The Office of Institutional Research and Assessment serves as the "analytical arm" of Old Dominion Unviersity's central administartion. As part of its function, the office assists in systematically planning the University's future, managing its resources, and assessing its performance.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Office of Institutional Research and Assessment Records consists of items such as long range planning studies, surveys, reports, "quality of life" surveys, and strategic plans. The items in this collection date from the 1940s to 2009

Collection Historical Note

The Office of Institutional Research and Assessment (previously Institutional Planning), "analytical arm" of Old Dominion Unviersity's central administartion. As part of its function, the office assists in systematically planning the University's future, managing its resources, and assessing its performance. The office's role is to provide analytical and technical support to University executive management in regard to strategic planning and data-based decision making; coordinate statisical data to state, federal, and private agencies; produce the University factbook for the university community; as well as create and maintain statistical databases.

Subject/Index Terms

Old Dominion University--History
Old Dominion University--Office of Institutional Research and Assessment
Old Dominion University--Planning
Old Dominion University--Reports
Old Dominion University--Statistics

Administrative Information

Repository: Special Collections and University Archives

Alternate Extent Statement: 3 Hollinger Document Cases

Access Restrictions: Open to researchers without restrictions.

Use Restrictions: Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Old Dominion University Libraries.

Acquisition Source: Dr. Mark Perkins

Acquisition Method: Gift. Accession #A80-43 and various transfers.

Related Materials: For more information please see https://www.odu.edu/ira.

Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Office of Institutional Research and Assessment Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry Library, Old Dominion University Libraries, Norfolk, VA 23529.

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Folder 1: Dormitory Study Report for Old Dominion College, 1967 April 1
Folder 2: Long Range Planning, 1971 March
Folder 3: Long Range Planning, 1973 February
Folder 4: Long Range Planning, 1973 July
Folder 5: Characteristics of Student Persisters and Non-Persisters at Old Dominion University, 1978
Folder 6: Academic School and Department Changes Description, 1978 November
Folder 7: Academic Planning Report, 1979 October
Folder 8: Analysis of the Degree Major Declaration System, 1979 November
Folder 9: Educational Services and Planning, Office of - Old Dominion University Planning Assumption, 1979
Folder 10: Planning and Analysis, 1980
Folder 11: Operating Plan, 1982-1983
Folder 12: Long Range Planning, 1982-1992
Folder 13: Planning and Budget, Office of, 1983-1984
Folder 14: The Tidewater Study of the Needs for Continuing Higher Education Final Report, 1984 August
Folder 15: Strategic Planning and Management Report, 1985
Folder 16: Old Dominion University Preliminary Master Plan, 1987 November
Folder 17: Quality of Life Survey, 1988 November
Folder 18: The Quality of Faculty at Old Dominion University, 1988 August 1
Folder 19: Old Dominion University Review, 1989 March
Folder 20: Office of Academic Affairs, 1989-1990
Folder 21: Old Dominion University Academic Affairs Strategic Plan, 1990 March
Folder 22: Initial Response to the Report of the Commission on the University of the 21st Century, 1990 June

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