APC Assessment Subcommittee

The committee has three broad areas of responsibility: annual learning outcome (SLO) assessment process for academic affairs, periodic program review, and assessment of the core curriculum (ICC).
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Our next annual assessment workshop for faculty will be on

Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 9am-3pm in the Campus Center

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Academic Program Periodic Review and Self-Study

UPDATED - April 2023

Academic Program Periodic Review and Self-Study takes place on an 8-10 year cycle. Academic units (departments or programs) prepare a self-study during the academic year. In January, APC-A provides formative feedback to the unit on the section of the draft report that focuses on Curriculum and Assessment. When the final report, including a report by an external reviewer and an action plan, is submitted to the Dean and Provost in April, APC-A provides a set of recommendations related to assessment and curriculum to the unit, the Dean, and the Provost, and reports on these recommendations to the full APC.

For up to date program review and self-study resources, including Guidelines and the Calendar for reviews, please see our dedicated web page.
 

SUBMISSION DEADLINES AND UPDATES

School assessment committee updates due to APC-A

Early fall

Program Self-Study draft reports due to APC-A

January 7th 

Program Self-Study final reports due to Provost and APC-A

April 15th
Assessment Principles for Ithaca College

Fostering and progressing student success is at the foundation of any assessment process. As such, the following principles are recommended for high quality student and programmatic assessment:

  1. Assessment is driven by a desire to improve student learning through a comprehensive campus assessment process. Our assessment practices should be guided by our institutional mission and strategic plan.
  2. Assessment is a form of self-study and is the shared responsibility of all campus constituents (e.g., faculty, staff, students, administration). Individual units develop their own assessments plans, assess themselves, and respond to the results of that assessment.
  3. Assessment is to be conducted using thoughtful design and intentional methodologies, including an ethical use of data.
  4. Assessment is an ongoing process used to answer meaningful questions, and findings should be broadly shared. This includes measuring the effectiveness of the work of each unit, the progress towards meeting educational outcomes, and providing useful information as a basis for continuous improvement.
  5. Assessment does not limit academic freedom and will not be used for individual faculty or staff performance review. The assessment process will not directly influence individual student grades or progress towards graduation.

Approved by APC March 3rd, 2023