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SUNY Assessment Update AIRPO Conference January 21, 2011

SUNY Assessment Update AIRPO Conference January 21, 2011. TOPICS. • Policy Resources for Campuses. Policy. Policy History. Streamlined Assessment Policy. Reaffirms SUNY’s longstanding commitment to assessment to enhance excellence Builds on success of earlier policies

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SUNY Assessment Update AIRPO Conference January 21, 2011

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  1. SUNY Assessment Update AIRPO Conference January 21, 2011

  2. TOPICS • • Policy • Resources for Campuses

  3. Policy

  4. Policy History

  5. Streamlined Assessment Policy • Reaffirms SUNY’s longstanding commitment to assessment to enhance excellence • Builds on success of earlier policies • Aligns requirements of New York State, SUNY, Middle States & programmatic accreditation • Expects campuses to meet or exceed Middle States standards by assessing: • Institutional Effectiveness • Academic Programs – student learning outcomes & external review • General Education – SUNY-GER student learning outcomes 5

  6. Streamlined Assessment Policy (con’t) • Asks campuses to send e-copy of all accreditation determinations to • SUNY Provost within 30 daysof receipt • Gives SUNY Provost new role to: • --review official determinations of accreditation bodies & assisting • campuses as needed • --work with leadership, faculty and others to implement the policy • --provide resources to ensure consultation and assistance, including • the formation of an assessment advisory group 6

  7. Policy Documents Trustees Resolution 2010-039 http://www.suny.edu/provost/academic_affairs/Resolution2010_039.cfm Memorandum to Presidents 2010-02 http://www.suny.edu/provost/academic_affairs/MTP2010_02.cfm Policy and Procedure Library http://www.suny.edu/sunypp/documents.cfm?doc_id=174 http://www.suny.edu/sunypp/documents.cfm?doc_id=179 POWER OF SUNY Strategic Plan http://www.suny.edu/powerOfSuny/ 7

  8. Resources for Campuses

  9. http://www.suny.edu/provost/academic_affairs/assessment.cfm

  10. http://www.suny.edu/provost/academic_affairs/assessment.cfm(con’t)http://www.suny.edu/provost/academic_affairs/assessment.cfm(con’t) Other Links American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)AAC&U VALUE (Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education)Assessment Network of New York (ANNY)Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (AALHE)Association of Institutional Research and Planning Officers(AIRPO) Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) Awards for Outstanding Institutional Practice in Student Learning OutcomesInternet Resources for Higher Education AssessmentListserv for Assessment Professionals in Higher EducationNational Institute for Learning Outcomes AssessmentNew Leadership Alliance for Student Learning and AccountabilityPartnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)Survey of Higher Education Assessment InstrumentsTeaching, Learning, Technology (TLT) Flashlight ProgramVoluntary Framework of Accountability – Community CollegesVoluntary System of Accountability – Four-Year Institutions 10

  11. SUNY Assessment Listservs • 3 Lists • All campuses • State-Operated campuses • Community Colleges • Purposes • Announce professional development opportunities in and beyond SUNY • Support networking among campuses • Membership • Targeted to campus-designated assessment leaders • Open to any SUNY employee, upon request 11

  12. http://www.oneonta.edu/anny/

  13. ANNY (con’t) CONFERENCE APRIL 3-5, 2011 at NEW YORK CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE April 3 – Sessions with New York colleagues & Networking Reception April 4 – TRUDY BANTA workshop April 5 – ANDREA LEX workshop MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS (free through April 2011) E-News & E-Newsletter Networking with colleagues in and beyond SUNY Professional development & leadership opportunities Voting privileges (by-laws, policies and procedures) Membership Application http://www.oneonta.edu/anny/documents/MembershipApplicationForm.pdf 13

  14. PARCC • Partnership for the Assessment of College and Career Readiness • http://www.achieve.org/parcc-consortium-awarded-race-top-assessment-funds/ • 26-state consortium to develop authentic, performance-based assessments • based on the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and • Mathematics for grades 3-11 by 2015 that will lead to college readiness – and • support curriculum alignment • Higher education to be engaged in design, development and validation of grade • 11 assessment of college-readiness for English and Mathematics • February 2011 - First PARCC meeting of higher education representatives, • including SUNY and CUNY faculty and System leaders 14

  15. NSSE 15 SUNY campuses participating in NSSE 2011 15

  16. COMING SOON… Assessment Advisory Group Charge. Assist the Provost by recommending and helping to implement a multi-year plan for providing professional development opportunities for campus faculty, staff and administrators, in the context of Trustees Resolution 2010-039, SUNY’s strategic plan and available resources. Membership. Fourteen accomplished assessment leaders, with sector diversity 2 Chief Academic Officers or their designees 2 faculty nominated by the University Faculty Senate 2 faculty nominated by the Faculty Council of Community Colleges 2 campus Teaching and Learning Center Officers 2 campus Student Affairs/Student Life Officers 2 campus Assessment Coordinators 2 campus Institutional Research Officers 4-5 members of SUNY Provost’s staff, including Executive Director of SUNY Center for Professional Development 16

  17. COMING SOON…Revised UFS Guide for the Evaluation of Undergraduate Programs • Authored by UFS Undergraduate Committee • in consultation with the FCCC • Significant revisions to reflect current research, • practice and accreditation standards 17

  18. Resources for Middle States Accreditation • SUNY’s Regional Accreditation Website • http://www.suny.edu/provost/academic_affairs/RegAccred.cfm • Accreditation Liaison Officers Listserv • SUNY System liaisons to campuses • System liaison to MSCHE (Deborah Moeckel) • Publicity for MSCHE workshops on SUNY campuses via SUNY listservs [Schenectady CCC, 2/24/11, 7:30-3:30, contact prestiam@sunysccc.edu]

  19. MSCHE’s Dicennial Visit Schedule 2011-2014 19

  20. Most Challenging MSCHE Standards For SUNY Campuses 20

  21. http://www.suny.edu/provost/academic_affairs/RegAccred.cfm

  22. http://www.suny.edu/provost/academic_affairs/RegAccred.cfm(con’t)http://www.suny.edu/provost/academic_affairs/RegAccred.cfm(con’t)

  23. Accreditation Liaison Officers Listserv For use by campus Middle States Accreditation Liaison Officers (ALOs) • Purposes: • Share information and ideas • Request consulting services from other campuses • mock visits • document reviews • format suggestions

  24. On the horizon… SUNY survey of campuses’ programmatic accreditation schedules – pre-populated with data from MAJOR-1 2009 & MSCHE surveys • Purposes: • Create and share master schedule to support campus networking and consultation • Document campuses’ commitment to external quality standards

  25. Questions? Contact Us deborah.moeckel@suny.edu nancy.willie-schiff@suny.edu

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