About Capacity & Preparatory Review 2007-09
The purpose of the Capacity and Preparatory Review is to demonstrate
that CSULB has sufficient capacity and systems of quality assurance and
improvement in place, that these systems are functioning well in terms
of continuous improvement, and that they are likely to be sustained over
time.
In its review, CSULB will focus on three core commitments:
- Organizing for Effectiveness: Does campus organization for decision
making facilitate institutional effectiveness and student success? This
section will consider the changes that have occurred in decision making
and communication processes on major issues such as enrollment growth
and technology as a result of administrative and Academic Senate
organizational changes and how these changes have impacted the
effectiveness of our decision making.
- Staffing for Effectiveness: Are campus personnel policies and
practices effective in helping us to hire, retain, make successful the
best possible faculty and staff? This section will consider how CSULB
is addressing challenges with respect to recruiting, retaining, and
supporting a highly qualified and diverse faculty and staff,
particularly as they relate to workload, salary, and opportunities for
advancement, and employee satisfaction.
- Assessing Student Success: Are the outcomes data we collect utilized
to improve student learning, retention, and timely graduation? This
section will consider CSULB's current pattern of retention and
graduation rates by department, college and student subgroups and
institutional practices to respond to this pattern, as well as how CSULB
has addressed common barriers to graduation, with particular emphasis on
high failure rate courses, the Graduation Writing Assessment
Requirement, and advising.
