Northern Nevada Higher Education Assessment Conference
"Successful Assessment of Student Learning"
Jot Travis Student Union Auditorium
February 6, 2004
Co-sponsored by the Assessment Staff of TMCC, WNCC, & UNR
Conference Program
(Download Confernece Program & Session Descriptions as a .pdf file)
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Keynote
Robert Smallwood, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Texas State University
Morning Sessions
Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS)
Paula Swinford, Director, Health Promotion and Prevention Services, University of Southern California
Using Performance Measurements to Evaluate an Educational Leadership Masters Program
Bill Thornton, Gus Hill, & Tara Shepperson, University of Nevada, Reno Educational Leadership Dept
Ellis Antunez & Ric Licata, Truckee Meadows Community College
Using Multiple Methods to Gauge Success in an Internship Experience
Karen Kopera-Frye & Jeanne Hilton, University of Nevada, Reno Human Development & Family Studies Dept.
Assessing Critical Thinking at WNCC (cancelled, no materials available)
Linda Jacks & Judith Cordia, Western Nevada Community College Nursing Dept.
First Afternoon Sessions
Explaining Student Retention: A Multinomial Analysis of Re-enrollment Outcomes
Serge Herzog, University of Nevada, Reno Director, Office of Institutional Analysis
Ramona Houmanfar, Jared Chase, University of Nevada, Reno Psychology Dept.
Embedded Assessment Methods: Gathering Program Level Outcome Data from Existing Student Activities
Michelle Rousselle & Lori Magnante, Western Nevada Community College Education Dept.
Rubric-based Assessment of Critical Thinking Skills
Guy Hoelzer & Christie Howard, University of Nevada, Reno Biology Dept.
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
Bob Smallwood, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Texas State University
Second Afternoon Sessions
Potential Pitfalls of Relying on Anecdotal Evidence in Assessment
Jacqueline Pistorello, University of Nevada, Reno Counseling and Test Program
Cathy Choi-Pearson, University of Nevada, Reno Student Life Program
W. Larry Williams, Tim Weil, & James Porter, University of Nevada, Reno Psychology Dept.
The Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)
Bob Smallwood, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Texas State University
The Scholarship of Assessment (panel, no materials)
Christie Howard, UNR Biology Dept.
Karen Kopera-Frye, UNR Human Development and Family Studies Dept.
Bob Mead, Past Dean UNR College of Arts & Sciences
Jerry Johnson, UNR Mathematics & Statistics Dept.
Gail Ferrell, Truckee Meadows Community College Math Dept.
Charlotte Cox, Truckee Meadows Community College Tutor Coordinator
Wrap-Up Session
General Education Open Discussion: (No materials)
