Recent Announcements
Synergizing Assessment With Strategic Planning
● Explain the different ways that strategic planning and assessment can be aligned ● Share tools that can be helpful in establishing such an alignment within a University system ● Provide participants with an opportunity to discuss how the framework and tools could be utilized to benefit their institution Strategic planning can provide a framework that generates assessment data used to guide decision making, management, and operations at all levels of an institution. When the strategic planning and assessment processes are aligned properly, the university’s continuous cycle of improvement is enhanced. |
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Presentation: Graduate Employment Data
 See Dr. Hamm's presentation on capturing data for graduate employment reporting: "So You Want to Find if Your Graduates are Employed? We Can Tell You How!" (PowerPoint / Session Overview) Delivered at Piedmont Virginia Community College Jolene D. Hamm, PhD, Director, Institutional Research, Planning & Institutional Effectiveness |
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CTE_Graduate_AACC.pptx
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Eric Z Yang AIR NEC Member
 Eric Z. Yang, 10 year veteran board member of VAMAP has recently been elected to the Association for Institutional Research serve on the Nominations and Elections Committee (NEC)! This is a permanent committee in the AIR government structure. Congratulations Eric on this honor! |
PVCC director named president of the Virginia Association for Management Analysis and Planning Executive Board
 Jolene Hamm Piedmont Virginia Community College’s Director of Institutional Research, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness (IRPIE), Jolene Hamm was recently elected as executive board president of the Virginia Association for Management Analysis and Planning (VAMAP). VAMAP is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization that seeks to advance research and knowledge leading to greater understanding, planning and operation of post-secondary education institutions throughout the state of Virginia. This voluntary board is comprised of representatives from public, private, two-year, and four-year colleges and universities and is the Virginia state affiliate of the Association of Institutional Research. In her new role, Hamm plans to foster and continue communications with major constituent groups while acting as the spokeswoman for VAMAP. “My goal is to continue to bring higher education issues to my peers,” said Hamm. “Through this association, I also intend to bring educational support to those who are new to institutional research.” Hamm has a Ph.D. in agriculture and extension education, an M.S. degree in career and technical education, and a B.S. in animal and poultry science, all from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). She has worked at PVCC as the IRPIE director since 2013 and has over 10 years of experience in institutional research and effectiveness at both the two- and four-year, public and private, institutional levels. In her role as IRPIE director, Hamm facilitates strategic and annual planning processes for the college; serves PVCC is a nonresidential two-year institution of higher education
that serves Central Virginia—principally residents of the City of
Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna,
Greene, Louisa and Nelson. The main campus is located in Albemarle
County. The PVCC Eugene Giuseppe Center is located in Greene County, and
the PVCC Jefferson School Center is located in downtown
Charlottesville. PVCC is one of 23 community colleges in Virginia that
comprise the Virginia Community College System. For more information,
visit www.pvcc.edu, or call 434.977.3900. |
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