Assessment Committee
Mission
The Assessment Committee has the overall responsibility for developing the College assessment plan and is charged with planning, developing, and disseminating procedures for the assessment of institutional effectiveness, and assuring continuous improvement in educational programs and related services.
Working Structure and Responsibilities
The Assessment Committee works with programs to develop and maintain a framework for ongoing assessment and to promote a “culture of evidence.” The Assessment Committee supports the institution in the process of collecting, organizing, evaluating, and validating existing and new evidence-gathering and assessment methodologies in programs at Otis College. The Committee supports a flexible assessment framework that allows for a diversity of evidence across programs in support of the improvement of student learning. The Committee oversees the development of vehicles to archive student learning outcomes at both a program and college-wide level; coordinates and reviews the criteria for Program Review; reviews outcomes from College-wide annual assessment and Program Review; and supports the WASC Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO) in the preparing and writing of accreditation assessments.
Membership
The membership of the Assessment Committee reflects the institution-wide scope of assessment at Otis College and consists of representatives from all programs.
Leadership
The Provost’s Office provides the leadership for the Assessment Committee.
Members 2021-22:
Joanne Mitchell, Assistant Provost of Academic Effectiveness and Accreditation
Tatyana Talavera Peters, Digital Media Student
Linda Pollari, Chair, Environmental Design
Tucker Neel, Associate Professor, Liberal Arts and Sciences
Kathleen Milnes, Assistant Chair, Digital Media
Mitra Rajabi, Assistant Chair, Fashion
Stan Kaplan, Assistant Professor, Fine Arts
TeaYoun Kim-Kassor, Chair, Foundation
Moira Connelly, Interim Assistant Chair, Foundation
Kathrin Burmester, Director, MFA Fine Arts
Patricia Kovic, Professor, Product Design
Markus Maciel, Adjunct Associate Professor, Toy Design
Michele Jaquis, Director, Interdisciplinary Studies
WSCUC Steering Committee
The Reaccreditation Steering Committee plays a central role in this process, providing area-related input in the writing of the Self-Study, reviewing the final document, acting as a liaison to participants’ respective constituencies, and meeting with the review team in spring, 2018. The Self-Study document is an opportunity to reflectively and critically review what we are doing well, how we can improve, and where we are going in a changing educational landscape.
Members 2017-18:
President - Bruce Ferguson
Provost - Randy Lavender
APAA/Chair Liberal Arts - Debra Ballard
Trustee - Kirk Hyde
Associate Dean of Student Affairs - Nick Negrete
Controller - Christine Sanchez
Senior Director of the Library and Learning Centers - Sue Maberry
Dean of Continuing Education and Pre college Programs - Amy Gantman
eLearning and Technology - Jean-Marie Venturini and Felipe Gutierrez
Chair of Fine Arts - Meg Cranston
Chair of ALI - Linda Pollari
Chair of Grad Writing - Peter Gadol
UG Design Faculty - TBD
UG Fine Arts Faculty – Patty Kovic
Foundation - Joanne Michell
Academic Assembly - Nancy Haselbacher
Creative Action Director - Rich Shelton
Director of ACT and Interdisciplinary Studies - Michele Jaquis
Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness - George Del Hierro
VP for Human Resources and Development - TBD
Academic Advising Coordinator - Carrie Malcom
Students - TBD
Part-time/adjunct faculty - Elektra Grant, Joanne Staten
Institutional Advancement - Susan Pollack
Curriculum Committee
Assigned annually through Academic Assembly and reviews all curricular changes under the Curricular Review and Guideline which includes consistency with WSCUC and NASAD degree requirements. The Associate Provost for Assessment and Accreditation is a standing member of the committee.