Assessment Team

Team Membership

• Eleven-member team: one representative of the Law School; one representative of the Dental School; one representative from each of the colleges/schools (selected by the college/school); one representative from the library; one faculty member selected by the MFA from its members; and two administrative representatives

• Reports to the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost

Members

Representatives from the Colleges/Schools/Library
Bruce Brorby, Associate Dean, College of Business Administration (term expires 2010)
Amy Green Deines, School of Architecture (term expires 2009)
Mary Hannah, Psychology, College of Liberal Arts and Education (term expires 2010)
Rose Higgins, Chairperson, Physician Assistant, College of Health Professions (term expires 2009) (MFA)
Kris McLonis, Cataloging and Database Management, Libraries, Secretary (term expires 2009)
[open] College of Health Professions
[open] College of Engineering and Science

2 administrative representatives
Steve LaGrassa, School of Architecture (term expires 2009)                        
Sheryl McGriff, Dean of Career Education Center (term expires 2008)
Elizabeth Roberts-Kirchhoff, Director of Assessment

 1 Dental School representative
Kathi Shepherd, Periodontology and Dental Hygiene (term expires 2010)  

1 Law School representative
Ann Griffin (term expires 2008)

Charge

Initial Organizational Structure and Tasks

• Determine Team's organizational structure (officers/leadership e.g., chairperson, secretary, and/or other positions)

• Draft operational policies and procedures (e.g., frequency of meetings, who calls meetings), notification time for meetings (e.g., ten days), time period for distribution of agenda (e.g., five days), timeline for preparation and approval of meeting minutes

• Team replaces the Educational Outcomes Assessment Committee.

• Establish procedures for keeping records of approved resolutions, advice, membership records and other actions

• Draft general assessment process and goals for first year (to be updated annually)

• Include clear time limits for action on various issues as per paragraph 4 under "Further Details" of Shared Governance Task Force proposal approved by the university community.

• Deliberate and act on priority issues identified by the Academic Vice President and Provost

• Provide Shared Governance Task Force with draft operational policies and procedures by December 1, 2005

Ongoing Responsibilities

• Develop mechanism for sharing best practices around the university regarding assessment

• Review the assessment methodologies being used by each school and identify those schools in which assessment activities require improvement

• Provide ongoing reports to and consultation with the Academic Vice President and Provost

• Keep the university community informed of team activities through providing summary minutes of meetings and reports posted to the shared governance website. The secretary of the team is responsible for these postings and for informing Campus Connections of new postings.