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Emergency Alert
UDC Closed Monday, Jan. 26

Ahead of the winter weather storm, Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a State of Emergency for the District beginning Friday, Jan 23. Mayor Bowser also declared a snow emergency that will go into Saturday, Jan. 24, and will stay in effect until 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27.

DC Mayor Bowser declares state of emergency, requests help from National Guard.

All administrative and academic offices within the University of the District of Columbia will be closed effective 5 p.m. EST on Friday, Jan. 23, until 9:30 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 27.

The safety and security of our students, faculty, staff and the broader community remain our top priority. We will continue to provide updates regarding the status of the university’s administrative and academic offices as conditions change. 

Please continue to check our website and social media channels for the latest information.

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Office of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness

OPIE

Welcome to the Office of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness

The mission of the Office of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness (OPIE) is to:

  • Support the University’s commitment to excellence and quality by collaborating with the University of the District of Columbia System’s academic, operational, and academic support units to ensure strategic objectives are benchmarked and become operational.
  • Identify and recommend solutions to enhance educational programs, administrative policies and procedures and educational support services.

OPIE will use data and practical assessment, through working with both academic and business units, to achieve solutions that support student learning and align with institutional strategic goals and accreditation requirements. The office will assist in developing strategic and tactical planning processes, facilitating policies that ensure data integrity and providing insight into data to inform and enhance decision-making. OPIE will help identify the institution’s overall internal capacity to achieve strategic objectives set forth by executive leadership.

OPIE Divisions

Assesment

At the University of the District of Columbia, assessment is an institution-wide priority. We believe that understanding the “cumulative effects of the educational process” (Banta and Palomba, 2015, p. 10) means gathering evidence on student learning, engagement, and institutional effectiveness across all major units—to realize the goals established in our strategic plan. To that end, UDC’s cycle of continuous improvement is utilized across the entire institution as a guide to develop and support assessment processes and practices that are integrative and aligned.

Learn more about Assesment

Business Process Management

The COVID-19 pandemic brought or exacerbated many challenges to higher education institutions. It spotlighted the need for innovative, efficient business operations to serve institutions by reengineering archaic processes and introducing new hybrid working systems. In response, the Office of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness (OPIE) established the Department of Business Process Management to work hand in hand with UDC business units to examine and implement the changes needed to establish more efficient and effective University processes.

Learn more about Business Process Management

Document Management

The document management division of OPIE maintains the university's digital archives, facilitating compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and ensuring that the university's records are managed responsibly and sustainably.

Institutional Research, Assessment and Planning

The Office of Institutional Research, Assessment and Planning (IRAP) is the source for all institutional official data. The mission of the office is to provide accurate, meaningful, and actionable data in a timely fashion to support university operations.

Learn more about Institutional Research, Assessment & Planning

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