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How to Align Your Accreditation Standards With Your Strategic Plan

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Higher education institutions’ ability to make sense of their data is everything — but for many colleges and universities, this ability remains out of reach. Institutions need a software suite capable of driving critical action in leadership, student success, and continuous improvement simultaneously.

Explore how tools in Watermark’s EIS work together to make your institutional vision a reality, bolstering student thriving and accreditation efforts like no singular solution that exists on the market today.

The Educational Impact Suite (EIS) You Need to Bring Your Institution’s Vision to Life

Effectively analyzing and contextualizing data in alignment with an institution’s broader mission is vital for higher education institutions. This ability is central not only to maintaining relationships with the community and ensuring student thriving but also to securing ongoing accreditation.

To accomplish this, colleges and universities need a software suite capable of driving critical action in leadership, student success, and continuous improvement simultaneously. Read on to learn how tools in our EIS work together to make your institutional vision a reality.

What?

Gather feedback from a broad range of stakeholders and involve them in the implementation process.

How?

Watermark Course Evaluations & Surveys. This tool is designed specifically to collect and analyze feedback from students, faculty, and other stakeholders, making it an ideal choice for broad-based feedback collection.

What?

Anticipate future trends to prepare for challenges, opportunities, and the always-evolving educational landscape.

How?

Watermark Planning & Self-Study. This solution supports strategic planning, self-study, and accreditation processes, which are critical for long-term institutional planning and adaptation.

What?

Use key metrics such as graduation rates and student retention to understand your institution’s current situation.

How?

Watermark Success & Engagement. This solution tracks and reports on various student performance metrics, providing insights into institutional effectiveness.

What?

Drive curricular innovation and boost collaboration through streamlined processes.

How?

Watermark Curriculum Strategy. This tool helps institutions ensure curriculum updates cascade immediately to published policies, procedures, and program listings in your institution’s catalog.

What?

Optimize student learning while measuring and documenting evidence consistently and comprehensively.

How?

Watermark Student Learning & Licensure. This solution captures and drives progress with data aggregated against outcomes and accreditation standards.

What?

Demonstrate faculty engagement and efficiently report faculty credentials.

How?

Watermark Faculty Success. In addition to managing and reporting on faculty credentials to inform course loads and show qualifications, this solution focuses on engaging faculty in regular reflection with tools that can collate relevant materials.

What?

Establish measurable indicators to track progress and encourage accountability.

How?

Watermark Planning & Self-Study. This tool helps institutions with strategic planning, continuous improvement, and accreditation efforts, making it ideal for setting and monitoring measurable indicators.

Choose Watermark

The solutions in Watermark’s EIS work together to make your institution’s processes as seamless as possible.

Learn more about how you can easily align your accreditation standards with your strategic plan using Watermark.

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