Organization of the NWHSU Assessment Program and the University Assessment Committee (UAC)

The University Assessment Program is led by the Director for the Center for Teaching, Learning and Assessment (CTLA) who also serves as the Chair of the University Assessment Committee (UAC) and reports to the Senior Vice-President and Provost. All assessment activities are initiated and approved in collaboration with the University Assessment Committee, which has been comprised of student, faculty and administrative representatives from the academic programs and student affairs. Assessment activities at the program level are led by their respective deans and their academic program faculty curriculum committees. The Board of Trustees, the University President and senior administrators are kept abreast of assessment issues through periodic reports from the chair of the UAC.

In February, 2004, the UAC participated in a planning retreat to establish small teams to address specific areas of focus for assessment activities. Committee members completed an inventory called the Team Dimensions Profile to help identify their individual strengths and challenges for effective teamwork. Based on committee discussion and preferences, the committee members chose to participate in one of three working teams. Each team was responsible for one of the following key results: University and Program Level Assessment Planning [RED team]; Communication and Education [BLUE team] and Assessment Implementation [GREEN team]. Team members focused their efforts to achieve specific goals within their groups. Their work was regularly coordinated and reviewed by the UAC. The teams' initial action plans are included in the "Report on the A-Team Retreat" dated February 9, 2004 which may viewed in the "reports" web page.