As mentioned in the previous statement, Dr. Mehaffy is responsible for the oversight of assessment efforts at the institution. The Assessment Resource Office is responsible for monitoring and reporting to him each unit's compliance with their assessment plan. Assessment might be included within a broader structure of regular program review, but the evaluation of instruction and faculty performance common to such programs does not constitute assessment of student learning. This statement is specific to those institutions which do not have specific plans for the measurement of student learning, but use existing measures. Assessment results are not part of the faculty evaluation process.
Feedback loops are essential.
Assessment results are to be used in support of changes in curriculum brought to the general education curriculum program review and graduate committees. All academic units, on an annual basis, beginning next fall are to report on the results of their outcomes assessment endeavors, including how the results will be used. These reports are sent from the department chairs to the college deans to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Students should understand the purposes of assessment. Some institutions provide information about assessment in a variety of student-oriented publications.