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Institutional Effectiveness & Analysis
Mission Statement
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Analysis (IEA) provides accurate, relevant, and timely data and analytics for use by the ³Ô¹ÏÍø Atlantic community and external constituencies. The data and analytics infrastructure supports administrative decision making, planning, and assessment. IEA also conducts studies on topics of significance; supports student success initiatives; and directs University processes for determining and documenting institutional effectiveness.
What we do:
- Provide historical or current data about FAU's students, programs, personnel, and resources, in response to internal and external requests.
- Complete surveys and questionnaires as requested by external agencies.
- Publish an annual "Quick Facts" brochure.
- Provide a website including a Fact Book, interactive reporting tools, departmental dashboard indicators, and other official statistical data and research reports.
- Build and maintain institutional databases to meet the ongoing data needs of the University.
- Coordinate the reporting of official data to the ³Ô¹ÏÍø Department of Education, Federal agencies, and other organizations.
- Coordinate the reporting of academic activity and workload productivity.
- Design and administer survey instruments, manage data collection, and analyze, interpret and disseminate results.
- Conduct special studies as requests by University committees or administrators.
- Assist academic departments and academic support units in assessing, reporting and improving the effectiveness of their programs and activities.
- Support teaching improvement through sponsorship of faculty workshops.
- Regularly evaluate and document IEA's effectiveness and use findings for improvement.
- Contribute professionally by attending conferences, making presentations, publishing papers, and holding office.
- Report outcomes and update goals for student achievement each year in the 2026 FAU Accountability Plan.