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Assessment Committee

A Commitment to Assessment

The Indiana University South Bend Assessment Committee grew from the University’s strong commitment to providing the best possible education for its students.

In 1995 the Assessment Committee developed an ambitious plan for implementing and monitoring assessment of student learning in all campus departments and for the Committee’s own activities and governance. This document, IU South Bend Plan for Assessing Student Achievement, was submitted to and approved by the NCA, the (then) accrediting body of IU South Bend.

The mission of the IU South Bend Assessment Committee is to promote, support and monitor academic program assessment activities at the university.

Assessment Committee Plans

2016

2013

2007

Assessment Committee Reporting

Annual Report to Senate

The assessment committee is a joint committee of Academic Senate and Academic Affairs. Academic Senate committees prepare an annual report summarizing committee activities and important developments of the previous academic year. The assessment committee submits their annual report for the agenda of the first senate meeting in the fall. This report is also submitted to academic affairs.

Link to the following reports:

2020-2021
2019-2020
2018-2019
2017-2018
2016-2017
2015-2016
2014-2015
2013-2014
2012-2013
2011-2012

Summary Reports

Link to Annual Summary Reports

2021-2022
2020-2021
2019-2020
2018-2019
2017-2018
2016-2017
2015-2016
2014-2015

Monthly Meeting Minutes

Link to Monthly Meeting Minutes

2022

05/11/2022
02/25/2022

2021

10/15/2021
10/08/2021
05/31/2021
04/22/2021

2020

10/30/2020
10/02/2020
02/14/2020
01/15/2020

2019

11/19/2019
11/01/2019
09/13/2019
04/10/2019
05/2019
02/2019

2018

11/05/2018
04/13/2018
02/18/2018
01/12/2018

2017

04/14/2017
03/10/2017
02/10/2017

2016 and earlier

Campuswide Reports by School/College/Unit

Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts

Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics

School of Education

Vera Z. Dwyer College of Health Sciences

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Non-Academic

All Campus (2014/2015; 2015/2016)

Assessment Committee Grants

If you have an idea for a great assessment project or tool you would like to try, the assessment committee encourages you to apply for an assessment grant. These grants, for up to $3000, can be used for a wide variety of projects.

Annual Deadlines: April and November

Proposal Application

Final Report Guidelines

Grants Awarded

Taskstream

Taskstream is the software IU South Bend uses for assessment purposes and is accessed through one.IU using your login credentials.

If you are the departmental assessment contact and have not yet had training, please contact Yu Song at (574) 520-4229.

YouTube Videos

Program Assessment Models

Need ideas and help with your program assessment? Explore assessment reports drafted at other institutions within your academic discipline (see below). Another great resource for best-practice models within a discipline are faculty professional associations (e.g. historians.org, acube.org, maa.org, etc.).

Wooster Assessment Resources by Discipline

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Nat'l Inst for Learning Outcomes Assessment

NC State | Assessment Resources

2022-2023 Assessment Committee Membership

The Committee is responsible for promoting and supporting the continuing development of assessment efforts at IU South Bend. The Committee is also responsible for advising the Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs, who maintains primary administrative responsibility for IU South Bend assessment efforts. The Committee oversees and coordinates assessment activities by collecting annual assessment data from individual units, conducting periodic assessment reviews of units and of general education, and awarding assessment grants.

Constitution of the Academic Senate Article VII, Section 7-P

Sharon Busenbark | Judd Leighton School of Business (Year 2/3)
Kathy Sullivan | School of Education (Year 2/3)
Kasey Clear | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Year 1/3)
Vincci Kwong (LIB) | Franklin D. Schurz Library (Year 1/1)

Susan Haithcox | Vera Z. Dwyer College of Health Sciences (Year 3/3)
Mahesh Ananth | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Year 2/3
Hong Zhuang | Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics (Year 2/3)

From recommendations by the Chancellor or Vice Chancellor for Student Engagement

Maureen Green | Career Services, Student Affairs and Diversity (Year 2/3)
TBA | (Year 1/3)

Xiaoxu Shan | Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
Yu Song | Campus Assessment Coordinator

Higher Learning Commission

Higher Learning Committee | South Bend

Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness

Vision 2020

Academic Affairs

Assessment Committee

A Commitment to Assessment

Assessment Committee Plans

Assessment Committee Reporting

Annual Report to Senate

Summary Reports

Monthly Meeting Minutes

Campuswide Reports by School/College/Unit

Assessment Committee Grants

Taskstream

Taskstream Tutorials

YouTube Videos

Program Assessment Models

2022-2023 Assessment Committee Membership

Senate Appointees

Academic Affairs Appointees

Co-Curricular Representatives

From recommendations by the Chancellor or Vice Chancellor for Student Engagement

Ex-Officio

Academic Affairs resources and social media channels