Application for the 2016 General Education Assessment
Leadership Institute:
May 2-3, Halle Library
Due April 15, 2016
A key finding of the General Education Review Committee’s report is that EMU must engage in more
rigorous assessment of student learning. Therefore, the Assessment Institute, scheduled for May 2-3,
2016, will focus on the assessment of student learning in the General Education Program with emphasis
on developing faculty and lecturer assessment leaders.
Coordinators of the Institute include Peggy Liggit, John Koolage, Maria Milletti, and Doug Baker, and
they encourage Tenured/Tenure-track Faculty, Full-Time Lecturers, and Part-Time Lecturers (Level B)* to
apply, particularly if you are interested in the following:
 Developing as a leader / facilitator of assessment as part of a larger effort to assess student
learning from programmatic perspectives
 Contributing to assessments in any of the General Education categories (e.g., Knowledge of the
Disciplines—Arts, Humanities, Natural Science, Social Science)**
 Engaging in the scholarship and research of assessment, particularly as it improves student
learning
 Developing tools for assessing student learning—especially from a programmatic perspective,
including learning more about using Canvas and the AAC&U Value rubrics
*Important note for Part-Time Lecturers, Level B: Participation in this event does NOT guarantee future
employment at EMU.
**For complete list of General Education Program areas and student learning outcomes, go to
https://www.emich.edu/gened/learningoutcomes.php.
A $300 honorarium is available to participants who attend both days of the Assessment Institute AND
complete an assessment action plan, which will be implemented in the next academic year (2016-17). To
complete the necessary application and paperwork to process the honorarium, the Faculty Development
Center (FDC) requires your department head’s approval for participation.
Please talk with your department head/school director and let him/her know about your interest in this
professional development opportunity, particularly since your leadership will potentially support the
department’s efforts to assess student learning.
Next Steps
 Complete the attached application and return to the Faculty Development Center no later than
April 15, 2016. Email to facultydevelopment@emich.edu

Ask your department head/school director to email a brief message to indicate his or her
support, and send it to facultydevelopment@emich.edu.
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Application Form for the 2016 General Education Assessment
Leadership Institute:
May 2-3, Halle Library
Due April 15, 2016
Please fill out the form below
Name:
Department and Campus Address:
Job Title:
E-ID:
Email:
Please check the General Education Program Area(s) you are interested to explore for
creating an assessment project for General Education student learning outcomes.
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General Education Areas You Teach In
Effective Communication
Quantitative Reasoning
Perspectives on a Diverse World
 Global Awareness
 US Diversity
Learning Beyond the Classroom
Writing Intensive
Knowledge of the Disciplines
 Arts
 Humanities
 Natural Sciences
 Social Sciences
Circle which statement best describes your previous experience with program
assessment:
Advanced – I’ve been doing program assessment for several years.
Intermediate – I’ve been doing program assessment for at least one academic year.
Emerging – I’m just getting starting with program assessment.
Newbie – I’ve never been involved with program assessment before.
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Based on your statement above about your previous experience with classroom or
program assessment of student learning,
 What would you like to achieve by participating in this seminar?
 What would you like to learn by participating in this seminar?
A $300 honorarium is available to participants who attend both days of the
Assessment Institute AND complete an assessment action plan to be
implemented next year (2016-17). To complete the paperwork needed to
process this honorarium, the FDC requires Department approval of participation
in this event.
Please talk to your Department Head/School Director and let him/her know you
are interested in this professional development opportunity.
An email from your Department Head/Director supporting your participation
(nothing elaborate – “I support X to participate in this Assessment Institute May
2-3, 2016” is good enough.*)
*Part-Time Lectures (Level B) – also have your Department Head verify your
status as a Level B Lecturer.
Return this application and
have your Department Head/Director email a brief indication of his or her
support to:
facultydevelopment@emich.edu
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