Academic Assessment -
Original Strategic Plan Goals

Goal #1
Fulfill Objective 1.1.1 of 2005 Strategic Plan: Create a cross-institutional assessment committee to coordinate and oversee academic assessment activities across the institution.

Goal #2
Establish a nine-member Assessment Advisory Board, which accepts responsibility for the following tasks:

• Address university-wide issues
  • articulate guiding principles
  • ensure university-wide alignment and integration
  • encourage results that will be used internally to improve programs and enhance planning processes
• Develop and carry-out four-year assessment cycle
• Plan and oversee annual assessment of university learning outcomes

Goal #3
Develop university-wide assessment program

• Conduct university-wide inventory of current assessment activity
• Develop university-wide flow chart
• Articulate outcomes and competencies for majors/ areas of concentration
• Define responsibilities of individuals, offices, and divisions
• Incorporate information literacy assessment initiated by UI&U Library staff

Goal #4
Conduct Faculty Development Workshops

• National faculty meeting every fall
• Regional center workshops
• Individual faculty residencies