OCT 2003

• Surveys of Assessment Measures & Teaching Methods

NOV 2003

• Newsletter;
• HLC Institution Visit

FEB 2004

• HLC Report;
• Missouri State University-West Plains Response;
• Newsletter

MAR 2004

• Proposal to Faculty Senate – re: Faculty Assessment Coordinator, Budget, Faculty research
• Assessment Committee recommends assessment budget needed in FY04 & FY05

APR 2004

• Faculty research due
• Faculty assessment program on benefits, measures
• Admin seeks Faculty Assessment Coordinator (FAC)

MAY - JUN 2004

• Faculty Senate approval of Assessment Plan (4 Components)
• Visit from Dr. Terry Riff from University of Arizona for assessment planning

JUL 2004

• Asst. Dean begins development of Communicating Across the Curriculum (CxC) plan

AUG 2004

• FAC begins
• Fall Workshop focuses on assessment implementation

SEP - DEC 2004

• Departmental Planning for:
  1. Direct measures of student learning.
  2. Indirect measures of student learning.
  3. Data to be collected.
  4. Date collection structure.
  5. Analysis procedure.
• Newletter
• CLA test administered
• Capstone Course approved by Curriculum Committee (NOV)
• Faculty Senate approved Capstone Course (DEC)
• Writing specialist hired.
• FAC requests 3 course assessment measures
• FAC to develop assessment plan report
• Long Range Planning in progress

JAN 2005

• Workshop
• Implement course assessment measures
• Begin data collection
• Capstone Course under development
• Writing Specialist offers CxC student & faculty workshops

FEB 2005

• Newsletter
• Assessment Committee recommends budget FY06
• Writing Specialist offers CxC student & faculty workshops

MAR 2005

• Jenny Franklin, U of AZ mentor, on campus for assessment
• Writing Specialist offers CxC student & faculty workshops

APR 2005

• Exit CLA test to be given
• Faculty-Admin group to AAHE Conference
• Writing Specialist offers CxC student & faculty workshops
• Subcommittee to review Gen Ed matrix

MAY - JUN 2005

• Departments review course assessment
• Tabulate data.
• Faculty group to U of AZ PEEL Conference
• Subcommittee to review master syllabi

AUG 2005

• Evaluate Summer '05 semester by department
• Tabulate data
• CxC to begin
• Capstone requirement to begin with freshmen entering Fall 05
• Begin HLC Assesment process
• Assessment Notebooks prepared

SEP 2005

• Faculty voted to include CxC in courses.
• Newsletter

OCT 2005

• HLC Steering Committee appointed
• Linkages in place for General Education Goals and Learning Outcomes
• Draft Assessment Plan submitted

NOV 2005

• All 4 assessment compoments in place: CxC, Course-Embedded, Capstone & Standardized Testing
• Portfolio Guidelines developed
• Faculty Senate approved Assessment Committee Mission, Goals & Objectives
• Faculty Senate to approve AA Portfolio Guidelines

DEC 2005

• Evaluate Fall '05 semester by department
• Tabulate data
• Analyze results
• Assessment Plan Report submitted by Faculty Assessment Coordinator

JAN 2006

• Implement revisions into each department
• Tabulate data
• Capstone begins for transfer students

FEB 2006

• Newsletter
• Assessment Committee recommends budget FY07
• Evidence of Course Modification from Assessment

MAR 2005

• Report writing for HLC Focus Visit begins

MAY - JUN 2006

• Compile & analyze data
• Compare CAAP, etc. scores

JUL - AUG 2006

• Departments submit results

SEP - OCT 2006

• Submit report to HLC
• Newsletter

NOV 2006

• HLC Focus Visit

JAN 2007

• Full Capstone implementation

FEB 2007

• HLC Report Institutional Response; Assessment Committee recommends assessment budget FY08
• Newsletter

MAR 2007

• Continue development toward a sophisticated culture of assessment