The mission of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment at USF is to promulgate good assessment and data analysis practices across all programs at the university and to align these activities with other quality improvement initiatives to include the Strategic Plan, program review, annual reporting, institutional research, and all requirements of the Board of Governors (BOG) and external accrediting agencies.  However, the primary purpose of the office remains the continuous improvement of student performance by providing faculty and staff with methodologically sound information regarding student learning and program planning in areas targeted by the curriculum so that programmatic adjustments may be made most effectively.