Office of Institutional Research and Assessment

Mission:

• Assessment of institutional performance in:
  Student Learning,
  Institutional Services, and
  Program Outcomes.
  
• Collect, organize, maintain, analyze, and interpret statistical institutional data for use by the management of the university as well as for external agencies involved in the planning, policy formulation, decision making, and administration of institutes of higher education.
  
• Provide timely, accurate, and unbiased data to be of use in the development of an information management system for purposes of meaningful display of institutional data throughout the university.
  
• Provide resources as necessary in support of university Strategic Planning and Assessment initiatives.
  
• Provide planning support for the President's Planning Committee
  
• Compile and prepare reports on Institutional Effectiveness and Planning for the OU/CU/RSU Board of Regents, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, and the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association
  

Departmental Objectives:

• Data Collection
  
• Data Organization
  
• Data Maintenance
  
• Data Analysis
  
• Data Dissemination
  
• Research
  

These objectives are accomplished in accordance with the priorities established in the approved Strategic Plan and are executed in compliance with Cameron's Institutional Effectiveness system.  Data is collected from campus computer systems and reports, state, regional, and national data sources.  Operationally, the office provides data required to support the priorities set by the President of the University and necessary for effective management of the institution.

Planning Support:
The Office of Institutional Research and Assessment supports the university's mission through effective collection, analysis, and dissemination of data on all facets of the university.  In support of the strategic planning process, the department provides historical data as well as projections whenever deemed appropriate by the university administration.

Personnel

Tom Sutherlin, Director
Associate Professor
Institutional Research and Assessment
121 Howell Hall
Phone: 580-581-2899
FAX: 580-591-8053
email:toms@cameron.edu

Sharon Johnson,  Administrative Assistant
121 Howell Hall
Phone: 580-591-8067
FAX: 580-591-8053
email: shjohnso@cameron.edu

Philip Kinslow, Research Assistant
121 Howell Hall
Phone: 580-581-7973
FAX: 580-591-8053
email: pkinslow@cameron.edu

Student Workers
Prince Kabutey
Tracy Schettler