Minutes 2 October 2003

1. The committee was called to order by the chair, Susan Mulvaney, at 2:08 p.m. in the Academic Senate conference room. Members Present: Jose Aguinaga (Library), Laura Henriques (Science Education), Susan Mulvaney (Testing & Evaluation Services), Jeane Relleve-Caveness (Student Services), Emily Parentela (Civil Engineering), Michelle Saint-Germain (Academic Affairs), Dave Samuelson (English), Dave Whitney (Psychology), Mark Wiley (Faculty Development).

2. The committee approved the agenda as distributed, treating item (4) essentially as an announcement, that college assessment officers be invited to committee meetings.

3. The committee approved the minutes of its 5 September meeting with two amendments: replacing Student Affairs with Student Services in item 1, and deleting the second “elected” in item 2.

4. The committee discussed the plan of activities proposed in the agenda:

a. responding to the Academic Senate reorganization plan

b. expanding assessment inventory beyond Academic Affairs

c. revisiting the 1995 Academic Assessment Plan

d. managing the campus assessment budget

5. Michelle Saint-Germaine gave her Coordinator’s Report:

a. distributing background documents, excerpted from materials available online

b. suggesting follow-up calls for final reports on Assessment grants since Fall 1998

c. proposing to fund more travel to assessment conferences, budget permitting

6. The committee agreed to review the Academic Assessment Plan as the main focus for its next meeting.

7. The meeting adjourned at 3:10 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Dave Samuelson, Secretary

THESE MINUTES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED.