Institutional Effectiveness, Research, and Planning

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Research, and Planning (OIERP) is responsible for ensuring data-driven decision making. The office oversees the functions of institutional research, accreditation, assessment, and planning. We strive to provide accurate, timely, and reliable information about Lincoln University.

Responsibilities include:

• Facilitating systemic, sustained and organized processes for collecting, analyzing and acting on assessment outcomes,
• Facilitating the collection of data (from both internal and external sources) and the analysis, distribution, and presentation of this information for informed and strategic planning, decision making and policy formation.
• Ensuring the accuracy of University statistics.
• Assisting academic and administrative departments in the development, analysis, and interpretation of assessment strategies to meet the goals of defined learning outcomes
• Coordinating all assessment activity at the University through the centralized support of an assessment and compliance management system
• Supporting faculty and staff in conducting effective Program/Unit Assessment 
• Providing professional development and training opportunities for conducting effective and meaningful​

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University Identification

IPEDS ID: 213598
OPE ID: 00329000
Carnegie Classification - Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs