As part of the overall effort to enhance assessment of student learning and institutional effectiveness, Temple University established the university-wide Assessment Planning Committee (APC). The committee provides the primary level of support to programs on the development of assessment plans and assessment reporting. Committee members relay, clarify, and translate the expectations of university leadership around assessment to their respective schools/colleges/units; and ensure that programs/units are engaged in ongoing assessment and provide feedback regarding assessment plans and reporting.
The APC is comprised of two subcommittees: Student Learning Assessment Committee (SLAC), and Administrative and Support area Assessment Committee (ASAC).
Temple University Assessment Coordinators
The APC and its subcommittees are comprised of assessment coordinators* who represent their school, college or administrative unit.
Assessment Coordinators:
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Represent their units on the APC and appropriate subcommittee.
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Serve as a liaison between school/college and the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment.
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Disseminate information on best practices and assessment resources to their units.
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Ensure that members of their units satisfy annual assessment reporting requirements.
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Articulate and advocate for the assessment training needs of their units.
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Articulate internal and external expectations for assessment within their units.
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Ensure that assessment is incorporated into the overall planning and improvement culture of the unit.
The assessment coordinator role may vary by subcommittee membership.
Student Learning Assessment Subcommittee (SLAC) Members
- Monitor completion of annual assessment reports within the Student Learning Assessment Management (SLAM) system:
- Confirm all active academic degree programs appear in SLAM
- Confirm/update faculty responsible for the assessment report submissions for each program
- Communicate deadlines to programs
- Assist programs with questions/issues/concerns related to completing assessment reports
- Review assessment reports and provide feedback to programs - Provide feedback to the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment regarding improvements/enhancements to the assessment reporting process and SLAM.
Administrative and Support Area Assessment Subcommittee (ASAC) Members
- Ensure compliance with completion of annual assessment reports:
- Confirm all reporting programs/departments
- Confirm/update reporting contacts for programs/departments
- Remind programs/departments to complete assessment reports prior to submission deadline
- Assist programs with questions/issues/concerns related to completing assessment reports
- Review assessment reports and provide feedback to programs - Provide feedback to the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment regarding improvements/enhancements to the assessment reporting process.
* Note: Academic and administrative units are not required to hire an “assessment coordinator” but are responsible for designating an individual to represent the unit on the APC. The individual should be someone for whom assessment or accreditation management is a significant component of their work.
Assessment Planning Committee (APC) Members:
- Jodi Levine Laufgraben, Committee Chair, Vice Provost of Academic Affairs, Assessment and Institutional Research, Office of the Provost
- Gina L. Calzaferri, Assistant Vice Provost and Director, Assessment and Evaluation, Institutional Research & Assessment
Student Learning Assessment Subcommittee (SLAC) Members:
- Eric Kennedy, Director of Academic Affairs, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
- Laura E. Aboyan, Assistant Director of Assessment, Fox School of Business and Management
- Barbara B. Manaka, Director of Assessment and Curriculum Management, Associate Professor of Instruction, Fox School of Business and Management
- Patricia Terry, Assistant Director, CMA, Fox School of Business and Management
- Mark Snyder, Director of Outcomes Assessment and Accreditation, Kornberg School of Dentistry
- Laura Pendergast, Associate Dean, College of Education
- Patricia Moore-Martinez, Associate Director, General Education Program, General Education
- David S. Brookstein, Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Professor of Instruction in Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Kristen Murray, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Beasley School of Law
- Lauren Farmer, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts
- Deborah Cai, Senior Associate Dean, Klein College of Media and Communication
- Marianne LaRussa, Senior Manager, Office of Medical Education, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
- Scott K. Shore, Associate Dean of Graduate and Special Programs, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
- Rollo Dilworth, Vice Dean, Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts, Boyer College of Music and Dance & School of Theatre, Film and Media Arts
- Lawrence Carey, Assistant Dean for Assessment and Quality, School of Pharmacy
- Jessica M. Boyer, Assistant Director of Assessment and Accreditation, College of Public Health
- Tom Price, Assistant Dean, Student Services, College of Science and Technology
- Dan Strongin, Graduate Programs, College of Science and Technology
- Heather Blackburn, Assistant Dean, School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management
- Yasuko Taoka, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Temple University Japan
- Anne M. Wilkinson, Associate Director of Assessment, Training and Marketing, Campus Recreation
- Sara Sequin, Associate Director, Education Abroad & Overseas Campuses, Education Abroad
- Caitlin Shanley, Librarian, Coordinator of Learning and Student Success, Samuel Paley Library
- Tara Stasik, Director of Academic and Student Services, University College
Administrative and Support Area Assessment Subcommittee (ASAC) Members:
- Anne M. Wilkinson, Associate Director of Assessment, Training and Marketing, Campus Recreation
- Sara Sequin, Associate Director, Education Abroad & Overseas Campuses, Education Abroad
- Laura E. Aboyan, Assistant Director of Assessment, Fox School of Business and Management
- Susan Hyer, Assistant Vice President, Academic Computing, Information Technology Services
- Martyn Miller, Assistant Vice President, Office of International Affairs, International Affairs
- Michael Lawlor, Associate Vice Provost, Office of the Vice Provost, Undergraduate Studies
- Kathryn Peach D’Angelo, Assistant Vice President, Financial Administration and Planning, Office of the SVP and COO
- Farrah Al-Mansoor Senior Director, Finance and Administration, Office of the SVP and COO - Facilities
- Moira Stoddart Trapper, Director of Strategic Media, Office of the SVP and COO - Finance
- Nancy L. Hinchcliff, Assistant Vice President, Office of the SVP and COO - HR
- Karen A. Sherlock, Director, Parking Services
- Nancy B. Turner, Assessment and Organizational Performance Librarian, Samuel Paley Library
- Justin Miller, Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director/Chief of Staff, University Athletics
- Andrea Gaudini, Interim Assistant Vice President for Strategic Marketing, Strategic Marketing and Communications
- Tara Stasik, Director of Academic and Student Services, University College