Assessment

Welcome to the second publication of the Campus Assessment Newsletter which continues to highlight campus-wide efforts related to outcomes assessment activities at Penn State Harrisburg. In this issue, we will highlight members of the Assessment Leadership Team (ALT) and the assessment efforts they are leading within their programs. 

Below is the link to download the Spring 2010 Campus Assessment Newsletter:

CampusAssessmentNewsletterSP10.pdf

School of Behavioral Sciences & Education
J. Scott Lewis shares the assessment process within the social sciences program.

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School of Business Administration
Jane Kochanov shares her school's method of "closing the loop" to improve their business curriculum.

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School of Humanities
Patricia Johnson shares the challenges they have overcome and are still facing as they examine their programs from new perspectives.

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School of Public Affairs
Hal Shill describes the efforts taken to move their assessment efforts forward, including the creation of a capstone course to begin in Fall 2010.

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School of Science, Engineering, & Technology
AB Shafaye shares their efforts with continuous quality improvement (CQI) initiatives.

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We hope that you find this issue and future issues informative and helpful. Faculty members are welcome to recommend articles and resources, suggest topics for future articles, or submit their own brief articles about outcomes assessment to Lisa Buenaventura at lcb15@psu.edu


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Learning Outcomes Assessment: Building a Culture for Institutional Effectiveness
Penn State Harrisburg and Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence are hosting this conference on Thursday, April 22, 2010, from 8:30am to 2:45pm in the Capital Union Building (CUB) on the campus of Penn State Harrisburg. The Luncheon Keynote speaker is Dr. Michael Middaugh, Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness at the University of Delaware, and the Chair of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
 
Please RSVP to Deidre Yingling, 814-865-0282, or day12@psu.edu. The agenda, list of who is coming, and a registration link are available at http://www.assess.psu.edu/. Here is a link for the flyer which can be viewed and downloaded:
AssessmtConfInviteSP2010.pdf.

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Welcome to the inaugural publication of the Campus Assessment Newsletter! This is intended to be a quarterly publication from the Faculty Center in coordination with the Office of the Chancellor to highlight campus-wide efforts related to outcomes assessment activities at Penn State Harrisburg.

In this issue, we will introduce members of the Assessment Leadership Team (ALT), who are leading assessment efforts within their own schools and programs. We hope that you find this issue and future issues informative and helpful. Faculty members are welcome to recommend articles and resources, suggest topics for future articles, or submit their own brief articles about outcomes assessment to Lisa Buenaventura at lcb15@psu.edu

Click here to download the Fall 2009 Newsletter.

Assessment Panel Discussion:

All in! Faculty Perspectives on Campus Assessment
Are you in? Faculty will discuss their program's efforts in the assessment process, sharing what has worked well for them. Come to hear what they have to say, and ask your questions. A light lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to Kathy Harter by Thursday, September 17th.

Tuesday, September 22nd, 12:30-2:00pm, Special Events Room, E139 Olmsted (RSVP to klh25@psu.edu)

Assessment at Penn State Harrisburg Wiki: Resources, including websites, articles, and rubrics, are being collected here to assist you with your assessment process.

Assessment Leadership Team Contacts:

Lisa Buenaventura - lcb15@psu.edu

Gayle Yaverbaum - gjy1@psu.edu

Carol McQuiggan - cam240@psu.edu

Kathy Harter  - klh25@psu.edu

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