Institutional Assessment Council, previously an administrative committee, was reconfigured as a constitutional committee in April 2023.
Assessment at PSU: overview and links to information on program and course assessment.
Membership 2026-27
Chair: Grant Scribner
Name | Division (Department) | Start of Service |
|---|
Divisional Representatives | | |
| Barbera, Jack | CLAS-Sci (CHE) | 2026 |
| Dickman, Daina | LIB | 2026 |
| Fernandez, Óscar | OI (UNST) | 2025 |
| Heilmair, Barbara | COTA (MUS) | 2023 |
| Hines, Sam | AO (OAI) | 2026 |
| Kapantzoglou, Maria | CLAS-SS (SPHR) | 2023 |
| McGrath, Moriah | CUPA (USP) | 2025 |
| Zhou, Jing | SB | 2024 |
| TBD | CLAS-AL, COE, SPH, SSW | |
Ex-Officio (Voting) | | |
| Carpenter, Rowanna | UNST Dir. Assessment & Research | 2013 |
| Gillespie, Lydia | SPH Dir. Assessment & Evaluation | 2023 |
| McLemore, Kevin | COE Dir. Assessment & Accreditation | 2019 |
| Sandlin, Brian | OAA Accreditation & Compliance Coord. | 2019 |
| Scribner, Grant | OAI Assoc. Dir. Teaching, Learning, & Assessment | |
Consultants | | |
| Estes, Jones | UNST | |
| Hanson, Courtney | GS | |
| TBD | OIRP, SALP, UCC | |
| | | status 9/17/26 |
Charge
1. Create principles and recommendations for assessment planning that are sustainable and learning-focused, and reflect our DEI values and priorities.
2. Provide support aimed at enhancing the quality of student learning through assessment activities.
3. Design frameworks for promoting and supporting assessment long term, both at program and institutional levels, including interdisciplinary programs.
4. Serve as the primary advisory mechanism for institutional assessment planning.
5. Coordinate with OAA and the Assistant and Associate Deans group in the implementation of Annual Assessment Updates.
6. Make recommendations on the policies guiding assessment initiatives and choices guiding institutional assessment.
7. Act in liaison with appropriate committees.
8. Report to the Faculty Senate at least once a year.