General Education Assessment

SUNY System Updates:

"Policy & Guidance: State University General Education Requirement"

General Education Assessment Schedule, Deadlines, & Forms:

The chart below provides an overview of the General Education assessment process.

Item	Action
Assessment Schedule	The General Education Assessment Schedule can be found on the assessment webpage: www.sunyorange.edu/assessmentgea/schedule.shtml
DEADLINES	General Education Reports are due to SUNY System by SEPT 1st All reports & (attachments) are to be submitted ELECTRONICALLY to SUNY System
SUNY Summary Report Form	SUNY Summary Report Form can be downloaded from the assessment webpage: www.sunyorange.edu/assessmentgea/forms.shtml SUNY requires that each General Education area being assessed complete and submit the Summary Report Form

Item

Action

Assessment Schedule

The General Education Assessment Schedule can be found on the assessment webpage:
www.sunyorange.edu/assessmentgea/schedule.shtml

DEADLINES

General Education Reports are due to SUNY System by SEPT 1st
All reports & (attachments) are to be submitted ELECTRONICALLY to SUNY System

SUNY Summary Report Form

SUNY Summary Report Form can be downloaded from the assessment webpage:
www.sunyorange.edu/assessmentgea/forms.shtml

SUNY requires that each General Education area being assessed complete and submit the Summary Report Form

STEPS in Completing the General Education Assessment:

Step	Description
1. REVIEW (previous) Assessment PLAN	Review the previous cycle’s General Education assessment plan All assessment plans for each General Education area will be available on the assessment webpage
2. REVISE Asessment PLAN	Revise plan, as needed, to reflect current assessment initiative
3. CONDUCT Assessment	Fall semester can be used for planning the assessment and Spring semester used to implement assessment
4. RESULTS & “Closing the Loop”	Review & share assessment results Identify several improvement initiatives based upon the results Collaborate with Institutional Planning, Assessment, & Research Office, Assessment Advisory Committee, and CTL to develop an improvement “plan” in order to ensure assessment results are communicated & utilized.

Assessment Resources:

Resource	Description
SUNY RESOURCES	SUNY's General Education Assessment Review Group (GEAR) Homepage:www.cortland.edu/gear/index.html
Institutional Planning, Assessment & Research Office	C. Work will be available to meet throughout the entire assessment process to assist with planning, implementing, & analysis:Christine Work; christine.work@sunyorange.edu; x4763
Assessment WEBPAGE	General Education assessment material(s) will be available for download & use from SUNY Orange’s (new) assessment webpage:www.sunyorange.edu/assessment/Please share any & all feedback about the webpage with C Work
Assessment Advisory Committee	The Committee is also a great resource for support in planning and implementing the assessment. Additionally, the Committee would like to support efforts at “closing the loop” as they work to address Middle State’s recommendations for the submission of the Periodic Review ReportAssessment Advisory Committee Chair – Sheila Stepp x4245

*SCBA = Strengthened Campus Based Assessment

General Education Triennial Report

SUNY campuses were requried to submit to GEAR a report in February 2008 that described any updates to existing campus-based General Education assessment plans as well as a summary of "closing-the-loop" activities. GEAR plans to conduct such reviews every three years since most campuses follow a 3 year cycle of General Education assessment.

If you are interested in viewing the report that SUNY Orange submitted to GEAR in February 2008, please follow the links below.

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