Student Affairs Assessment

Assessment Assessment, Research & Planning

The Office of Student Affairs Assessment, Research, and Planning (SAARP) supports student success and wellbeing by evaluating the impact of Student Affairs programming and services on students, consulting on departments’ assessments of learning and engagement, and managing the annual reporting process within the division.

Student-Centered Excellence, Life-Long Impact

The Division of Student Affairs is excited to launch its Strategic Plan: Student-Centered Excellence, Life-Long Impact. Over the next five years, the division will strengthen belonging, embed upstream wellbeing across the student experience, expand engagement in high-impact experiences that prepare students for post-graduation, and invest in the staff and partnerships that shape the student experience each day.

Explore the division's strategic plan

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2024-25 Student Affairs Annual Report

Our annual report highlights the successes and progress we made as a division over the past academic year.

Read our annual report here!

In our role as assessment professionals, we provide the following services to departments:

Consultation on assessment planning, data collection, analysis, and reporting
Workshops and other training resources to aid staff in developing assessment skills
A divisional Assessment Council, which meets once a month during the academic year to share knowledge of effective assessment practices between departments

As researchers, we conduct ongoing and on-demand studies of student success, such as:

Surveys of UNCW student engagement, wellbeing, and career readiness
Evaluations of the impact of specific programs within the division on student success outcomes such as GPA, retention, and on-time graduation

To support Student Affairs planning efforts, we:

Manage the annual assessment and reporting process within the division
Support divisional strategic planning activities – for example, focus groups to inform Student Affairs strategic priorities
Promote sound data governance within the division

In each of these functions, we tailor our support to specific decision-making contexts, providing the tools and evidence necessary for departments to make judicious improvements to their programs and services – and thus better serve the students who rely on them.

Learn About Institutional Research & Planning Assessment

Read Our Archived Annual Reports [PDF]