Minutes of meeting 03/09/22

Minutes

The Academic Senate Committee on Committee on Assessment & Institutional Effectiveness met on March 9, 2022 at 12:10PM via secure online meeting


Committee Members in Attendance:

Thomas Byrnes (Admissions, 2023), Urszula Golebiewska (Biology, 2024), Chukwudi Ikwueze (Social Sciences, 2022), Kevin Kolack (Chemistry, 2022, Secretary), Renee Rhodd (Transfer Resources Center, 2024), Barbara Rome (Nursing, 2023), Mark Ulrich (Business, 2024), Biao Wang (Math, 2023)

Absent: Manuel Martinez (English, 2022), TBA (student representatives)


Liaisons in Attendance:

Arthur Corradetti (Dean for Institutional Effectiveness, President's Liaison)

Absent: TBA (CoC liason), TBA (Steering Committee designee), TBA (Committee on Committees designee)


Business:

The meeting was called to order at 12:10 PM

  1. Approval of agenda. Approved without objections.
  2. Approval of minutes from February 16th, 2022. Approved without objections.
  3. Presentation of teaching department assessment year-end reports.
    1. KK presented Math and Library
    2. UG presented Chemistry and Business
    3. BR presented English and Engineering
    4. TB presented Music
  4. Old business
    1. Contact marketing department about disseminating CUNY assessment website in case someone at QCC would like to contribute (https://assessatcuny.commons.gc.cuny.edu/) Not done yet. CI will reach out.
    2. Update from the working group for the creation of a rubric for assessing program reviews. BR presented the working draft that UG and she developed, which was extensively discussed and revised. Need to finalize what Excellent/Good/Needs Improvement mean for each section. Will disseminate to Committee shortly. UG volunteered to use the rubric to assess 2-3 program reviews at one of the next 2 meetings. CI as well. Dean Corradetti noted that Biotech and Liberal Arts & Sciences are the 2 most recent reports. (The problem of programs not being reviewed remains, in addition to several pandemic deferrals.)
  5. New business
    1. The co-Chairs and Secretary (anyone else?) will attend the Dept. Chairs’ meeting on April 12th to discuss assessment. Agenda needs to be developed. Not giving them work- offering help and support departments in assessment efforts.

Next meeting April 13th, 12:10PM via Zoom

Meeting adjourned 1:10pm


Respectfully submitted,

Kevin Kolack, Ph.D.
Committee on Committee on Assessment & Institutional Effectiveness, Secretary

Minutes typed on 3/9/22

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