Wood Center Assessment
Wood Center is committed to assessing our programs and services. We see assessment as an essential dimension to student affairs as a transparent tool for accountability and improvement. We will use qualitative and quantitate, summative and formative methods to create high-quality data that supports decision-making efforts. There is a shared responsibility between academics and student affairs to help students learn and develop from curricular and co-curricular experiences.
Wood Centers alignment with UAF's Mission Fulfillment Indicators
As part of Wood Center's mission to develop the whole student, we want to help students connect their academics to co-curricular opportunities. These connections will help expose students to new ways of knowing, understanding, and exploration. Wood Center has aligned its learning and development domains with UAF's Mission Fulfillment Indicators. WC will continue to make sure we align with this and the academic mission of the University.
Students are at the heart of UAF's mission. We are committed to the success of all students.
UAF's mission include educating students for active citizenship and preparing them for lifelong learning and careers. We play a key role in preparing Alaska's workforce.
UAF is committed to fostering an accepting, respectful and caring community.
UAF is a Land, Sea and Space Grant University, and research is integral to our identity, mission and goals.
Programmatic assessment schedule
Within the next 5 years, all areas in Wood Center will go through a large program self-assessment. All program learning outcomes will be assessed within this 5-year cycle. This does not include annual end of the year reports and learning assessments.
| Program | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Center Student Union | Skyfactor/Benchworks | Developing strategies for improvement Develop intermediate measures Focus groups |
Implementation | Skyfactor - resources |
| SLI | Skyfactor/Benchworks | Develop strategies for improvement | CAS self-assessment | |
| CSE | CAS self- | Implementation, develop 5 year plan | ||
| SAO | Skyfactor/Benchworks | Implement changes, use intermediate measures, develop 5 year plan | CAS self- | |
| Event scheduling | Skyfactor/Benchworks | Develop an ongoing satisfaction assessment for users | ||
| Pub | Fall: TBA, but to include satisfaction and community engagement | |||
| RAC | Assess community partners satisfaction with services and relationship | |||
| Student employees | Annual evaluations | Annual evaluations Skyfactor SA employee assessment |
Develop learning and development outcomes for each area - evaluation annually | Annual evaluations |