Institutional Assessment

Not only do we “Educate For Service,” we also Educate with service.

All of our assessment efforts focus on how to continually improve the services we deliver to our students and employees. This philosophy is further reinforced through our accreditation process.

Our accrediting body (the Middle States Commission for Higher Education) organizes assessment into two useful areas: Institutional Effectiveness (under its Standard 7) and educational effectiveness (under its Standard 14). We have organized our assessment structures and activities under these two standards as defined in the Elizabethtown College Institutional Assessment Plan.

Educational Effectiveness

The Educational Assessment Committee (EAC) was established as a permanent committee in shared governance at the College in April 2011. The primary mission of the EAC is to ensure that student learning is regularly and skillfully assessed and that the results of these assessment activities are used to strengthen educational programs and inform resource allocation across the institution. The EAC also is responsible for ensuring that the College meets the intent and the technical requirements of Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Standard 14.

View Our Plans, Goals and Reports

• Educational Assessment Plan
• Student Learning Outcomes by Program
• Co-Curricular Student Learning Outcomes
• Educational Philosophy and Goals

Educational Assessment Committee

The primary mission of the Educational Assessment Committee (EAC) is to ensure that student learning is regularly and skillfully assessed and that the results of these assessment activities are used to strengthen educational programs and inform resource allocation across the institution.

The EAC also is responsible for ensuring that the College meets the intent and the technical requirements of Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Standard 14:

Assessment of student learning demonstrates that, at graduation, or other appropriate points; the institution’s students have knowledge, skills, and competencies consistent with institutional and appropriate higher education goals.

The Elizabethtown College Educational Assessment Committee as of January 10, 2013 is:

• Kristi Kneas (Faculty Representative from Physical and Natural Sciences)
• Brian Newsome (Faculty Representative from Humanities)
• TBD (Faculty Representative from Fine and Performing Arts)
• Kerry Hample (Faculty Representative from Professional Studies)
• Sylvester Williams (Faculty Representative from Academic Council)
• Conrad Kanagy (Faculty Representative at large)
• Fletcher McClellan (The Dean of Faculty)
• Marianne Calenda (The Dean of Students)
• Allison Bridgeman (Student Life Representative)
• Rick Basom (Executive Director, Office of Sponsored Research and Programs)
• Sarah Calabro (Student Represenatative)
• Gates Failing (Representative from Student Senate)