LANDER UNIVERSITY Greenwood, South Carolina 29649 Accountability Report: 2009-2010 September 15, 2010 Report prepared by Tom Nelson, Director Office of Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness
[email protected] (864) 388-8914 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Section I – Executive Summary 3 II. Section II – Organizational Profile 6 Section III, Category 1 – Senior Leadership, Governance, and Social III. 14 Responsibility IV. Section III, Category 2 – Strategic Planning 18 V. Section III, Category 3 – Student, Stakeholder, and Market Focus 23 Section III, Category 4 – Measurement, Analysis, and Knowledge VI. 25 Management VII. Section III, Category 5 – Workforce Focus 28 VIII. Section III, Category 6 – Process Management 32 IX. Section III, Category 7 – Organizational Performance Results 36 Lander University: 2010 Annual Accountability Report Page 2 of 55 Section I - Executive Summary 1. Organization’s stated purpose, mission, vision, and values Grounded in the belief that education is a liberating force which makes it possible for the individual to live a life of meaningful activity, of personal satisfaction, and of service to others as a neighbor and a citizen, Lander University has chosen teaching and learning as its principal concerns (Table 7.3.3 and Table 7.3.4) and providing a challenging education for qualified students as its mission. Through its liberal arts programs and its professional schools of business, education, and nursing, the University offers an undergraduate curriculum that combines a broad liberal education with specialized