About Us

Institutional Effectiveness

The Office ensures the University carries out its commitment to annually assess the effectiveness of its responsibilities. Whether that’s ensuring SIU the strategic plan is assessed, the units maintain assessment reports, or that our student learning outcomes are assessed, each has a unique process that is managed and executed.

Additionally, the office ensures SIU maintains its accreditation as a member institution within the Higher Learning Commission, as well as our membership as a Community Engaged Carnegie Classified institution.

The University’s accreditation with HLC is active until 2030, and the Community Engaged Classification is active up through 2025.

Holding membership with the Higher Learning Commission reflects our proven commitment to integrity, compliance, and continuous improvement of our operational areas including finance, student learning, and personnel management. Being a Community Engaged institution reflects our demonstrated commitment to operating as an institution that deeply and meaningfully collaborates with the community in its decision.

Annual Cycle of Effectiveness

Annual Cycle of Effectiveness Graph

July 15: Summarize your current year effectiveness, kick off coming year plans
July 15 - Aug. 1: Align department assessment goals and targets with the SIU Strategic Pillars
Aug. 1 - Aug. 30: Department plan reviewed and approved by department supervisor
Sept. 1 - May 30: Implement assessment initiatives
Feb. 15: Mid-year progress/status update
June 1: Year-end progress (Discuss findings and action plans)

Contact Us

Institutional Effectiveness, Planning and Research

Faner Hall Room 2179 - MC 4512
Carbondale, IL 62901

Phone:: (618) 536-2384
Fax:: (618) 453-1250
Email:: irsdept@siu.edu

Getting Started

Institutional Planning
Everything starts with our IMAGiNE2030 Strategic Plan! The office ensures that our leaders are establishing plans and procedures to carry out the various priorities of IMAGiNE2030. Since 2022, we have annually documented progress on our Strategic Plan.

2022 IMAGiNE2030 Progress Report

2023 IMAGiNE2030 Progress Report
Institutional Research
The Office provides timely, accurate, accessible, and data-driven information to support Southern Illinois University Carbondale's position as a nationally recognized research university. These data streams have multiple stakeholders including the federal government, the state government, students, parents, and the general public. Explore our Factbook dashboards to navigate our various data and learn more about us as an institution (admissions trends, enrollment, retention rates, graduation rates, and more).