Faculty are busy and assessment continues to be seen as more compliance than program improvement via annual and periodic reporting.  The majority of the systematic data to action efforts are focused on baccalaureate programs.  Data is more readily available and action is more likely incentivized.  CSUS developed a dashboard that brought together graduate degrees awarded by program and subprogram, time to degree by program and subprogram, and time to degree by cohort.  A Graduate Coordinator Learning Community was formed to learn how to use the dashboards, analyze data and action options collectively, and with a deliverable of 4-6 unique actions for the degree coordinated.  This presentation will discuss the benefits and challenges of collective analysis and problem solving for individual loop closing.

Amy Wallace, Associate Vice President for Academic Excellence, CSU Sacramento
Chia-Jung Chung, Professor & Assessment Consultant, California State University, Sacramento

In 2022, the School of Technology and Engineering at National University launched the Power Hour in response to doctoral students sharing how they felt isolated, lost, and unsure of how to get help. Power Hour was envisioned as a weekly meeting resembling a drop-in support center for doctoral students. Students could attend via ZOOM; no prior appointment is required. Data shows that doctoral students’ confidence level increases when they attend the Power Hour.

David Hildebrandt, Professor, Dissertation Coordinator, and Faculty Coach, National University