Committees

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.

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.

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.