Institutional Research & Assessment Committee

Function:

The function of the Institutional Research and Assessment Committee (IRAC) will be to formulate specific recommendations and policies for the development, enrichment, and assessment of the university. To fulfill this function, the committee will provide the leadership necessary to maintain a continuous program of institutional evaluation. Areas of study that the committee will investigate include:

• Monitoring, examining, and evaluating the teaching-learning environment and all areas of student life, including effectiveness of current instruction, physical plant utilization and maintenance, and follow–up studies of graduates and dropouts.
• Promoting and supporting institutional accreditation and program accreditation.
• Reviewing assessment plans, assessment reports, assessment policies, and the formulation of recommendations to the appropriate academic department, standing committee, or the administration for improving the university assessment program.
• Appointing the annual Program Review Panel. The Panel will consist of members from the IRAC and other faculty who are not from the university school which is under review.

Note: In November 2002 IRAC split into 2 committees - Institutional Assessment Committee (IAC) and Organized Research and Program Review Committee (ORPRC)