Institutional Effectiveness and Certification

The Institutional Effectiveness and Certification office helps Gallaudet University stay compliant with accreditation, certification, and licensure requirements. We’re also the go-to source for accurate data and reporting on a range of initiatives and goals, and play a vital role in helping the university operate effectively.

Initiatives

Serving a multicultural, bilingual academic environment, we work to ensure the rigor and excellence commensurate with Gallaudet’s reputation by:

• Promoting a culture of critical inquiry and evidence-based decision-making.
• Engaging students, faculty, staff, and administrators in conversations about learning inside and outside the classroom.
• Providing leadership and coordination in assessment.
• Ensuring excellence in academic instruction, student academic support, student development, and student services.
• Coordinating the collection, analysis, sharing, and use of assessment data.
• Producing evidence of student learning outcomes necessary for accrediting agencies.
• Monitoring equity in access to the curriculum for all Gallaudet students.
• Bringing best practices and methods of assessment to the Gallaudet community.
• Offering professional development opportunities for faculty and staff.