The primary function of the Assessment Committee is to monitor and support the University’s campus-wide assessment program. The context for the committee’s work lies in the University’s official “Assessment Statement”:
“The faculty, administration, and staff of Lindenwood University are dedicated to sustaining excellent educational programs and learning environments. Therefore, we are also committed to mission-based, comprehensive, and data-driven assessment for the purpose of continuous institutional improvement and effectiveness.”
The work of the committee ensures that this statement of commitment to assessing institutional effectiveness is lived out faithfully. Given this focus on institutional effectiveness, the membership of the committee is broad so that the committee can give oversight to not only the assessment of student learning but also the assessment of how well the various administrative units on campus are functioning.
[A full account of the Assessment Committee's purpose, function, processes, and by laws may be downloaded below. Minutes of all Assessment Committee meetings and Subcommittee for Program Review meetings are located on the left hand side of this site.]
Academic Affairs
Robyne Elder (Head of Academic Effectiveness, Assessment Committee Chair)
Kate Herrell (Associate Provost)
Julie Hoffman (Office Manager)
Institutional Research
Peter Weitzel
Aaron Shilling
Faculty Representatives
Tom Godar (College of Science, Technology, & Health)
Geremy Carnes (College of Arts & Humanities)
Andrew Smith ( College of Arts & Humanities )
Laura Wehmer-Callahan (Plaster College of Business & Entrepreneurship)
Rebecca Foushee (College of Science, Technology, & Health)
Bob Steffes (College of Education & Human Services)
Staff Representatives
Christie Rodgers (Student Advising and Support Services)
Liz MacDonald (Library Services)
Adam Valencic (Lindenwood Global)
Student Representatives
Student Assessment Scholars
University Subcommittee on Accreditation
Rotating Members: Kathi Vosevich (Deans Council Representative); Jennifer Mack (Associate Dean Representative); Tom Godar (Faculty At-Large); Jill Hutcheson (Faculty At-Large); Scott Hasty (Faculty At-Large); Amanda Price (Human Resources); Christie Rodgers (Student and Academic Support Services); Chanda Jackson (Operations); Tracy Hathaway (Fiscal Affairs); Edward Hansford (student member)
Ex Officio Members: Bethany Alden-Rivers* (Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs); Mark Valenzuela* (Associate Provost, Engaged Learning); Kate Herrell (Assistant Provost, Academic Affairs); Renee Porter* (Professor, Management)
*denotes membership in HLC Peer Corps
Subcommittee for Program Review
Geremy Carnes (chair), Ben Fulcher, Dale Walton, Becky Foushee, Sarah Patterson-Mills, Bob Steffes, James Bosnick, Larry Acker, Darla Jia, Peter Weitzel (ex officio), Mark Valenzuela (ex officio), Melissa Qualls (ex officio), open position (student member)
Subcommittee on Assessment Awards
Christie Rodgers (chair), Liz MacDonald, Kate Herrell, Bob Steffes
Subcommittee on Reimagining ILOs (2020-2021)
Mitch Nasser (Chair), Peter Weitzel, Bethany Alden-Rivers, Robyne Elder, Christie Rodgers, Tom Godar, Andrew Smith, Kaitlyn Maxwell
Subcommittee on “Coffee, Cookies, and Continuous Improvement” Presentation Series (2016-2019)
Beth Kania-Gosche, Jessica Randolph, David Wilson
Subcommittee on General Education Assessment (2016-2019)
Kate Herrell, Beth Kania-Gosche, Geremy Carnes, Peter Weitzel, David Wilson
Subcommittee on Assessment and Canvas (2016-2019)
Lawrence Miller, Peter Weitzel, Toni Josato
Subcommittee on NILOA's Excellence in Assessment Designation (2016-2019)
Beth Kania-Gosche, Geremy Carnes, Melissa Elmes, JeLena Fleming, Mary Gismegian, Kate Herrell, Shenika Harris, Elizabeth MacDonald, Jennifer Mack, Jessica Randolph, Saint Rice, Dana Wehrli, Peter Weitzel, Jennifer Welsh, David Wilson
Subcommittee on Co-curricular Assessment (2016-2019)
Christine Rodgers, Shane Williamson, David Wilson
Subcommittee on Assessment Website (2016-2019)
Lawrence Miller (Chair), Geremy Carnes, David Wilson, Peter Weitzel, Areerat Kichkha