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:
- Rollo Dilworth, Vice Dean, Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts, Boyer College of Music and Dance & School of Theatre, Film and Media Arts
- Anne M. Wilkinson, Associate Director, Training, Assessment and Marketing, Campus Recreation
- Mark Snyder, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Kornberg School of Dentistry
- Laura Pendergast, Associate Dean of Community, Compliance and Communication, College of Education and Human Development
- David S. Brookstein, Associate Professor Emeritus, College of Engineering
- Laura E. Aboyan, Director, Curriculum Management and Assessment and Accreditation, Fox School of Business and Management
- Patricia Terry, Assistant Director Curriculum Management and Assessment, Fox School of Business and Management
- Sara Sequin, Senior Associate Director, Global Engagement, Study Abroad Programs
- Yasuko Taoka, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Temple University Japan
- Deborah Cai, Senior Associate Dean, Klein College of Media and Communication
- Kristen Murray, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Beasley School of Law
- Lauren Farmer, Associate Professor of Instruction, Department of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts
- Marianne LaRussa, Senior Director, Office of Undergraduate Medical Education, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
- Scott K. Shore, Associate Dean, Graduate and Postbaccalaureate Programs, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
- Lawrence Carey, Assistant Dean & Clinical Professor, School of Pharmacy
- Jessica M. Boyer, Associate Director, Assessment & Accreditation, College of Public Health
- Tom Price, Assistant Dean, Student Services, College of Science and Technology
- Dan Strongin, Associate Dean for Graduate Affairs, College of Science and Technology
- Heather Blackburn, Assistant Dean, School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management
- Caitlin Shanley, Librarian and Coordinator of Learning and Student Success, TU Libraries
- Eric Kennedy, Director of Academic Affairs, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
- Patricia Moore-Martinez, Associate Director, General Education, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies
- Tara Stasik, Director of Academic and Student Services, University College
Administrative and Support Area Assessment Subcommittee (ASAC) Members:
- Susan Hyer, Assistant Vice President, Academic Technology, Information Technology Services
- Anne M. Wilkinson, Associate Director, Training, Assessment and Marketing, Campus Recreation
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Deanne DeCrescenzo, Sr. Associate Dean of Students, Dean of Students
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Shawn P. Fagan, Assistant Vice Provost, Student Success, Office of Enrollment Management
- Laura E. Aboyan, Director, Curriculum Management and Assessment and Accreditation, Fox School of Business and Management
- Sara Sequin, Senior Associate Director, Global Engagement, Study Abroad Programs
- Martyn Miller, Assistant Vice President International Programs, Global Engagement: International Services
- Karen A. Sherlock, Executive Director, Parking Services
- Andrea Gaudini, Interim Assistant Vice President for Strategic Marketing, Strategic Marketing and Communications
- Kathryn Peach D’Angelo, Associate Vice President and Chief of Staff, Office of the SVP and COO
- Farrah Al-Mansoor, Senior Director, Finance and Administrative, 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
- Nancy B. Turner, Director for Planning, Strategy and Organizational Evolution, TU Libraries
- Michael Lawlor, Associate Vice Provost, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies
- Justin Miller, Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director/Chief of Staff, University Athletics
- Tara Stasik, Director of Academic and Student Services, University College