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Assessment Task Force

2017-2018

Function:  To advise the President, the Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and other members of the IPPC on matters related to the assessment of student learning and development.  The Assessment subcommittee (AS) also will advise the President, the Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and other members of the IPPC on assessment of institutional goals as appropriate to each area of the College as they bear on student learning and development and on the fulfillment of standards for accreditation.  In fulfilling this function, the AS will work to ensure that assessment plans are in place, are executed, and are consequential in all areas of the College.  Collaborating closely with the Office of Institutional Research, the AS will act as a resource to both the IPPC and other bodies in the College engaged in strategic planning and data-informed decision-making.
 
Membership: Faculty Assessment Coordinator, Co-Chair; a Cabinet liaison, Co-Chair, serving also as liaison to IPPC; Director of Institutional Research; Assessment Facilitator; Associate Dean of the Faculty for Advising and Policy; an Associate Dean of Student Affairs; Chief Diversity Officer or appropriate designee; Director of the Career Development Center; Director of Alumni Affairs; Director of Summer Academic Programs and Residencies; a faculty member of CEPP, serving as liaison, appointed by CEPP for a one-year term; two additional faculty members, preferably from disciplinary areas not represented by the Faculty Assessment Coordinator or the CEPP member, to be appointed by the President in consultation with the Faculty Executive Committee and the co-chairs, through a willingness-to-serve process administered by the FEC, serving staggered three-year terms; two students, one of whom is the SGA VP for Academic Affairs and one appointed for a one-year term through an SGA willingness-to-serve process.

  Sarah Goodwin, Faculty Assessment Coordinator, Co-Chair 
  Crystal Dea Moore, Cabinet Liaison, Co-Chair, Liaison to IPPC (S'18 semester)
  Joseph Stankovich, Director Institutional Research
  Ronald Seyb, Associate Dean of the Faculty for Advising and Policy
  TBD - Diversity Officer or appropriate designee
  Kim Crabbe, Director of the Career Development Center
  Michael Sposili, Executive Director of Alumni Affairs
  Auden Thomas, Director of Summer Academic Programs and Residencies
  Marta Brunner, College Librarian, faculty member of CEPP, serving as liaison, appointed by CEPP
  Lucy Spardy, Mathematics and Statistics, at-large faculty member
  Henry Jaffe, SGA Vice President for Academic Affairs 
  Nicki Werner, SGA Representative

2016-2017

Function:  To advise the President, the Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and other members of the IPPC on matters related to the assessment of student learning and development.  The Assessment subcommittee (AS) also will advise the President, the Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and other members of the IPPC on assessment of institutional goals as appropriate to each area of the College as they bear on student learning and development and on the fulfillment of standards for accreditation.  In fulfilling this function, the AS will work to ensure that assessment plans are in place, are executed, and are consequential in all areas of the College.  Collaborating closely with the Office of Institutional Research, the AS will act as a resource to both the IPPC and other bodies in the College engaged in strategic planning and data-informed decision-making.
 
Membership: Faculty Assessment Coordinator, Co-Chair; a Cabinet liaison, Co-Chair, serving also as liaison to IPPC; Director of Institutional Research; Assessment Facilitator; Associate Dean of the Faculty for Advising and Policy; an Associate Dean of Student Affairs; Diversity Officer or appropriate designee; Director of the Career Development Center or appropriate designee; Director of Alumni Affairs; Director of Summer Academic Programs and Residencies; a faculty member of CEPP, serving as liaison, appointed by CEPP for a one-year term; one additional faculty member, preferably from disciplinary areas not represented by the Faculty Assessment Coordinator or the CEPP member, to be appointed by the President in consultation with the Faculty Executive Committee and the Co-Chairs, through a willingness-to-serve process administered by the FEC, serving staggered three-year terms; two students, one of whom is the SGA VP for Academic Affairs and one appointed for a one-year term through an SGA willingness-to-serve process.

  Sarah Goodwin, Faculty Assessment Coordinator, Co-Chair 
  Beau Breslin, Cabinet Liaison, Co-Chair, Liaison to IPPC
  Joseph Stankovich, Director Institutional Research
  Lisa Christenson, Assessment Facilitator
  Corey Freeman-Gallant, Associate Dean of the Faculty for Advising and Policy
  Sue Layden, Research Analyst, Enrollment Retention Student Achievement
  Crystal Moore, Diversity Officer or appropriate designee
  Shannon Rodriguez, Associate Director of the Career Development Center
  Michael Sposili, Executive Director of Alumni Affairs
  Auden Thomas, Director of Summer Academic Programs and Residencies
2017 TBD - faculty member of CEPP, serving as liaison, appointed by CEPP
2017 Kelly Sheppard, Chemistry
2017 TBD -  SGA Vice President for Academic Affairs 
2017 TBD -SGA Representative

2015-2016

Function:  To advise the President, the Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and other members of the IPPC on matters related to the assessment of student learning and development.  The Assessment subcommittee (AS) also will advise the President, the Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and other members of the IPPC on assessment of institutional goals as appropriate to each area of the College as they bear on student learning and development and on the fulfillment of standards for accreditation.  In fulfilling this function, the AS will work to ensure that assessment plans are in place, are executed, and are consequential in all areas of the College.  Collaborating closely with the Office of Institutional Research, the AS will act as a resource to both the IPPC and other bodies in the College engaged in strategic planning and data-informed decision-making.
 
Membership: Faculty Assessment Coordinator, Co-Chair; a Cabinet liaison, Co-Chair, serving also as liaison to IPPC; Director of Institutional Research; Assessment Facilitator; Associate Dean of the Faculty for Advising and Policy; an Associate Dean of Student Affairs; Chief Diversity Officer or appropriate designee; Director of the Career Development Center; Director of Alumni Affairs; Director of Summer Academic Programs and Residencies; a faculty member of CEPP, serving as liaison, appointed by CEPP for a one-year term; two additional faculty members, preferably from disciplinary areas not represented by the Faculty Assessment Coordinator or the CEPP member, to be appointed by the President in consultation with the Faculty Executive Committee and the co-chairs, through a willingness-to-serve process administered by the FEC, serving staggered three-year terms; two students, one of whom is the SGA VP for Academic Affairs and one appointed for a one-year term through an SGA willingness-to-serve process.

  Sarah Goodwin, Faculty Assessment Coordinator, Co-Chair 
  Beau Breslin, Cabinet Liaison, Co-Chair, Liaison to IPPC
  Joseph Stankovich, Director Institutional Research
  Lisa Christenson, Assessment Facilitator
  Corey Freeman-Gallant, Associate Dean of the Faculty
  Sue Layden, Research Analyst, Enrollment Retention Student Achievement
  Joshua Woodfork, Chief Diversity Officer or appropriate designee
  Kim Crabbe,  Executive Director of the Career Development Center
  Michael Sposili, Executive Director of Alumni Affairs
  Auden Thomas, Director of Summer Academic Programs and Residencies
2016 April Bernard, faculty member of CEPP, serving as liaison, appointed by CEPP
2017 Kelly Sheppard, Chemistry
2016 Megan Schachter '17, SGA Vice President for Academic Affairs 
2016 Orr Genish '16, SGA Executive Vice President

2014-2015

Function:  To advise the President, the Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and other members of the IPPC on matters related to the assessment of student learning and development.  the Assessment subcommittee (AS) also will advise the President, the Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and other members of the IPPC on assessment of institutional goals as appropriate to each area of the College as they bear on student learning and development and on the fulfillment of standards for accreditation.  In fulfilling this function, the AS will work to ensure that assessment plans are in place, are executed, and are consequential in all areas of the College.  Collaborating closely with the Office of Institutional Research, the AS will act as a resource to both the IPPC and other bodies in the College engaged in strategic planning and data-informed decision-making.
 
Membership: Faculty Assessment Coordinator, Co-Chair; a Cabinet liaison, Co-Chair, serving also as liaison to IPPC; Director of Institutional Research; Assessment Facilitator; Associate Dean of the Faculty for Advising and Policy; an Associate Dean of Student Affairs; Chief Diversity Officer or appropriate designee; Director of the Career Development Center; Director of Alumni Affairs; Director of Summer Academic Programs and Residencies; a faculty member of CEPP, serving as liaison, appointed by CEPP for a one-year term; two additional faculty members, preferably from disciplinary areas not represented by the Faculty Assessment Coordinator or the CEPP member, to be appointed by the President in consultation with the Faculty Executive Committee and the co-chairs, through a willingness-to-serve process administered by the FEC, serving staggered three-year terms; two students, one of whom is the SGA VP for Academic Affairs and one appointed for a one-year term through an SGA willingness-to-serve process.

  Sarah Goodwin, Faculty Assessment Coordinator, Co-Chair 
  Beau Breslin, Cabinet Liaison, Co-Chair, Liaison to IPPC
  Joseph Stankovich, Director Institutional Research
  Lisa Christenson, Assessment Facilitator
  Corey Freeman-Gallant, Associate Dean of the Faculty for Advising and Policy
  Sue Layden, Research Analyst, Enrollment Retention Student Achievement
  Paty Rubio, Diversity Officer or appropriate designee
  Kim Crabbe, Executive Director of the Career Development Center
  Michael Sposili, Executive Director of Alumni Affairs
  Auden Thomas, Director of Summer Academic Programs and Residencies
2015 Bill Lewis, Philosophy and Religion, faculty member of CEPP, serving as liaison, appointed by CEPP
2015 Masako Inamoto, Foreign Languages and Literatures
2017 Kelly Sheppard, Chemistry
2015 Charles Tetelman '16, SGA Vice President for Academic Affairs 
2015 TBA - SGA Representative

2013-2014

Function:  To advise the President, the Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and other members of the IPPC on matters related to the assessment of student learning and development.  The Assessment subcommittee (AS) also will advise the President, the Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and other members of the IPPC on assessment of institutional goals as appropriate to each area of the College as they bear on student learning and development and on the fulfillment of standards for accreditation.  In fulfilling this function, the AS will work to ensure that assessment plans are in place, are executed, and are consequential in all areas of the College.  Collaborating closely with the Office of Institutional Research, the AS will act as a resource to both the IPPC and other bodies in the College engaged in strategic planning and data-informed decision-making.
 
Membership: Faculty Assessment Coordinator, Co-Chair; a Cabinet liaison, Co-Chair, serving also as liaison to IPPC; Director of Institutional Research; Assessment Facilitator; Associate Dean of the Faculty for Advising and Policy; an Associate Dean of Student Affairs; Chief Diversity Officer or appropriate designee; Director of the Career Development Center; Director of Alumni Affairs; Director of Summer Academic Programs and Residencies; a faculty member of CEPP, serving as liaison, appointed by CEPP for a one-year term; two additional faculty members, preferably from disciplinary areas not represented by the Faculty Assessment Coordinator or the CEPP member, to be appointed by the President in consultation with the Faculty Executive Committee and the co-chairs, through a willingness-to-serve process administered by the FEC, serving staggered three-year terms; two students, one of whom is the SGA VP for Academic Affairs and one appointed for a one-year term through an SGA willingness-to-serve process.

  Sarah Goodwin, Faculty Assessment Coordinator, Co-Chair 
  Beau Breslin, Cabinet Liaison, Co-Chair, Liaison to IPPC
  Joseph Stankovich, Director Institutional Research
  Lisa Christenson, Assessment Facilitator
  Corey Freeman-Gallant, Associate Dean of the Faculty for Advising and Policy
  Sue Layden, Associate Dean of Student Affairs
  Paty Rubio, Chief Diversity Officer or appropriate designee
  Shannon Rodriguez, Associate Director of the Career Development Center
  Michael Sposili, Executive Director of Alumni Affairs
  Auden Thomas, Director of Summer Academic Programs and Residencies
2014 Peter von Allmen, faculty member of CEPP, serving as liaison, appointed by CEPP
2014 Denise Brooks McQuade, Biology
2015 Masako Inamoto, Foreign Languages and Literatures
2014 Andrew Lowy '15, SGA Vice President for Academic Affairs (abroad S'15)
2014 Charles Tetelman '16

2012-2013

Function:  To advise the President, the Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and other members of the IPPC on matters related to the assessment of student learning and development.  The Assessment Subcommittee (AS) also will advise the President, the Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and other members of the IPPC on assessment of institutional goals as appropriate to each area of the College as they bear on student learning and development and on the fulfillment of standards for accreditation.  In fulfilling this function, the AS will work to ensure that assessment plans are in place, are executed, and are consequential in all areas of the College.  Collaborating closely with the Office of Institutional Research, the AS will act as a resource to both the IPPC and other bodies in the College engaged in strategic planning and data-informed decision-making. 

Membership: Faculty Assessment Coordinator, Co-Chair; a Cabinet liaison, Co-Chair, serving also as liaison to IPPC; Director of Institutional Research; Assessment Facilitator; Associate Dean of the Faculty for Advising and Policy; an Associate Dean of Student Affairs; Chief Diversity Officer or appropriate designee; Director of the Career Development Center; Director of Alumni Affairs; Director of Summer Academic Programs and Residencies; a faculty member of CEPP, serving as liaison, appointed by CEPP for a one-year term; two additional faculty members, preferably from disciplinary areas not represented by the Faculty Assessment Coordinator or the CEPP member, to be appointed by the President in consultation with the Faculty Executive Committee and the co-chairs, through a willingness-to-serve process administered by the FEC, serving staggered three-year terms; two students, one of whom is the SGA VP for Academic Affairs and one appointed for a one-year term through an SGA willingness-to-serve process.

  Sarah Goodwin, Faculty Assessment Coordinator, Co-Chair (LV S'13)
  TBD - Cabinet liaison, Co-Chair, liaison to IPPC
  Joseph Stankovich, Director Institutional Research
  Lisa Christensen, Assessment Facilitator
  Corey Freeman-Gallant, Associate Dean of the Faculty for Advising and Policy
  TBD - Associate Dean of Student Affairs
  TBD - Chief Diversity Officer or appropriate designee
  Deborah Loffredo, Director of the Career Development Center
  Michael Sposili, Director of Alumni Affairs
  Auden Thomas, Director of Summer Academic Programs and Residencies
2013 TBD - faculty member of CEPP, serving as liaison, appointed by CEPP
2014 Denise Brooks McQuade, Biology
2015 Masako Inamoto, Foreign Languages and Literatures
2013 TBA - SGA VP for Academic Affairs
2013 TBA - SGA Representative

2011-2012

Function:  to assist the Faculty Assessment Coordinator in the promotion, facilitation, and coordination of efforts in the College-wide assessment of student learning.  The committee will refer any policy matters relating to assessment to CEPP for recommendation to the faculty and administration.  The Faculty Assessment Coordinator will chair the committee.

Membership: Four faculty (one of whom would be the Faculty Assessment Coordinator; another of whom would be a CEPP representative); Director of Institutional Research (or designee); Director of FYE; Dean of Studies; Associate Dean of Students/Director of the SAS; Director of Career Services; Special Programs representative, two student representatives. 

          Sarah Goodwin, Faculty Assessment Coordinator, Chair
  Mimi Hellman, CEPP representative
  Denise Smith, faculty member at large
  Susan Walzer, faculty member at large
  TBD, Director of First Year Experience (FYE)
  TBD - Registrar and/or Director Institutional Research
  Sue Layden, Associate Dean of Student Affairs
  Corey Freeman-Gallant, Associate Dean of Academic Advising
  TBD-Director of Career Services
  TBD - Special Programs representative
  Lisa Christensen, Assessment Facilitator
  TBA - SGA Representative
  TBA - SGA Representative

2010-2011

Function:  to assist the Faculty Assessment Coordinator in the promotion, facilitation, and coordination of efforts in the College-wide assessment of student learning.  The committee will refer any policy matters relating to assessment to CEPP for recommendation to the faculty and administration.  The Faculty Assessment Coordinator will chair the committee.

Membership: Four faculty (one of whom would be the Faculty Assessment Coordinator; another of whom would be a CEPP representative); Director of Institutional Research (or designee); Director of FYE; Dean of Studies; Associate Dean of Students/Director of the SAS; Director of Career Services; Special Programs representative, two student representatives.

       Sarah Goodwin, Faculty Assessment Coordinator, Chair
  Mimi Hellman, CEPP representative
  Denise Smith, faculty member at large
  Susan Walzer, faculty member at large
  Beau Breslin, , Assistant Dean of Faculty; Director of First Year Experience (FYE)
  David DeConno, Interim Registrar
  Sue Layden, Associate Dean of Student Affairs
  Corey Freeman-Gallant, Dean of Studies, Academic Advising
  TBD-Director of Career Services
  TBD - Special Programs representative
  Lisa Christensen, Assessment Facilitator
  TBA - SGA Representative
  TBA - SGA Representative

2009-2010

Function:  to assist the Faculty Assessment Coordinator in the promotion, facilitation, and coordination of efforts in the College-wide assessment of student learning.  The committee will refer any policy matters relating to assessment to CEPP for recommendation to the faculty and administration.  The Faculty Assessment Coordinator will chair the committee.

Membership: Four faculty (one of whom would be the Faculty Assessment Coordinator; another of whom would be a CEPP representative); Director of Institutional Research (or designee); Director of FYE; Dean of Studies; Associate Dean of Students/Director of the SAS; Director of Career Services; Special Programs representative, two student representatives.

      Sarah Goodwin, Faculty Assessment Coordinator, Chair
  Mimi Hellman, CEPP representative
  Denise Smith, faculty member at large
  Susan Walzer, faculty member at large
  Beau Breslin, , Assistant Dean of Faculty; Director of First Year Experience (FYE)
  Ann Henderson, Registrar & Director Institutional Research
  Sue Layden, Associate Dean of Student Affairs
  Michael Ennis-McMillan, Dean of Studies
  Michael Profita, Director of Career Services
  Jim Chansky, Special Programs representative
  Lisa Christensen, Assessment Facilitator
  Claire Solomon, SGA Representative
  Julia Dauer, SGA Representative

2008-2009

Function:  to assist the Faculty Assessment Coordinator in the promotion, facilitation, and coordination of efforts in the College-wide assessment of student learning.  The committee will refer any policy matters relating to assessment to CEPP for recommendation to the faculty and administration.  The Faculty Assessment Coordinator will chair the committee.

Membership: Four faculty (one of whom would be the Faculty Assessment Coordinator; another of whom would be a CEPP representative); Director of Institutional Research (or designee); Director of FYE; Dean of Studies; Associate Dean of Students/Director of the SAS; Director of Career Services; Special Programs representative, two student representatives.

     Sarah Goodwin, Faculty Assessment Coordinator, Chair
  Erica Bastress-Dukehart, CEPP representative
  Denise Smith, faculty member at large
  Susan Walzer, faculty member at large
  Beau Breslin, Director of First Year Experience (FYE)
  Ann Henderson, Registrar & Director Institutional Research
  Sue Layden, Associate Dean of Student Affairs
  Michael Ennis-McMillan, Dean of Studies
  Michael Profita, Director of Career Services
  Jim Chansky, Special Programs representative
  Claire Solomon '10, VP for Academic Affairs, student rep
  TBD - student rep

2007-2008

     Jordana Dym, History (Curriculum Committee rep)
  Beau Breslin, Director, First Year Experience
  Lenora de la Luna, Education
  Mimi Hellman, Art & Art History
  Mark Hofmann, Associate Dean of Faculty
  Michael Marx, English
  Ann Henderson, Registrar & Director Institutional Research
  Sue Layden, Associate Dean of Student Affairs
  Christopher Whann, Academic Advisor, Special Programs rep
  Susan Kress, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Chair
  Jon Brestoff '08, SGA President

2006-2007

  Jordana Dym, History (Curriculum Committee rep) (leave F'06 - Paris Program)
  Beau Breslin, Government (CEPP rep)
  Pat Hilleren, Biology
  Mark Hofmann, Associate Dean of Faculty
  Michael Marx, English (leave S'07)
  Ann Henderson, Registrar & Director Institutional Research
  Sue Layden, Associate Dean of Student Affairs
  John Anzalone, Acting Director of MALS (Special Programs rep)
  Susan Kress, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Chair
       Jon Brestoff '08, SGA Vice President for Academic Affairs
  Linda Santagato, Secretary, Assessment and Honors Forum 

2005-2006

     Jordana Dym, History (Curriculum Committee rep)
  Beau Breslin, Government (CEPP rep)
  Pat Hilleren, Biology
  Sarah Goodwin, Associate Dean of Faculty
  Michael Marx, English
  Ann Henderson, Registrar & Director Institutional Research
  Sue Layden, Associate Dean of Student Affairs
  Erica Bastress-Dukehart, Acting Director of MALS (Special Programs rep)
  Chuck Joseph, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Chair
  Dan Moran '07, SGA Vice President for Academic Affairs
  Linda Santagato, Secretary, Assessment and Honors Forum