Transforming Teaching & Learning through High-Impact Practices
Award Program for Departments
In a foundational article published by the AAC&U in 2008, George Kuh described high-impact
practices as those that encourage active learning and student engagement. According to Kuh,
these practices work best when students have opportunities to engage in high-impact practices
early in their careers (in introductory and GE-level courses) and towards the end of their careers
within their majors (available at: https://www.aacu.org/leap/hips).
The Division of Academic Affairs therefore is pleased to announce the High Impact Practices
Award Program. Awards of $10,000 each will be awarded to departments with promising or
demonstrated high-impact practices associated with assessment. Departments/programs are
invited to submit proposals for awards for:
 Promising High Impact Practices (HIPs) that have been implemented as a result of
documented student learning outcomes assessments;
 Positive and documented results of HIPs that derived from student learning outcomes
assessment findings
The purpose of this award program is to recognize outstanding contributions to educational
effectiveness using internationally recognized best practices. Applications must address the
ways in which assessment at the program level has resulted in the introduction of high-impact
practices within the curriculum OR how student learning outcomes assessment has documented
positive results of already incorporated HIPS.
Awards will be $10,000 to departments
Proposals will be reviewed by the Steering Committee of the Program Review and Assessment
Council
TIMELINE:
May 6, 2015
Announcement of award program
September 7, 2015
Proposals due in electronic form to Sharlene Sayegh
(Sharlene.Sayegh@csulb.edu). Deadline is 11:59PM
September 2015
Review of proposals by the Steering Committee of the Program
Assessment Review Council.
September 18, 2015 Announcement of awards – Departments receiving awards will be notified
by email and will be publicly posted on the campus assessment website
Transforming Teaching & Learning through High-Impact Practices
Award Program for Departments
Proposal Cover Sheet
Please complete this Proposal Cover Sheet for the award program to which you are applying.
Contact Name
Department
Phone
E-mail
AWARD PROGRAM (CHECK ONE)
Program I: Promising High-Impact
 General Education Courses
Practices resulting from recent SLO
assessment
 lower division  upper division
 Academic Programs
 lower division  upper division  graduate
Approximate number of students
enrolled per academic year:
______________________
 General Education Courses
Program II: Documented High-Impact
Practices demonstrated through SLO
assessment
 lower division  upper division
 Academic Programs
 lower division  upper division  graduate
Approximate number of students
enrolled per academic year:
Statement of
Commitment
______________________
If we receive an award through this program, we will comply with all
requirements as described in this request for proposals.
Department
Chair Signature
Date
The Dean is aware of the proposal and supports its submission.
Dean Signature
Date
Transforming Teaching & Learning through High-Impact Practices
Award Program for Departments
Narrative Statement
In your application narrative, please address the following questions:
1. Explain the process of student learning outcomes (SLO) assessment in the department. Please
include relevant assessment reports related to the high impact practice covered by this award.
2. Please respond to the relevant question below:
PROGRAM 1 applicants only: Explain the rationale for implementing a high-impact
practice based on previous SLO assessment.
PROGRAM 2 applicants only: Explain the process of assessing of the high-impact
practice your program has implemented. How has it positively contributed to teaching
and learning in the department? Discussion of assessment process must also document
gains in course completion rates or other relevant metrics of student success as a result of
adoption of high-impact practices.
3. How does the department plan to use the prize money to further develop high-impact
practices? Discuss the methods by which the department plans further to assess the effectiveness
of the high-impact practice. Note: all follow up assessment process must also document gains in
course completion rates or other relevant metrics of student success as a result of adoption of
high-impact practices.
Submit an electronic copy of the application to Dr. Sharlene Sayegh, Director of Program
Review and Assessment (Sharlene.Sayegh@csulb.edu). Note "HIPS Award Application" in the
subject line of the email.
Transforming Teaching & Learning through High-Impact Practices
Award Program for Departments
Award Rubric
On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 3 (highest) rate the application's response to each section of
the narrative.
1
Explanation of HIP and use in curriculum
Explanation of assessment as reported to the VPAA
Explanation of implementation / assessment with prize money
Total Score (out of 9 possible points): _______
Reviewer Comments:
Recommend ____ / Not recommended at this time____
2
3