Standard 8: Educational Effectiveness

The institution demonstrates its effectiveness by ensuring satisfactory levels of student achievement on mission-appropriate student outcomes. Based on verifiable information, the institution understands what its students have gained as a result of their education and has useful evidence about the success of its recent graduates. This information is used for planning and improvement, resource allocation, and to inform the public about the institution. Student achievement is at a level appropriate for the degree awarded (NEASC Standards of Accreditation, 2016).

Standard 8 Committee Members

Gillian Pierce, Chair
Assistant Provost for Academic Assessment

Stephen Brady
Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Sciences
Associate Professor, Psychiatry

Marie Burrage
Director, Program Initiatives & Assessment, Learning Assessment

Mary Collins
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor of Social Welfare Policy

Linette Decarie
Assistant Vice President, Analytical Services and Institutional Research

Solomon Eisenberg
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Programs
Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Lou Gaglini
Executive Director, Center for Career Development

Steven Hall
Vice President for Alumni Relations

Daryl Healea
Assistant Dean for Curriculum & Enrollment Services

Peggy Maisel
Associate Dean for Experiential Education
Clinical Professor of Law

Tanya Zlateva
Dean, Metropolitan College
Professor of the Practice, Computer Science and Education