Francis Marion University is committed to the continuous evaluation and improvement of each and every component of the University: from its educational programs to the administrative and support offices that serve them. The University now has in effect a comprehensive institutional effectiveness program that routinely monitors continued program and office alignment with institutional mission, the identification of salient process outcomes, the measurement of meaningful quality indicators, and the implementation of improvements. The faculty of the University through its Institutional Effectiveness Committee accepts the ongoing evaluation of the institutional effectiveness system as an important component of its responsibilities to the institution.

Students are frequently asked to participate in the assessment of the University's services through focus groups, surveys, writing samples, academic inventories, interviews and other appropriate assessment methods. Prospective students, parents, alumni, and constituents in the local and regional business and service communities are also asked for their input. Throughout this process we stress to our students and other participants that we are assessing the quality of our educational programs and support services and not the individual participating in the assessment effort. Reacting to the input from our students and other constituencies by constantly improving the ability of the University to accomplish its mission is the primary purpose of FMU's institutional effectiveness system.

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