What's The Committee's Purpose?

The Assessment Advisory Committee provides leadership and recommendations on the quality and implementation of student learning outcomes assessment at Old Dominion University. Faculty on the committee will examine issues and solutions related, but not limited, to academic assessment support, resources, and processes.

Three Primary Roles for Committee:

1. Leads the review of academic assessment plans and reports:

Conducts a review of academic assessment and provides formative feedback on reports, makes recommendations for action
Reviews the university's annual academic assessment report and discusses progress toward our goals for continuous improvement

2. Guides professional development for academic assessment & learning improvement:

Makes recommendations for professional development opportunities related to assessment, pedagogy, and learning outcomes research
Review's assessment processes and resources to make assessment meaningful and manageable for programs
Answers questions about student learning outcomes assessment and provides support to colleagues at the university

3. Advocates for policy decisions about academic assessment at the university:

Review's policies and procedures
Makes recommendations to existing governing structures, as necessary, to foster a campus-wide commitment to improvement-oriented educational assessment

Benefits of the Committee to the faculty, college, and university:

Strengthens assessment knowledge, capacity, and activities within the department and college
Cultivates and recognizes champions of academic assessment
Develops best practices within and across academic programs
Serves as a platform for faculty to voice their needs and interests related to assessment and research
Contributes to a campus-wide understanding of and commitment to improvement-oriented academic assessment

Advisory Committee Members

The committee is comprised of at least two faculty members per academic college, a liaison from Faculty Senate, and an administrative faculty member from IE&A. The committee meets monthly during the fall and spring semesters. Members will serve for 2 years and will be appointed by the Associate Deans.