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Members Present: Aguinaga (University Library), Caveness (Student Life and Development), Chen (Educational Psychology, Administration, and Counseling), Findlay (Student Assistant to Assessment Coordinator), Henriques (Science Education; Chair), Mulvaney (Testing & Evaluation Services), Novack (Institutional Research), Parentela (Civil Engineering), Saint Germain (Assessment Coordinator), Santhiveeran (Social Work), Wiley (Faculty Center for Professional Development), Whitney (Psychology)

1. Meeting called to order at 2:05 p.m.
2. Introduction of committee members
3. M/S/P approval of agenda
4. M/S/P approval of 08/30/02 meeting minutes
5. Announcement

Information regarding regular assessment conferences (e.g., CSU Fullerton Conference) will be posted on the committee Web site.

6. Deans' retreat and campus assessment activities
1. The Division of Academic Affairs is currently under reorganization. It is an optimal time for the committee to provide input.
2. Each department is asked to identify at least five learning outcome goals and to report in AY 2004-2005 on what has been done. However, according to the accountability survey conducted by the committee last semester, only thirty departments reported that they had identified student learning outcomes in their majors. The committee would need to facilitate many departments that have not identified learning outcomes to meet the accountability goals.
3. The committee discussed venues through which the members may facilitate the accountability process. Ideas raised included creating workshop materials (e.g., a 45-minute presentation), adopting the "train-the-trainer" model, investigating the series that the university already provides, and looking for better ways to make the data usable in order to create a culture of evidence.
7. The role and the organization of the committee
1. The committee agreed that the role of the committee is to educate about and facilitate the campus community in the implementation of assessment.
2. It is suggested that the committee establish a linkage with the program review committee and provide feedback on assessment related areas. Assessment should be an integral part of program review, both of which can be tied in to strategic planning, recruitment, etc.
3. The committee discussed different ways (e.g., as non-voting members or as mandatory members) in which the college assessment coordinators can participate.
8. Budgeting and assessment grants
1. The committee decided to fund some travel and to allocate money for special activities.
2. There will be coordination among assessment grants, 3E awards, and the grants from the Academic Computing Services so as to avoid repetition of proposal submission and review.
3. The committee discussed the eligibility of applicants, the process of proposal review, and the dissemination of findings.
• Applicants would need to identify who will benefit from their grants. Although the committee would favor collaborative work in a program or across programs, some grants would be saved for single applicants.
• The committee would solicit preliminary proposals, set review criteria, and invite faculty with area expertise to review the proposals and to provide feedback.
• There will be an accountability system in place for the recipients of the grants. For instance, they would need to give presentations on campus or at conferences. Also, their findings can be posted on a Web site as an example to show the campus community what an assessment activity is like.
• There will be one call for proposals each semester.
4. Meeting adjourned at 3:20 p.m.
The minutes have not yet been approved.

Respectfully submitted,

Teresa Chen