Office of Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness (OSPIE)

About Us

OSPIE is dedicated to facilitating and supporting strategic planning and assessing the effectiveness of Villanova University in pursuit of continuous improvement, including:

• Analyzing institutional market position, faculty research and scholarship activity, and progress on strategic plan initiatives.
• Conducting survey research and evaluation at the University, college, and department levels.
• Overseeing University Learning Goal assessment efforts and supporting the assessment of learning outcomes at the college and departmental levels.
• Managing Course and Teacher Survey (CATS) data collection, reporting, and policy analysis.
• Administering the University’s sitewide licenses and offering consultation services for Qualtrics, Academic Analytics, and Watermark Planning & Self-Study.
• Leading the Middle States Accreditation process.
• Reporting selected institutional data to the federal government (e.g., IPEDS) and professional organizations.