Laura Millay is our new assessment and institutional research analyst. She has a Master’s in Science Teaching from the 91���� and a Bachelor’s degree in international development studies from Brown University. Her Master’s thesis focused on how teachers’ professional knowledge supports alignment in goals and methods for classroom assessment; her Bachelor’s thesis focused on the role of global advocacy in supporting worker rights in Thai manufacturing plants. Laura’s prior work includes coordinating STEM education research and evaluation projects for the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education, co-founding two non-profit organizations, managing an organic farm, and leading hiking trail construction and maintenance crews along the Appalachian Trail from Maine to the Smoky Mountains. She is originally from Surry, Maine and went to high school at George Stevens Academy in Blue Hill. As a high school junior, and again as a college junior, she studied in rural Thailand for a total of two years and learned to speak fluent Thai. Laura currently lives in Bangor with her two teenage sons. In addition to her various work-related passions (data analysis, research, data management, database design, using data and research to inform ongoing individual and systemic growth) she loves to hike, cross-country ski, run, garden, write, read poetry, listen to music, bake, and converse with friends and (particularly since the pandemic) not-yet-friends, aka, strangers including Uber drivers and the people behind her in the grocery store line.��

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The NSSE website advertises the survey as a means for universities to learn more “about first-year and senior students’ participation in programs and activities that institutions provide for their learning and personal development. The results provide an estimate of how undergraduates spend their time and what they gain from attending college” which leads to actionable change on campus (). Whether you’re on the cusp of graduating or on the heels of completing your first collegiate year, we want to hear about your experiences at 91����.��

Black Bears, Speak UP! And participate in this year’s NSSE. We want to hear from you!

/oira/nsse/

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At 91����, fall-to-fall mean response rates have held quite constant since 2020, at ~45%.�� Spring mean response rates have been more varied, with a low of 34% in 2022 and a high of 45% in 2021. 91���� Machias switched to a shorter evaluation survey in spring 2021 and has seen an increase in response rates from the low 30s% to the mid 40s%. Additional response rate information, like a breakdown by course level and instructional modes, can be found on the OIRA course evaluations website (bottom of page).

Unit of analysis is the section.

New information we have started to include in the response rate reports, for 2022 Fall, is how enrollment influences the mean response rate. While some variation by section enrollment is evident, the change in mean response rate is relatively small.

91���� – Fall 2022

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• Assessment Expectations for 2022-23
• Program Learning Outcomes
• Curriculum Mapping
• Assessment Planning

All of these workshops were recorded and can be found on our website. Additional information and resources for graduate program assessment can be found here /oira/assessment/graduate-assessment/.��

AAB Work: We are so appreciative of all the Assessment Advisory Board members who have been carefully reviewing and providing feedback on program assessment reports this year. The board is nearly done reviewing all CLAS and COEHD program assessment reports.�� 

CLAS Update: Eighty-six percent of CLAS programs submitted assessment reports in June 2022!  Reports have been reviewed by the Assessment Advisory Board and feedback meetings are currently being arranged with programs.

NSFA Reports Due: All NSFA programs are due to submit their 3-year program assessment reports by June 30, 2023. As a reminder, the 3-year reports consist of two parts: 1.) Data for all program learning outcomes submitted online on the and 2.) A completed .��

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Here you can find:

• Public Power BI dashboards: No sign in required
• Internal Power BI dashboards: 91���� single sign-on and access required
• Power BI Resources: Video tutorials and guides on various topics

College level Academic Affairs dashboards are now available for Chairs, Directors, Program Coordinators, and Administrative Assistants (with approval from College Dean) on the Internal Dashboards page. First-time users of this dashboard are required to review the 91���� Academic Affairs Dashboard Guide and fill out the form before logging in.��

Log-in Instructions:

1. Navigate to the Internal Power BI Dashboards page
2. Scroll down to find and select your college’s Academic Affairs Dashboard
3. Sign in with your existing 91���� single sign-on email and password 

    (Do NOT create a new account)

For access requests or issues, please email lisa.applegate@maine.edu.��

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The positive-outcome rate, which reflects the percentage of Bachelor and Associate degree graduates (for whom we have knowledge) who are engaged in employment, or continuing education in a degree program, was 95% for 91���� and  90% for 91���� Machias. The Office of Institutional Research and Assessment will be sharing these results two ways: (a) through brief one-page reports and (b) with a detailed dashboard that will be made available to those with responsibility for career services and alumni relations.��

We are now gearing up to collect these data for the next cohort of graduates (Summer 2022 – Spring 2023). We will be refining the process in order to improve our knowledge rate. An early version of the survey will be available on the portal later this Spring, and graduates will be invited to participate at commencement ceremonies and related events. The more detailed long form survey will be sent in the summer.

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For ease in navigation, the OIRA website includes a Report Index for publicly available reports.

Reports are organized by topic and include all available reports from our website within one-click.��

New additions to our report inventory include the Veteran’s Enrollment Report showing trends for degree-seeking veteran students at 91���� and Non-Yield Reports for Transfer students. Here you can find data on where transfer students decided to attend school after they were admitted to 91���� but did not matriculate.�� 

Need information from a report or dashboard that you don’t see on our website? Use the .

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