Student Learning Outcomes Committee
October 14, 2013
3:00–4:30 p.m.
E-215
Meeting Minutes
MEMBERS
Name
Eric Bosler
Mary Cousineau
Barbara Durham
Langston Johnson
Carol Kimbrough
Kelly Locke
Stephanie Low
Peggy Mayfield
Kathy Mendelsohn
Rhea Mendoza-Lewis
Cheryl O’Donnell (Chair)
Melissa Stave
Representing
Faculty
Faculty
Faculty
Staff
Faculty
Faculty
Management
Faculty
Management
Faculty
Faculty
Faculty
Present
X
X
X
X
X
Absent
X
X
X
X (Accreditation Visit)
X
X
X
X
Guests
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 3:10
ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Approval of 9/23/13 Meeting Minutes
The 9.23.13 minutes were approved as written.
2. Update on SLO Activities on Campus
Cheryl updated the Committee on the status of the SLO worksheets. Kathy has alerted the deans
regarding disciplines in their areas for which the mapping activity was not completed. The
sorted-by-program SLO worksheets will be available in the R:\Student Learning Outcomes\
Course Level Assessment Reports in areas and then in specific disciplines by October 23.
Instructions for Phase II of the project, calendaring assessments, will also be placed in the R
drive. Kathy will send an e-mail to deans, who should then communicate with their area faculty
about the process. The deadline for calendaring assessments is December 6. Kathy will be
communicating with Pam to see if some time during the January flex days could be reserved for
assessment dialog among discipline faculty.
SLO Minutes (10.14.13)
3. Website Project
Cheryl, Kelly, Kathy from this Committee attended the Strengthening Student Success
Conference on October 9-10, 2013. One of the sessions, Transparency in Disclosing ProgramLevel Outcome Results,” was presented by Susan Clifford and Krista Johns from the ACCJC.
They described how best to use, record, and share program-level outcome results to all
stakeholders of the college, and displayed websites that they observed shared and presented
information/content in an understandable and accessible format for public audiences. The
websites they recommended are ones that the Committee will review and share feedback at the
next meeting. The websites are listed below, followed by the names of Committee members who
will review them. It was discussed that the focus of observation should first be on content and
“language” (for example, student-centered language).
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Team East Los Angeles College: Kelly and Barbara
Team Los Angeles City College: Rhea and Mary
Team Los Medanos College: Kelly and Rhea
Team Palomar College: Carol and Peggy
Team Santa Barbara City College: Carol and Melissa
Team Yuba College: Barb and Melissa
Team Palo Verde: Cheryl and Kathy (not on ACCJC list)
4. Outcomes and Assessment Committee Handbook
The Outcomes and Assessment Committee Handbook was reviewed and approved by the
Committee. The Handbook will be presented to the Senate at the October 22 meeting.
5. Other
None
6. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 p.m.
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Hartnell College provides the leadership and resources to ensure that all students shall have equal access to a quality education
and the opportunity to pursue and achieve their goals. We are responsive to the learning needs of our community and dedicated to
a diverse educational and cultural campus environment that prepares our students for productive participation in a changing world.