Apply assessment methodology to revised Goals of the Core Curriculum:
Gather additional assessment "best practices" that reference the core goals; add to public website.
Design professional development sessions to assist faculty, instituting an across-the-curriculum approach/responsibility for assessing core.
Identify/Develop suggested strategies for assessing core within the majors; post on public website.
Contribute to the revision of Program Review as requested/appropriate.
Prepare for Middle States Association accreditation self-study:
Review Commission publications on assessment.
Review 2002 self-study and 2007 PR&R assessment chapters; develop list of recommendations and also changes in assessment-relevant institutional practice since those years.
Identify areas of strength and weakness vis a vis Commission expectations; determine how best to address the weaknesses and initiate strategies.
Respond to the deficits identified by 2008 NSSE:
Review data indicating significant change from the 2006 NSSE as well as significant (negative) deviation from peers.
Rank the items so as to identify areas of greatest concern using institutional mission as the determinant.
Identify strategies for validating and measuring the identified areas of concern.
