Assessment

The central mission of assessment at ESU is to engage in regular and ongoing quality improvement efforts to ensure East Stroudsburg University achieves its mission, vision, and goals.

Assessment efforts at ESU are led by the Director of Assessment and Accreditation who serves as an active partner in fostering engaged and proactive assessment across East Stroudsburg University to ensure student success and institutional effectiveness by providing ongoing analysis and research on ESU’s undergraduate and graduate curriculum, departments, and programs; managing assessment initiatives; acting as a clearinghouse and archive for assessment data; and serving as a resource for departments and faculty for student learning outcomes assessment.

Goals

• Provide high impact assessment support, resources, and expertise to the ESU community, including both academic programs and student support services
• Manage and coordinate university-wide assessment initiatives to meet the needs of multiple stakeholders
• Conduct assessment research that informs decision making and addresses strategic issues
• Provide quality professional development opportunities to assist faculty in conducting effective and meaningful assessment activities
• Support the actions and initiatives of the University Assessment Committee
• Coordinate all regional accreditation reporting and support programmatic accreditation activities
• Align all institutional and program-level student learning outcomes and initiatives to ESU’s Strategic Plan