Assessment Advisory Group
Minutes
October
28, 2003
Approval of the Minutes: It was moved,
seconded and voted to approve the minutes of the last meeting
Report from NEASC Visit:
- Members of the
committee met with Dr. McBride-Diliddo.
Questions from the team were about our campus-wide academic
assessment plan. We noted that our plan is becoming increasingly
coordinated bottom-up and top- down.
The role of campus-wide planning in the development of our
assessment plan was also noted.
- Recommendations were
to have the ATF develop Institute assessment plan.
New Business:
1. Irene Cucina shared copies of assessment plan from IUPUI. It was suggested that two sub-committees be
formed to accomplish:
- Investigation of
what other organizations are doing for institutional assessment (Kathleen
and Alice volunteered)
- Development of
in-service workshops for faculty and staff development in the area of
institutional assessment. (Nick and Wavell).
- Bob Fitzpatrick addressed the group regarding Foundations of
Excellence program and requested assistance in completing the inventory of
1st year data for the Assessments for the Foundation of
Excellence Program. The group reviewed a first draft and
offered suggestions and input. Additional
ideas were offered and plans developed for further collection information.
Topic for upcoming meetings: 11/18 – Department Course Evaluations, 12/2
Questions on the CSEQ, 12/16 USNH Alumni Survey.
Respectfully submitted
Barbara McCahan
