Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President

Institutional Effectiveness, Academic Planning and Review
Dr. Steve RiCharde, Ph.D., Associate Vice President

Mission

The mission of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment at USF is to promulgate good assessment and data analysis practices across all programs at the university and to align these activities with other quality improvement initiatives to include the Strategic Plan, program review, annual reporting, institutional research, and all requirements of the Board of Governors (BOG) and external accrediting agencies. However, the primary purpose of the office remains the continuous improvement of student performance by providing faculty and staff with methodologically sound information regarding student learning and program planning in areas targeted by the curriculum so that programmatic adjustments may be made most effectively.

This represents an ongoing effort at USF and is linked to the broader enterprise of continuous quality improvement. External forces have shaped the direction of and impetus for data analysis and assessment over the past decade including the planning and evaluation requirements of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and new requirements by the BOG for the development of general-education competencies by each undergraduate academic program at public institutions of higher education. The BOG requires all undergraduate programs at public institutions assess on an ongoing basis learning outcomes in three competency areas known as Academic Learning Compacts (ALC): critical thinking, written communication skills, and knowledge in the major.

Areas of Responsibility

Accreditation (SACS)

USF is accredited by The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Assessment

The systematic and methodologically sound examination of academic programs and administrative functions for the purpose of continuous improvement.

Institutes and Centers

Institutes and centers are established to coordinate and support research, service, and training activities that supplement and extend existing departmental and college instruction, research, and service programs.

New Degree Program and Change of Status

Authorization of a new degree program at USF is a two-phase process that begins with the faculty and ends with approval by the BOT or BOG.

Program Review and Specialized Accreditation

Florida Board of Governors (BOG) mandated cyclical review of academic programs

Scanning Services

• Student Assessment of Instruction

Important Links

• Assessment Management System
• Xitracs Accreditation Management System
• Administrative Unit Assessment Plan Audit Report
• Academic Program Assessment Plan Audit Report
• Scanning Services
• Online Student Rating of Instruction
• Student Rating of Instruction Schedule
• eXplorance Users Guide

Contact Institutional Effectiveness, Academic Planning and Review

Dr. Steve RiCharde	Associate Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness, Academic Planning and Review	(813) 974-7568	richarde@usf.edu
Dr. Marvin Moore	Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Academic Planning and Review	(813) 974-6080	mmoore@usf.edu
Dr. Jennifer Gangi	Assistant Director of Program Evaluation	(813) 974-7953	jgangi@usf.edu
Dr. Charlene Herreid	Program Review and Accreditation	(813) 974-4027	herreid@usf.edu
Bob Rumans	Scanning Office Manager	(813) 974-5296	rdrumans@usf.edu
Kautuk Gupta	Applications Developer	(813) 974-2450	kautuk@mail.usf.edu
Kelly Bergquist	Staff Assistant	(813) 974-2450	kbergqui@usf.edu