Planning and Effectiveness
Welcome
Planning and Effectiveness staff support University stakeholders in all aspects of planning and quality assurance:
- Development and implementation of the MTSU Strategic Plan
- Development and implementation of Quality Enhancement Plans to improve student learning and student success
- Data resources and analyses for institutional effectiveness as well as required state, federal, accreditor, and other external reports
- Institutional and program assessment of effectiveness
- Compliance reporting for programmatic and institutional accreditors
- Academic disclosures for compliance with state and federal regulations
Mary Hoffschwelle, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Planning and Effectiveness
SACSCOC Institutional Accreditation Liaison
Email: Mary.Hoffschwelle@mtsu.edu
Phone: (615) 898-5806
Responsibilities: compliance reporting required by institutional and specialized accreditors and THEC; institutional research; institutional effectiveness; institutional planning and implementation processes; policy development and compliance; searches for Dean and Vice Provost positions; Academic Affairs community engagement; risk management.
Layne Bryant
Assistant Vice Provost for Institutional Accreditation
Layne.Bryant@mtsu.edu
(615) 898-5426
Responsibilities: Assist with SACSCOC compliance certification reports, substantive change requests, and the Quality Enhancement Plan; coordinate professional licensure disclosures and other Academic Affairs reporting required by federal regulations; lead Academic Affairs efforts in support of the Carnegie Community Engagement classification; and collaborate with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Planning, and Research.
Chris Brewer
Assistant Vice Provost for Institutional Effectiveness, Planning, and Research
Chris.Brewer@mtsu.edu
(615) 898-5197
Jones Hall 340
Institutional Effectiveness and Planning provides support for accreditation, program reviews, quality assurance funding, Institutional Effectiveness planning, the MTSU Strategic Plan, senior exit exams and surveys. Institutional Research provides data and analysis through a variety of sources including the MTSU Fact Book, Common Data Set, and the Power BI dashboards. IR participates in a number of external surveys and data collection.
Have a question? Not sure who to contact?
Start by emailing Dr. Hoffschwelle at mary.hoffschwelle@mtsu.edu
Related links:
University Policies
Assessment
Program Reviews
Program Accreditation
Data Dashboards
Substantive Change
Institutional Disclosures
Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC)
Quality Assurance Funding (QAF)
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)