Faith based colleges are often reported to have a good sense of community and togetherness on campus (C. Anderson, 2021). But what else drives a student to choose a faith-based institution for a graduate degree? This study used a satisfaction inventory to identify graduate student’s specific acts or processes of integrating faith that are most important. The data gathered can be helpful for improving existing graduate programs and give insight for future programs.

Elizabeth Morris, Associate Provost for Educational Effectiveness, California Baptist University
Cammy Purper, Professor of Education, California Baptist University
Robin Duncan, Dean of the School of Education, California Baptist University

The assessment landscape in higher education institutions often represents a maze of multiple offices dedicated to delimited areas of analysis that engenders a very fragmented understanding of the students and institutional health. As such, offices compete for the same resources with a lack of collaborations, potential duplication of efforts, and under-optimized use of data. The presenters will offer a framework for an integrated institutional assessment approach supported by concrete examples from their own experience.

Loraine Devos-Comby, Director of Institutional Effectiveness & Learning, Pacifica Graduate Institute
Peter Rojcewicz, Accreditation Liaison Officer, Provost, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Pacifica Graduate Institute

This presentation will share my dissertation analysis of the relationship between Game Art students’ perceptions of quality of assessment practices in higher education and their achievement of learning. Findings of this study identified students’ perceptions of assessment significantly predicted student achievement on advancement review portfolio scores for game art students. Results imply educators can improve learning through the use of effective assessment practices.

Nicole Lesher, Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness, American University of Health Sciences