University of Holy Cross eliminated PDFs and paper assessments for 90 % of faculty The challenge When the University of Holy Cross began planning the data collection process for their Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), they were facing the possibility of going through piles of paper copies of rubrics, tallying scores, and creating endless Excel spreadsheets. “It would be so much paper because it’s such a huge project,” said Will Luton, Academic Projects Coordinator. Institutional Effectiveness Plans (IEPs) were also non- digital, submitted in yet more stacks of paper and PDF documents. Faculty compliance was also a challenge. “One of the primary issues was motivating people to turn the documents in,” said Victoria Dahmes, former Provost and Vice President for Academic Aff

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