University Assessment Committee Meeting
May 8, 2014
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Welcome / Introductions
Berkel, LaVerne
Bethman, Brenda
Bunce, Larry
Cancilla, Devon
Cornell, David
Garavalia, Linda
Glesner-Fines, Barbara
Holsinger, Alex
Horsmon, Caitlin
Kelly, Colleen
Lindsay, Nathan
Mitchell, Ken
Mullaly-Quijas, Margaret
Petrella, Diane
Potts, Chelsia
Plamann, Lynda
Quaintance, Jennifer
Smith, Kit
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
Assistant Vice Provost for Assessment
Computing & Engineering
Libraries
Conservatory
Student/Higher Education Administration
Biological Sciences
Medicine
Nursing
Student/Higher Education Administration
Dentistry
Ex-Officio/FaCET
Ex-Officio/Coordinator of Writing Assess.
Arts & Sciences-Natural Sciences
II. Video: A Brief History of Assessment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lBhMSaFNhY
III. Dean and Unit Assessment Committee Follow-up
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Schools I’ve met with: Education, Business, Pharmacy, Dental, Nursing,
Conservatory, Graduate Studies, SBS, SCE, Medicine, A&S, Law (i.e., everyone!)
IV. Helping faculty with Curriculum Mapping. Here are the programs without
curriculum maps (and I’ve highlighted programs that haven’t responded to invitations
for training):
 A&S: Anthropology minor; Black Studies minor; Chemistry BA , BS, and MS;
Urban Studies BA; English MA; Foreign Language MA; Environmental Studies
BA, BS; Environmental and Urban MS; Healing and Humanities minor; Liberal
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Arts BA; Philosophy BA; Physics BA, BS, and MS; Political Science MA; Family
Studies minor; Acting and Directing MFA; Design and Technology MFA; Theatre
MA; Women’s and Gender Studies minor
SBS: Cellular and Molecular MS
Bloch: Business Administration BBA; Entrepreneurship minor
SCE: Civil Engineering MS; Computer Science BA; Computer Science MS;
Electrical Engineering MS; Mechanical Engineering MS; Engineering and
Construction GC
Conservatory: Conducting MM and DMA; Music Composition MM and DMA;
Jazz BM; Artist’s Certificate GC
Dentistry: Oral and Maxillofacial GC
Education: Educational Administration PK 12 EdS; Reading Education EdS;
Teaching MA
Law: Law JD, LLM
Nursing: Nursing BSN, MSN, DNP
Graduate Studies: College Teaching and Career GC
V. FaCET Assessment Mentoring—Barb Glesner-Fines
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Report on FaCET workshop on assessing graduate education
Rubrics
o Assessing Student Reflection with Sample Rubric (see attached)
o Assessment of Research in Thesis Papers with Sample Rubric (see
attached)
VI. HLC Requirement—SLO’s for ALL courses at UMKC
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Deadline is February 2015
VII. June Assessable Roo Newsletter: suggestions?
VIII. RooWriter Update: https://www.umkc.edu/RooWriter/logon.aspx
IX. ALEKS (Math Placement) Update:
http://www.umkc.edu/mathplacement/default.cfm
X. Upcoming FaCET Symposium: August 22nd at the Kaufman Center
XI. Next meeting time: September 2014
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