Charge of the Queens College Assessment Council:
The Queens College Assessment Council supports academic excellence across campus by setting and coordinating the vision for academic assessment at Queens College; supporting assessment practice in a collaborative, considerate, and generous manner; providing a forum for assessment discussion; and increasing the visibility of assessment on campus, in a cross-disciplinary committee with broad representation from the College community.
The Queens College Assessment Council is charged to meet monthly to:
- Review department Assessment Progress Reports to determine the support, guidance, and professional development needed on campus.
- Review department Implementation Plans (from Academic Program Review), providing feedback to the department about their plan’s feasibility in terms of scope, interdependent parties, and resources (broadly construed) and providing a recommendation to the Dean before final approval.
- Provide feedback to the QC General Education Committee on their Assessment Plans.
- Coordinate an annual Assessment Showcase to serve as a forum to highlight departmental assessment prowess and encourage cross-disciplinary assessment discussions.
- Publish and publicize to the campus a semesterly report highlighting examples of assessment practice and campus-wide progress towards assessment benchmarks.
- Ensure the collection and organization of assessment-related materials in support of institutional accreditation.
Membership, 2024-2025:
- Rebekah Chow, Associate Provost of Institutional Effectiveness
- Christopher Hanusa, Faculty Liaison for Evaluation and Assessment
- Lizandra Friedland, Associate Director of Survey Research and Assessment
- Amy Wan, Special Assistant to the Provost on Writing
- Soniya Munshi, Director, CETLL
- Sonia Rodrigues, Director of Assessment and Accreditation, School of Education
- Sara Hinojos, Assessment Coordinator, School of Arts and Humanities
- Tina Pagano, Assessment Coordinator, School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
- Vikki Terrile, Assessment Coordinator, School of Social Sciences
- Head of the Queens College General Education Committee
Learn more about the role of the Assessment Coordinator.