Academic Affairs Assessment Council (AAAC)

   
Membership

Standing membership of
the council consists of the Provost, Academic Deans, Chair of the Outcomes Assessment Committee,
two staff members to provide IR and technology support, and at least two ad hoc faculty members. Other ad hoc members may be added depending on current needs related to accreditation and assessment issues.

Current members:

  • Donna Wilson, Provost
  • Jonathan Lindzey, Interim Asst. Provost
  • Zak Hossain, Interim Dean,
       Arts and Sciences
  • Jane Penman, Interim Dean,
       College of Education and Human Services
  • Rick Van Dyke, Chair of
       Outcomes Assessment Committee
  • Mike Abplanalp, Institutional Research
  • Shane Jones, Application Developer
  • Vicki Paulina, Academic Technology/
       Distance Education
  • Brett Everhart, Director of Teacher Ed,
       ad hoc faculty representative
  • Lynette Reitz, ad hoc faculty representative
  • Linda Koch, ad hoc administrative representative
       for Middle States accreditation efforts.

Charge :


The charge to the AAAC includes:

  1. Evaluate the quality and thoroughness of program student learning outcomes, assessment plans and means of assessment. If changes or additions to program student learning outcomes are deemed necessary, then the Deans and faculty members on the Outcomes Assessment Committee or AAAC will assist programs with developing or modifying their program student learning outcomes.

  2. Determine whether programs are obtaining learning assessment data and using the data to improve student learning (“closing the loop”). The AAAC recognizes that course modifications need to be based on sound, repeated measures. Therefore, the AAAC will track acquisition and use of data over successive academic years. If consistent weaknesses are noted in a particular area after two or three years of sampling, then programs are expected to address these weaknesses through course modifications or well-reasoned explanations.

  3. Review data trends in program learning outcomes and periodically submit reports to academic programs, the University Curriculum Committee, Deans, and Provost.

  4. Periodically review the effectiveness of the processes for assessing program learning assessment processes and submit reports to the Strategic Planning Oversight Committee.

Reviews of both program student learning outcomes and program outcomes will occur in August and September in meetings with the Provost and Deans. Ad hoc faculty members may assist with review of student learning assessment plans but will not participate in annual program reviews.

 

Agendas      
 Nov 16 2011 Oct 26 2011 Sept 21 2011 Aug 25 2011
 Nov 9 2011 Oct 19 2011 Sept 14 2011 Aug 18 2011
 Nov 2 2011 Oct 12 2011 Sept 7 2011 Aug 11 2011
  Oct 5 2011   Aug 4 2011