Who We Are

Rodney Showalter, M. Ed.
Senior Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning

Mr. Rodney Showalter earned his M.Ed. from the College of William & Mary in Educational Leadership and his B.A. from Toccoa Falls College. His ten years of higher education experience includes positions related to student development, academic administration, and institutional research.

He has presented at national conferences such as the annual meetings of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges & Schools (SACS), the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges & Schools (TRACS), and the American Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers (AACRAO), on topics related to academic quality, institutional assessment, and the portability of credit. Mr. Showalter is also a published author in College & University.


		Jackquelyn Veith, M.S. Director of Assessment
		Mrs. Jackquelyn Veith has served in various administrator roles such as principal and director of curriculum and assessment in several Christian private schools in the past twenty-three years. As part of her responsibilities, she coordinated and implemented institutional assessment plans which included analyzing student achievement patterns in standardized tests and grades. Her primary focus at PHC is academic assessment. She earned a B.A. from the University of Oklahoma and an M.S. in Curriculum and Instruction at Concordia University Wisconsin

What We Do

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Planning serves the campus community by aiming to diligently fulfill the following objectives:

To clearly articulate a set of curricular and developmental objectives to inform a student's
  o       developmentally appropriate knowledge and skills in a given content area
  o       depth and breadth of application of the classical liberal arts
  o       levels of civic engagement, leadership, and service

To develop a well-defined strategy to achieve those objectives, including identifying and monitoring
  o       trends in student profiles
  o       trends in student learning
  o       the instruments and methods used in assessing student learning

To offer verifiable evidence of the achievement of those objectives by
  o       the use of direct methods of assessment
  o       the use of indirect methods of assessment
o       the use of mixed methods of assessment

To provide the College with a means of accountability to ensure ongoing assessment
o       through appropriate organizational accountability processes
o       through meeting the standards and best practices common to higher education
  o       through the development of a campus ethos of authentic assessment

To gather, interpret, and use the evidence of assessment in the institutional decision-making processes of instructional program improvement, strategic planning, and resource allocation
o       by implementing the College’s Comprehensive Assessment Plan
  o       as guided by President, Provost, Faculty Senate and Department Chairmen
  o       used widely across all units of the campus community

To provide yearly and other regular reports to the campus community to
o       direct the work of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Planning to provide feedback for formative student development
  o       inform logistic and strategic decision making at all levels of the institution
  o       develop a campus ethos of authentic assessment

Several additional functions of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Planning include:

Maintaining a database of institutional memberships with external entities

Representing the College at strategic external venues to advance its interests in the higher education community at large

Monitoring adherence to regulations and best practices in higher education

Tracking relevant trends and developments in higher education policy at both state and federal levels

Coordinating compilation of documentation and reports for accrediting agencies and SCHEV, facilitating site visits when necessary

Providing support for the external reporting needs of other functional areas

Serving as the College's primary "accreditation liaison" to institutional stakeholders, prospective students and their parents, and interested public

Providing the president and executive officers with conceptual and data-driven guidance to prioritize, plan, and implement the College's strategic initiatives

Spearheading specific strategic initiatives on an ad hoc basis, as tasked by the president and defined in the College's Strategic Plan

How to Reach Us

Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Planning

Patrick Henry College
10 Patrick Henry College
Purcellville, VA 20132
Phone: 540.441.8060 | Fax: 540.441.8069
Email: Assessment@phc.edu