Administrative Assessment

All administrative units are required to identify and assess objectives in support of the University’s mission and Strategic Direction. Objectives should be clearly aligned to the mission of the unit and focus on strengthening and improving critical functions, services and processes that impact stakeholder satisfaction, and/or contribute to the university’s ability to achieve its strategic goals.

Annual Assessment Using Nuventive

All administrative units must enter the unit’s mission statement, goals, objectives, methods and measures, results and analysis, and improvement plans into Nuventive.

Resources

 

Assessment

• Guidelines
  • Guidelines for Administrative Assessment(PDF)
  • Administrative Assessment Planning(Video)
  • Administrative Assessment Reporting(Video)
• Templates
  • Administrative Assessment Template Word
  • Administrative Assessment Template Excel

Nuventive

• • Administrative Assessment Nuventive Guide(PDF)
  • Getting Started with Nuventive for Administrative Units(Video)

Peer Feedback

• • Peer Feedback Rubric for 2024-2025 Assessment Reports
• • Assessment Report and Feedback – Example 1
• • Assessment Report and Feedback – Example 2

Assessment Schedule

All administrative units must complete their annual assessment report in Nuventive by June 30th each year. We recommend the following schedule:

• Complete assessment planning early in the fall term (mission statement, goals, objectives, assessment measures, and achievement targets).
• Complete assessment results at the end of spring term or early summer (results, discussion, and analysis; conclusions; recent activities and improvements; and future improvements).

Administrative Units Reporting in Nuventive

Administrative Units Reporting in Nuventive
Office of the President	Access, Compliance, and Community Athletics Audit, Risk, and Compliance Government and Community Relations University Advancement and Alumni Relations University Branding University Counsel
Office of the EVP for Strategic Initiatives and Chief of Staff	Human Resources University Business Consultants University Police
Office of the Senior Vice President for Administration and Operations	Auxiliary & Business Services Enterprise Risk Management Facilities and Campus Operations Information Technology Services Operational Finance & Enterprise Governance Risk, Safety and Resilience
Office of the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	Fiscal Services
Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Administration	Academic Administration
Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs	Academic Affairs Administration Academic Alliances Academic Standards Accreditation and Compliance Continuing and Professional Education Global Education Graduate Education INTO Mason Mason Online Undergraduate Education University Policy and MOUs
Office of the Vice President for Enrollment Management	Admissions Advance Business Intelligence Enrollment Services Student Financial Aid University Registrar
Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Development	Faculty Affairs and Development Stearns Center
Office of the Vice Provost for Insitutional Effectiveness and Planning	Institutional Effectiveness and Planning
Office of the Vice President for Research, Innovation & Economic Impact	Mason Enterprise Research and Innovation Initiatives Research Integrity and Assurance Sponsored Programs
University Libararies	University Libararies
Deans’ Offices	Antonin Scalia Law School Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution College of Education and Human Development College of Engineering and Computing College of Humanities and Social Sciences College of Public Health College of Science College of Visual and Performing Arts Costello College of Business Honors College Mason Korea Schar School of Policy and Government

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