The Office of Institutional Research and Assessment assists:
- The cabinet for their data-informed decision-making
- Administrative departments for their operations
- Academic units for their learning outcomes assessment
- External constituents for accountability data requests
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
NSSE collects information at hundreds of four-year colleges and universities about first-year and senior students’ participation in programs and activities that institutions provide for their learning and personal development.
- NSSE 2017: A Summary of Student Engagement Results [PDF]
Institutional Research and Assessment Staff
Nathaniel LaClaire
Assessment Associate
Nate supports UMA’s institutional research and assessment needs by creating and maintaining computer programs that fetch and prepare data as well as assisting with the analysis, reporting, and visualization of such data. He also maintains UMA’s online course evaluation system. Additionally, he manages the University's makerspace - the UMA Collaboratory - engaging students to be … Read More
Leslie W. McCormick
Senior Research Analyst
Leslie specializes in data organization, coordination, collection, validation and analysis in support of IR, enrollment management, outcomes assessment and accreditation. For the past 30 years, Leslie has held positions at UMA spanning College Offices, Student Services, the President’s Office, Student Accounts, Financial Aid and Institutional Research and Assessment. Leslie holds a bachelor’s degree from UMA … Read More
Stephen Hodson
Institutional Research Analyst & Programmer
Stephen works to meet the needs of UMA’s varying institutional research and assessment related initiatives and projects. He is committed to building a strong and successful UMA campus community through the use of statistics, data analysis and reporting to better understand the opportunities and challenges facing the university. He earned his Master of Public Affairs … Read More
