OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

Park Campus

Administration 215

Welcome to Southern University at New Orleans and the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, a Title III program. Staff members report directly to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs/SACS Liaison Officer.

The mission of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness is to support quality data and decisions for Southern University at New Orleans to maintain an environment conducive to learning and growth.

STAFF

Institutional Effectiveness is committed to:
•       Quality
•       Excellence in customer service
•       Integrity in data collection and analysis
•       Confidentiality of information
•       Accurate and timely data
•       Collaborative working relationships

In implementing this commitment, Institutional Effectiveness complies with the Code of Ethics established by the Association for Institutional Research. 

Learning Outcomes Assessment

The primary goal of the learning outcomes assessment is on-going improvement of the academic regimen which students adhere to during their undergraduate and graduate matriculation and maintain SUNO's standard of education quality. We are constantly exploring new statistical techniques to shed light on how SUNO will grow and have a better educational experience.

SUNO's Mission

Part of the mission of Southern University at New Orleans is to create and maintain an environment conducive to learning and growth, to promote the upward mobility of all people by preparing them to enter into new as well as traditional careers, and to equip them to function optimally in the mainstream of the American society. The mission of the University was expanded in 1981 when it was authorized to award the Master of Social Work degree.

The University provides a sound education tailored to special needs of students coming to an open admissions institution and prepares students for full participation in a complex and changing society. SUNO offers a liberal education directed toward the achievement of higher literacy and a broad intellectual development, which in turn serves as a foundation for training in one of the professions. The SUNO ideal is thus a harmony of the general and special aspects of learning. It aims at both immediate and long-range rewards.

ACT Residual Testing (for students)
SUNO's ACT Residual Exam is administered to enrolled or admitted students who were unable to test on a national test date.

How It Works

• Results are reported only to Southern University at New Orleans.
• Neither student reports, high school reports nor Additional Score Reports will be reported to any other institution.
• Testing can be conducted on any date except an ACT national test date.
• Students may not repeat residual testing until 60 days have passed since their previous testing.

Please download the SUNO ACT Residual Exam Reminder so you will know when your testing date is. You will Adobe Acrobat to access the form.

1. Click the SUNO ACT Residual Exam Reminder link,
2. fill out online, and
3. print the form. If you cannot print the form save it on your computer or a removable disk.

Institutional Effectiveness Policies & Procedures (PDF)