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The University of Montana
Institutional Assessment
September 17, 2007


				Frequency		Last Measured
Goal	Objective	Measure(s)	Instrument(s)	Current	Recommended	Month	Year

A) Student Success
	1) Persistence and Graduation	Retention and graduation rates	CSDRE, NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) report,	Annual		May	2007
			Time-to-Degree studies			July	2007
		Degrees/Credentials awarded	IPEDS Completions report	Annual		Oct	2006

	2) Academic Performance	Student test scores	Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA),	Annual	Biennial	Spr/Fall	2007
			Upper Division Writing Proficiency Assessment (UDWPA)	Bi-monthly		May	2007
		Surveys	NCAA GSR, etc.	Annual		May	2007
		Departmental performance	Program reviews	Every 7 Years		Dec	2006

	3) Student Engagement	Survey responses	National Study of Student Engagement (NSSE)	Every 3 Years		Spring	2006
		SA service assessments	Student Affairs departmental assessments	Annual		Dec	2006
		Portfolio
	4) Placement of Graduates	Survey responses	Graduate Survey, Senior exit interviews	Annual		May	2007
		Student test scores	Graduate entrance examinations (GRE, GMAT, etc.)
		Student tracking information	National Student Clearinghouse	Annual		May	2007
		Labor statistics	MT Department of Labor

B) Academic Reputation
	1) Student Distinction	Entering student profile (Freshmen & Transfers)	Admissions data, ACT/SAT/placement test scores	Annual		Oct	2006
		Student awards	Rhodes and Udall Scholars, Student Pulitzers, etc.
		Placement of graduates	See A4 above	Annual		May	2007
	2) Faculty Standing	Number and dollar volume of research grants	Banner, ORSP grant database	Annual		Oct	2006
		Number of publications	Program reviews, departmental databases	Every 7 Years		Dev	2007
		Awards
		Refereed Journals
		Editorial Boards
		Peer Reviews
	3) Institutional Prominence	Rankings and classifications	US News, Princeton Review, Carnegie Foundation	Annual		May	2007
		Annual giving rate	UM Foundation	Annual		May	2006
		Level of Endowment	Mansfield Library, Law Library	Annual
		Library expenditures/Library holdings	Various accreditation reports	Annual			2007
		Number of accredited programs
C) Contributions to the Community (Local/Regional/National)
	1) Student Contributions	Co-curricular activities (internships, service	NSSE, University Relations, other specialized reports	Biennial	Every 3 years	May	2007
		learning, etc)
		Entrepreneurial Activity
		Citizenship/Leadership	Surveys, Alumni databases, University Relations
		Student/Alumni Contributions
			Program reviews	Every 7 Years		Dec	2006
	2) Faculty Contributions	Scholarly contributions	Program reviews, ORSP grant database	Annual		Nov	2006
		Research/Public Service expenditures
		Extracurricular Service Contributions
			Economic impact reports	Periodic
			Program reviews, other specialized reports

	3) Institutional Contributions	Economic impact
		Cultural impact
	4) K-12 Alignment
	5) Tech Transfer
D) Institutional Efficiency/Effectiveness
	1) Affordability	Tuition comparisons	WICHE, NCES, etc.	Annual		June	2007
		Tuition as a % of MT median household income	US Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics	Annual		May	2007
		Availability of financial aid	IPEDS, Banner, Financial Aid Office databases	Annual		Oct	2006
	2) Access
	3) Instruction Cost/Productivity	Faculty productivity	Delaware Study (NSICP)	Annual		Nov	2006
		Expenditures per student	NSICP, WICHE, Peer Comparisons	Annual		Nov	2006
	4) Financial Picture (all funds)	Number and dollar volume of research grants	Grant databases, NIH, NSF, NCES Digest of Educational	Annual		Nov	2006
			Statistics, etc.
		Patents, Tech Transfer		Every 5 Years			2007
		Foundation/annual giving
		All funds budget
	5) Facilities	Facilities inventory	Summary level only, no detail currently available			Nov	2006
		Facilities costs	Banner
		Facilities utilization	Not currently available
	6) Salary Comparisons	Faculty salaries by rank & discipline	CUPA, AAUP, OSU	Annual		Nov	2006
		Administrative Salaries	CUPA	Annual		Nov	2006
		Staff Salaries	CUPA	Annual		Nov	2006




E) Institutional Trajectories
	1) Graduate Programs	PhD Programs
		Masters Programs
	2) Graduate Enrollment
	3) Degrees awarded
	4) Endowed chairs
	5) Mix of students

Office of the Provost
Vice President of
Academic Affairs