ATSU sponsors Inaugural Assessment Week
Posted: April 24, 2015
The ATSU Office of Assessment & Accreditation and the University-wide Assessment Committee recently sponsored the Inaugural Assessment Week virtually and on both campuses, April 13-16. Dr. Lisa Bunu-Ncube, director of Assessment and Accreditation at ATSU, said that Assessment Week will be held annually. The theme of the 2015 inaugural event was Growing a culture of assessment across the University.
Some of the highlights included: a Town Hall panel with Norman Gevitz, PhD, senior vice president, Academic Affairs, and Ann Boyle, DMD, MA, associate vice president for academic innovation, discussing the core professional attributes; a keynote address by Trudy Banta, EdD, professor at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis who presented Moving assessment to the university level to strengthen a culture of learning; a poster showcase; and a virtual resource fair with discussions regarding Higher Learning Commission and Tk20.
“Comments by attendees at our first-time event on assessement were favorable,” said Dr. Bunu-Ncube. When attendees were asked “what was the most beneficial aspect of the event and/or sessions, comments included “the importance of assessment for ATSU” and “Foundational information was provided, and seeing some examples and having a list of resources to refer to later will be very helpful.”
“Our Inaugural Assessment Week really set the stage for the University in terms of coming together and sharing what we all do regarding assessment,” said Janet Woldt, PhD, chair, University-wide Assessment Committee and ATSU-ASDOH associate dean for Academic Assessment. “It was exciting to have all of the schools at ATSU work together and be a part of this special week.”