2009-2010 Mission, Planning and Assessment Committee

Dr. Emily Evans	Dr. Amal Kaddoumi	Dr. Roxie Stewart
Dr. Joe Feldhaus	Dr. Lesa Lawrence	Dr. Michelle Zagar
Dr. Seetherama Jois	Dr. Hari Mehendale
	Dr. Gina Biglane, Chair

Charge:

The charges of the Committee as outlined the ULM College of Pharmacy bylaws are:

1. Link COP activities with the mission of the college
2. Coordinate strategic planning to accomplish mission and goals
3. Use assessment data to guide the evolution of the mission and strategic plan
4. Communicate strategic planning via COP website 
5. Review assessment cycle, plan, and map
6. Recommend assessment changes to the Dean
7. Evaluate assessment data and provide reports to appropriate committees
8. Coordinate assessment initiatives with the Associate Dean of Assessment and Outcomes Research

In addition to the above standing charges, the committee is also charged this year to:

1. Work with the curriculum Committee to develop and implement progression exams to evaluate the new curriculum with respect to its success in developing the stated student abilities as well as to identify for students, areas of strengths and weakness so that students can individually identify areas of remediation.  The Curriculum Committee has administrative responsibility for reviewing content of the exam and categorizing exam questions.  The Mission, Planning and Assessment Committee has administrative responsibility for administration of the exam, grading the exam, assessment of individual student performance on the exam, and reporting of the results to faculty and students.  The Curriculum and Mission Planning Assessment Committees hold joint administrative responsibilities for evaluating exam performance with respect to the ability of the curriculum to meet its stated goals.  The first progression exam should be administered to P1 students during the Spring 2010 semester.  Request for faculty participation in the process should be forwarded through the curricular administrative liaison (Associate Dean Blaylock).
2. Evaluate student progression on a per course and entry class basis to identify potential causes of progression problems as well as provide action recommendations to correct any problems.
3. To work with the Associate Dean of Assessment and the Faculty Development Committee to:
   1. Familiarize COP faculty with the uses of assessment to strengthen the Colleges Academic program, and to
   2. Familiarize COP faculty with issues and strategies of assessment
4. Develop an assessment plan for graduate programs within the college.
5. Meet monthly and provide reports on assessment activities which demonstrate continuous quality improvement.

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Meeting Date	Agenda	Minutes
August 27, 2009	pdf	pdf
October 1, 2009	pdf	pdf
November 12, 2009		pdf
January 14, 2010	pdf