Shared Governance Assessment Committee
June 4 – meeting notes
1. Meeting convened at 10:00, previous meeting notes (May 28)
were reviewed and approved.
2. Update on recommendation to Provost – no action, Myton will
revisit the topic with him.
3. Update on Academy Results Forum – awaiting template.
4. Assessment Examples and memo from President Pleger:
a. Dr. Pleger encouraged the committee to expand their
messaging to campus, highlighting areas where
substantial progress was occurring and using these
individuals as resources across campus.
b. Committee members were encouraged to write examples
using the Activity Log to distribute as models
c. Committee members were encouraged write campus
Spotlight messages highlighting assessment activity and
issues in their respective areas.
d. Committee members requested an update on the status
of course and program assessment since the March
2015 reports – Myton will do this. (training members now
so close to the v.5 release seemed unproductive)
2015-2016
Assessment Committee Members:
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I had an interesting conversation with faculty this week about
assessment. It is clear to me that the assessment committee is making
an impact on campus in moving the dial regarding participation. One
suggestion I heard was to identify schools and areas of campus that are
making progress and/or doing a good job in the area of assessment and
recognizing them so that they can be used as a resource for other faculty
and schools.
Does the above suggestion make sense? Do we have some faculty and
schools that are doing a good job in making progress in assessment and
reporting data? Could we find a way to leverage this to help other faulty?
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5. Review email cover letter
a. Cover memo 1 for faculty – edited and approved
b. Cover memo 2 for staff – postponed to next meeting
6. Committee Memos
a. Course – post to website, link in email
b. General Education – post to website, link in email
c. Program Assessment – post to website, link in email
d. Program Review – post to website, link in email
e. Strategic Plan – postponed to next meeting
7. The program review template was discussed with considerable
emotion and intensity. Members felt that the format and
framework required immediate re-evaluation and that few chairs
had proceeded so far that they couldn’t adapt to a new format.
Alignment to the criteria for accreditation was a recognized
factor, and members were encouraged to develop a draft format
and to have their school chairs raise the issue of change at the
upcoming Dean/Chair meeting.
8. Upcoming topics
a. Discussion/review of Committee Charge
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Chair: Vacant
Dave Myton, Associate Provost for
Assessment, Education and
Graduate Studies
George Denger, Faculty, School of
English Communication and
Language Studies term expires
2018
Sandi King, Faculty, School of
Nursing, term expires 2016
Robert Hildebrand, College of
Business and Engineering, term
expires 2016 (non-replacement
position)
Evan Schemm, Faculty, School of
Mathmatics and Computer
Science, Term expires 2018
Mindy McCready, Faculty, Lukenda
School of Business, Term expires
2018
Joe Moening, Faculty, School of
Engineering and Technology Term
expires 2018
Barb Light, Faculty, School of
Education, Term expires 2018
Vacant, School Humanities, Arts,
and Social Sciences, Term expires
2017
Vacant, School of Liberal Studies
Vacant, School of Criminal Justice,
Fire Science and Emergency
Medical Services
Vacant, School of Biological
Sciences
Vacant, School of Physical
Sciences
Vacant, School of Recreation
Studies and Exercise Science
Paige Gordier, AP representative,
Term expires 2017
Mari Schupp, AP representative,
Term expires 2018
Adam Raffaele, ESP representative
term expires 2018
Marcia Jenkin-Ball, ESP
representative term expires 2018
Vacant, Student
Vacant, Student
Absent: shown in strikeout
Guests:
http://www.lssu.edu/sharedgovernance/assessment/charge.php
b. Program Review Template - next meeting
c. Survey analysis and Action Items
9. The next meetings will be held on June 18 and August 13.
10. Other Business
11. Meeting Adjourned by 11:50 am.