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WASC Process: An Update

WASC Process: An Update. August 19, 2008 Greg Crawford, Chair HSU WASC Steering Committee. WASC/HSU Timeline (Spring 2008 Convocation). WASC Institutional Review Cycle (in years).

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WASC Process: An Update

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  1. WASC Process: An Update August 19, 2008 Greg Crawford, Chair HSU WASC Steering Committee

  2. WASC/HSU Timeline (Spring 2008 Convocation) WASC Institutional Review Cycle (in years) -0.5 0 2 3 10 We were here

  3. WASC/HSU Timeline (Today) New WASC Institutional Review Cycle (in years) -0.5 0 2 3.5 10 Now we’re here

  4. Key WASC Feedback(Letter from Ralph Wolff, President/Executive Director, WASC, to President Richmond, June 25, 2008) • They expect substantial progress in: • Outcomes assessment (university, major programs, GE) • Use of data • culture of evidence • Improve decision making (e.g., strategic planning) • “Making Excellence Inclusive” initiative • Establishment of priorities • Alignment of resources with priorities • Effective decision-making processes to support priorities

  5. Key WASC Feedback, Continued(Letter from Ralph Wolff, President/Executive Director, WASC, to President Richmond, June 25, 2008) • “The Standards of Accreditation place special emphasis on student learning and on the obligation of institutions to assess student learning and identify ways to improve it. HSU has a history of beginning such efforts but failing to sustain them.” • “Assessment should also be used to support the success of students from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds ….”

  6. Status: Assessment of The Seven HSU Learning Outcomes (LO’s) • New coordinator position: Dr. Judith Little • LO: Effective oral/written communication • Fall ’07: data collection (GWPE) • Spring ‘08: task force recommendations to Senate • LO: Expanded world perspective • Spring ‘08: data collection (GWPE) • Aug. 25: analysis • Fall ‘08: interpret results, develop plans • Three more LO’s (to be determined): • Fall ‘08: data collection (GWPE)

  7. Status: Making Excellence Inclusive • New part-time coordinator position (Aug. 2008): Dr. Llyn Smith • Goals: • student body reflects the diversity of California high school graduates • retention and graduation rates meet or exceed CSU averages, with no gaps by ethnicity • Program Assessment: • AY 2006-2007: Pilot study • 14 programs: self-analysis (strengths, weaknesses; identification of at least two activities) • AY 2007-2008 • Recruitment / retention / graduation data: broad dissemination • Voluntary “call-to-arms” • AY 2008-2009 (planned): • Follow-up with pilot study programs (what to do next) • 6 new programs identified to start in Fall 2008; 6 more in Spring 2009

  8. Some Challenges to Resolve • Coherence among institutional, program, and GE outcomes • Integration of “inclusive excellence” outcomes at multiple levels • Embedding assessment in the curriculum and co-curriculum

  9. Tasks and Rough Timeline

  10. For more information: www.humboldt.edu/~wasc

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