# A-State Assessment Committee (AAC)

## Purpose Statement

The A-State Assessment Committee (AAC) at Arkansas State University (A-State) is charged with the primary responsibility of planning and directing assessment at the university level. The purpose of the AAC is as follows:

- Reviewing the university learning outcomes and recommending revisions when needed
- Developing an assessment process for the university learning outcomes
- Recommending the development, acquisition, and use of attitudinal and other types of surveys/questionnaires as institutional assessment instruments
- Providing leadership for the development and implementation of campus-wide institutional assessment procedures
- Establishing and monitoring the University's annual assessment calendar
- Evaluating the institutional assessment procedures and making recommendations to the University's executive leadership (Chancellor, Provost, VC Student Affairs, VC Finance, etc.)
- Recommending channels and the types of information that can be routinely communicated campus-wide and to the external constituencies/stakeholders
- Coordination of all assessment committees on campus--the Program-level Assessment Committee, General Education Committee, and Co-Curricular Assessment Committee
- Utilizes the A-State shared governance oversight process when appropriate for issues related to campus-wide assessment issues and/or procedures

Membership will consist of the following individuals and representatives:

- Elected representative/s from the Program Assessment Committee
- Elected representative/s from the Co-Curricular Assessment Committee
- Elected representative General Education Committee
- Elected representative Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
- Elected representative Graduate Council
- Undergraduate student who is appointed from Student Government Association
- Graduate student who is appointed from the Graduate Student Council
- Director of Assessment and the Office of Assessment team
- Representative from Academic Affairs

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## Members

### 2023-2024

- Joanna Grymes
- Addie Fleming
- Melodie Philhours
- Addie Fleming
- David Harding
- Robert Robinette
- Cherisse Jones-Branch
- Wayne Wilkinson
- Kelli Listenbee
- Bud Kennedy
- Alexandre Sokolov
- Tanja McKay
- Kevin Hennings
- Mary Elizabeth Spence
- Melanie Wicinski

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## Meeting Minutes

Past meeting minutes can be found in the **[A-State Research and Creativity Hub (ARCH)](https://arch.astate.edu/)** managed by the Dean B. Ellis Library

They can be found under **[Accreditation and Assessment Committee Minutes](https://arch.astate.edu/asu-aacmin/)** in the **[University and Administration Collection](https://arch.astate.edu/asu/)**.

For past meeting dates, contact the [**Office of Accreditation and Assessment**.](https://kb.astate.edu/books/about-the-office-of-accreditation-assessment/page/mission-and-focus#bkmrk-contact-office-of-ac)