Transcript Welcome Aboard! March 2013 As mentioned in our last newsletter, the A-Team search committee went right to work trying to find a new.

Welcome Aboard!
March 2013
As mentioned in our last newsletter, the A-Team search
committee went right to work trying to find a new Student
Affairs Research, Assessment and Staff Development
Coordinator to fill the vacancy left by Ayeesha when she
left for North Carolina to pursue her doctorate. After vetting
many qualified candidates, the committee recommended
Whitney Brown for the position. Dr. Schultz extended the
offer to Ms. Brown who will be starting with us June 10th.
Ms. Brown comes to us from the University at Albany where she currently serves
on the leadership team of the Division’s Assessment Council as the liaison
between the Chairs of the Council’s three Working Groups and the Assistant VP
for Student Success. She comes with a wealth of knowledge in the areas of
Student Learning Outcomes, Data Collection & Analysis, and Campus Labs
tools. She is finishing her MPA this semester and says she’s excited for a new
adventure in Alaska. Anyone who attended her open forum presentation
probably walked away feeling as excited about Student Learning Outcomes as
the A-Team. 
Book Club
The first book group meeting was held on February 15th and
gave rise to a lot of good conversation underscoring the
critical importance of doing evidence-based assessment. Deb
Mole was kind enough to take great notes. Here are just a few
of the highlights Deb captured:
- The Best Practice Self Reflection section really made you
stop and ask, “Is my work helping students?” and “Am I really
doing my best work?”
- Establishing and using a standardized vocabulary is essential.
- Not just the leaders need to be involved in developing Learning Outcomes. Student
employees also need to be trained on how to write good SLOs.
The next book club meeting will be this Friday (March 1st) from noon to 1pm in the Lyla
Richards conference room. It’s a very informal group so feel free to bring a sack lunch
and join in on the discussion. We’ll be reviewing chapters 3 and 4 but even if you
haven’t read them, the A-Team is certain you’ll benefit from what is shared by others.
SLO Workshops
The A-Team is working to finalize Student Learning Outcome
workshops. Dr. Schultz has asked that SLOs be written no later than
May/June and include at least what the outcome is and how it can be
measured. The final dates, locations and times will be set within the next
week or so. Keep an eye out for our new Workshop Website to sign up for a session
that’s just right for you. We’ll send you a link to it when it’s up and ready.
Please feel free to contact Theresa, Mike, Dawn, Andre, Karen or Deb any time at 
[email protected]