Members Present:
Marilyn Guy, Betty Larson, Kathie Leeper, Ruth Lumb,
A revised cover letter for providing feedback to departments
was reviewed. A subcommittee made
numerous revisions on January 16 to incorporate the assessment concerns from
the Higher Learning Commission report.
Several additional suggestions were made. The cover letter will be revised again to
incorporate the suggestions of the committee.
The charge from the Senate Coordinating Committee was
distributed. At its January 14 meeting,
the SCC “decided it will encourage Assessment [Committee] to come up with a
timeline to monitor progress and report compliance of the development and
implementation of assessment plans in the various departments. The dean also noted that
A tentative process to monitor all departments to implement a complete cycle of assessment was considered. We will ask each department to designate an assessment coordinator, who will attend monthly required meetings on assessment during February, March, and April. The assessment banquet will focus on the Higher Learning Commission report, specifically focusing on assessment and the plan to address the concern. Ideally, the division chairs will be involved as necessary to ensure that departments are making adequate progress and meeting their obligations to this task. We will attempt to follow the timeline identified in the Higher Learning Commission report, which requires all departments to have an approved assessment plan by September 1.
Summer workshops on assessment will be proposed. The hope is that these meetings will be primarily working sessions for departments. The deadline for proposals is February 9.
The focus of the January 26 meeting will be the revision of the annual report guidelines.
Next Meeting:
The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, January 26,
Respectfully submitted,
Michael D. Wohlfeil