Institutional Effectiveness

The mission of Institutional Effectiveness is to provide guidance regarding evidenced-based decision making and continuous improvement to the administration, trustees, faculty, and other internal and external constituencies of Siena College.

To accomplish its mission, the Office:

• Accreditation - Maintains an ongoing relationship with Middle States Commission on Higher Education and facilitates the process of reaffirmation of accreditation.


• Assessment - Provides leadership and administrative support for Siena’s outcomes assessment processes.


• Institutional Research - Collects, organizes, maintains, and analyzes institutional and other data to support College decision making and management.


• Strategic Planning - Helps plan and implement strategies that assess the extent to which Siena achieves its mission and strategic goals.

See the attached calendar of long-term OIE initiatives. (OIE Long-term Calendar)