Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Planning 

The primary purpose of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Planning is to conduct a comprehensive program of data collecting, analysis and reporting and university-wide assessment to support strategic planning and institutional effectiveness. These processes enhance the University’s mission of providing quality academic and non-academic programs, services and activities for its students.  

Contacts: 

Bliss Adkison, M.B.A. 
Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Planning 
The University of West Alabama 
Station 18 
Livingston, AL 35470 
Phone: (205) 652-3912 
Email: badkison@uwa.edu 

Dee Ann Andrews 
Secretary 
The University of West Alabama 
Station 18 
Livingston, AL  35470 
Phone: (205) 652-3547 
Email: dandrews@uwa.edu   

Graduation Rates

Graduation rates represent the number of students that complete a degree program in a specific timeframe. They are reported by cohorts for 6 year completions, 5 year completions, and 4 year completions. 

Detailed Enrollment Data 

Detailed enrollment data consists of information on freshmen enrollment trends; enrollment by gender for the past 10 years; on campus, online and combined enrollment totals as well as information on new students and residents vs. non-residents. Most information is broken down into gender and full/part-time status of students. 

Student Totals by College 

The information contained on these pages is a break down of students by class and race for each college for a specific timeframe.  

Planning and Assessment

The University of West Alabama uses WEAVEonline® for all planning and assessment documents. Follow the link below and use your UWA account information to log onto WEAVEonline®: https://app.weaveeducation.com/login/uwa 

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Retention has developed the UWA Planning and Assessment Guide and WEAVEonline User’s Manual that includes important information on the planning and assessment process at UWA and step-by-step instructions on how to enter data into the WEAVEonline® system. If you have questions or need help with planning and assessment, contact Bliss Adkison at badkison@uwa.edu. 

Five Year Strategic Plan