News & Events
Campus & Club Events
- Earth Day: April
- Campus Beautification Day: August
- America Recycles Day: November
- Campus Clean-up Days: TBA
- Community Clean-Up Days: TBA
- Community Garden Days: TBA
Local & National Conferences
- Sustain SoCal (previously Sustain OC): June 25, 2019
- California Higher Education Sustainability Conference (CHESC): July 8–11, 2019
Sustainability Efforts
Campus Sustainability Projects
- Recycling Bins
In an ongoing effort to promote sustainability, new recycling and waste bins have been added to both the grounds and buildings for student, faculty and staff use. - Water Bottle Fill Stations
State-of-the-art filtered water fill stations have been added to A 400, BSTIC, SSC, PE 200 and B 300 in an effort to decrease the number of single use bottles used on campus. - Vehicle Charge Stations
Meet the Team
Office Location: A 100, Room 113
Email: IVCResearch@ivc.edu
Loris Fagioli, PhD | Director of Research, Planning and Accreditation, Research and Planning | 949-451-5788
Kevin Hsu | Research and Planning Analyst (Equity), Research and Planning | 949-451-5645
Glossary of Terms
ACCJC — Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Completion Rate (Course-level) — The measure of students earning a grade of C or better in a course.
Success Rate (Course-level) or Successful Course Completion — See Completion Rate (Course-level)
Research Methods and Resources
The Office of Research, Planning and Accreditation collaborates with college faculty, staff, administrators, and managers by providing data and research assistance for internal projects and conferences. To ensure the college maintains its mission for student success, the Office of Research, Planning and Accreditation applies statistical techniques to identify educational bottlenecks and assess the impact of policy changes.
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Irvine Valley College is committed to protecting the welfare, rights, and privacy of all persons who participate as subjects in research projects conducted under its auspices, and to ensuring that the subjects of such research are fully aware of their rights and of the protections available to them.
Office of Research, Planning and Accreditation
Welcome!
The Office of Research, Planning and Accreditation (ORPA) fosters continuous quality improvement of student learning at Irvine Valley College by providing innovative, timely, relevant, and accurate information that drives college decision-making.