In 2006, we witnessed the emergence of several important trends in our market. The focus on evidence-based continuous improvement initiatives at both the individual and institutional level has continued to gather momentum. The Spellings report on the future of higher education (which you can access from our site), has brought increased scrutiny, attention, focus, and debate from a wide range of perspectives.

At the same time that there is a focus on the performance and effectiveness of our higher educational system from parents, students, academics and accrediting bodies, employers are also increasingly focused on the quality and caliber of the future workforce that is being produced.

At Nuventive, we anticipated these trends many years ago and have been actively extending our products and services to accommodate these trends. Nuventive solutions support local expertise and control, while facilitating accountability. We believe that both of these objectives can be addressed and information can be shared that will benefit each of the constituencies in ways that were not possible even a few years ago. With the help of our accountability and continuous improvement solutions, which create new levels of interaction, the outcome is increased communication, flexibility, and results for all the different parties involved.

The focus on accountability and results will continue to increase in importance in 2007. Nuventive looks forward to continuing to help our customers’ achieve their mission, goals and objectives and ensure that continuous improvement is attainable by every institution.

Dave Raney, CEO Nuventive

St. Edward’s University will implement Nuventive TracDat, an enterprise assessment management solution, to manage the process of strategic planning and student learning outcomes assessment throughout the institution. The Solution will serve a key role as university embarks on five year quality enhancement plan (QEP).

Founded in 1885, St. Edward's University, located in Austin, Texas, is a private, Catholic, liberal arts institution with a diverse student population numbering more than 5,200. U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of American colleges and universities lists St. Edward’s as 24th among masters- granting institutions in its Western region. The university was also recognized in the college guide, Colleges of Distinction.

The implementation of TracDat will provide a university-wide assessment management solution, which will establish consistent processes for managing program improvements that are aligned with university goals and values.

Our Lady of the Lake University is a private, independent, Catholic university with a total student population of approximately 3,000.

Challenge: The University wanted to identify and adopt an institution-wide solution to manage the planning and evaluation initiative, as well as create a repository for record-keeping and documentation related to accreditation requirements.

Solution: TracDat by Nuventive presents a complete solution to manage the entire assessment process.

CHALLENGE: The College needed to respond to the Middle States Commission’s expectation for a valid outcomes- based assessment plan and documentation of continuous improvement. There was also a need to centralize data management for efficiency.

SOLUTION: TracDat by Nuventive delivered a systematic, electronic framework for aligning goals and objectives at multiple levels, articulating an outcomes-based plan, managing data in a centralized location and robust reporting for documentation of continuous improvement.

Rock Valley College, a two-year community college located in Rockford, Illinois, will implement Nuventive TracDat, an enterprise assessment management solution to manage the process of institutional assessment and continuous improvement, throughout the institution.

Rock Valley College serves over 300,000 people in the greater Rockford metropolitan area. Students enrolled at the college can earn associate degrees in 60 disciplines for transfer to four-year colleges; career-oriented associate degrees in 23 areas, and 72 short-term certificates. The college is recognized as a leader in providing quality, accessible, lifelong learning opportunities, cultural enrichment and support for economic and technical development.

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