
Committee for Assessing Student Learning (CASL)
Committee Charter
Purpose
The purpose of this Standing Committee of the Academic Senate is to provide leadership and support to assist faculty and staff in their efforts towards continuous improvement of student learning outcomes. The Charter was approved by the Academic Senate September 4, 2015.
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact committee chair (Timothy Deines) or one of the CASL Committee members.
Charge to the Committee
- Support a learning centered, data-driven culture that uses student learning outcomes to inform continuous improvement of the teaching-learning process.
- Assist, review, and provide feedback on the mapping of assessment methods and learning outcomes across course, program, and institutional levels to ensure alignment.
- Review evidence of outcomes and how those outcomes are measured for all Academic Programs of Study and Co-curricular Programs on a 4-year staggered cycle in conjunction with the Program Review calendar.
- Review, provide tools, and recommend criteria for writing, measuring, and reporting student learning outcomes.
- Provide feedback related to documents and processes used in the administration of Program Review, as well as participating in cross-functional meetings to encourage ongoing program area improvements.
- Collaborate with the Center for Data Science to ensure the integrity and efficiency of the assessment system.
- Collaborate with Academic Senate Standing Committees on issues related to assessment.
- Provide updates, as needed, about innovation and accreditation criteria related to assessment.
- Regularly report CASL's progress to the Academic Senate, retain committee approved meeting minutes, and maintain a representative membership.
Membership
- The Chair must be an Academic Senator who is also a member of the faculty. A Vice-Chair, if needed, will be appointed by the Academic Senate President from amongst the membership of the committee.
- 70% faculty (fulltime and part-time continuing contract status)
- A minimum of 4 Academic Senators. No Senator may serve on more than one standing committee per bylaws.
- Members from each of the following Divisions
- Arts and Sciences
- Health and Human Services
- Technical Careers
- Community Education and Workforce Development
- Academic Affairs
- Student Affairs
- Finance, Administration & Advanced Placement
- Ex-officio Members
- Academic Senate President per Senate Bylaws
- Director of Assessment
- Director of Institutional Research
- Executive Director of the Center for Data Science
- A member should not miss more than 2 meetings a semester
Term/Rotation
- Maximum of 6 years
- Stagger every 3 years
Committee Members
Gretchen Arthur (Faculty)
Communications, Arts and Sciences
Patricia Ayers (Student Life - co-curricular)
Ombudsperson, Student Support Services
Ed Bryant (Faculty)
Science, Arts and Sciences
Dana Cogswell (Ex officio)
Director of Institutional Research, Center for Data Science
Timothy Deines, Chair (Academic Senate - faculty)
Integrated English, Arts & Sciences
Nikki Gruesbeck (Faculty)
Kinesiology, Health and Human Services
Karen Hicks (Ex officio)
Director of Assessment, Center for Data Science
Heidi Jordan (Academic Senate - Faculty)
Child Development and Early Education, Heath and Human Services
Mark Kelland (Faculty)
Psychology, Social Science and Humanities
Mark Khol (CEWD - co-curricular)
Coordinator of LCC East, Community Education & Extension Centers
Lyndia Klasko (Academic Senate - Faculty)
CCRESA, Health and Human Services
Zachary Macomber (Faculty)
Economics, Business, Communication, & the Arts
Rafeeq McGiveron (Administrative)
Project Manager, Academic Affairs
Rob McLoone (Faculty)
Integrated English, Arts & Sciences
Dale Moler (Faculty)
Mathematics, Arts and Sciences
Lisa Nienkark (Faculty)
Center for Transitional Learning and Writing, Arts & Sciences
Tracy Nothnagel (Faculty)
Public Service Careers, Technical Careers Division
Chuck Page (Library - co-curricular)
Online Learning Librarian, Academic Affairs
Gwen Telgenhoff (Faculty)
Science, Arts & Sciences
Jing Wang (Faculty)
Mathematics, Arts and Sciences
Kara Wiedman (Administrative)
CMS Instructional Design Specialist, eLearning
Meeting Dates/Agenda
All meetings of the Committee for Assessing Student Learning are open to the public.
Fall 2020
8/28/20
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9/11/20
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9/25/20
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10/9/20
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10/23/20
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11/6/20
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11/20/20
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12/4/20
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Spring 2021
1/15/21
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1/29/21
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2/12/21
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2/26/21
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3/12/21
Spring Break - No Meeting Scheduled
3/26/21
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4/9/21
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4/23/21
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5/7/21
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Academic Year 19-20 Archives
Spring 2020
1/17/20
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1/31/20
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2/14/20
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2/28/20
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3/13/20
Spring Break - No Meeting Scheduled
3/27/20
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4/10/20
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4/24/20
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Fall 2019
9/13/19
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9/27/19
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10/11/19
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10/25/19
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11/8/19
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11/22/19
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12/6/19
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Academic Year 18-19 Archives
Spring 2019
1/18/19
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2/1/19 (Cancelled)
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2/15/19
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3/1/19
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3/15/19
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3/29/19
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4/12/19
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4/26/19
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Fall 2018
8/31/18
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9/14/18
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9/28/18
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10/12/18
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10/26/18
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11/9/18
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12/7/18
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Academic Year 17-18 Archives
Spring 2018
1/19/18
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2/1/18
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2/15/18
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3/2/18 (Cancelled)
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3/16/18
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3/30/18
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4/13/18
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4/27/18
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Fall 2017
9/1/17
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9/15/17
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9/29/17
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10/13/17
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10/27/17
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11/10/17
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12/8/17
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Academic Year 16-17 Archives
Spring 2017
1/19/17
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2/2/17
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2/16/17
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3/2/17
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3/16/17
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3/30/17
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4/13/17
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4/27/17
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Fall 2016
9/1/16
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9/15/16
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9/29/16
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10/13/16
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10/27/16
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11/10/16
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12/8/16
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Academic Year 15-16 Archives
Spring 2016
1/21/16
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2/4/16
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2/18/16
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3/3/16
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3/17/16
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3/31/16
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4/14/16
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4/28/16
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Fall 2015
9/4/15
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9/17/15
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10/1/15
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10/15/15
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10/29/15
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11/12/15
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12/10/15
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Reports
Assessment Reports
Projects
Lansing Community College Assessment Plans
Program of Study Learning Outcomes Identification
- Program of Study Learning Outcomes Template
- Program of Study Learning Outcomes Directions
- LCC's Essential Learning Outcomes
- Sample of Completed Program of Study Learning Outcome Template
- Learning Outcomes Rubric
- General Education Assessment Scenario
- General Education Assessment Data Collection Instructional Worksheet
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