Annual Report 2024-2025

1. Cercone, Alisa, English (2027)
2. Li, Qin, Social Sciences (2028)
3. Mehta, Neeraj, Music (2026)
4. Marchese, Paul, Physics (2026)
5. Nercessian, Elizabeth, Student Success (2027)
6. Pinheiro, Susana, Math (2025)
7. Spezio, Stefan, Center for Tutoring and Academic Support (2026)
8. Ye, Fei, Mathematics & Computer Science (2027)
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Arthur Corradetti, Dean for Institutional Effectiveness, President's Liaison

Jasper Lin, Social Sciences, Committee on Committees Liaison

1. Bernstein, Debra, Library (2028)
2. Cercone, Alisa, English (2027)
3. Gordon, Elizabeth, Information Technology (2028)
4. Li, Qin, Social Sciences (2028)
5. Mehta, Neeraj, Music (2026)
6. Marchese, Paul, Physics (2026)
7. Nercessian, Elizabeth, Student Success (2027)
8. Spezio, Stefan, Center for Tutoring and Academic Support (2026)
9. Ye, Fei, Mathematics & Computer Science (2027)

1. Pinheiro, Susana – Co-Chair
2. Kathryn Wong - Co-Chair during the Fall 2024
3. Cercone, Alisa - Secretary

1. Spezio, Stefan - Chair
2. Cercone, Alisa - Secretary

The Committee met at 12:10 p.m. on the following Wednesdays: September 11th, 2024, October 9th, 2024, December 4th, 2024, February 26th, 2025, April 9th, 2025, and May 14th, 2025

There was no quorum on the following scheduled meetings: November 13^th, 2024, and March 15th, 2023.

1. Review and evaluate summary reports describing initiatives to assess student learning from academic departments, academies, and academic programs of the college
   
   COMPLETED
   
   Committee members were assigned to review teaching departments' assessment reports. Members used rubrics established by the committee to score the reports; the rubrics with scores and comments were collected, and findings presented during the Spring semester meetings. 
   Teaching departments' assessment reports were scored as follows: 3 were exemplary, 1 was adequate, and 1 needed improvement; 9 were not submitted at the time of the assessment, and 1 report was not scored. The 2 program reports assessed had an exemplary score; 1 program report was not scored.
   
   
2. Review and evaluate documents relating to assessments of institutional effectiveness from all non-academic units of the college
   
   COMPLETED
   
   Committee members were assigned to review sets of annual reports of non-academic units. Members used rubrics established by the committee to assess the reports. The scores were collected and discussed during the Fall semester meetings. Non-teaching departments' assessment reports were scored as follows: 12 were exemplary, 11 adequate, and 7 needed improvement; 8 were not submitted at the time of the assessment.
   
   
3. Make annual reports of progress in assessment of data collection, including:
   1. The review of assessment reports from each department/unit of the college;
   2. Courses/college units assessed from each department;
   3. Summary of Assessment data gathered from assessments;
   4. Any departmental conclusions drawn and/or actions taken as a result.

COMPLETED

4. Review and evaluate assessment procedures the College undertakes and make recommendations concerning these assessment initiatives to the Academic Senate, in support of principles of shared governance, academic freedom, and transparency
   
   COMPLETED
   
   The committee read, discussed, and provided feedback on the General Education Report during the December 4th meeting.

1. Post meeting times asap at the top of your webpage, near the chair's contact information

 COMPLETED

2. Update your webpage to reflect new membership and change the heading to 2023-2026

 COMPLETED

3. Find whether department Assessment Coordinators are past Assessment Committee members -- let SC know when you have more information

NOT COMPLETED - the committee is involved in discussions on how to collect the data from departments

4. Let SC know of any other department delinquent 2025 Assessment Reports, and we will help you get them

COMPLETED

5. Invite Scott Litroff, Daniel Garbin, and Phil Nelan to a meeting this semester. One of us at least will come, and we will help to find ways to streamline department reporting and your assessment process

COMPLETED

Emails including feedback on the assessment reports submitted by the departments were sent to the Steering Committee, to be distributed to the Deans supervising the respective departments, to support the continuous improvement of assessment practices.

Recommendation to conduct reviews of the reports more efficiently: convert some of the committee meetings into working sessions, for new members to gain experience in how to assess the reports using the rubrics provided, and accelerate the review process.

Recommendation on how to gather information from the departments efficiently: organize workshop sessions/office hours where guidance and feedback is given regarding the preparation and content of the department reports.

Thanks to Alisa Cercone, Qin Li, Neeraj Mehta, Paul Marchese, Elizabeth Nercessian, Susana Pinheiro, Stefan Spezio, Fei Ye, and Kathryn Wong for reviewing year-end reports and assessment reports. 

Thanks to Qin Li and Neeraj Mehta for reviewing the Program Review Report.

Thanks to departing Chair Susana Pinheiro.

Susana Pinheiro, Chair