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Office of Strategic Assessment and Accreditation

Cultural Mindset

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What is our Cultural Mindset?

The Office of Assessment & Accreditation (OSAA) operates on a shared framework that fosters a positive and collaborative approach to quality assessment practices. By cultivating shared cultural mindsets across academic, administrative, and operational departments, OSAA promotes a culture of supportive, streamlined, and sustainable interdependent systems and relationships where data-driven decision making can occur while embracing a growth mindset.

Anticipate

Icon of a side profile with a clock, representing 'Anticipate'

Collaborate

Icon of three people arranged in a circle with arrows in between, representing 'Collaborate'

Formulate

Icon of a pencil and paper, representing 'Formulate'

Innovate

Icon of a lightbulb with a gear inside, representing 'Innovate'

Evaluate

Icon of a checklist with a magnifying glass, representing 'Evaluate'

Anticipate

Icon of a side profile with a clock, representing 'Anticipate'

Collaborate

Icon of three people arranged in a circle with arrows in between, representing 'Collaborate'

Formulate

Icon of a pencil and paper, representing 'Formulate'

Innovate

Icon of a lightbulb with a gear inside, representing 'Innovate'

Evaluate

Icon of a checklist with a magnifying glass, representing 'Evaluate'

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