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Planning and Effectiveness

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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 Accrediation 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.

Layne Bryant

Chris Brewer

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 accreditationprogram reviewsquality assurance fundingInstitutional Effectiveness planningthe MTSU Strategic Plansenior exit exams and surveys.Institutional Research provides data and analysis through a variety of sources including the MTSU Fact BookCommon Data Set, and the Power BI dashboards. IR participates in a number of external surveys and data collections.