Consultants from ETS have also been engaged. These activities have introduced faculty to many new assessment concepts, including outcomes assessment strategies that stress student learning. These evaluations are conducted in every class. Instruments developed by ETS are used to measure proficiency in student's major field of study. Other assessment strategies include exit interviews and faculty peer evaluation.
Limited funds are available to assist faculty travel to off-campus assessment conferences.
Information collected in such activities is disseminated on campus via workshops and training sessions. Each entering freshman will participate in the program, and participating faculty receive special training. Funds are currently budgeted to support an Assessment Coordinator for this project.