Director Of Assessment

The Director of Assessment provides oversight and guidance for all aspects of University assessment and accreditation compliance in furtherance of the institutional mission and strategic goals.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Promotes awareness of the University mission and strategic goals through effective assessment practices.
• Manages the assessment process for academic and administrative units; notifies units of report due dates and ensures that deadlines are met; follows up with support where needed.
• Coordinates with other leadership offices to facilitate the implementation of educational and institutional effectiveness procedures.
• Adheres to the Educational Effectiveness Policy and Procedures governing assessment of student learning and achievement of educational goals.
• Oversees learning outcomes assessment of all University programs and general education assessment at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Collaborates with faculty assessment fellows to provide peer support for assessment of program learning outcomes and the general education curriculum.
• Provides training for faculty and administrators in all aspects of Assessment.
• Maintains and creates assessment resources that support all aspects of Assessment; keeps resources updated and ensures their accessibility to faculty and administrators.
• Produces annual reports on learning outcomes and general education assessment.
• Communicates the results of all assessment to administration for planning purposes.
• Manages the academic program review (APR) process, including training of faculty, maintenance of resources, and general support throughout the process.
• Supports accredited programs in the writing and submission of all annual reports, self-studies, and special responses.
• Maintains familiarity with standards of all accrediting bodies affiliated with University programs.
• Adheres to the Institutional Effectiveness Policy and Procedures governing assessment of planning, resource allocation, institutional renewal processes, and availability of resources.
• Maintains updated assessment forms and rubrics to ensure clarity, relevance, and usefulness to faculty and administrators.
• Updates all resource materials (e.g., handbooks, guidelines, videos, PowerPoints) that support assessment and accreditation.
• Maintains a calendar of all assessment and accreditation activities; ensures that senior administration is informed of all deadlines and required University responses.
• Produces a monthly University Assessment Update for the University community.
• Maintains a SharePoint site with all assessment information and resources.
• Monitors on a regular basis University compliance with the Standards for Accreditation and Requirement of Affiliation of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), especially Standard V: Educational Effectiveness Assessment and the assessment component of Standard VI: Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement.
• Serves as the University administrator of the electronic course evaluation system.
• Supports programs in writing and submission of applications and responses to the New York State Department of Higher Education (NYSED).
• Develops and distributes a NYSED-compliant syllabus template for use by all faculty and provides training in syllabus writing; verifies annually that Deans have a functional syllabus collection and review process.
• Maintains and creates resources for faculty and students who use the electronic course evaluation system and provides course evaluation data to administrators upon request.
• Acts as liaison to the Executive Policy Team to ensure compliance with policy review schedule, updating of procedures, and policy creation process.
• Participates and generates required materials for internal audits of University assessment processes.
Plans and executes continuous improvement measures that ensure compliance with NYSED and MSCHE requirements, alignment with best practices in assessment, and progress toward the University mission and strategic goals.