

OIEP’s October 2022 newsletter highlights available self-service resources, a revised data request form partnership with the Office of the University Registrar, a new assessment council structure, updates to the Mason Core assessment process, and more. If you didn’t receive the newsletter in your Mason email and would like to be added to our distribution list, please send an email to [email protected].

OIEP Newsletter October 2022

* The programs and services offered by George Mason University are open to all who seek them. George Mason does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic national origin (including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics), sex, disability, military status (including veteran status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. After an initial review of its policies and practices, the university affirms its commitment to meet all federal mandates as articulated in federal law, as well as recent executive orders and federal agency directives.

New DFW and SET Results Dashboards

OIEP has created two new dashboards: DFW and SET Results. The DFW dashboard allows users to explore course DFW (final student grades of ‘D’, ‘F’, or a withdrawal) rates and counts. The SET Results dashboard displays student evaluation of teaching results for all available terms in which SETs were administered using Blue (currently accessible only by full-time faculty and staff).

Dashboards are only accessible from the Mason network. If you are off campus, you must use the VPN to access.

* The programs and services offered by George Mason University are open to all who seek them. George Mason does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic national origin (including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics), sex, disability, military status (including veteran status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. After an initial review of its policies and practices, the university affirms its commitment to meet all federal mandates as articulated in federal law, as well as recent executive orders and federal agency directives.

OIEP at the Southern Association for Institutional Research 2022 Conference

Members of the OIEP traveled to New Orleans in October to present a session at the Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR) annual conference on how to use propensity score matching (PSM) to address the potential self-selection bias of student service interventions where random assignment is often times not possible.

* The programs and services offered by George Mason University are open to all who seek them. George Mason does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic national origin (including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics), sex, disability, military status (including veteran status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. After an initial review of its policies and practices, the university affirms its commitment to meet all federal mandates as articulated in federal law, as well as recent executive orders and federal agency directives.

Tk20 Replacement

Mason’s Tk20 contract for annual academic and administrative assessment reporting expired in August. The RFP process for its replacement is well underway with the expectation of having a new tool implemented for AY 2022-23 reporting by late spring 2023. All unit reports and documents in Tk20 have been extracted and archived. Information on implementation and training for the new tool will be shared as it becomes available. Please send any questions or concerns to [email protected].

* The programs and services offered by George Mason University are open to all who seek them. George Mason does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic national origin (including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics), sex, disability, military status (including veteran status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. After an initial review of its policies and practices, the university affirms its commitment to meet all federal mandates as articulated in federal law, as well as recent executive orders and federal agency directives.

New Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) Questions

The Faculty Senate has approved new questions for student evaluations of teaching to be used starting this spring. While the SET process is administered by OIEP using the online software Blue, the instrument is developed and approved by the Faculty Senate. Read the full statement sent to faculty from the Faculty Senate, Effective Teaching Committee, and Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning.

In addition to the new standard questions, there are three optional pre-written questions that faculty can add to their evaluations which address the use of technology. Faculty are also still able to add up to 5 customized question in Blue.

* The programs and services offered by George Mason University are open to all who seek them. George Mason does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic national origin (including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics), sex, disability, military status (including veteran status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. After an initial review of its policies and practices, the university affirms its commitment to meet all federal mandates as articulated in federal law, as well as recent executive orders and federal agency directives.

Angela Detlev Retires

After more than 13 years at Mason, Angela Detlev retired on February 1, 2022.

As you all know, Angela is a wealth of knowledge having brought to Mason years of experience, not the least of which was insider knowledge of SCHEV. She is known for the veracity of her work, her diligence to her craft, her kindness to those with whom she works and her ability to question, hone and refine to produce what can only be described as exceptional work. The work of OIEP requires clearing away the clutter, getting down to business and sometimes questioning and probing to ensure the question being asked will lead to the data and information required. Angela did that work with aplomb.

Angela starts her next adventure as an international jet-setter, enjoying her family unencumbered by IPEDS and SCHEV reports, surveys and the ever-present ad-hoc requests. As per her request (and given current pandemic related dynamics) there was no grand formal sendoff which she so richly deserved.

* The programs and services offered by George Mason University are open to all who seek them. George Mason does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic national origin (including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics), sex, disability, military status (including veteran status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. After an initial review of its policies and practices, the university affirms its commitment to meet all federal mandates as articulated in federal law, as well as recent executive orders and federal agency directives.

New Data Resources: Glossary of Terms and Trend Dashboards

OIEP has developed exciting new data resources that are now available our website.

The Glossary of Terms provides definitions and terminology used in OIEP dashboards and reports.

New dashboards include the Official Ten Year Enrollment Trend (Fall Census) and the Official Ten Year Degrees Awarded Trend which can be filtered by several categories including college, major, and demographics. Please let us know what you think about our dashboards by using the online feedback form.

Please note that these dashboards are only accessible from the Mason network. If you are off campus, you will need to use VPN to access.

* The programs and services offered by George Mason University are open to all who seek them. George Mason does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic national origin (including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics), sex, disability, military status (including veteran status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. After an initial review of its policies and practices, the university affirms its commitment to meet all federal mandates as articulated in federal law, as well as recent executive orders and federal agency directives.