Weekly Report
April 22, 2016
The Office of Planning and Assessment reports its weekly activities and contributions toward Texas Tech
University’s institutional effectiveness efforts.
OUTCOME 1: Texas Tech will be found in compliance with all external accrediting agencies and State
of Texas mandates
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There are currently 41 submitted evaluations of ASSU and ASSSU (now referred to as Support
Service Level) annual reports from the SSL IE Committee. This is approximately one-third of the 126
rubric evaluations we will receive from the committee members. A reminder to submit rubrics by
May 1st was sent out Wednesday. Additionally, 26 of the 42 SSLs have been scheduled to receive
feedback from the committee. Meetings will take place during the month of May, and reporting will
begin through REDCap on June 1st.
A number of website updates were completed with both the OPA website and the Progress Portal.
Links were checked and corrected as needed and the Progress Portal has been aligned with OPA’s
Accreditation Across Campus and Substantive Change pages.
A detailed report has been prepared comparing the program inventory as reported by TTU’s
Institutional Research office with that of the THECB. Only three discrepancies were noted as
follows:
o Horticulture: THECB lists two MS Horticulture degrees, one is “Horticulture” and the other is
“Horticulture Science”; TTU only lists an MS in “Horticulture Science”
o Exercise and Sport Sciences: THECB lists BS and MS degrees in Exercise and Sport Sciences; TTU
doesn’t list either
o Management Information Systems: THECB lists an MS in Management Information Systems;
TTU doesn’t list this
DigitalMeasures Activity:
(Number of
Logins)
Activities
Database University
(118,058)
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1 Week
1 Month
6 Months
1 Year
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1,521
53,769
71,287
QEP- Communicating in a Global Society: Bear Our Banners Far and Wide Update:
o The screening committee for the QEP Director met on April 21 to review applicants. Three
applicants will be interviewed. OPA staff are supporting the QEP Director search by organizing
interviews and preparing questions.
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OUTCOME 2: The Office of Planning and Assessment will contribute to the Office of the Provost’s
institutional planning processes
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As of April 21, 413 graduating seniors have participated in the Online Senior Assessment (OSA). This
is approximately 14.11% of the 2,928 students who were contacted. The OSA closes on Monday
April 25th. Final data will be collected next week from IR and scholarship recipients will be notified
by May 1st.
OPA is working with IT to ensure that data from the Raiders Engaged survey can be loaded
efficiently from IT into faculty DigitalMeasures accounts.
Chairperson Ann Mastergeorge requested that OPA staff attend an HDFS strategic planning session
to be held on April 22.
OUTCOME 3: The Office of Planning and Assessment will continually monitor the university’s
compliance with laws, policy statements, and policies deriving from the State of Texas, THECB, and
SACSCOC
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THECB:
o A report was released entitled National Research University Fund Eligibility. This annually
verifies and certifies information about the criteria used for determining the eligibility of higher
education institutions to receive monetary distributions from the National Research University
Fund (NRUF). The report states, “Texas Tech University and University of Houston data are not
included in the report, as both institutions met eligibility in fiscal year 2012 and began to receive
distributions from NRUF. Each institution received $16.3 million for the 2012-13 biennium,
$17.9 million for the 2014-15 biennium, and $18.9 million for the 2016-17 biennium.”
o Formula funding recommendations for the 2018-19 biennium were developed to provide
information to the governor and the Legislature as they appropriate funds to help the state
achieve the goals of the new Texas higher education strategic plan, 60x30TX. “To achieve the
goals of 60x30TX, more emphasis must be placed on the effective use of state, institutional, and
student resources not only to graduate students but to do so efficiently.” This emphasis includes
appropriations to universities totaling $150 million through a new Graduation Bonus for
advising, tutoring, and the other interventions many students need to earn a degree. The
Graduation Bonus formula includes $600 for each bachelor’s degree awarded to a student who
is not at-risk and $1,200 for each bachelor’s degree awarded to an at-risk student.
o Texas public universities are allowed the privilege of setting different tuition rates because of
tuition deregulation which became effective in 2003. A report released by THECB summarizes
changes in tuition at Texas Tech as compared with the Texas average since then as follows:
OUTCOME 4: Texas Tech University faculty and staff will be well-prepared to meet OPA’s faculty
credentialing, assessment, and strategic plan expectations
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OPA continues to meet with Program Coordinators to discuss TracDat documentation and reporting
expectations. The response to the reviews have been positive even with a certain level of
frustration being expressed by most programs. Below are the programs that have held
consultations with OPA staff.
3/23/2016
CASNR
Agricultural & Applied Economics
MAB
AgriBusiness
3/23/2016
CASNR
Agricultural & Applied Economics
MS
Agricultural and Applied Economics
3/23/2016
CASNR
Agricultural & Applied Economics
Ph D
Agricultural and Applied Economics
3/26/2016
CASNR
Agricultural Education & Communications
BS
Agricultural Communications
3/26/2016
CASNR
Agricultural Education & Communications
BS
Interdisciplinary Agriculture
3/30/2016
CASNR
Agricultural Education & Communications
EDD
Agricultural Education
3/30/2016
CASNR
Agricultural Education & Communications
MS
Agricultural Communications
3/30/2016
CASNR
Agricultural Education & Communications
MS
Agricultural Education
3/30/2016
CASNR
Agricultural Education & Communications
Ph D
Agricultural Communications and Education
3/29/2016
CASNR
Animal & Food Sciences
BS
Animal Science
3/29/2016
CASNR
Animal & Food Sciences
BS
Food Science
3/29/2016
CASNR
Animal & Food Sciences
MS
Animal Science
3/29/2016
CASNR
Animal & Food Sciences
MS
Food Science
3/29/2016
CASNR
Animal & Food Sciences
Ph D
Animal Science
3/22/2016
CASNR
Interdisciplinary
BS
AgriBusiness
4/1/2016
CASNR
Landscape Architecture
BLA
Landscape Architecture
4/1/2016
CASNR
Landscape Architecture
MLA
Landscape Architecture
4/5/2016
CASNR
Natural Resources Management
BS
Conservation Law Enforcement
4/5/2016
CASNR
Natural Resources Management
BS
Natural Resources Management
4/5/2016
CASNR
Natural Resources Management
MS
Fisheries Science
4/5/2016
CASNR
Natural Resources Management
MS
Range Science
4/5/2016
CASNR
Natural Resources Management
MS
Wildlife Science
4/5/2016
CASNR
Natural Resources Management
MS
Wildlife, Aquatic, and Wildlands Science and Management
4/5/2016
CASNR
Natural Resources Management
Ph D
Fisheries Science
4/5/2016
CASNR
Natural Resources Management
Ph D
Range Science
4/5/2016
CASNR
Natural Resources Management
Ph D
Wildlife Science
4/5/2016
CASNR
Natural Resources Management
Ph D
Wildlife, Aquatic, and Wildlands Science and Management
4/5/2016
CASNR
Plant & Soil Science
BS
Environmental Crop and Soil Sciences
4/5/2016
CASNR
Plant & Soil Science
BS
Horticultural and Turfgrass Sciences
4/5/2016
CASNR
Plant & Soil Science
BS
Plant and Soil Science
4/5/2016
CASNR
Plant & Soil Science
MS
Crop Science
4/5/2016
CASNR
Plant & Soil Science
MS
Horticulture
4/5/2016
CASNR
Plant & Soil Science
MS
Plant and Soil Science
4/5/2016
CASNR
Plant & Soil Science
MS
Plant Protection
4/5/2016
CASNR
Plant & Soil Science
MS
Soil Science
4/5/2016
CASNR
Plant & Soil Science
Ph D
Plant and Soil Science
4/5/2016
CASNR
MAGR
Agriculture
3/23/2016
College of Architecture
Ph D
Land Use Planning, Management and Design
3/23/2016
College of Architecture
BSARCH
Architecture
3/23/2016
College of Architecture
MS
Architecture
3/23/2016
College of Architecture
MARCH
Architecture
4/5/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Biological Sciences
BS
Biology
4/5/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Biological Sciences
BS
Cell and Molecular Biology
4/5/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Biological Sciences
BS
Microbiology
4/5/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Biological Sciences
BS
Zoology
4/5/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Biological Sciences
MS
Biology
4/5/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Biological Sciences
MS
Microbiology
4/5/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Biological Sciences
MS
Zoology
4/5/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Biological Sciences
Ph D
Biology
4/5/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Biological Sciences
Ph D
Zoology
4/5/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Biological Sciences
PSM
Environmental Sustainability and Natl Resources Mgmt
4/6/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Chemistry & Biochemistry
BS
Biochemistry
4/6/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Chemistry & Biochemistry
BA
Biochemistry
Interdisciplinary
3
4/6/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Chemistry & Biochemistry
BS
Chemistry
4/6/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Chemistry & Biochemistry
BA
Chemistry
4/6/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Chemistry & Biochemistry
MS
Chemistry
4/16/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Ph D
Chemistry
3/16/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
CMLL
BA
Spanish
3/16/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
CMLL
BA
French
3/16/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
CMLL
BA
German
3/16/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
CMLL
BA
Classics
3/16/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
CMLL
BA
Russian Language and Area Studies
3/16/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
CMLL
BA
Languages and Cultures
3/16/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
CMLL
MA
Romance Languages
3/16/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
CMLL
MA
Applied Linguistics
3/16/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
CMLL
MA
Romance Languages
3/16/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
CMLL
MA
German
3/16/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
CMLL
MA
Applied Linguistics
3/16/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
CMLL
MA
Classics
3/16/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
CMLL
MA
Languages and Cultures
3/16/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
CMLL
Ph D
Spanish
4/13/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Economics
BA
Economics
4/13/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Economics
BS
Economics
4/13/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Economics
BSIE
International Economics
4/13/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Economics
MA
Economics
4/13/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Economics
Ph D
Economics
4/19/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
English
BA
Technical Communication
4/13/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
English
BA
English (Creative Writing)
4/15/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
English
Book History and Digital Humanities
4/15/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
English
Publishing and Editing
4/13/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
English
4/15/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
English
MA
Technical Communication
4/19/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
English
MA
English
4/15/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
English
Ph D
Technical Communication and Rhetoric
4/19/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
English
Ph D
English
4/15/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
English
BA
(English) Literature and Language
4/19/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Environmental Toxicology
MS
Environmental Toxicology
4/19/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Environmental Toxicology
Ph D
Environmental Toxicology
4/19/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Geosciences
BA
Geography
4/19/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Geosciences
BS
Geosciences
4/29/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Geosciences
MS
Geosciences
4/19/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Geosciences
MS
Geography
4/20/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Geosciences
MS
Atmospheric Science
4/29/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Geosciences
Ph D
Geosciences
4/20/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
History
BA
History
4/20/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
History
MA
History
4/20/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
History
Ph D
History
4/22/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Interdisciplinary
MPA
Public Administration
4/22/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Interdisciplinary
MA
Interdisciplinary Studies
4/8/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Mathematics & Statistics
BS
Mathematics
4/8/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Mathematics & Statistics
BA
Mathematics
4/8/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Mathematics & Statistics
MA
Mathematics
4/8/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Mathematics & Statistics
MS
Mathematics
4/8/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Mathematics & Statistics
MS
Statistics
4/8/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Mathematics & Statistics
Ph D
Mathematics
4/19/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Philosophy
BA
Philosophy
4/19/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Philosophy
MA
Philosophy
4/12/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Physics
MS
Applied Physics
4/12/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Physics
MS
Physics
4/12/2016
College of Arts & Sciences
Physics
Ph D
Physics
4/19/2016
College of Education
Educational Psychology & Leadership
MED
Higher Education
4/19/2016
College of Education
Educational Psychology & Leadership
EDD
Higher Education
Teaching Technical Communication
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4/8/2016
College of Engineering
Computer Science
BS
Computer Science
4/8/2016
College of Engineering
Computer Science
MS
Computer Science
4/8/2016
College of Engineering
Computer Science
MS
Software Engineering
4/8/2016
College of Engineering
Computer Science
Ph D
Computer Science
4/8/2016
College of Engineering
MENGR
Engineering
4/8/2016
College of Engineering
MS
Bioengineering
4/12/2016
College of Visual & Performing Arts
Music
DMA
Music
4/12/2016
College of Visual & Performing Arts
Music
MM
Music
In addition to direct contributions toward the departmental goals, OPA continues to focus on continuous
improvement measures.
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We are continuing to gather student participants for a PPI outcomes survey which will collect faculty
perceptions of student performance in their graduate program. Thirteen students have consented
to participate in the survey. Participation doubled after offering the incentive of a $25 Amazon gift
card. Students have until the end of the week to consent to participate. We have received two
survey responses from faculty. Survey outcome data will be submitted to ETS in June.
Jim Brewer from the TTU Library was trained on the Public Access to Course Information (PACI) web
search function. PACI was developed through the HB 2504 mandate that require the ability to
search syllabi. TTU IT took the function one step further making the PACI search function a good
tool for searching DigitalMeasures through keyword. The results bring up instructors, courses (2-3
years depending on the time of year, requirement is 2 years), publications as well as syllabi. I also
offered Jim Brewer assistance if he need more information than he can get from PACI.
The “Save the Date” postcard for WTAC was designed with the assistance of Communications and
Marketing. The postcards will be ready on time to mail first week of May.
OPA was contacted by Petra Rouse of East Carolina University for a DigitalMeasures referral
consultation. OPA will coordinate a formal referral conversation.
OPA completed its annual Xtender audit. The audit was confirmed to be closed and resolved by
Melanee Ables.
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