Supporting the UA community in a meaningful, measurable and manageable process of quality improvement.
What We Do
The University of Alabama values and supports a robust process of institutional effectiveness as a tool to enhance innovation, student learning, service and stewardship.
Institutional effectiveness is defined as a set of ongoing, systemic and intentional processes designed to improve and assure the quality of the University at all levels through:
- Strategic planning and goal setting.
- Identification of outcomes, measurements, and expectations.
- Evaluation, analysis and use of data to inform decision-making.
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness guides continuous improvement processes for academic and non-academic units across campus on program approval and review, accreditation issues and all assessment activities.

Training & Workshops
OIE offers on-demand, hands-on consultation and/or training sessions.

Program Assessment Calendar
Program Assessment Reporting Cycles for Academic Degree Programs


Schedule A Consultation
OIE is now offering on-demand, hands-on consultation and/or training sessions for a variety of topics related to the mission of our office. We’re happy to schedule individual and small group sessions on a variety of assessment topics, on Taskstream operation, or for general consultation. For a list of topics, please visit our Training and Workshops page. Or, click the link below to access the registration form directly.