Minutes of meeting 2/17/21

The Academic Senate Committee on Committee on Assessment & Institutional Effectiveness met on February 17, 2021 at 12:10PM via secure online meeting

Committee Members in Attendance:

Raul Armendariz (Physics, 2021), Thomas Byrnes (Admissions, 2023), Chukwudi Ikwueze (Social Sciences, 2022), Christine (Mi-Seon) Kim (Library, 2021, co-Chair), Kevin Kolack (Chemistry, 2022, Secretary), Manuel Martinez (English, 2022), Amos Orlofsky (Biological Sciences and Geology, 2021, co-Chair), Barbara Rome (Nursing, 2023), Biao Wang (Math, 2023)

Absent: TBA (student representatives)

Liaisons in Attendance:

Arthur Corradetti (Dean for Institutional Effectiveness, President's Liaison), Ian Beckford (Director of Policy Analysis for General Education, Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning), Stephen Hammel (Committee on Committees designee)

Absent: TBA (Steering Committee designee)

Business:

The meeting was called to order at 12:10 PM

1. Approval of minutes as amended from November 18^th, 2020. Approved without objections.
2. Approval of minutes from December 16^th, 2020 meeting and approval of agenda. Approved without objections.
3. Reviewing documents:
   1. Teaching department year-end report abbreviated template (all assessment moved to different template).
      The emphasis is on goals and progress at the department level. Artie will share it with the Provost who will share with the Chairs. The document reports progress, changes, successes and plans. Will feed into the (new) 5-year strategic plan. There will be a summer meeting each year to operationalize plan for the coming year.
   2. Annual department summary assessment report
      Recommends each dept. have an assessment committee. The report is due each year at around the same time as year-end report, but is compiled by the departmental assessment committee rather than the Chair. Program-level assessment is listed first as this has traditionally been the area that has been least addressed. There was extensive discussion concerning this executive summary of assessment efforts.
4. Role of the committee…What have we done? What do we want to achieve? Where will we focus our efforts?
   Perhaps focus on program assessment since that is the most ignored area? Tabled until the next meeting.
5. Old business
   1. Setting up a meeting with department assessment groups.
      All departments have been contacted. Some have not responded.
6. New business
   1. Prof Amendariz briefly discussed the extensive, ABET-focused ET year-end report. Will fully present at next meeting.
7. Next meeting March 10^th
8. Meeting adjourned 2:00PM

Respectfully submitted,

Kevin Kolack, Ph.D.
Committee on Committee on Assessment & Institutional Effectiveness, Secretary

Minutes typed on 2/17/21

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