Provost vetoed it, saying he didn't want a policy just for one program. Asking core review committee to review transfer of core requirements. Campus is also developing measures of teaching effectiveness through a committee put together by the provost to establish a baseline against which improvement can be measured over the next several years. Having outcomes measurements is required by the accrediting societies, mandated by the federal government, and the BOR requirement for a 15 percent increase in productivity. Idea is to use the data already in existence.
Most departments do have an assessment mechanism.
Establish a baseline and use the existing mechanisms to measure effectiveness. Have had four local legislative candidates make presentations to the senate in recent meetings. 9.3 - UAS Faculty Council met October 25, is rediscovering itself. The UAS Faculty Senate is on recess until called by the president. Resurrected curriculum committee and faculty affairs committee as permanent committees under the Council.