University Assessment Committee Meeting
October 10, 2013
I.
Welcome / Introductions
Member
Berkel, LaVerne A.
Bethman, Brenda
Bunce, Larry W.
Cancilla, Devon
Cornell, David W.
Garavalia, Linda
Glesner-Fines, Barbara
Holsinger, Alex
Horsmon, Caitlin
Kelly, Colleen L.
Krantz, Steven
Lindsay, Nathan K.
Madison-Cannon, Sabrina
Mitchell, Ken
Mullaly-Quijas, Margaret P.
Potts, Chelsia
Plamann, Lynda S.
Quaintance, Jennifer
Stroud, Dan
Van Ness, Christopher
Ward-Smith, Peggy
Wood, Henrietta
Zhu, Da-Ming
Representation
School of Education
Ex-Officio/Student Affairs
Ex-Officio/Institutional Research
Ex-Officio/VP for Online Learning
Bloch
Pharmacy
Law
Arts & Sciences-Social Sciences
Arts & Sciences-Humanities
Graduate Studies
Nursing
Assistant Vice Provost for Assessment
Conservatory
Computing & Engineering
Libraries
Student/Higher Education Administration
Biological Sciences
Medicine
Student/Higher Education Administration
Dentistry
Ex-Officio/FaCET
Ex-Officio/Coordinator of Writing Assess.
Arts & Sciences-Natural Sciences
II. Reviewing 2012-2013 Assessment Plans for all degrees
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Using the Assessment Plan Review Rubric to focus on Measures, Findings, and
Action Plans (please see the two attached handouts)
Curriculum maps and assessment narratives?
Assessment Plan Review Assignments (see attached spreadsheet)
Due date: Friday, November 15th
III. Update on Assessment Plans Completed Across the University
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How did things go in your department in meeting the October 1st deadline? Any
suggestions for next year?
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IV. Review of the ETS Proficiency Profile results (see attachment)
VI. Articles for the December Assessment Newsletter?
VIII. Upcoming Assessment Workshops at FaCET (all workshops from 2:00-3:30pm)
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - Workshop on Conducting Focus Groups (Nathan Lindsay
and Dan Stroud)
Wednesday January 29, 2014 - Workshop on Assessing Service Learning and Other
High Impact Practices at UMKC (Nathan Lindsay)
Wednesday February 19, 2014 - Workshop on Departmental Satisfaction/ Learning
Outcome Surveys (Nathan Lindsay)
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - RooWriter Preliminary Findings Presentation (Henri Wood)
IX. Topics for future meetings?
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Tuning at UMKC
High Impact Practices
Cultural Literacy
Online Learning
X. Next meeting time: November 14, 2013 9am-10am
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