The Teaching and Learning Council

The Teaching and Learning Council (formally the Faculty Assessment Council) was established in fall 2002, with the approval of the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate. Its duties are as follows:

1. to establish an official forum for communication about assessment
2. to coordinate and integrate assessment efforts
3. to assist one another in developing and revising assessment plans
4. to disseminate information about assessment to the rest of the faculty
5. to address WASC visiting team concerns about assessment of intellectual learning and leadership
6. to draft assessment policies for consideration by the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate
7. to maintain an assessment site on the Internet.

The membership of the Teaching and Learning Council is formally appointed by the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate. Its members will contain at least one designate from each department or program, as well as the VPAA. Members of the Council are expected to be concerned with assessment and will serve as liaisons to their departments or programs. In addition, interested persons involved in assessment or program review but not designated as official members are welcome to attend all meetings.

The Council will be chaired by the Director, Academic Assessment, who will also write and maintain the minutes and maintain the intranet site. Members may be called upon to draft policies and disseminate information as well as attend meetings two or three times a month.