University Assessment Committee (UAC)

Members: 2024-25 Academic Year

Lee Dixon (co-chair)
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Learning Initiatives

Meghan Henning
Assistant Provost, Undergraduate Curriculum and the Common Academic Program

Denise James
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Samantha Kennedy
Director, Grants and Assessment for Community Engaged Programs; Fitz Center for Leadership in Community

Gül Kremer
Dean, School of Engineering

Yue Pan
Associate Dean, School of Business Administration

Carolyn Phelps (co-chair)
Associate Provost for Faculty and Administrative Affairs

Mandy Shannon
Director of Teaching, Research, and Engagement, University Libraries

Emily Wilkins
Director of Assessment and Planning, Student Development

Tamara Tabo
Interim Associate Dean, School of Law

Pam Young
Associate Dean, School of Education and Health Sciences

Purpose

Under authority of the provost, the University Assessment Committee (UAC) oversees the student learning assessment process at the University of Dayton. The UAC is a community of learners that supports the development of assessment leaders who are able to help their units develop capacity for assessment and, importantly, assist their units in infusing assessment into their decision-making practices. The committee facilitates the sharing of assessment practices and results between units to support a systems-level approach to student learning improvement. The UAC is responsible for fostering an assessment culture on campus that is focused on continuous improvement. UAC members are responsible for orchestrating assessment activities for their units and act as resources for unit departments and programs conducting assessment activities. They assist with the development and measurement of goals, and the interpretation of results from the measurements. The UAC writes an annual "State of Student Learning" report and then relays the information to the Provost and the University community.

Meetings

Monthly during the academic year

Membership Composition

The UAC is co-chaired by the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Learning Initiatives and the Associate Provost for Faculty and Administrative Affairs. Membership is comprised of unit assessment representatives, often unit Associate Deans charged with assessment;  Director of Student Development Assessment and Planning; Director of Grants and Assessment for Community Engaged Programs in the Fitz Center for Leadership in Community; Assistant Provost for the Common Academic Program; and Coordinator for the Common Academic Program.