{"id":37082,"date":"2024-10-07T11:57:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T18:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/assessment-accreditation\/?page_id=37082"},"modified":"2026-01-05T10:17:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:17:42","slug":"about-the-accreditation-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/assessment-accreditation\/about-the-accreditation-team\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Accreditation Team:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Assessment &amp; Accreditation: About Us<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-6c3c8f84\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b128ede2\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-8d10d8b7\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-cb92e515\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-cb92e515\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Role of the Assessment Department<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the leadership of Institutional Effectiveness, the Assessment department is providing guidance on setting meaningful, measurable, and manageable goals for both instructional and non-instructional units across campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assessment is under the <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/institutional-effectiveness\/\">Institutional Effectiveness<\/a> umbrella.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-7beab8bb\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">How We Provide Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We identify ways to support the use of our <a href=\"https:\/\/solutions.nuventive.com\/\">Nuventive Improve<\/a> database to track program learning outcomes. One-on-one meetings are available for follow-up on creating goals. Zoom drop-in support during finals week help with reporting, and Zoom links, dates, and times will be posted.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-d131656a\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Our Impact and Contribution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We value the effectiveness of &#8220;closing the loop&#8221; with assessment efforts. We are here to help bridge broken relationships with &#8220;data&#8221; across all units and create a culture of assessment to ensure student success and completion, while aligning unit goals to the University&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/strategic-planning\/\">Strategic Plan<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/assessment-accreditation\/ewu-accreditation\/\">Regional Accreditation<\/a> efforts.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-0b3487d3\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The Impact of Assessment Results on EWU?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Assessment results reveal challenges and triumphs to every instructional and non-instructional unit. The results don&#8217;t bring any detrimental decisions. They are used to pivot practices to align with the Strategic Plan and ensure we are providing <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/employeebelonging\/\">belonging<\/a> to our region of students.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-0ed18dda\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Mission and Vision<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mission: To build strong connections that support programs, departments, and stakeholders in developing meaningful, measurable, and manageable goals. These goals align with EWU&#8217;s mission to &#8220;provide an inclusive, equitable, and transformative learning experience, driving the pursuit of knowledge with affordable academic excellence.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vision: To design comprehensive and thoughtful assessment plans that reinforce successful strategies and provide flexibility to adapt when approaches are less effective, ensuring student success on their journey toward graduation.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-4de11cc8\">\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-7e73da11\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-50969b52\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-2bc50016\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-2bc50016\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.ewu.edu\/assessment-accreditation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/04\/KellyT-proof-pic2.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:496px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-6b913443\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-6b913443\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tiffany L. Jones<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Associate Director of Assessment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>she\/her\/hers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>509.359.4843<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>tjones81@ewu.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-d1708415 gb-button-text\" href=\"mailto:tjones81@ewu.edu\">Email Tiffany<\/a>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assessment &amp; Accreditation: About Us How We Provide Services We identify ways to support the use of our Nuventive Improve database to track program learning outcomes. One-on-one meetings are available for follow-up on creating goals. Zoom drop-in support during finals week help with reporting, and Zoom links, dates, and times will be posted. 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