Category: Co-Curricular Program Review

Resources for Co-Curricular Units 

Co-Curricular Program Review Guide

 

 

 

 

CCPR External Review

The Unit Self-Study Committee (USSC) appoints the External Review Team (ERT) who will review the unit’s Self-Study Report and conduct a site visit. The USSC lead is responsible for communicating with the external reviewers to confirm their participation in the process.

Nominations for at least three external reviewers will be made by the USSC (including names, CV, or web-link to a professional page, and contact information) and forwarded by the USSC lead to the Unit Lead and Associate Dean for approval. In selecting potential reviewers, the team should consider the following criteria:

• highly qualified disciplinary experts, external to, and not affiliated with Mason, who are from peer institutions to Mason;
• able to provide unbiased and professional opinions regarding the performance of the unit after extensive research and interviews conducted during and before their site visit;
• able to evaluate the various areas covered by the unit;
• student affairs officials with national/local stature; and
• free of conflicts of interest that would prevent them from conducting an objective review (nominees should not be alumni or have collaborations with members of the program).

Timeline	Units
Spring 2021 – Spring 2022	Student Involvement
Spring 2022 – Spring 2023	Student Media
Spring 2023 – Spring 2024	Disability Services Learning Services Office of International Programs and Services Mason Recreation
Spring 2024 – Spring 2025	Housing and Residence Life Leadership Education and Development New Student and Family Programs Student Health Services
Spring 2025 – Spring 2026	Contemporary Student Services First Gen+ Center Student Success Coaching Student Support and Advocacy Center University Career Services
Spring 2026 – Spring 2027	Academic Integrity Center for the Advancement of Well-Being Center for Culture, Equity, and Empowerment
Spring 2027 – Spring 2028	Counseling and Psychological Services Green Machine Ensembles LGBTQ+ Resources Center
Spring 2028-Spring 2029	UL Regional Campuses Women and Gender Studies Center
Spring 2029-Spring 2030	Early Identification Program Graduate Student Life Student Conduct *Student Involvement *Student Media

 

Co-Curricular Program Review, which mirrors Mason’s Academic Program Review (APR) process, is conducted every seven years. As a five-step process, CCPR typically takes three semesters (from the spring semester of Year 1 to the spring semester of Year 2).

 

The primary goal of the Co-Curricular Program Review (CCPR) process is to assess co-curricular programs and services, particularly as related to student outcomes and success. As a reflective and evidence-based process, CCPR includes the collection of critical and relevant quantitative and qualitative information that informs and instructs programs and services in their work and mission.

 

CCPR is supported and guided by assessment experts in the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning (OIEP), and the process consists of five phases. An overview of what units can expect over the course of the three semesters is presented in the figure below.