6:00-7:00 p.m. Keynote Address: Cecilia Lopez, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. "Assessment of Student Learning: The Continuing Challenges--The Emerging Trends."
7:00-8:30 p.m. Reception with Musical Accompaniment by Flutist, Lynn Kelley of Auburn University.
Monday, July 16
7:00-7:50 a.m. Continental Breakfast
Concurrent Sessions
8:00-8:45 a.m.
Michelle Saint-Germain, California State University Long Beach and Anne Hafner, California State University Los Angeles. "Professor, Assess Thyself! Assessment Models Used in Decisions on Faculty Merit Pay."
Larry McNeal, University of Arkansas at Little Rock. "The Institutionalization of the Assessment Process: One Story of One College of Education."
Alessandro Massaro, Bunker Hill Community College. "All Aboard: Involving Faculty Members and Students in Qualitative and Formative Assessment by Using Faculty, Student and Tutor Handbooks."
MeShelda Jackson, John Gambro and Shirley Williams, University of St. Francis. "Assessment of On-Line Discussion Rooms/Bulletin Boards to Identify Issues and Design Support Models for Field Based Programs."
Kevin Reilly and Marv Van Kekerix, University of Wisconsin-Extension. "The University of Wisconsin-Extension's Program Impacts System: Impact Assessment in a State-wide Extension Education Institution."
8:55-9:40 a.m.
Claire Bronson, Western New England College. "Using the Internship to Assess the Major: A Case Study from Finance."
Jim Henderson, Colorado College, Anny Morrobel-Sosa, Cal. Poly San Luis Obispo, and Janice Schach, Clemson University. "Assessing Faculty Performance in Tenure Reviews."
James Taylor, Pittsburg State University, Maria Machado-Taylor, Instituto Politecnico de Braganca, and Minoo Fharangmehr, Minho University. "Visionary Leadership: The Missing Link in Strategic Planning."
James Carey, Anna Perrault and Vicki Gregory, University of South Florida. "Using Outcomes Assessment at the Department Level for Professional and Regional Accreditation."
Jai Jebodhsingh, University of the West Indies. "Higher Education Planning in the Commonwealth Caribbean: Meeting the Challenge of Change."
9:50-10:35 a.m.
James Hill, California State University Sacramento. "Assessment of Chemistry Degree Programs II: From Outcomes Statements to Active Assessment."
Sylvia Eliza, Elmy Rosario and Ruth Vargas, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao. "Development and Implementation of a Comprehensive Assessment Plan for the University of Puerto Rico in Humacao."
William McKinney and Dacia Charlesworth, Southeast Missouri State University. "Perspectives on Assessment in the New Knowledge Economy."
Suzanne Malley, Neil Pagano and Richard Woodbury, Columbia College Chicago. "Pre/Post Assessment in the Arts."
Raymond Wlodkowski and Luis Iturralde, Regis University. "Accelerated Courses as a Learning Format for Adults: A Comparative Study in a Caribbean Culture."
10:45 a.m.-12:00 noon
Beverley Shaklee, Kent State University. "Professional Portfolios in Higher Education."
Jeffrey Seybert, Johnson County Community College. "The Institutional Portfolio: A Performance Based Model for Assessment of General Education - Part One."
Rosalie Dance, University of the Virgin Islands. "Mathematics Placement Examinations at the University: A Conversation about Authentic Assessment, Equity and Placement Decisions."
Susan Hatfield, Winona State University. "The Winona Assessment Software Project."
Michael Grelle, Central Missouri State University. "How to Prepare for Accreditation Using the North Central Association's AQIP Model."
12:00 noon-12:50 p.m. Lunch
Concurrent Sessions
1:00-2:15 p.m.
Carmen Giebelhaus, Educational Testing Service. "Teacher Licensure Tests: What University Faculty Should Know."
Jeffrey Seybert, Johnson County Community College. "The Institutional Portfolio: A Performance Based Model for Assessment of General Education - Part Two."
Karen Russikoff, Isabel Bustamante-Lopez and Liliane Fucaloro, Cal. Poly Pomona. "Formative Assessment: Let Me Count the Ways."
Sandra Holst and Gloria Elliott, The College Board. "Can a Computer Score Hamlet?"
Tuesday, July 17
7:00-7:50 a.m. Continental Breakfast
Concurrent Sessions
8:00-8:45 a.m.
John Kelley, Villanova University. "Designing and Implementing a Mission-Driven CQI Program."
Virginia Cassidy, Northern Illinois University. "Linking Assessment Practices to Academic Program Outcomes and Outcomes in Student Affairs."
Larry Kelley, University of Louisiana at Monroe. "Implementing Course Embedded Assessment."
Louis Attinasi, Jr., Pima Community College. "A Fast Track Academic Program Review Model."
8:55-9:40 a.m.
Susan Rouse, Gail Schiffer, Diane Willey and Joanne Fowler, Kennesaw State University. "Assessing the Effects of Learning Communities on Freshman Success and Satisfaction of a Commuter Campus."
Elizabeth Larsen and Victoria Tischio, West Chester University of Pennsylvania. "Using Essays as an Assessment Tactic: An Extreme Sport."
Tony Baez, Evonne Carter and Don Weimer, Milwaukee Area Technical College. "Evaluating the Quality of the Student Outcomes Assessment Initiatives."
Claire Bronson, Western New England College. "Facilitating Assessment and Learning Using the Virtual Classroom Manhattan: An Example from a Finance Course."
Suzanne Marshall, California State University Long Beach. "Assessment of a Multi-discipline Internship Class."
9:50-10:35 a.m.
Louis Rosso, Winthrop University. "A Model for the Assessment of Oral Communication in the General Education Program."
Linda Heiland, Central Arizona College. "Electronic Multimedia Portfolios and General Education Assessment."
Larry Kelley, University of Louisiana at Monroe. "CAPS, an Effective Planning and Assessment Support Network."
Lizette Candelaria and Carmen Torres, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao. "Disabled Students Annual Census at University of Puerto Rico at Humacao (UPRH) / Survey and Need Assessment Analysis of Disabled Students at UPRH, August 2000."
Ralph Frey and Nancy Sullivan, Kennesaw State University. "Planning and Assessing the Impact of the Office of Special Events on a University Campus."
10:45 a.m.-12:00 noon
Douglas Eder, Cathy Santanello and Randall Smith, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. "Are We There Yet? The Next Level of Assessment."
Vera Zdravkovich and Tamela Heath, Prince George's Community College. "The Real Challenge of Assessment - The Buy In: How to Address It and Succeed."
Cecilia Gray, California State University Sacramento. "Using Electronic Portfolios to Demonstrate Effectiveness at the Institution and Program Levels."
Alessandro Massaro, Bunker Hill Community College. "Factors That Lead to Student Success in the Context of Lesson, Course, Department and Institutional Assessment, and the Four Pillars: Students, Faculty, Curriculum, and Institutional Resources."
12:00 noon-12:50 p.m. Lunch
Concurrent Sessions
1:00 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
Suzanne King and Joan Gillespie, University of Charleston. "A Process of Identifying and Integrating Program Outcomes, Courses and Assessment."
Karen Spahn, University of Phoenix. "Assessing New IT Workers: Adult Women and Under-represented Minorities."
Larry Kelley, University of Louisiana at Monroe. "CAPS National Pilot Project to Implement Course Embedded Assessment of General Education Outcomes."
Sandra Holst and Gloria Elliott, The College Board. "Test Authoring Technology for Dummies."
Neil Pagano and Suzanne Malley, Columbia College Chicago. "General Education Assessment: Reflections at the End of a Five-year Cycle."
Wednesday, July 18
7:00-7:50 a.m. Continental Breakfast
Concurrent Sessions
8:00-8:45 a.m.
Bernard Yevin, Fontbonne College. "Embedded Assessment in Traditional and Accelerated Adult Business Programs: Strategies for Development and Tactics for Implementation."
Bonnie Jones and Nicole Borges, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. "Assessment of Psychological and Academic Factors in Medical School Admissions."
Audrey Thomas, University of Technology, Jamaica. "The Role of Strategic Planning in Higher Education."
Danny Olsen and Gary Burlingame, Brigham Young University. "Moving Beyond Commercial Surveys to Collecting Mission-Related Alumni Data."
Catriona Higgs and Betsy McKinley, Slippery Rock University. "Assessing the Need for Departmental Change: A Model of Collaboration and Organizational Development."
8:55-9:40 a.m.
Gloria Dohman, North Dakota State College of Science. "Keepin-On, Keepin-On: Assessment after Accreditation, or, What to Do When the Fear Is Gone."
Linda Hays, Educational Testing Service. "The Importance of Assessing Critical Thinking Skills in General Education."
Anne Hafner, Deborah Oh and Simeon Slovacek, California State University Los Angeles. "Evaluation of Assessment Outcomes in Pre-service Teachers."
Linda Suskie, Millersville University of Pennsylvania. "Is It Possible to Assess Fairly?"
Gail Mee, Mesa Community College. "Student Outcomes Assessment and the Learning College."
9:50-10:35 a.m.
Jody Worley, Cherie Hughes and John Kontogianes, Tulsa Community College. "A Contextual Model for General Education Goals Assessment."
Karen Maltby, University of Central Oklahoma. "General Education Assessment Using Course Embedded Methods."
Larry McNeal, University of Arkansas at Little Rock. "Faculty Perceptions of Their Involvement in the Assessment Process."
Jack Woycheese, Gage-Babcock International. "Fire Protection and Security: Master Planning for Campuses."
10:45 a.m-12:00 noon
Elizabeth Metzger and Teresa Flateby, University of South Florida. "Cognitive Level and Quality of Writing Assessment."
Susan Hatfield, Winona State University. "Creating a Campus Culture of Assessment."
Awilda Hamilton and Adrilla Horton-Wallace, Kent State University. "Teacher Perceptions of Young Black Male Student Performance: Implications for Administrators and Educational Leaders."
Sandra Holst and Gloria Elliott, The College Board. "Can Computers Successfully Place ESL Students?"
Janis Geesaman, Peter Klassen, and Russell Watson, College of DuPage. "Using Data and Feedback from General Education Assessment to Create Effective Program Change and Increase Student Learning Success."
12:00 noon-12:50 p.m. Lunch
Concurrent Sessions
1:00-1:45 p.m.
Linda Shank, Sweet Briar College. "Organizing for Effective Administrative Area Assessment: A Case Study."
Anny Morrobel-Sosa, Cal. Poly San Luis Obispo and Janice Schach, Clemson University. "Institutional Accountability and Institutional Effectiveness: Case Studies in California and South Carolina."
Joseph Prus, Winthrop University. "Acquiring and Supporting Faculty Participation in Comprehensive Assessment Initiatives."
Dacia Charlesworth and William McKinney, Southeast Missouri State University. "Assessing Oral Communication in the First Year Seminar."
7:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Wind-up Party with Entertainment by Puerto Rican Singer-Musician, Luis Diaz.
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