Table 3 Coding categories and description

Center:

 Director

 Staff

1) Services:

Provided to faculty, departments, students, and the institution

Any service provided by the center, some examples include:

• Assessment and evaluation

• Support for EBIP adoption and classroom innovation

• Networking

• Administrative, e.g., grant management

• Consultation

• Broader impacts

2) Programs:

Provided to faculty, departments, students, and the institution

Increase awareness and develop skills (e.g., professional development activities, learning communities)

Any program provided by the center, some examples include:

• Workshops

• Seminars

• Institutes

• Mentoring

• Learning communities

3) Educational research, and assessment/evaluation activities performed by the center, e.g., associated with curricular interventions, and externally funded initiatives

Any aspect of center engagement, some examples include:

• Types of educational research carried out

• Types of assessment and evaluation activities performed

• Collaboration/partnerships: sharing ideas and solving challenges

• Consultation

• Building partnerships for

Departments:

 Chairs

 Faculty

Comments identifying specific areas of engagement with the center; general impressions

• Engagement in any service, program, or research (per above)

• Perceived value of engagement

Upper Admin:

 Provost

 Deans

 VPR

Comments related to center role; value of center; areas of impact; observations of faculty, department, and student engagement; general impressions

Perceived role of the center and value of

• For faculty/departments

• For students

• For the institution