Institutional Effectiveness

We support the important work of administrators, faculty, and students with a broad range of activities that include the preparation of reports to Federal, state, and regional agencies; the construction  of data dashboards; the collection and analysis of data in support of program accreditation efforts; the design, implementation, and assessment of surveys of students, faculty, and alumni; supporting faculty and student research projects; and the preparation of descriptive and predictive analytics reports for university leadership.

What We Do:

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE) at Norwich University provides data, analysis, and reporting to guide university policy and decision-making. OIE operates a broad range of internal and external support services for the university including: 

• Creating accurate and timely analysis to inform planning and policy decisions using data from internal sources, surveys, longitudinal studies and assessments
• Assisting university departments, colleges, and administrative units in interpretation and effective use of various sources of institutional information
• Promoting high-quality, consistent data collection and dissemination
• Providing broad access to descriptive and statistical analysis related to campus enrollment, diversity, student success, human resources, budgeting and revenue
• Developing and maintaining data dashboards of institutional performance metrics to serve a variety of interests for university stakeholders
• Submitting campus information to external organizations for university rankings and guidebooks
• Managing mandated state and federal data reporting including agencies with the US Department of Education, the state of Vermont and accreditation agencies across the region.