Assessment Committee

 

Charge:

The Assessment Committee will provide oversight, identify key issues, develop recommendations, and develop policies with respect to institution-wide assessment of student learning. It will also identify gaps in assessment information; recommend changes in assessment processes; review the usefulness of assessment strategies, reporting strategies and feedback processes; and ensure that assessment data is used to inform decision-making at Worcester State University.

The Assessment Committee will work in collaboration with the Assistant Vice President of Assessment and Planning on:  

1. Development of assessment strategies and assessment policies;
2. The appropriateness and practicality of proposed assessment measures as applied to specific areas of the University;
3. The agreement on and communication of common language and terminology related to assessment for use college-wide;
4. Faculty/staff development activities related to assessment and the development of a climate and culture of assessment throughout the University;  
5. The communication and utilization of assessment results, connecting those with the Strategic Plan and its related master plans, for external and internal institutional effectiveness reports.

Membership:

Andrea Bilics, Director of the Center for Teaching & Learning

Elena Braynova, Associate Professor

Debra Gaston, Staff Associate/Counselor, Academic & Personal Counseling

Julie Kazarian, Associate Vice President of Student Affairs/Dean of Students

Carol Lerch, Assistant Vice President for Assessment & Planning

Aparna Mahadev, Professor

Susanna Meyer, Professor

Hemant Pendharkar, Director for LASC

Timothy Sullivan, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs

IA/IR Strategic Plan 2012-2013

IA Strategic Plan 2011-2012