Year Seven Self-Evaluation Report To be Submitted to the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS, MAY 2017 Contents Contents Institutional Overview .................................................................................................................................9 Institutional Data Form ..............................................................................................................................12 Preface ......................................................................................................................................................35 Brief Update on Institutional Changes since the Institution’s Last Report ...............................................36 Assessment of Changes and Actions Implemented ................................................................................43 Response to Recommendation One: Assessment of Learning Outcomes Including Online Programs and Courses (Standard 2.C.5) ...........................................................................................44 Response to Recommendation Two: Incorporation of Student Learning Outcomes Information into Evaluation of Mission Fulfillment (Standard 1.B.2) .....................................................................53 Chapter 1: Mission, Core Themes, and Expectations .................................................................................65 Executive Summary of Eligibility Requirements 2 and 3 .........................................................................66 1.A.1 Mission Statement ........................................................................................................................66 1.A.2 Mission Fulfillment .......................................................................................................................67 1.B.1 Core Themes Overview ................................................................................................................68 1.B.2 Overview of Established Objectives for Each Core Theme ............................................................69 1.B.1 Core Theme 1 ..............................................................................................................................69 1.B.2 Established Objectives for Core Theme 1 .....................................................................................70 1.B.1 Core Theme 2 ..............................................................................................................................71 1.B.2 Established Objectives for Core Theme 2 .....................................................................................71 1.B.1 Core Theme 3 ..............................................................................................................................72 1.B.2 Established Objectives for Core Theme 3 .....................................................................................73 1.B.1 Core Theme 4 ..............................................................................................................................74 1.B.2 Established Objectives for Core Theme 4 .....................................................................................74 Summary ..............................................................................................................................................75 Chapter 2: Resources and Capacity ...........................................................................................................79 Executive Summary of Eligibility Requirements 4 through 21 ................................................................80 2.A Governance ....................................................................................................................................84 2.B Human Resources ..........................................................................................................................129 2.C Education Resources .....................................................................................................................139 2.D Student Support Resources ..........................................................................................................172 2.E Library and Information Resources ................................................................................................203 2.F Financial Resources ........................................................................................................................208 2.G Physical and Technological Infrastructure .....................................................................................217 Washington State University 3 Contents Chapter 3: Institutional Planning .............................................................................................................233 3.A.1 University Planning ....................................................................................................................234 3.A.2 Broad-Based Comprehensive Planning .......................................................................................236 3.A.3 Data-Informed Comprehensive Planning ...................................................................................238 3.A.4 Priority-Driven Comprehensive Planning ....................................................................................241 3.A.5 Emergency Preparedness and Contingency Planning ................................................................243 Chapter 4: Institutional Planning, Assessment, and Improvement ............................................................245 Executive Summary of Eligibility Requirements 22 and 23....................................................................246 3.B.1-3 Core Theme Planning: Exceptional Research, Innovation, and Creativity .................................246 4.A-B Core Theme 1: Exceptional Research, Innovation, and Creativity ...............................................252 4.A-B Core Theme 2: Transformative Student Experience ....................................................................264 4.A-B Core Theme 3: Outreach and Engagement ................................................................................313 4.A-B Core Theme 4: Institutional Effectiveness: Diversity, Integrity, and Openness ............................330 Chapter 5: Mission Fulfillment, Adaptation, and Sustainability .................................................................337 Executive Summary of Eligibility Requirement 24 .................................................................................338 5.A Mission Fulfillment ........................................................................................................................338 5.B Adaptation and Sustainability ........................................................................................................368 5.B.1 Evaluation of Resources and Operations .....................................................................................368 5.B.2 Evaluation and Assessment of Planning Processes .......................................................................375 5.B.3 Monitoring Patterns, Trends, and Expectations...........................................................................380 Conclusion ..............................................................................................................................................383 Reader Resources .....................................................................................................................................389 WSU Accreditation Report Glossary of Acronyms and Terms ...................................................................391 4 NWCCU Year Seven Self-Evaluation Report, 2017 Contents List of Tables Table 1, Recommendation 1 Faculty Engagement: Program-Level Student Learning Outcomes Assessment, Undergraduate Degree Program Reports, 2015 and 2016 ..........................................................................................45 Table 2, Recommendation 1 Examples of Faculty Participation in UCORE/General Education Assessment ......................................47 Table 3, Recommendation 1 Inclusion on Online Courses and Students in Assessment Processes, Key Undergraduate Assessments, 2014-2017 ...................................................................................................................49 Table 1, Recommendation 2 Key Assessment Elements, Undergraduate Degree Program Reports, 2012-2016 ...............................58 Table 2, Recommendation 2 Measures of Student Learning, Undergraduate Degree Program Reports, 2014-2016 ........................58 Table 3, Recommendation 2 Key Assessment Elements, Graduate and Professional Degree Programs ............................................60 Table 2.A.4 Board of Regents Membership ...........................................................................................................93 Table 2.B.4 Instructional Faculty Headcounts by Rank and Degree Category, Fall 2016 Snapshot .......................134 Table 2.C.10-1 Student Learning Outcomes Alignment with Seven Goals of the Baccalaureate ...............................158 Table 2.C.10-2 Assessable Learning Goals, Current Assessment Activities of WSU’s Seven Learning Goals (2016-17) ...............................................................................................................................160 Table 2.D.5 Current and Accurate Information Published for Students