Purpose
To establish an organizational structure for revising assessment planning and implementation at Peninsula College that complies with NWCCU standards for effective and meaningful SLO assessment.
Goals
- Develop a clear multi-year assessment plan
- Initiate and support planning and documentation of assessment work
- Facilitate inventory of courses, course outcomes, program outcomes and general education competencies
- Ensure outcomes describe demonstration of student learning
- Discuss and implement methods for using data for improvement
- Ensure compliance with NWCCU recommendations for publishing SLOs
- Review and select a new technology solution for digital management of outcomes assessment documents and artifacts
Membership
The twelve member committee consists of faculty and administrators from all units of the College
- Dr. Mia Boster, Dean for Workforce Education and ALO
- Dr. Steven Thomas, Vice President for Instruction (Committee Chair)
- Dr. Bruce Hattendorf, Executive Director, Center for Teaching and Learning
- Samantha Hines, Associate Dean of Instructional Resources
- Emma Janssen, Interim Director for Information Technology
- Tanya Knight, Professor, Information Technology
- Katie Marks, Director of College Analytics and Institutional Research
- Dr. David Minger, Interim Associate Dean for Enrollment Services
- Eric Waterkotte, Professor, Information Technology
- Amy Williamson, Director of Bachelor of Applied Science Program
Contact
Dr. Steven Thomas
Vice President for Instruction
sthomas@pencol.edu
(360) 417-6235