Assessment
University Committee on Assessment of LearningBackground
In September 2016, the Executive Vice President and Provost appointed a University Committee on Assessment of Learning (UCAL) to lead, oversee, and coordinate student learning assessment processes across the University with the goal of maintaining excellence in Penn State’s student learning experiences.
UCAL’s charge is to:
- Act as an advisory group to the Provost in monitoring and review of student learning assessment processes including practices, procedures, information collection and analysis, and support for faculty;
- Share ideas on innovative practices and processes with committee representatives and with the University community;
- Foster coordination, communication, and collaboration in assessment processes across academic and co-curricular programs, colleges, and campuses;
- Review and facilitate sharing of assessment findings with the University community;
- Recommend and authorize University assessment studies on topics that affect student learning.
Learning Outcomes Assessment Reports
OPAIR reports annually to the Provost and the members of the UCAL. Reports include submission rates by location, learning objectives assessed, types of measures used, and learning outcomes assessment activities. The reports can be found on the projects, dashboards, and reports page.
Committee Members
Jeff Adams – Interim Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education
Christopher Barnes, Assistant Director of Assessment, OPAIR
Adam Christensen – Director and Senior Analyst, Student Affairs Research and Assessment
Bill Clark – Associate Dean, The Graduate School
Ivan Esparragoza – Assistant Dean for Curricular Innovation and Program Assessment, College of Engineering
Annie Everett – Doctoral student, Higher Education
Betty Harper – Chair and Assistant Vice Provost for Assessment, OPAIR
Melanie Hetzel-Riggin – Professor of Psychology, Penn State Behrend
Kirsten Hochstedt – Assistant Director of Assessment, OPAIR
Rick Brazier, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Research & University College Interim Dean, Commonwealth Campuses
Angela Linse – Executive Director and Associate Dean, Schreyer Institute
Jayné Park Martinez – Coordinator of Research, Planning, and Assessment, Penn State Berks
Jessica Myers – Assistant Director of Assessment, OPAIR
Laura Pauley – Executive Director, University Faculty Senate
Lance Kennedy-Phillips – Vice Provost for Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research
Karen Pollack – Assistant Vice Provost for Online Undergraduate and Blended Programs, World Campus
Maggie Slattery – Director of Office for General Education