Student Affairs Assessment Council:
Articulating our purpose
“Position description” for membership
Charge update
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
“Position description” themes
• Collaboration
• Leadership within departments
• Participation in a learning community
Collaboration
Responsibilities
Benefits
• Peer reviews of annual
Assessment Reports
• Active participation in
Assessment Council
• Serve as resource for other
departments seeking assessment
advice; refer to peers or SAREP if
feedback required is beyond your
knowledge
• Coordinate with other council
members to further the
assessment efforts in the division
• Peer reviewed feedback
• Make connections across the
Division
• Professional networking
opportunities
• Opportunities for crossdepartmental collaborations
• Supportive and honest
feedback, encouragement, and
sharing of ideas
• Cake
Leadership within Departments
Responsibilities
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Provide leadership for ongoing
departmental assessment efforts
Department contact for assessment-related
software (Campus Labs, Qualtrics, ipods)
Commitment to submitting departmental
assessment report annually by 9/15 or 1/15
Liaison between department and
Assessment Council; Informs department of
division-wide assessment efforts & works to
align departmental work with priorities of
the Division and University
Be part of departmental assessment team
Coordinate efforts to determine assessment
ideals within the organization you represent
Coordinate assessment activities within
department
Educate department on assessment
Benefits
Participate in a Learning Community
Responsibilities
Benefits
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Share best practices
Become familiar with a variety of
assessment methods and tools
Advance personal knowledge of
assessment, research, and planning
via outside readings, conference
attendance, and individual learning
from assessment implementation
Understand how assessment
benefits organization
Serve as a resource for new
members
Present findings within
department, on campus, at
professional conferences, etc.
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Practical skills to apply in their work
Professional networking opportunities
Professional development opportunities in
the areas of: assessment, planning,
implementation of assessments, reporting,
etc.
Opportunities to impact Division policy
Energy to fulfill unit potential
On-campus assessment network to support
and answer questions as they work on their
assessment plans and reports
Access to tools for improving program
processes
Outlets for showcasing their work within
and outside the University
Involvement in ongoing discussions about
best practices in student affairs assessment
& related fields.
Small Group
Activity!
3 groups, 1 theme each
Are these responsibilities accurate/complete?
Make responsibilities more concise.
Is anything missing from this theme or overall?
Elements of the current charge
Still
Relevant
Somewhat No Longer
Relevant
Relevant
MUR Establishing approaches to share and maximize the use of resources
across Student Affairs units
12
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CCP To implement a cohesive and coordinated assessment program across
Student Affairs units
11
2
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Functioning as a learning community - one that consistently advances
FLC its own learning and uses its acquired knowledge to consult with
individuals and groups
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Implementing assessment planning, reporting, and evaluation of
PRE assessment efforts, including providing feedback to departments on
their assessment plans and activities
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Establishing a standard format for unit level assessment annual
FFR reports, which will be integrated into a Division of Student Affairs
assessment report
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8
3
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6
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Developing mechanisms to monitor the degree to which and the
IPS manner in which assessment results are being used to improve
programs and services
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9
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DRS Providing reinforcement and support for assessment efforts - design a
reward structure
LAA To monitoring the level of assessment activity
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DWP
Guiding division-wide assessment projects
Ensuring that a structure is in place that will produce a common data
CRS reporting structure, that all departments have assessment plans, that
plans are implemented, that results are reported, and that results are
applied to continuous improvement efforts
CLO Identifying a set of common set learning outcomes and areas of
impact that are common to and will be assessed by all units
IAP Implementing specific assessment projects
Small Group
Activity!
4 groups, 2-3 items each
For each item: is this an AC activity or
SAREP/VPSA? Why?