Transforming last year’s assessment data into this year’s strategic action
What to expect
The countdown to the fall semester is on. If you haven’t touched last year’s assessment data yet, don’t panic. You don’t need months of downtime to build a great strategy; you just need a plan for the time you have left.
In this discussion, we bring together campus leaders from the University of Florida, Texas Tech University, and Isothermal Community College to show you how to cut through the data noise, find your highest-impact wins, and set your campus up for measurable success in the upcoming year.
What you’ll learn:
- Get a streamlined, realistic framework to package spring data into actionable insights before the campus-wide fall rush begins.
- Learn how to map recent assessment outcomes directly to your institution’s overarching strategic goals.
- Explore communication tactics to present data insights in a way that inspires faculty and leadership buy-in.
- Establish a proactive timeline that reduces the frantic, last-minute rush of future accreditation and assessment deadlines.
Moderator: Dr. Glenn Phillips, Senior Insights Consultant, Watermark
About the panelists
Leeann Cline-Burris
Leeann Cline-Burris currently serves as the Senior Director of Strategy and Analytics at Isothermal Community College in Spindale, NC. In this role, she leads the college’s accreditation, strategic planning, and data-informed decision-making efforts in furtherance of its mission by strengthening institutional effectiveness and student success. Her work spans the design of actionable dashboards, enrollment and program analytics, and strategic priority implementation, helping leaders translate complex data into clear decisions that improve outcomes for students and the institution. Prior to her current role, Leeann served Isothermal as the Continuing Education Registrar where she oversaw non-credit enrollment, records, and compliance reporting.
Dr. Jeanna Mastrodicasa
Dr. Jeanna Mastrodicasa is the Assistant Provost and Director of Institutional Assessment at the University of Florida. Prior to this role, she initiated student affairs assessment efforts at UF and wrote the Institutional Effectiveness reports for her two previous units. From 2015-2017, she was the co-chair of the Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Knowledge Community for her professional association, NASPA. Dr. Mastrodicasa holds a Ph.D. in higher education administration from the University of Florida, a M.S. in college student personnel from the University of Tennessee, and a J.D. and a A.B.J. from the University of Georgia.
Dr. Rachel Jackson
Rachel Jackson serves as Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Program Strategy & Innovation at Texas Tech University, where she leads initiatives that strengthen academic quality, planning, and continuous improvement. She oversees university processes related to academic unit review, academic course review, strategic academic partnerships, and the technologies that support these efforts. With 20 years of experience spanning across the student lifecycle, Jackson focuses on helping institutions turn assessment and data into practical, mission-driven action that supports faculty, students, and institutional goals.
