Academic Assessment Council

Membership

The Academic Assessment Council (AAC) shall be composed of one elected tenured faculty member from each college, including the Library; two elected at large tenured faculty members from any college, but not from the same college; a representative of the Honors College; a Graduate Program Director appointed by the Office of Graduate Studies; one full-time undergraduate student appointed by the SGA for a one year term; one full-time graduate student appointed by the GSA for a one year term; the Chair of the Subcommittee on Student Learning Assessment; a representative from the Council of Chairs; the individual appointed in the Office of the Provost serving as the Middle States Liaison Officer ex officio and voting; and the Director of Academic Assessment ex officio and voting; one full-time undergraduate student appointed by the SGA for a one year term, non-voting; one full-time graduate student appointed by the GSA for a one year term, non-voting; an Associate Dean representative elected from among the Associate Deans to a three year term, ex officio and non-voting; one Dean representative appointed to a three-year term and on a rotating basis by the Deans’ Council, ex officio and non-voting; Chair of the Core Curriculum Reporting Committee, ex-officio and non-voting; a representative from the Office of Inclusion and Institutional Equity, non-voting; and the Assistant Director of Academic Assessment ex officio and non-voting.

Overview and Responsibilities

The purpose of the Academic Assessment Council shall be to provide guidance, structure, and support for the assessment of student learning and institutional effectiveness throughout the institution. Assessment is the ongoing process of establishing clear, measurable expected outcomes; systematically gathering, analyzing, and interpreting evidence to determine how well performance matches those expectations; and using the resulting information to understand and improve student learning as well as measure the effectiveness of Towson University in meeting student learning and institutional outcomes. Student learning includes the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and personal development attained through curricular, co-curricular, and out-of-class learning experiences.

To provide guidance, structure, and support for the assessment of student learning and institutional effectiveness throughout the institution as it pertains to student learning.
To serve in an advisory capacity to the University community, the Office of Assessment and the Office of the Provost on matters pertaining to assessment.
To participate in and provide input on the Middle States Accreditation activities.
To make recommendations to the Academic Senate and the Office of Assessment regarding policies pertaining to the University assessment program.
To participate in initiatives that support the institutionalization of assessment and a positive assessment culture.
To provide training to members as needed on evidence-based practice in assessment.
To provide guidance and support to the Subcommittee on Student Learning Assessment (SSLA) in establishing evidence-based practice in the assessment of student learning and the assessment of the assessment process completed by departments and colleges.
To work towards continuous improvement of the University assessment of student learning, including, as appropriate, its simplification and streamlining.
To provide an annual report to the Academic Senate.

Name	Department	College	Term Expiration

Carol Caronna	Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice	CLA	2024
Mary Slade	Early Childhood Education	COE	2023
Susan Picinich	Theatre	COFAC	2024
Douglas Sanford, chair	Management	CBE	2025
Maguerite Baty Lucea	Nursing	CHP	2025
Mitch Voisei	Mathematics	FCSM	2025
Soo-yeon Hwang	Cook Library	Library	2025
Karen Lee Doneker, Tenured at large	Family Studies	CLA	2025
Germán De Patricio, Tenured at Large	Languages, Literatures & Cultures	CLA	2025

Subcommittee Representatives

Name	Department
Melissa Groves	Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Student Learning Assessment (SSLA)
Kaitlyn Wilson	Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Student Learning Assessment (SSLA)

Ex Officio

Name	representative/Department
LaVern Chapman	Inclusion & Institutional Equity, non-voting
Regina Carlow	Deans' Representative (term ending 2025), non-voting
David Ownby	Graduate Program Director Representative
Abram Fox	Honors College
Linda Oravecz	Council of Chairs
Tab Uhrich	Associate Dean representative (term ending 2024), non-voting
Tina Kelleher	Chair, Core Curriculum Reporting Committee, non-voting
Leticia Romo	Director of Academic Assessment
Emily Bailey	Asst. Director of Academic Assessment
Clare Muhoro	Associate Provost for Academic Affiars, Middle States Liaison Officer
	SGA
	GSA

Meetings

The Academic Assessment Council meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 2:30 PM.

The SSLA Subcommittee meets on the first Tuesday of each month from 12:30-2 PM.

Student Learning Assessment Subcommittee (SSLA)

The subcommittee on Student Learning Assessment (SSLA) shall consist of two representatives (referred to as Assessment Leaders) from each college; a single representative for the Library, a single representative for Graduate Studies, and a single representative for the Honors College. Representatives shall be selected by the respective colleges based on their assessment expertise and/or experience. The Director of Academic Assessment; the Assessment Coordinator and a representative of the University CORE Committee or their designee will as serve as ex-officio members of the subcommittee.

Name	Department
Melissa Groves, Co-Chair	CBE
Douglas Sanford	CBE; AAC chair
Elizabeth Crusse	CHP
Emily Bailey	CLA
	CLA
Kaitlyn Wilson, Co-Chair	CHP
Stephen Schroth	COE
Kimberly McCormick	COE
Carrie Price	Library
Jason Rigby	COFAC
	COFAC
Sonali Raje	FCSM
Michael Krach	FCSM
David Ownby	Graduate Studies
Alison McCartney	Honors College
Leticia Romo	Academic Assessment
Tanisha Peterkin	Assessment Coordinator

Michaël Dewally (Ex officio)	University Curriculum / CCRC / Designee
TBD	SGA