Passion is what defines having a job versus having a career. An SA assessment career may be the path less traveled, but it’s one that can be incredibly exciting and adventuro[...]

We sincerely hope you have enjoyed the #SAassess series this month. Thank you to all the contributors for your many incredible perspectives and valuable recommendations! A faculty [...]

Believe it or not, assessment has been around longer than you may think. In fact, it’s been around since student affairs played a role in formal and informal student learning. In t[...]

“Your Neighbour was a different learning experience. We got to learn about the importance of Ryerson’s values and the fact that they’re essential in any community. It’s[...]

Longer version originally posted at www.RyersonStudentAffairs.com on November 18, 2015 as part of the on-going series, Assessment & You. Storytelling is by no means a new conce[...]

I am very fortunate to have a phenomenal Office of Institutional Research at my disposal. Recently, I interviewed our Dean of Research and Planning, Barb Russell, about her thought[...]

I have to admit that I have a love/hate relationship with the Likert Scale. I almost jumped with joy when our institutional research director sent me our old National Survey of Stu[...]

Finally! Your assessment project is almost done. You had a goal, designed a project, collected and analyzed your data from (let’s say) five focus student groups. And now you [...]

Assessment. This word has become as ubiquitous in student affairs as bulletin boards and ice breakers. Each of us, regardless of position or functional area are increasingly asked [...]

Please indulge me with a quick reflection on behalf of your office/area with the following: How can you be a better steward of resources? Are you improving quality of services/prog[...]