Timeline of Assessment Activities

Date Activity
Mar 2012 Coordinator of Assessment presenting at national conference for Student Affairs professionals (NASPA) on Conducting Program Review for Student Affairs Departments
Feb 2012 Post-test to determine how well student affairs staff know the divisional Student Learning Outcomes
Nov 2011 Student Affairs departments begin to further define divisional Student Learning Outcomes
Sep 2011 Year 2 Assessment Plans submitted
Aug 2011 Educational campaign in increase awareness and understanding of Divisional Student Learning Outcomes launched at annual division-wide retreat (pre-test)
Jul 2011 Student Affairs Assessment Team to be convened; Year 1 plans scored by A Team and self-scored by departments using rubric
Jun 2011 WASC grants Accreditation to UC Merced! Division of Student Affairs received commendation for assessment endeavors and commitment
May 2011 Year 1 completed assessment plans submitted and
Mar 2011 WASC campus visit
Oct 2010 Dept Assessment plans scored using WASC rubric, significant improvement demonstrated by Division
Sep 2010 Year 1 Assessment plans submitted by all departments
Aug 2010 Assessment information shared at annual Divisional Retreat
Jul 2010 Additional assessment education at leadership retreat
Jul 2010 WASC EER submitted
May 2010 Coordinator scored dept assessment plans with rubric
Mar 2010 Coordinator of Assessment, Research and Evaluation hired
Feb 2010 Ad Hoc committee edited and approved assessment rubric
Jan 2010 Program Review started in earnest by Student Advising and Learning Center, Career Services Center, and Students First Center
Sep 2009 Assessment plans completed by all Student Affairs staff; Affectionately dubbed Year Zero
Jul 2009 Initial Assessment template determined
Jun 2009 Assessment introduced at summer leadership retreat by Vice President for Student Affairs, CSU Sacramento Lori Varlotta