Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment

IRPA Mission

Our mission is to plan, design, and implement strategies for the collection and analysis of data and report information to support the evolving needs of faculty and administrators in the education of Rose-Hulman students and to be recognized as a national leader in institutional research and the assessment of student learning.

Current Services

The IRPA Office provides services to faculty, staff, students and other external organizations to support our institution’s vision and mission. Currently, we offer the following services to our constituents:

What’s New!

• Data/Points
  What about “Data/Points?” Please visit our Data/Points page to learn more about this new information service for our community!

• R-HIT 2007-08 Common Data Set
  General information (in PDF format) about Rose-Hulman on a variety of topics can be found here.

• R-HIT Facts (Student Information Questionnaire)
  Did you know (and you want to know) something about our Class of 2011? Find out the facts collected through our SIQ.

• Assessment and Learning Forum (AFS/Kerberos Login Required)
  The first Assessment and Learning Forum of the 2008-2009 academic year will be held on September 23, 2008 with a presentation entitled “The New and Improved Institute Learning Objectives and RosEvaluation Tool.” This session will be led by Julia Williams (IRPA & HSS department) and held during 10th period in Olin 267.  As always, you may check out recordings on other topics from previous forums via the forum page.
  • Facilitated Knowledge Storming – Q & I Session
    • Full Video (Includes Group Brainstorming)
    • Abbreviated Video

• The REPS Zone
  Check out the REPS Zone for user manuals and other useful information related to the RosE-Portfolio System project.

• Information on Index of Learning Styles (ILS)
  You may find more information on administering ILS on campus and other reference materials through this web page.