Institutional Effectiveness Councils at Other Institutions
Community College of Beaver County (Utica, NY) – Institutional Effectiveness Council
“Replaces existing Planning Council and Institutional Assessment Council”
“Facilitates and guides planning and assessment … Works with the college president to develop,
monitor, and report on five-year and annual strategic plans as well as other areas related to
institutional effectiveness …”
18 members – 5 full-time faculty, 2 part-time faculty, 4 staff, 4 administrators/confidentials
Lake Tahoe Community College – Institutional Effectiveness Council (IEC)
“The official body on campus to provide faculty, staff, administrators and students the
opportunity to participate in the governance and consensus decision-making processes of the
College. When ideas for improvement have policy, budget or other significant institution-wide
discussion implications, the IEC provides a process for effective discussion, planning and
implementation.”
Lane Community College (Eugene, OR) – Institutional Effectiveness Committee (IEC)
“Integrate and align existing institutional planning and effectiveness efforts and use
performance data to assess the extent to which the college has achieved and/or is making
progress toward the achievements of our mission, core themes, and strategic directions.”
“The IEC is charged by and reports to the Vice Presidents for Academic and Student Affairs and
College Services.”
17 members – 6 faculty, 4 classified, 1 student, 6 managers
Los Angeles Valley College – Institutional Effectiveness Council (IEC)
“Oversee the college’s planning process, coordinate and assess the strategic direction of the
College, including review of the College’s Strategic Plan, and ensure that the college meets
accreditation standards and implements the college’s accreditation planning agenda items.”
“The IEC oversees, coordinates and assesses long-term planning and budgeting for the College
as a basis for effective and informed decision-making …”
20 members – 8 faculty, 2 student, 3 staff, 7 administrators
Mohawk Valley Community College (Rome, NY) – Institutional Effectiveness Council
“Maintain and coordinate the implementation of assessment processes at the College.”
12 members
Terra State Community College (Fremont, OH) – Planning and Institutional Effectiveness (PIE)
Council
“Responsible for keeping the faculty and staff of Terra State Community College informed
about state and national issues … Reviews and recommends annual strategic initiatives for
board approval … Selects and reviews action projects.”
Members include President, VPs, Registrar, Deans, 3-5 faculty members, 3-4 staff
Texas State University (San Marcos) – Institutional Effectiveness Council (IEC)
“Provides leadership in ongoing, integrated, and institution-wide research-based planning and
assessment processes leading to achievement of the university mission and goals, as well as
continuous improvement in institutional quality.”
28 members
University of St. Thomas (Houston) – Institutional Effectiveness (IE) Council
“central focus on reviewing and providing consultation to improve the annual Outcomes
Assessment plans of all units, academic and non-academic.
9 members
Washington State University (Pullman) – Institutional Effectiveness Council (IEC)
“Serve as a coordinated, sustainable system to pursue university institutional effectiveness.
Specific goals of the Council are:
 To coordinate strategic planning implementation, required accountability reporting, and
decision support;
 To reduce redundancy and increase efficiency, transparency, and accountability among
strategic planning, institutional management, university accreditation, and other state
and federal reporting requirements;
 To optimize usefulness of data and reports system wide at all levels.
Has Steering Committee of 9 members and subcommittees with broad representation
corresponding to strategic plan themes.