Accreditation Commission Determines Potlucks Must Be Assessed
by Jeffrey Ross Freelance Accreditation and Potluck Expert A spokesman for the Highbrow Learn-ed Commission revealed in a report published by the Chronicle of Post Secondary Ed last week that Food, especially non-curricular or nutrient-specific culinary preparations, would become a Distinctive Criterion subject to increased scrutiny on all community college accreditation applications. Effective Boxing Day, [...]
Assessment Team Finally Cracks Secret of Great Assessment Results
Posted on Monday, July 9th 2012
Tags: assessment, learning, measurement, outcomes, qualitative, quantitative, surveys, validity
Tags: assessment, learning, measurement, outcomes, qualitative, quantitative, surveys, validity
After a tragic assessment accident at the University of West Kansas last year the assessment-mania culture of higher education has been scrutinized by experts with no background at all in assessment. “We needed a fresh set of eyes,” said Three Rivers University Vice President of Student Affairs Julia Wang. “I immediately appointed our head football [...]
Student Found Assessed to Death in Campus Bathroom Stall
Sophomore Ming Chang was found dead Thursday in the women’s restroom of the liberal arts building at the University of West Kansas. Officials have ruled that Chang was assessed to death. Criminal charges are pending. Chang was found with a pencil in her hand and her Diesel jeans around her ankles. Sources say she was [...]
Student Services Department Does Everything It Can Think of Short of Change to Improve Student Satisfaction
Posted on Thursday, November 5th 2009
Tags: assessment, best practices, measurement, satisfaction, student affairs, student development, survey
Tags: assessment, best practices, measurement, satisfaction, student affairs, student development, survey
The student services staff at Rhodeson College has just completed its one-year campaign to improve its reputation with students, and the Board of Trustees is unsure how to proceed. “Every year, we receive complaints about the grouchy and incompetent staff in student services,” said vice president of student services Reginald Trahl. “This year, we took [...]

