Washington State University recently recognized eight programs from four colleges system-wide for their exceptional assessment projects, which have led to revised undergraduate curricula, instruction, assignments, and/or faculty and teaching assistant development.
Hosts of the Nov. 5 event were the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President, the Division of Academic Engagement and Student Achievement, and the Office of Assessment for Curriculum Effectiveness (ACE).
ACE selects top programs typically every two years. The 2024 set is the fourth group to be recognized since 2017.
The newest programs were selected because, over the past two years, they collected and reviewed data from direct measures of student learning collected near the end of the curriculum, used this evidence to guide curriculum or instruction decisions, and engaged faculty in the decision-making or implementation.
“We appreciate the work that faculty and leadership do every day at WSU to support effective program assessment,” Brown said.
The recognized programs and assessment team members are:
College of Arts and Sciences
- B.A. Anthropology
Multiple campuses- Nanda Grow, faculty assessment coordinator
- Andrew Duff, Department of Anthropology chair
Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture
- B.S. Civil Engineering
WSU Tri-Cities- Yonas Demissie, faculty assessment coordinator
- Chanki Mo, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences director
- B.S. Computer Science
WSU Pullman- Venera Arnaoudova, faculty assessment coordinator
- Ananth Kalyanaraman, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science interim director
- Partha Pande, then School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science director
- B.A. Interior Design
WSU Pullman- Robert Krikac, faculty assessment coordinator
- Judy Theodorson, then faculty assessment coordinator
- Jason Peschel, School of Design and Construction director
- BLA Landscape Architecture
WSU Pullman- Jolie Kaytes, faculty assessment coordinator
- Jason Peschel, School of Design and Construction director
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering
WSU Tri-Cities- Joseph Ianelli, faculty assessment coordinator
- Chanki Mo, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences director
Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
- B.S. Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
WSU Spokane- Julie Larsen, faculty assessment coordinator
- Glen Duncan, Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology chair
College of Nursing
- B.S. Nursing
Multiple campuses- Jason Meade, assessment coordinator
- Vicki Denson, Department of Foundational Practice and Community-based Care chair
- Gail Oneal, then BSN Program chair
