On May 15, 2015, the Office of Academic Assessment hosted an on-campus free mini-conference to share the information learned by a small team of faculty who attended the Higher Learning Commission’s Annual Conference in late March. Forty-six members of the campus community pre-registered (25 of those with faculty status). There were at least six additional faculty members and more than four additional staff members who also attended at least one session.
Opening Session–Accreditation 101
- Presentation
- Map of Regional Accreditors
- Related Resource: What is Evidence? (Anthea Sweeney, HLC)
Breakout Session–Academic Program Review: Ensuring Quality in the Present and Future (presented by Mike Martin)
Breakout Session–A Survey of Currently Used Innovative Assessments for General Education Student Learning Outcomes (presented by Brendan Foreman)
Breakout Session–Campus-wide Assessment Strategies: Challenges and Opportunities (presented by Maria Marsilli)
- Advance Reading: A Comprehensive Plan for Campus Assessment (Paul Barnes and Laura Grams, U. of Nebraska at Omaha)
- Advance Reading: “Assessment’s Not My Job!” Engaging Staff in Co-curricular Assessment [Presentation, Handout 1, Handout 2, and Handout 3] (Erika Beseler Thompson and Jeremy Penn, North Dakota State University)
- Advance Reading: Best Practices in Implementing a University-Wide Assessment System: Lessons Learned(Sawyer Hunley and Justin Keen, University of Dayton)
- Presentation
- Handout
- Terminology Handout
Breakout Session–A Process-Oriented Approach for Establishing Student Learning Outcomes (presented by Rosanna Miguel)