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Shared Governance at Detroit Mercy: Assessment Team

Assessment Team

The Assessment Team shares best practices regarding assessment, reviews the assessment methodologies being used by each school, and identifies those schools in which assessment activities require improvement. This Team collects assessment information on a regular basis, compiles reports, and forwards information to key stakeholders including, but not limited to, Deans, members of the Assessment Team, and the Provost/VPAA. The Assessment Team analyzes collected data and makes recommendations concerning identified needs or gaps to enhance assessment, suggests continuing education, and documents strengths and weaknesses identified as part of assessment as well as efforts that occurred to address those needs.

Assessment Team Structure

The Assessment Team reports to the Provost/VPAA and is a twelve-member team with:

  • one representative of the Corktown campus
  • one representative of the Riverfront campus
  • one representative from each of the McNichols campus colleges/schools (selected by the college/school)
  • one librarian from the Libraries that report to the Dean of University Libraries
  • one representative from the Core Curriculum Committee
  • one faculty member selected by the MFA from among its members
  • two administrative representatives, one of whom is the Director of Assessment*

 

*The structure has been temporarily modified with the approval of the Shared Governance Task Force to reflect the elimination of the Director of Assessment position.

Assessment Team Minutes

Assessment Team Operational Policies and Procedures

Assessment Team Roster

Corktown Campus
Joshua Scheys (term expires 8/28)

Riverfront Campus
Paula Manning (term expires 8/26)*

School of Architecture and Community Development
James Leach (term expires 8/25)

College of Business Administration
Min Xu (term expires 8/25)

College of Engineering and Science
Noura Ismail (term expires 8/26)

College of Health Professions
Sonya Kowalski (term expires 8/26) - Secretary

College of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences
Felicia Grey (term expires 8/26)

Libraries
Kris McLonis (term expires 8/26) - Chair

Core Curriculum Committee
OPEN (term expires 8/26)

MFA Representative
Eva Nyutu (term expires 8/26)

Administrative Representatives
Karen Lee, Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs (term not limited)
Noah Resnick, Associate Dean, SACD (term expires 8/28)

Invited Participant
OPEN (term expires 8/26)


*Ineligible for a fourth term.

Committee and Team Roles and Responsibilities

Assessment Team Charges

2025-2025 Assessment Team Charges

  • Offer regular training sessions for faculty and staff on best practices in assessing student learning within their programs (e.g., use of direct assessment methods, rubrics, benchmarks, and performance standards). These sessions may be facilitated by Team members or invited speakers from the University community.
  • Provide consultation for program improvement through individual or group meetings to assist programs with interpreting assessment data, making data-informed decisions, developing or revising assessment plans, and analyzing results for annual assessment reports.
  • Follow up with programs that received revision feedback on their assessment plans or reports, and provide support as needed.
  • Collect annual assessment reports from all academic, professional, and co-curricular programs by December 15, 2025.
  • Update the Institutional Outcomes to incorporate HLC 2025 Criteria 3.B. Exercise of Intellectual Inquiry: The institution’s educational programs engage students in collecting, analyzing and communicating information; in practicing modes of intellectual inquiry or creative work; and in developing skills adaptable to changing environments.
  • Update assessment rubrics and forms to reflect any changes made to institutional outcomes.
  • Coordinate with the Core Curriculum and Co-Curricular Assessment team representatives about the course and co-curricular assessment process as needed.