As needed to ensure program quality and as required for accreditation, each department within Student Affairs completes assessment on an on-going basis that focuses on:

• student learning outcomes that relate to developing citizen leaders
• collaboration with faculty members and other student affairs colleagues
• measurement of learning and satisfaction indicators that will improve institutional effectiveness

Objectives for 2008 – 2009

• Perform an assessment audit that documents all campus-wide and departmental student surveys and complete a mapping exercise to document how each department addresses the various sets of goals that drive our programs. Develop an assessment planning and reporting format and schedule that will satisfy all requirements for assessment including all external (i.e., SACS, SCHEV, and CAS) and internal (i.e., Longwood's Strategic Plan, Longwood's Sustainability Goals, and Six Student Development Goals) reporting obligations. Incorporate the use of the On-Line Weave program into that format.
• Revise the CAS Self-Study Rotation to ensure that each department completes a formal program review that involves a CAS Self-Study, a professional accreditation, OR another form of review that utilizes professional standards and an external reviewer.
• Develop a "tool book" of materials that will assist staff in their assessment. These materials will include a glossary of terms, recommended resources and references, results from the assessment audit, a summary of all external and internal assessment expectations, and instructive handouts (i.e. How to Use the Student Response Turning Point System, How to Write Learning Objectives and Outcomes, How to Use the On-Line Weave program, etc.). These materials will be added to an assessment website.
• Develop predetermined values or levels to which we aspire (criterion standards) for the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) benchmark indicators of Enriched Undergraduate Experience and Supportive Campus Environment.