University Assessment Facilitators (UAF) Committee
Charge to the Committee
The charge of the University Assessment Facilitators (UAF) Committee is to build the university's capacity to effectively assess student learning within a culture of continuous educational improvement.
Descriptors for the work of committee members: encourager, sustainer, advocate, supporter, capacity builder.
Members will:
- Gain a university-wide perspective on the Assessment of Student Learning picture within
which to view the work in their own academic colleges, student affairs units, and
institutional divisions.
- Review and comment on results from university-wide assessments: (Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency {CAAP}, National Survey of Student Engagement {NSSE}, Senior and Alumni Surveys, GTA Communication Survey, K-State 8, Diversity, aggregated university undergraduate and graduate SLOs)
- Inform the committee and university of best practice assessment examples from individual colleges/units.
- Guide planning for and discussion of the annual Assessment Showcase and other relevant workshops, K-State First, Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA), and PRISM (K-State's online assessment reporting system).
- Function as a conduit between the Provost office and the college/unit assessment committees to share information on Assessment of Student Learning at K-State, and issues associated with Board of Regents (KBOR) and Higher Learning Commission (HLC) expectations.
- Communicate expectations, information, etc. to academic colleges, student affairs units, and institutional divisions from the Provost office.
- Communicate questions, concerns, needs from the academic colleges, student affairs units, and institutional divisions to the Provost office.
- Share ideas about effective approaches to Assessment of Student Learning that are being used across all facets of the university and proactively guide institutional enhancement of student learning.
- Seek counsel from university committee members about specific issues in their own academic colleges, student affairs units, and institutional divisions and return the advice/assistance back to their colleges/units/divisions.
Members
Representatives from the College Assessment Review Committees (or designee made by the dean) from each academic college and other units associated with student learning: Graduate School; College of Agriculture; College of Architecture, Planning and Design; College of Arts & Sciences; College of Business Administration; College of Education; College of Engineering; College of Human Ecology; College of Technology and Aviation; College of Veterinary Medicine; School of Leadership Studies; Division of Continuing Education; Office of Student Life; Office of Diversity; Office of the Provost; K-State Libraries; K-State 8 Faculty Council; Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning; Student Body Vice President; Information Technology Services; Office of Assessment (director and assistant director).
Members, jointly appointed by the Dean's and Provost, should be knowledgeable and enthusiastic about assessment of student learning (ASL) and be able and willing to facilitate the development of a long-term commitment to it within their colleges and units.
Meetings: Four times a semester.