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Faculty Senate

University Assessment Committee

Overview

Last Updated:   1/12/2021

Contact Name

Berinthia Allison, Director of Academic Initiatives, Office of the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
balliso@clemson.edu

Description

The University Assessment Committee provides leadership and assistance in developing and overseeing a program of evaluation and feedback to enhance the effectiveness of the University. The committee develops and recommends University-wide assessment policies, assists in developing assessment procedures that meet accepted standards for data collection and analysis, reviews assessment procedures for consistency with goals and objectives, reviews results of assessment activities and recommends improvements, reviews the progress of the University in implementing assessment activities, reviews all assessment reports and coordinates the preparation of annual reports for the State Commission on Higher Education, strives to ensure that assessment information is not misused, and monitors the effects of assessment to ensure that assessment results are used in subsequent planning activities. The committee elects its own chair for a one-year term from among the faculty and administrative representatives. The chair remains as a member of the committee for the year following the chair's tenure as chair. The vice-chair is elected annually by the committee and will succeed the chair the following year. The three members, chair, vice-chair and former chair, do not count against allocations from the colleges

This committee is authorized and described in the Clemson University Faculty Manual. Changes to its description or composition should be initiated with the current President of the Faculty Senate.

Membership Composition

The committee elects its own chair for a one-year term from among the faculty and administrative representatives.

Membership Composition - University Assessment Committee
Seat Type Quantity Term Length Date of Term Initiation Seat Filling Mechanism Voting or Non-Voting Other Factors
Faculty or staff member (One per college and the libraries) 8 3 years Appointed by each dean Voting  
Staff Member (From different areas of administration and advancement) 2 3 years Appointed by the Vice President for Administration and Advancement Voting  
Faculty or staff member 1 3 years Appointed by the Dean of Undergraduate Studies Voting  
Faculty or staff member (From Student Affairs) 2 3 years Appointed by the Vice President for Student Affairs Voting  
Faculty or staff member 1 Appointed by the Athletic Director Voting  
Faculty or staff member 1 Appointed by the Dean of the Graduate School Voting  
Faculty or staff member 1 Appointed by the Vice President for Agriculture, Public Service and Economic Development Voting  
Faculty or staff member 1 Appointed by the Vice President for Research Voting  
Undergraduate Student 2 2 years Appointed by the Vice President for Student Affairs Voting  
Faculty or staff member (Representative of Faculty Senate) 1 unknown Voting  
Faculty (College Dean) 1 Appointed by the Council of Academic Deans Voting  
Graduate Student 1 1 year Appointed by the Dean of the Graduate School Voting  
Director of Assessment 1 By position Non-voting  
Director of Planning 1 By position Non-voting  
Staff Member (Head of Institutional Research) 1 By position Non-voting  
Faculty or staff member (Recommended by the committee) 1 year Appointed by the Provost Non-voting  
Faculty (Chair) 1 Elected by the committee as vice-chair Non-voting  
Faculty (Vice-chair) 1 Elected by the committee Non-voting  
Faculty (Past-chair) 1 Served as chair in previous year Non-voting  

Membership List (Last Updated: need to get)

Changes to the current chair and membership list should be initiated with the Faculty Senate Office.

Chair

Chair List - University Assessment Committee
Name Chair Type Email College or Division Department Term Start Term End

Members

Member List - University Assessment Committee
Name Seat Type Email College or Division Department Service Start Service End Notes
Please contact the Faculty Senate Office with any questions about updating this page.