MĀNOA REACCREDITATION UPDATE
EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS REVIEW
SITE VISIT: MARCH 14-16, 2011
OFFICE OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR
FO R AC A D E M I C A F FA I R S
S P R IN G 2 011
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
1)WASC Review Cycle
2)Mānoa EER Specifics
3)Educational Effectiveness Accomplishments
4)Next Steps
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WASC REVIEW CYCLE
2006
2009
2011
TBD
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
1)WASC Accreditation Overview
2)Mānoa EER Specifics
3)Educational Effectiveness Accomplishments
4)Next Steps
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MĀNOA EER TIMELINE
Sept 2009
EER
Thematic
Teams
Formed,
1st meetings
Dec 2009
EER
Teams
Begin
Drafting
EER
Report
Sept 2010
Draft EER
Report
shared with
campus for
consultation
and input
Dec 2010
Mar 2011
EER Report
Completed
& Submitted
to WASC
WASC EER
Visit to
Mānoa
03/14 to
03/16/11
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MĀNOA’S IP, CPR, EER THEMES
Theme 1 - Building a Mānoa Community in
Support of Student Success
Theme 2 - Campus Renewal to Support the
Mānoa Experience
Theme 3 - Reform Campus Governance to
Promote Communication and Student
Success
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
1)WASC Accreditation Overview
2)Mānoa EER Specifics
3)Educational Effectiveness Accomplishments
4)Next Steps
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MĀNOA EER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
1) Student Success
Advising improvements, first-year programs initiated, improved and assessed
2) Enrollment Planning
Increased stakeholder engagement
3) Planning
Mānoa Strategic Plan update, campus planning, student housing and campus
center renovations
4) Program Review
Improved accountability, integration of assessment, planning & budgeting
5) Assessment & Institutional Research
Student learning assessed, programs enhanced & data analyses institutionalized
http://www.manoa.hawaii.edu/wasc/
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1) STUDENT SUCCESS
Enhancing student support through the increased investment and
sustained improvement of several key programs:
1) STAR – student ownership of academic progress, transparency
2) Improved Advising – mandatory, peer, four-year degree plans
3) Student Success Center – resources available in Sinclair Lib.
4) Student Success Programs –
a) First-year: ACE, COP
b) Learning Assistance Center
c) Residential Learn. Prog.
d) Writing Mentors
e) 'Ike Ao Pono
f) Native Hawaiian Science &
Engineering Mentoring Prog
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2) ENROLLMENT PLANNING
Committee on Enrollment Planning established to develop initiatives,
monitor progress and coordinate enrollment activities
Five workgroups established:
Workgroups
Outcomes
1) Keep HI high school grads in state
Admission in the field
2) Address differential rates of educational
attainment in HI
Targeted recruitment events &
locations
3) Increase 2-yr to 4-yr institutional mobility
Automatic admission policy
4) Improve retention and graduation rates
Early registration for freshmen
5) International student enrollment plans
Exchange student tuition waivers
Numerous other initiatives are being considered and implemented
(http://www.manoa.hawaii.edu/ovcaa/initiatives/enrollment)
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3) PLANNING
2011-2015 Strategic Plan Update to the 2002-10 Plan
Campus survey, focus groups, writing groups, town hall discussions
Campus master planning
Long Range Development Plan, Design Advisory Panel, Campus Facilities
Planning Board
Campus center renovation
Assessment survey of student use, energy savings, Phase 2B
(Recreation Center) underway
Student housing
Assessment survey, recruitment tours, Residential Learning Programs,
new and remodeled facilities
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4) PROGRAM REVIEW
• External review introduces impartial expertise to program
improvement process
• College-wide approach provides more comprehensive review of
programs
• Informed decision-making based on accurate and timely data
• Integration of annual program assessment results
• The continuous improvement model provides one- and three-year
progress reports that identify short- and longer-term areas for
improvement with timelines
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5) ASSESSMENT & INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH
• Created and staffed the Assessment Office (AO) and the Mānoa
Institutional Research Office (MIRO)
• The AO is faculty-staffed and focused on engaging with academic
programs to facilitate assessment activities and improved
student learning
• 100% of academic units now engage with the annual
assessment report updates through online submission process
• The MIRO is tasked with data retrieval and analyses for all
campus constituents to support decision-making
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
1)WASC Accreditation Overview
2)Mānoa EER Specifics
3)Educational Effectiveness Accomplishments
4)Next Steps
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NEXT STEPS AT MĀNOA
Sustainability will be achieved through maintenance and
continued investment in the following:
1) Program Review
2) Enrollment Planning
3) Implementation of 2011-2015 Strategic Plan
4) Student Success
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1) PROGRAM REVIEW
Redesigned process, fully integrating with program assessment and
support from institutional research generates sustainable
practices for program improvement
Dean involvement with program chairs in feedback & follow-up after
program review provides continuous program improvement
Three-year progress report provides mid-point review to link program
review cycles
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2) ENROLLMENT PLANNING
The Committee on Enrollment Planning (CEP) and the five
workgroups will continue to meet monthly to discuss new
initiatives and monitor the implementation of improved or redesigned programs
After an initial focus on low-cost, immediate-impact initiatives, the
CEP will shift its focus to longer-term, more complex issues
24 specific action items have been approved by the CEP with
definite next steps identified for further implementation
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3) IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC PLAN
Mānoa’s updated strategic plan (2011-2015) incorporates the values and
objectives that are in our Institutional Proposal
Values:
Hawaiian Place of Learning, Local to Global Perspective, Sustainability,
Community and Diversity
Goals/Objectives:
• Continued commitment to student engagement & success
• Improved communication and community partnerships
• Building a diverse community locally encompassed within a global
perspective
• Using innovative strategies and solutions to maintain a sustainable
campus physical plant and infrastructure
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4) STUDENT SUCCESS
• First Year Programs - increased participation, enhanced services
• Advising Improvements - continued updates to four-year degree
plans, mandatory declaration of major by end of second year
• Student Success Center - continued tracking of student
engagement and use of facilities
• Graduation & Retention Rate Analysis - expanded use of data for
decision support on first-time freshmen and transfer students
initiatives
• Undergraduate Research Council - providing opportunities for
students to be more involved in conducting research with faculty
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WASC EER VISIT – MARCH 14-16, 2011
Visiting team comprised of four members from institutions spread
across the U.S.:
Ed Ray – Oregon State U
Sharon Salinger – UC Irvine
Scott Evenbeck – CUNY
Susan Hansen – Susan M. Hansen & Assoc, Consultants to Higher Ed.
One full day of meetings and events are planned for team members
at various locations on Mānoa’s campus (March 15, 2011)
Schedules of meetings and topics to be discussed will be posted
online when finalized
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YOUR INVOLVEMENT DURING EER SITE VISIT
Be prepared to discuss Institutional Proposal initiatives
and progress made (read the Institutional Proposal
and the CPR and EER Reports)
Be available to participate in dialogues, focus groups, or
other meetings with team members to discuss the
Institutional Proposal, CPR and EER initiatives
Show our Aloha to the visiting team
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MĀNOA’S WASC WEBSITE:
HTTP://WWW.MANOA.HAWAII.EDU/WASC/
MĀNOA’S CEP WEBSITE:
HTTP://WWW.MANOA.HAWAII.EDU/OVCAA/INITIATIVES/ENROLLMENT
COMMENTS/QUESTIONS: OVCAA@HAWAII.EDU
MAHALO!