Assessment Committee

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