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INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS:

Undergraduate Research Experiences

Institutional Effectiveness (IE) developed an Undergraduate Research Experiences (UREs) model, which encourages students to complete paid 8-week individualized student research projects.

UREs were initially offered to students enrolled in the Tampa Bay Bridge to the Baccalaureate (TB-B2B) Grant Program, which provides resources and support to St. Petersburg College (SPC) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) students as they work to achieve their 4-year STEM degree.

STEM research projects completed by TB-B2B students and their respective faculty mentors are included in the 2018-19, and 2019-20, and 2020-21 listed annual reports.

Beginning in Spring 2021, IE expanded the URE model collegewide to provide paid opportunities for students pursuing STEM and non-STEM degrees to complete paid UREs.

STEM and non-STEM research projects completed by first-generation students and their respective faculty mentors are included in the 2021 annual report.

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STEM research projects completed by TB-B2B students and their respective faculty mentors between 2018-2021

STEM and non-STEM research projects completed by first-generation students and their respective faculty mentors in the 2021 annual report.

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ASSESSMENTS

IE is responsible for ensuring the quality and value of academic programs, student support services, and administrative units, collaborating with the provost, deans, faculty, and administrators to identify and conduct assessments in various areas.

SURVEYS

Student Survey for the following areas:

PROGRAMMATIC ACCREDITATION

SPC is accredited by the  Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC). In addition, many degree programs offered at SPC are accredited or approved by state or national organizations.

STUDENT RESEARCH

Beginning Spring of 2021, IE is expanding the Undergraduate Research Experiences (UREs) model collegewide to provide paid opportunities for students pursuing STEM and non-STEM degrees, to complete paid 8-week UREs.

MEET THE TEAM

Contact information for our Institutional Effectiveness Team;

  • Maggie Tymms
  • Jennifer McBride
  • Amy Eggers
  • Robert Mohr