Title: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly: a Practitioner’s Look “Under the Hood” of Implemented Program Recommendations Four Years After a Needs Assessment

Abstract In the spring of 2020, WE@RIT Director Kathy Ehrlich-Scheffer completed a mixed methods needs assessment analysis on the WE@RIT program's offerings for the current student population, brought about by a rapid shift in student engagement patterns. Kathy has previously presented in detail (via CoNECD 2021, ASEE 2021 and WEPAN Fall Program Days 2021 " which means that while research and recommendations are necessary for improvement, there's typically not a 100% success rate at the level of their implementation.