The Academic Affairs Division provides administrative leadership and support for the instructional functions of the College. This division supports student learning and personal growth by providing services, instruction, and to help students grow personally and professionally. The Academic Affairs Division hires and supervises the faculty and academic staff, manages the instructional and related support services, develops the curriculum, manages resources and purchases appropriate instructional equipment.
The Academic Affairs Division is responsible for University System relationships including transfer of courses, distance delivery, mission mapping implementation, partnership-building, technology in instruction, early entry, college and departmental accreditation, assessment of student learning, and student services. The Division also serves as a liaison with the State Board for Career and Technical Education.
The Division also provides leadership for programming that enables businesses to enhance performance and productivity for individuals to achieve personal and professional growth. The focus is training which utilizes state of the art equipment and facilities, flexible and responsive delivery methods, qualified trainers, and quality materials.
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Lisa Karch, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Mindy Manock Tayer
Director of Student Success
The Student Success Center is available for Academic Help & Questions, Tutoring, Class schedule changes, Academic Program changes, Veterans (VA Benefit Assistance), Student Concerns and Complaints, Career Planning & job search assistance, Test Center, Accessibility Services, and Student Advocate.
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness provides leadership and support for strategic planning, assessment of student learning and development, research (including data collection, data reporting, survey creation and survey administration) and accreditation. A comprehensive approach to institutional effectiveness provides NDSCS a process to align our mission and objectives with the outcomes of our programs and activities in a cycle of continuous improvement that informs planning, budgeting and assessment.
Accreditation
Accreditation is the process of ensuring and reviewing the quality of higher education institutions. Institutional accreditation is a comprehensive review by a private, nongovernmental organization specifically created to review higher education institutions and programs for quality.
NDSCS is accredited through the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) through the Open Pathway which is focused on quality assurance and institutional improvement. The Open Pathway is unique in that its improvement component, the Quality Initiative, affords institutions the opportunity to pursue improvement projects that meet their current needs and aspirations. The Open Pathway follows a ten-year cycle.
View NDSCS Accreditation information.
Assessment of Student Learning
The College is committed to evaluating student academic achievement and general institutional effectiveness. Assessment is a way of thinking about teaching and learning. It is a philosophy of education which stresses a better understanding of student learning and continuous improvement of instruction. It provides for an organized plan that systematically reviews the effectiveness of the institution as it relates to its mission and purposes. Evaluative data is collected and utilized in the process of continuous improvement of student learning.
NDSCS recognizes that assessment should provide:
- a means of improving student academic success.
- multiple indicators of success.
- a feedback system that puts assessment results into the hands of those most responsible for making improvements.
- a means of connecting improvement plans to institutional resources.
- ways to stimulate individual initiative that encourages creativity and academic freedom.
- support for a climate that meets or exceeds student expectations.
- support for the open enrollment philosophy of the college, while providing for placement of students in appropriate level courses.
Entry Level Assessment
North Dakota State College of Science requires all students to submit valid placement scores, unless exemptions apply. Students may be required to complete the ACCUPLACER Exam for course placement purposes. ACCUPLACER is a computerized adaptive placement testing system that measures skills in mathematics and writing. The test is not timed.
For more information on ACCUPLACER Testing please click here.
Research
NDSCS research, which includes data collection, survey distribution, and data dissemination, official reports including IPEDS and state accountability data are coordinated and distributed through the Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE). The OIE subscribes to ethical principles and guidelines for the protection of privacy and confidentiality of human subjects.
Research and Data
Strategic Planning
Strategic planning is a developmental and inclusive process based on intensive data collection and analysis. It involves input and communication with stakeholders in determining future direction of the College. The NDSCS Accreditation and Strategic Planning Team, chaired by the Vice President for Student Affairs, facilitates the planning process.
Strategic goals are determined from the strategic planning process that sets future direction for the college for the next three. It is a fully integrative process that guides assessment of student learning, budgeting, programming, and accreditation priorities.
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Missy DeHaan
Director of Dual Credit
Tara Bladow
Director of Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation