1. Culture of Collaboration Cultivating a Campus Environment for Assessment

2. Queensborough Community College Arthur Corradetti, Associate Dean for Accreditation, Assessment, and Institutional Effectiveness Arthur Corradetti, Associate Dean for Accreditation, Assessment, and Institutional Effectiveness Margot Edlin, Assistant Professor Margot Edlin, Assistant Professor Phil Pecorino, Chair, Senate Committee on Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness Phil Pecorino, Chair, Senate Committee on Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness Karen Steele, Vice President for Academic Affairs Karen Steele, Vice President for Academic Affairs

3. Middle States Mandate Comprehensive, integrated, and sustained assessment processes

4. Why a culture of collaboration? Why not a culture of assessment? Why not a culture of assessment? Why not a culture of evidence? Why not a culture of evidence? Real assessment is not possible without, first, a culture of collaboration. Real assessment is not possible without, first, a culture of collaboration. Real use of evidence is not possible without a culture of collaboration in which effective change can be discussed and implemented. Real use of evidence is not possible without a culture of collaboration in which effective change can be discussed and implemented.

5. Institutional Investment Establishing an Assessment Office with an associate dean Establishing an Assessment Office with an associate dean Establishing two representative task forces Establishing two representative task forces Hiring an outside consultant Hiring an outside consultant Working through shared governance on adopting official policy on assessment Working through shared governance on adopting official policy on assessment Expanding Institutional Research office Expanding Institutional Research office

6. Assessment Task Force Membership Faculty Assessment Task Force – representatives from every academic department Faculty Assessment Task Force – representatives from every academic department Administrative Assessment Task Force – representatives from broad array of administrative offices and across all college divisions Administrative Assessment Task Force – representatives from broad array of administrative offices and across all college divisions

7. Assessment Task Force Charges Promulgating comprehensive, integrated, and sustained assessment processes Promulgating comprehensive, integrated, and sustained assessment processes Developing an Assessment Handbook for campus-wide use Developing an Assessment Handbook for campus-wide use Providing groundwork for Monitoring Report Providing groundwork for Monitoring Report

8. Assessment Handbook Institutional Effectiveness – broad context for college-wide assessment efforts Institutional Effectiveness – broad context for college-wide assessment efforts Faculty assessment of student learning Faculty assessment of student learning Administrative assessment of services in support of student learning Administrative assessment of services in support of student learning Resources and templates for carrying out different forms of assessment Resources and templates for carrying out different forms of assessment

9. A Multifaceted Approach to Fostering a Culture of Collaboration Shared governance Expanded new faculty orientation and development Appointing faculty facilitators to lead assessment workshops

10. Shared Governance Actions of governance body (Academic Senate) Actions of governance body (Academic Senate) Communications to constituencies Communications to constituencies Adoption of Academic Senate committee Adoption of Academic Senate committee Creation of Academic Senate committee on assessment and institutional effectiveness Creation of Academic Senate committee on assessment and institutional effectiveness

11. Senate Committee Formed as a standing committee of the senate Formed as a standing committee of the senate Representative of broad array of academic departments Representative of broad array of academic departments Charged with overview of assessment processes and reporting to the Senate each year Charged with overview of assessment processes and reporting to the Senate each year

12. New Faculty Orientation Clear expectations about the importance of assessment as an institutionally recognized component of a culture of collaboration campus-wide Clear expectations about the importance of assessment as an institutionally recognized component of a culture of collaboration campus-wide Year-long new faculty institute – ongoing faculty development workshops, including workshops on assessment and the development and use of rubrics Year-long new faculty institute – ongoing faculty development workshops, including workshops on assessment and the development and use of rubrics

13. Faculty Support Learning Outcomes Faculty Facilitators Learning Outcomes Faculty Facilitators Faculty Fellow Faculty Fellow

14. Monitoring Report Using Assessment Handbook as context and evidence of assessment processes Using Assessment Handbook as context and evidence of assessment processes Developing a more robust Assessment Web site Developing a more robust Assessment Web site Responding to site team reports recommendations item by item Responding to site team reports recommendations item by item Following up on the institutional response item by item Following up on the institutional response item by item Making use of expertise by outside consultant Making use of expertise by outside consultant

15. Culture of Collaboration Shared governance Shared governance Shared responsibility Shared responsibility Intra- and inter-departmental effort Intra- and inter-departmental effort Effort acknowledged and celebrated Effort acknowledged and celebrated