Institutional Research

Mid-Semester Feedback Survey Report

November 6, 2020

An updated report on the Mid-Semester Feedback Survey that was administered to students at the end of September and beginning of October is now available at the IR pilots site for Internal Data and Dashboards. This updated version of the report includes analysis of the quantitative as well as the qualitative data offered by students with regard to their experiences so far this semester. Click on this link to access the report or visit the Internal Data and Dashboards pilots site.

Please contact Elise Moentmann in the provost’s office if you have any questions about the survey.

Virtual Assessment Institute: Free Professional Development Opportunity

September 25, 2020

The Assessment Institute is an annual conference hosted by Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and it brings together assessment experts from across the country. This year, according to Michael Johnson, institutional research, the Assessment Institute is being held virtually and the registration fee has been waived, so it is a terrific opportunity for anyone looking to develop their own assessment skills and learn best practices and methods for assessing specific program types. The Institute itself is scheduled for the end of October (10/25-10/28) with 1-hour presentations that run between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

To register for the Assessment Institute, click the link at this site.

Some of the thematic tracks that may be of interest include:

Assessment in Online Courses and Programs
Community Engagement
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Global Learning
Graduate Education
High-Impact Practices
STEM Education
Student Affairs Programs and Services

A full program and schedule for the Assessment Institute can be found using this link.

Each of the sessions will be recorded and the recordings will all be available to anyone who registers, so if you can’t make it to a particular session or on a specific day, be sure to register to have access to the recording.

Registration closes on Monday, October 12. For more information contact Johnson at johnsomi@up.edu or 503.943.7930.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, presented “Rethinking the Human Person Beyond the Limits of Imago Dei: Insights from the Peripheral World.” A virtual lecture given to students at The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church. Tuesday, October 28, 2024. Aihiokhai also presented: “The Theologian as a Voice of Sacramental Disruption: Embracing a Curious Imagination”; “Theology as a Sacramental Discipline of Disruption: Towards a Pedagogy for a Secular World”; “Holy Disruption: Black Bodies as Sacraments of Transformation.” Sankofa Institute Scholars Meet and Greet Event, Sankofa Institute/Oblate School of Theology. San Antonio, Texas. November 8, 2024.

Anna Myers, Education, presented “Precise Feedback Instruction During Reading Intervention for Word Recognition, Fluency, and Comprehension.” Conference Session at the International Dyslexia Association. Dallas, TX. October, 2024.

Matthew Warshawsky, International Languages and Cultures, presented “‘A Woman So Perfect Keeping the Law’: The Crypto-Jewish Faith of Justa Méndez in Colonial Mexico.” The 34th Annual Conference of the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies (presented virtually). October 27, 2024.

David Fuentes, Nursing and Health Innovations, presented “Bridging the Skills across Human and Artificial Intelligence Coaching Strategies to Boost Peer-Coaching & Self-Coaching Skills.” Co-presenter: Dave Houglum, PhD. Lightning Session of the Catholic Higher Education and AI Conference at University of Portland. The session briefly highlighted some of the innovations concerning the use of AI in leadership coaching, practice/training, and coaching ongoing developmental growth. October, 2024. Fuentes also presented: “Using Project Management Methodologies to Align General Education Assessment, Program Review, and Accreditation Simultaneously.”; “Systems-Thinking and Relationship Building to Address Accreditation and Institutional Efficiency.”; “Promoting Institutional Culture through Assessment Policy Development and Maximizing Stakeholder Engagement through Organizational Learning.” Co-presenters: S. Richards and JA Hughes. Assessment Institute in Indianapolis. October, 2024.

Dave Houglum, Director of Leadership Studies and Leadership Professor of Practice, Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, presented nine, one-hour invited leadership presentations for the European Leadership Programme in Brussels, Belgium. Houglum also provided individual leadership coaching sessions to many of the programme’s Fellows and to the staff of the Jesuit European Social Center (JESC). The European Leadership Programme draws emerging leaders from across Europe to participate in a five-month leadership development programme. October 12-16, 2024.

Andrew Eshelman, Philosophy, published “Reflection and Ideal Reasons-Responsiveness.” Special issue of Midwest Studies in Philosophy honoring the work of John Martin Fischer. October 8, 2024.

Jeffrey Gauthier, Philosophy, presented “Prostitution, Harm Reduction, and Male Entitlement” and “Comments on Virginia Moscetti, ‘Contracts and Sexual Promising: A Kantian Perspective.'” Northwest Philosophy Conference, Lewis and Clark College. November 2, 2024.

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