Assistant director for assessment, Kim Fath, and associate director for institutional research, Rhonda Belton, presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Southern Association for Institutional Research.
Staff in the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment presented workshop and conference sessions at the annual meeting of the Southern Association for Institutional Research in Charlotte earlier this month.
Associate Director for Institutional Research Rhonda Belton described her study of student characteristics associated with first year retention and attrition. Included in the presentation was a demonstration of how Elon is tracking student persistence using SAS’ Visual Analytics software and a university data warehouse.
Assistant Director for Assessment Kim Fath conducted a pre-conference workshop titled, “Assessment Foundations: Applying Principles of Backward Design to Create Assessment Plans.” The workshop described the ways in which faculty can strengthen program curriculum through the process of developing plans to assess student learning.
Fath also presented a concurrent session to describe ways in which colleges and universities can leverage institutional survey data for campus assessment and evaluation. She shared the results of a year-long collaboration with Bob Frigo (Kernodle Center) and Steve Mencarini (previously in the Center for Leadership) that used the 2015 Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership to conduct studies for Campus Recreation, the Center for Leadership, the Kernodle Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement, and the Provost Inclusive Community Team.
In addition to presenting, Belton served as the local arrangements co-chair and Rob Springer, executive director for institutional effectiveness, was a proposal reviewer.