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For input from CHHS Faculty Advisory Council (FAC)
CHHS Assessment Team
Committee Composition:
Chair: Associate Dean who is responsible:
1) call and conducting meetings of the Team,
2) provide clerical support (with the help of IRIM) for the activities of the Team,
3) share work of the Team with the CHHS-FAC
4) facilitate action on the recommendations of the Team,
5) serve as a liaison between the CHHS Assessment Team and the University Assessment
Team
6) submit the annual CHHS Assessment Team report to the Provost every June.
Assessment Team Members:
Director from each School with responsibility to consider all input from the Team and
collaborate with other School Directors in considering Team recommendations
focused on improving the quality of student learning outcomes within the School or
Program.
One faculty member from each School elected by faculty based on following
qualifications:
1. At least two years in a tenure track position (required)
2. Experience in assessing/evaluating multiple learning modalities, i.e. face to face,
on-line, field experiences, clinical experiences, simulation laboratory, etc.
(required)
3. Commitment to participate in the University Faculty Development Workshops
related to assessment (required)
4. Commitment to be an active member for three years (required)
5. Commitment to provide School with regular feedback regarding the work of the
committee (required)
6. Experience as a current or past member of the School’s Curriculum Committee
(preferred)
Initial Charge to CHHS Assessment Team: (January, 2012 – April, 2013)
1. Meet with the Faculty Development Center (FDC) Director to identify potential
workshops/training sessions that would be useful the Team members/.
2. Determine an electronic process for data collection and presentation of data.
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3. Establish a timeline for when and which program assessment data is due to the Team
each year.
4. Determine a timeline for sharing data with CHHS Faculty Advisory Council (FAC).
5. Begin to document existing accreditation requirements related to assessment of student
learning outcomes.
6. Begin to compare existing accreditation requirements with existing assessment
processes (collecting data, analyzing data, making evidence-based recommendations)
and tools used by accredited programs in each School.
7. Begin to document existing assessment processes (collecting data, analyzing data,
making evidence-based recommendations) and tools used by non-accredited programs.
8. Prepare a 2-3 page report (based on a template provided by the University Assessment
Committee) to the Provost by June 30, 2013.
Ongoing Charge to CHHS Assessment Team: (August, 2013 and beyond)
1. Meet 1-2 times a semester to review documents related to assessment of student learning
outcomes across selected (based on a rotating schedule created by the Team) Schools and
programs in the College.
2. Participate in dialogue across Schools and programs and Faculty Development Center (FDC) to
enhance student learning outcomes
3. Collaborate across programs to identify evidence-based strategies to enhance student learning
outcomes across all Schools and programs in the College.
4. Explore options for 1) providing rewards for outstanding assessment processes and student
learning outcomes and 2) sharing results of the Team’s work and program work with all faculty.
5. Explore options for developing both disciplinary and cross disciplinary coaching in use of
evidence-based assessment practices.
6. Identify strategies for merging assessment of student learning outcome data with existing
accreditation standards/requirements to facilitate accreditation/re-accreditation processes.
7. Continue to document existing assessment practices and changes in assessment practices based
on review of the evidence/data provided about student learning outcomes.
8. Prepare, with help of Chair, the annual report due to the Provost each June.
Once the FAC reviews this draft and brings the information to faculty in each of the Schools and each
School elects a faculty CHHS Team member, the Chair will call a meeting to begin the work of the team
in late January.
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