Advisory Committee

Purpose

The Peacemakers

The Assessment Advisory Committee provides leadership and recommendations on the quality and implementation of student learning outcomes assessment at ±¬ÁϹÏ. Faculty on the committee will examine issues and solutions related, but not limited, to academic assessment support, resources, and processes.

Primary Roles

  • Conducts a review of academic assessment and provides formative feedback on reports, makes recommendations for action
  • Reviews the university's annual academic assessment report and discusses progress toward our goals for continuous improvement

  • Makes recommendations for professional development opportunities related to assessment, pedagogy, and learning outcomes research
  • Review's assessment processes and resources to make assessment meaningful and manageable for programs
  • Answers questions about student learning outcomes assessment and provides support to colleagues at the university

  • Review's policies and procedures
  • Makes recommendations to existing governing structures, as necessary, to foster a campus-wide commitment to improvement-oriented educational assessment

Benefits of the Committee

  • Strengthens assessment knowledge, capacity, and activities within the department and college
  • Cultivates and recognizes champions of academic assessment
  • Develops best practices within and across academic programs
  • Serves as a platform for faculty to voice their needs and interests related to assessment and research
  • Contributes to a campus-wide understanding of and commitment to improvement-oriented academic assessment

Advisory Committee Members

The committee is comprised of at least two faculty members per academic college, a liaison from Faculty Senate, and an administrative faculty member from IE&A. The committee meets monthly during the fall and spring semesters. Members will serve for 2 years and will be appointed by the Associate Deans.

  • David Shirley, Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Assessment, Chair
  • Kristy Carlisle, College of Education & Professional Studies, Co-Chair
  • John Baaki, College of Education & Professional Studies
  • Tom Bean, College of Education & Professional Studies
  • Robert Cromich, College of Business
  • David Courson, College of Sciences
  • Nestor Escobales, College of Engineering & Technology
  • Stephanie Ewers, College of Health Sciences
  • Michelle Fowler-Amato, College of Arts & Letters
  • Oscar Gonzalez, College of Engineering & Technology
  • Karen Karlowicz, College of Health Sciences
  • Scott Maggard, College of Arts & Letters
  • Christine Mitchell, College of Arts & Letters
  • Jomo Mutegi, College of Education & Professional Studies
  • James Paulson, College of Sciences
  • Tony Perez, College of Education & Professional Studies
  • Dan Richards, College of Arts & Letters
  • Stacie Ringleb, College of Engineering & Technology
  • Jay Walker, College of Business
  • Dylan Wittkower, College of Arts & Letters
  • Lucy Wittkower, University Libraries
  • Alla Zareva, College of Arts & Letters