1. Steps to an Integrated Assessment System: Merging Culture and Process Cara Gardner Assessment Coordinator Bay Path College American Association of Colleges and Universities February 2013

2. Bay Path College Located in Longmeadow, Burlington, Sturbridge MA Founded in 1895 Womens College 2,300 students Undergraduate and Graduate programs

3. Step 1. Culture Change This is the biggest challenge, TracDat is the easy part!

4. Change is a journey.

5. Ready for change?

6. Requirements for Successful Change Management Executive Participation Not sponsorship, not delegation Respected Driver/Owner Empowered Change Agent Institution-wide Recognition Internal & External Drivers Key Early Adopters Faculty, Programs, Depts., Schools Know the Hurdles Understand & Engage Them

7. Faculty Engagement

8. Ways to Make Assessment our Normal work Monthly Faculty Meeting Assessment Story Standing Educational Assessment Committee Collaborative review assessment plans Annual Program Review Review, analyze, evaluate Year-End Institute Professional Development Leveraging Student Success Stories Other measures of student success

9. Monthly Faculty Meeting Assessment Story Opportunity for Peer-to-Peer Learning and Sharing Opportunity to share best practices

10. Standing Educational Assessment Committee Collaborative Review Of Assessment Plans Provides Improvement Feedback for Deans and Chairs

11. Annual Academic Program Review Includes: Student Learning Outcomes, Enrollment History Data, Program Data, Student Satisfaction Survey, and Summary of Improvements

12. Year-End Institute Professional Development Two Days of Faculty Professional Development

13. Leveraging Student Success Stories Stories demonstrate how students are applying their learning.

14. Step 2. Process for Developing Assessment Plans.

15. Every program has a plan. Identify program goals Complete curriculum mapping Determine a method of evaluation Set the criterion (minimum performance standard) Review program goals and assessment data annually Decide if improvement actions are needed If yes, assign action and follow-up date Review results

16. Triggers Improvement Actions

17. TracDat Uses for Continues Improvement

18. Organized Data Repository- Avoid the Data Maze

19. Many Benefits Many Benefits Allows big picture (system) perspective Makes visible strengths and weaknesses Centralizes data for evaluation Roll-up reporting capabilities Knowledge becomes institutionalized

20. Supports Strategic Direction

21. Additional Benefits Future Uses: Grant Management Storing alumni employment data Tracking strategic plans

22. Questions?