(1) To consult with and advise the Director of the Center for Assessment; (2) to report to the Faculty Senate the purpose, nature, scope and author of mandated University assessment activities and to recommend tools and methods for compliance with such; (3) to assist the academic departments and other units, as requested, in the development and execution of assessment strategies; and (4) to provide advice and counsel to the Faculty Senate and to Office of the Provost in matters of instructional support.

Membership: Includes six (6) members of the ranked faculty, one (1) from each college, named by the Senate Executive Committee and the Director of the Center for Assessment; one (1) representative of the academic administration, named by the Provost; two (2) students, named by the President of the Student Government Association; and the Director of the Center for Assessment. The six faculty members and the representative of the academic administration will each serve a two-year term. The two students will serve for one year and may be renamed. The remaining individuals will serve as ex officio members in that they will serve by virtue of the office they hold; however, it is to be noted that they will be voting members of the Council. Council members shall report assessment activities and Council discussions to the colleges, departments, and other units they represent. The Executive Committee is composed of five of the Assessment Council members with no fewer than two ranked faculty, the Director of the Center for Assessment, and a Chairperson appointed by the Provost. The Executive Committee shall provide a continuous review of the activities of the Center for Assessment and prepare the agenda and reports for discussion and consideration by the Assessment Council. Subcommittees of the Council shall be appointed by the Executive Committee as are deemed necessary and appropriate for the timely fulfillment of the functions of the Council. 

Faculty Members:

COAL Norma McClellan, MU     2010

COBA Peter Richardson, MG    2011

COE Cathy Pearman, RF          2011

CHHS Donald Fischer, PY         2010

CHPA John Llewellyn, RE          2010

CNAS Arbindra Rimal, AG          2011

Representative of the Academic Administration:

Chantal Levesque-Bristol, Dir of FCTL, PY, CHHS            2011

Student Members:

Joe Sciarillo

Jeff Thomas

Other Voting Members:

Martha Kirker, Center for Assessment, ex officio

Executive Committee:

Norma McClellan, Chair

Donald Fischer

Martha Kirker

Chantal Levesque-Bristol

John Llewellyn

Peter Richardson