Vision

Student Affairs Planning, Evaluation, and Research (SAPER) will assist the Dean of the College Division in supporting the educational mission of Dartmouth College through the use of data driven planning and decision-making along with outcomes-based policy and practice, all of which are evaluated to ensure accountability.

Mission

Student Affairs Planning, Evaluation, and Research (SAPER) promotes a culture of assessment and planning within the Dean of the College Division to enhance students' undergraduate education by providing assessment education, consultation, and technical support.

Values and Guiding Principles

• We will be ethical, principled, and professional maintaining respect with all that we work with.
• We will ensure that we keep the needs of the student body and the individual student at the forefront of our minds as we proceed.
• We will positively impact decision-making, planning, policy, and practice on campus.
• We will collaborate with others in order to maximize the abilities and talents of all involved.
• We will work as efficiently as possible to optimize resources.
• We will educate others in order to promote sustained assessment, evaluation, and planning.
• We will build bridges between offices, across campus, and elsewhere whenever possible. These bridges facilitate win-win situations and ongoing relationships.
• We will develop, employ, and promote “best practices.”