The purpose of the Office of Institutional Planning and Effectiveness (OIPE) is to
facilitate the integration of accountability, assessment, planning, and institutional
research and to provide essential support to the Chancellor, Provost, and other University
divisions for the advancement of WCU’s mission and the improvement of University programs
and services.
The goals of the OIPE include the following:
- Invest in and maintain a quality decision support framework for campus leaders. The
OIPE is committed to supporting university leaders in making informed and effective
planning, programming, and fiscal decisions. To that end, OIPE manages and organizes
the people and tools necessary to ensure access and usability of institutional data.
- Enhance the accuracy and timeliness of university data.The utility of institutional
data for decision-making hinges first and foremost on accuracy and timeliness. Furthering
the OIPE’s potential as a reliable resource of campus data and expert analysis allows
the unit to better service the information needs of the university.
- Ensure high quality processes and procedures in support of institutional planning
and effectiveness.The quality of institutional data depends on effective and efficient
processes and procedures, which are wholly dependent on an environment characterized
by collaboration and open communication. To that end, the OIPE is committed to developing
and fostering relationships within the office and across a broad array of university
divisions and external agencies. The OIPE will utilize those relationships to create
new and refine existing business practices where appropriate and necessary.
Office of Institutional Planning and Effectiveness
440 HFR
Cullowhee, NC 28723
828.227.7239 tel
828.227.7132 fax
oipe@wcu.edu
Timothy Metz Assistant Vice Chancellor, Institutional Planning & Effectiveness 828.227.3046 tdmetz@wcu.edu
Pamela Buchanan Executive Assistant 828.227.3038 pbuchanan@wcu.edu
Paul Hammer Research Specialist 828.227.2570 pwhammer@wcu.edu
Jennifer Heaton Business and Technology Applications Analyst 828.227.3043 jheaton@wcu.edu
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Billy Hutchings Research Specialist 828.227.2413 wshutchings@wcu.edu
Dwayne Tutt Associate Director Institutional Research and Predictive Analytics 828.227.3041 dtutt@wcu.edu
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Alison Joseph & Tim Metz
2015 Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Forum
May 25-29, 2015
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David Onder & Alison Joseph
2015 North Carolina Association for Institutional Research (NCAIR) Conference
April 13 - 14, 2015
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