Eight programs hailed for top assessment efforts

Washington State University recently recognized eight programs from four colleges system-wide for their exceptional assessment projects, which have led to revised undergraduate curricula, instruction, assignments, and/or faculty and teaching assistant development.

Hosts of the Nov. 5 event were the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President, the Division of Academic Engagement and Student Achievement, and the Office of Assessment for Curriculum Effectiveness (ACE).

ACE selects top programs typically every two years. The 2024 set is the fourth group to be recognized since 2017.

The newest programs were selected because, over the past two years, they collected and reviewed data from direct measures of student learning collected near the end of the curriculum, used this evidence to guide curriculum or instruction decisions, and engaged faculty in the decision-making or implementation.

"We appreciate the work that faculty and leadership do every day at WSU to support effective program assessment," Brown said.

The recognized programs and assessment team members are:

College of Arts and Sciences

• B.A. Anthropology
  Multiple campuses
  Nanda Grow, faculty assessment coordinator
  Andrew Duff, Department of Anthropology chair

Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture

• B.S. Civil Engineering
  WSU Tri-Cities
  Yonas Demissie, faculty assessment coordinator
  Chanki Mo, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences director

• B.S. Computer Science
  WSU Pullman
  Venera Arnaoudova, faculty assessment coordinator
  Ananth Kalyanaraman, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science interim director
  Partha Pande, then School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science director

• B.A. Interior Design
  WSU Pullman
  Robert Krikac, faculty assessment coordinator
  Judy Theodorson, then faculty assessment coordinator
  Jason Peschel, School of Design and Construction director

• BLA Landscape Architecture
  WSU Pullman
  Jolie Kaytes, faculty assessment coordinator
  Jason Peschel, School of Design and Construction director

• B.S. Mechanical Engineering
  WSU Tri-Cities
  Joseph Ianelli, faculty assessment coordinator
  Chanki Mo, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences director

Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine

• B.S. Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
  WSU Spokane
  Julie Larsen, faculty assessment coordinator
  Glen Duncan, Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology chair

College of Nursing

• B.S. Nursing
  Multiple campuses
  Jason Meade, assessment coordinator
  Vicki Denson, Department of Foundational Practice and Community-based Care chair
  Gail Oneal, then BSN Program chair

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