Procedures for Academic Quality and Development (AQAD)
Community, Diversity, and Social Justice Initiative (CDSJ): A long-term, assessment-driven, campus-wide systems intervention aimed at making UMass Amherst a more inclusive and equitable campus community. To learn more about assessment results click here: http://www.umass.edu/ohr/cdsj/assessment.htm
Student Assessment, Research, and Evaluation Office (SAREO): This office conducts studies of student life through Gallup-type scientific telephone polling operation and other survey methodologies. http://www.umass.edu/sareo/
New England Association for Schools and Colleges (NEASC): The regional accrediting body recently revised the Accreditation standards for Higher Education. These revisions include increased attention to institutional assessment and effectiveness. To learn more about NEASC and review the new standards, click here: http://www.neasc.org/cihe/cihe.htm