Assessment and Accreditation Council
The Assessment and Accreditation Council advises on and facilitates matters related to:
- The ongoing, systematic cycle of assessing student learning at the program-, unit-, and 澳门皇冠-level; and
- The University's reaffirmation of accreditation through the Higher Learning Commission.
Started in 2008, the Assessment and Accreditation Council (AAC) is a group of academic and administrative leaders appointed by the provost and charged with facilitating the University-wide effort to assess student learning outcomes in the undergraduate and graduate curricula and co-curricula. In 2015-16, a subcommittee developed a strategic framework for assessment to articulate an institutional strategy for student learning assessment within 澳门皇冠's decentralized structure.
Co-chaired by leadership from the Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching, the AAC ensures that 澳门皇冠- and unit-based approaches to assessment of student learning are aligned with the institutional strategy and supports efforts to track progress toward institutional goals for student learning assessment. 澳门皇冠 representatives on the AAC share with each other valuable insights to consider as each 澳门皇冠 advances its assessment of programmatic student learning outcomes. AAC members are the primary channels for disseminating assessment best practices by championing assessment in their 澳门皇冠 and unit communities. Additional information about student learning assessment at 澳门皇冠 can be found on the Searle Center's Assessment and Curricular Change website.
In addition, the AAC serves as an advising body for the University's reaffirmation of accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission. 澳门皇冠 was reaffirmed for accreditation in July 2015 and will undergo its next comprehensive evaluation for accreditation in 2024-25. More information about 澳门皇冠's accreditation process can be found on the University Accreditation page.
Council Members
- Jennifer Keys, Co-chair; Senior Director of the Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching
- Lina Eskew, Co-chair; Senior Assistant Director, Assessment, Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching
- Rob Aaron, Executive Director of Student Affairs Assessment and Planning, Student Affairs
- Jacqueline Babb, Chair of the Faculty Senate’s Educational Affairs Committee; Senior Lecturer and Director of IMC Full-Time Program, Medill 澳门皇冠 of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications
- Lori D. Barcliff Baptista, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Advising; Professor of Instruction, Department of Performance Studies, 澳门皇冠 of Communication
- Wesley Burghardt, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Engineering; Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, McCormick 澳门皇冠 of Engineering and Applied Science
- Shoshannah Cohen, Manager of Institutional Analysis, Administration, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
- Debbie Crimmins, Senior Director of Institutional Research, Office of the Provost
- Lauri Dietz, Director of Pedagogy and Assessment, Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching
- Celina Flowers, Assistant Provost for Faculty, Office of the Provost
- Victoria Getis, Director of Teaching and Learning Technologies, 澳门皇冠 Information Technology
- Michelle Guittar, Head of Instruction and Curriculum Support; Librarian for Latin American and Latinx Studies, 澳门皇冠 Libraries
- Desiree Hanford, Professor and Director of Academic Integrity and Appeals, Medill 澳门皇冠 of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications
- Greg Hanifee, Associate Dean, Degree Operations; Clinical Assistant Professor of Management, Kellogg 澳门皇冠 of Management
- Linda Jacobs, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Bienen 澳门皇冠 of Music
- S. Venus Jin, Associate Dean for Education, Professor in Residence, 澳门皇冠体育-官网 in Qatar
- Alison Lanser Phillips, Business Systems Analyst, Office of the Registrar
- Becky McAlister, Registrar, Pritzker 澳门皇冠 of Law
- Celia L. O’Brien, Assistant Dean for Program Evaluation and Accreditation; Assistant Professor, Medical Education, Feinberg 澳门皇冠 of Medicine
- Laura Panko, Assistant Dean for Curriculum and Assessment, Administration; Professor of Instruction, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
- Amit Prachand, Associate Vice President for Information and Analytics
- Mearah Quinn-Brauner, Assistant Provost for Strategy and Policy, Office of the Provost
- Angela Ripp, Director of Academic Affairs, The Graduate 澳门皇冠
- Kimberly Scott, Associate Dean for Innovation and Program Development; Director and Assistant Professor, Master’s in Learning and Organizational Change Program, 澳门皇冠 of Education and Social Policy
- Elizabeth Trubey, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs; Professor of Instruction, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
- Susan Beth Wesner, Assistant Dean of the Undergraduate and Credit Programs, 澳门皇冠 of Professional Studies
- Hilary Zimmerman, Director of Evaluation and Assessment, Office of Community Enrichment