Welcome to G.L.O.B.A.L. Decisions! We are a higher education consulting services company specializing in Planning, Accreditation, Institutional Research, Assessment, Institutional Effectiveness, and Student Services serving faith-based colleges and community colleges who are accredited.
We have four key areas of specialization to assist our clients:
Preparing your accreditation compliance documents and to prepare for your site visits;
Aligning your planning, institutional research, and assessment processes for effectiveness and improvement;
Providing professional development opportunities for faculty, staff, and administrators; and
Reviewing organizational structure, mission statements, goals and objectives, institutional data (internal and external), and programs and services
Accreditation, planning, institutional research, and assessment can be monumental tasks for organizations with limited funds. Our services are intended to assist you in becoming stronger in these areas by streamlining processes, developing faculty and staff knowledge, and implementing research based best practices. We are committed to providing the highest quality services at the lowest possible cost to the faith-based and community college community.
We work collaboratively with your organization and within student services, academic affairs, and administration to help you achieve data-driven results.
These services are provided through an On-Site Assessment and through On-Going Assistance. The on-site assistance is a one or two day on-site analysis of your current situation. A summary of needed strategies and a project plan is provided at the conclusion of the visit followed by a written summary/proposal within 10 working days of the visit.
The on-going assistance is based on the recommendations from the on-site assessment. A more detailed plan of services and timeline will be developed based on the coordinated efforts of the college and G.L.O.B.A.L. Decisions.
Temporary Staffing
G.L.O.B.A.L. Decisions can offer assistance in temporarily staffing administrative positions in Student Services, Institutional Research, Assessment, and Institutional Effectiveness.
We can provide high quality and qualified human resources to supplement these voids at your institution. These services are seperate from consulting services but can be bundled if appropriate.
Accreditation
G.L.O.B.A.L. Decisions can offer assistance in writing the compliance document, establishing a system to collect documents, developing of a document "room", and providing overall project management of accreditation tasks.
We strongly suggest that a needs assessment of your current situtation be conducted prior to our accreditation services. This assessment will allow you, and us, an opportunity to evaluate your current situtation before the development of an action plan or timeline.
Survey Research
G.L.O.B.A.L. Decisions can offer assistance in survey design, data collection, and data analysis. We can also manage, create, analyze, and interpret a survey that is specific to your concerns and institution.
A thorough analysis and interpretation can also be conducted on surveys that have already been completed but you may not have the time to complete the analysis yourself.
G.L.O.B.A.L. Decisions has extensive knowledge of the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE), the Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE), the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), the Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE), the Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory (SSI), and the Student Instructional Report II (SIR II) survey by ETS.
Program Review
For educational programs to be responsive to changing needs while ensuring accountability to stakeholders, a process of meaningful evaluation and review is required.
At G.L.O.B.A.L. Decisions we can assist you in designing a review structure that is tailored to your institution. Our process will ensure that the structure can be maintained by your institution.
While many program review models focus on academics, our implementation plan will also focus on the student services and administrative units. This process is fundamental to an overall institutional effectiveness plan and for developing a culture of assessment.
There are various computer programs for assessment (ex. SPOL, TK20, Weave) available for purchase and our assistance does not dictate one system over another. If you already have software installed we will work with you to optimize your resources.