Student Success Assessment

Annual Reports

Annual Report Archive:

Unit directors or designees complete an annual report highlighting their unit’s activities during the preceding year. Features of the annual report include:

  • Staff Composition - Information regarding the employees in the unit, to include number of full time and part time employees, number of GA’s, gender and ethnicity information.
  • Mission – statements representing the unit’s purpose for existence.
  • Strategic Goals – goals established with discernable outcomes that can be attained during the course of the academic year.
  • Points of Pride - Events, programs, activities or recognitions that the unit “celebrated” during the past year.
  • Collaborative Efforts - Activities done in conjunction with other offices, divisions, or outside organizations.
  • Continuous Improvement - With respect to a unit’s overall quality and performance, this section highlights efforts made towards improving constituent’s satisfaction through continuous and incremental improvements to various processes and activities.
  • Diversity and Inclusion - Identifies outcomes or contributions made by your unit to enhancing diversity and inclusion at UAlbany. This is not limited to hiring practices, but rather focuses on programmatic activities that the unit has sponsored to date.
  • Professional Development - Details staff development activities that have taken place during the year. Includes any classes that were taught by staff, as well as opportunities that were pursued to include faculty or external audiences in partnership with the unit. External presentations or any publications by staff are also included.
  • Learning Outcomes - This section includes draft learning outcomes the unit will work towards in the coming year. Learning outcomes are statements that specify what learners, our students, will know or be able to do as a result of a given activity. Outcomes are usually expressed as knowledge, skills, or attitudes. Outcomes should generally take the form of: “The student will be able to…”