Minutes of meeting 5/12/21

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

Committee Members in Attendance:

Raul Armendariz (Physics, 2021), Thomas Byrnes (Admissions, 2023), Urszula Golebiewska (Biology, 2024), Chukwudi Ikwueze (Social Sciences, 2022), Christine (Mi-Seon) Kim (Library, 2021, co-Chair), Kevin Kolack (Chemistry, 2022, Secretary), Amos Orlofsky (Biological Sciences and Geology, 2021, co-Chair), Renee Rhodd (Transfer Resources Center, 2024), Mark Ulrich (Business, 2024), Barbara Rome (Nursing, 2023), Biao Wang (Math, 2023)

Absent: Manuel Martinez (English, 2022), TBA (student representatives)

Liaisons in Attendance:

Arthur Corradetti (Dean for Institutional Effectiveness, President's Liaison), Jannette Urciuoli (Steering Committee designee)

Absent: Stephen Hammel (Committee on Committees designee)

Business:

The meeting was called to order at 12:10 PM

1. Approval of agenda, Approved without objections.
2. Approval of minutes from April 14^th, 2021. Approved without objections.
3. Introduction of new members (Golebiewska, Rhodd, and Ulrich). Thank you to outgoing members (Armendariz, Orlofsky, and Kim).
4. Review of Committee Guide Addendum & Senate Standing Committee Assessment Survey
   1. Kolack, Orlofsky, Kim and new co-Chairs will meet over the summer to finalize.
5. Election of Chair(s) and Secretary
   1. Golebiewska and Ikwueze elected unopposed as co-Chairs
   2. Kolack elected unopposed as Secretary
6. Establishing a cycle of teaching & non-teaching departments, and program reviews
   1. Some focus needs to be placed on program review with respect to the Academic Program Review website (login required; not fully up to date). This provides a global picture of assessment on campus. A status overview should be presented to the Senate.
   2. The Committee needs to have some sort of plan/roadmap to fulfill its charge of reporting on all assessment activities if it is to review teaching and non-teaching departments, as well as program review.
7. Old business
   1. Follow-up regarding reporting assessment committee annual report to the Provost. A meeting will be scheduled with the Provost, new chair(s), and outgoing chairs.
   2. Jannette Urciuoli noted that the committee annual reports come in over the summer and the Senators may not review them in great detail. Presentation at a mid-year Senate meeting might bring things to the attention of faculty more impactfully.
   3. Corradetti reported that Chairs have approved the new year-end report (due in summer) template approved by the Committee which puts assessment in a separate report (due in October). Non-teaching is not changing. Corradetti believes that rather than the Committee looking at each report in detail, an overview of what reports are being submitted could be helpful- more of a bird’s-eye view. It could also serve as a resource to assist departments in assessments.
8. New business
   1. Dr. Kolack will add the regular meeting time to the website and it will be added to the Guide addendum.

Next meeting Fall 2021, TBA
Meeting adjourned 1:00pm

Respectfully submitted,

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

Minutes typed on 5/12/21

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