Office of Institutional Research and Assessment

The Office of Institutional Research and Assessment provides a variety of public and internal dashboards designed to support informed decision-making across UMaine and UMaine Machias. These interactive tools offer an intuitive way to explore key university metrics, trends and insights. Public Dashboard: Enrollment Our public Enrollment Dashboard showcases ten years of enrollment trends by term […]

OIRA offers grants up to $1000/department as a way for faculty and staff to investigate new avenues in assessment, strengthen existing assessment designs, or assist programs to implement action plans. The application process is quite short and more details can be found here.  Our typical deadline is Oct 31 but we continue to accept applications […]

Program assessment three-year reports are due by June 30 from the following programs: The 3-year reports consist of: 1) A 3-year summary report and 2) Updated assessment results for all program learning outcomes, submitted through the annual reporting site.  More information about assessment reporting is available on the OIRA Assessment Reporting webpage. As always, our […]

Management of SETs is a complex process that requires 1) accurate information about student enrollment and instructor/TA assignments in MaineStreet, 2) input from units about exceptions needed to our standard policies, and 3) ongoing oversight by OIRA staff. The partnership between unit administration and OIRA is essential for a seamless experience for students and faculty. […]

The assessment staff in OIRA can help you move your program assessment process forward in numerous ways. We are always available for 1:1 consultation, but we can also work with groups of faculty in your program to help facilitate things such as: Please see our new Assessment Services webpage for more information.

In recent months OIRA has made a number of updates to the static reports available on our website. Below you will find a few key highlights: Enrollment Both UMaine and UMaine Machias have welcomed more new learners than in previous years. The fall 2024 cohort at UMaine was 12% larger than the fall 2023 cohort. […]

The 3-year assessment cycle for academic programs culminates in a 3-Year Assessment Summary report, which has traditionally been due at the end of June during the last year of a program’s cycle. Feedback from some units indicated that this quick turn-around time made it difficult to include all faculty in assessment discussions, especially about any […]