Division of Student Affairs

Student Affairs Assessment Timeline Highlights

Highlights are updated annually.

Complete Student Affairs Timeline Highlights - PDF Version

Yearly highlights:

• 2011
• 2010
• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006
• 2005
• 2004
• 2003
• 2002
• 2001
• 2000
• 1999
• 1998
• 1997
• 1996

2011

2010

December, 2010	Release of National Survey of Student Engagement  2010 OSU Findings, Student Affairs Research Report 02-10
November, 2010	Participated with the Student Affairs Leadership Team in a full-day presentation by the Education Advisory Board on Aligning Co-Curricular Initiatives with Learning Outcomes
November, 2010	Release of OSU Perspective Newsletter - Volume 8(1)
October, 2010	Consultation with Student Affairs Assessment Council at Seattle University on how to implement assessment in student affairs
September, 2010	Delivered workshops to Academic Affairs and International Programs service units (September, October, and November) and served as consultant in their assessment work
September, 2010	Added two additional graduate assistants to the SARE Office.  Both are working on special projects for the year
September, 2010	Assessment Plans and Reports submitted and reviewed by Assessment Council Teams
September, 2010	Release of Cultural Knowledge and Effectiveness Rubric by Student Affairs Assessment Council
June, July, August, 2010	Preparation of portion of self-study report for NW Association for Colleges and Universities accreditation site visit scheduled for April, 2011
July, August, 2010	Subgroup of Assessment Council Refines Cultural Knowledge and Effectiveness Rubric
June, 2010	Annual Assessment Council Retreat-agenda—what have we learned about diversity education over the last year and how can we use this?  Developed draft of Cultural Knowledge and Effectiveness Rubric and assigned to sub-committee to refine and present back to Council
May, 2010	30-hour educational seminar on difference, power, and discrimination as culminating experience for Assessment Council membership following a year-long study of diversity and multicultural education
May, 2010	Release of OSU Perspective Newsletter - Volume 7(3)
May, 2010	Part of OSU team to attend Retention Conference in Baltimore with Kate Peterson, Susie Brubaker-Cole, and Janet Nishihara
April, 2010	Consultation with Boise State University on developing an assessment culture in student affairs
March, 2010	Presented on assessment to Oregon College and Suicide Prevention Project participants
February, 2010	Release of the report on the Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement-2009 OSU Results
February, 2010	Release of OSU Perspective Newsletter - Volume 7 (2)
January, 2010	Assessment Reports and Plans due for those units who are on the January rotation. Reports and plans are reviewed by Student Affairs Assessment Committee members and feedback is provided

2009

November, 2009	Posted BCSSE Advisor reports so that academic advisors could access this and use in information in the advising process
November, 2009	Invited to present at the Oregon University System Symposium on data related to retention of students of color
October, 2009	Public Policy graduate student internship with Student Affairs Research and Evaluation to work with BCSSE data and other information on incoming first year students to develop retention model
October, 2009	Release of OSU Perspective Newsletter - Volume 7 (1)
July, 2009	Release of OSU Perspective Newsletter - Volume 6 (3)
June, 2009	Several Assessment Council members invited to present at the annual NASPA International Assessment and Retention Conference, New Orleans, LA http://oregonstate.edu/studentaffairs/docs/SteppingIntoAssessment-2009.pdf
June, 2009	Annual Student Affairs Assessment Council Retreat and Planning Meeting-Agenda for the year: Multicultural education, curriculum and assessment
June, 2009	Release of Diversity, Multiculturalism,and Inclusivity Survey-OSU Results
June, 2009	Administer the Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement to START students all summer
June, 2009	Joint meeting with the Student Affairs Assessment Council and the Student Affairs Leadership Team using the White Paper as a stimulus for conversation about continued assessment and the need for Division-wide goals and assessment of those goals
May, 2009	Release of White Paper: Why Do Assessment? Authored by the Student Affairs Assessment Council
May, 2009	Invited to participate in AAC&U VALUE project rubric testing meeting, Portland, OR
February, 2009	Release of OSU Perspective Newsletter - Volume 6 (2)
January, 2009	Assessment Plans and Reports on the January cycle are due. Assessment Council committees review all reports submitted and provide feedback. Reports due on Student Voice so they are transparent and can be viewed by others in student affairs who are responsible for departmental assessment work

2008

November, 2008	Invited pre-conference workshop on assessment for enrollment management personnel at the annual PACRAO meeting
November, 2008	Release of OSU Perspective Newsletter - Volume 6 (1)
September, 2008	Assessment Plans and Reports on the September cycle are due. Assessment Council committees review all reports submitted and provide feedback. Reports due on Student Voice so they are transparent and can be viewed by others in student affairs who are responsible for departmental assessment work
September, 2008	Increased staff by one graduate assistant to support the Student Affairs assessment efforts and increased office space by one more office
June, 2008	Invited presentation for pre-conference workshop with two Assessment Council members for the NASPA International Assessment and Retention Conference, Arizona
June, 2008	Annual Student Affairs Assessment Council Retreat and Planning Meeting-agenda-setting for the next year and review and reflection on work from the current year. Focus of year-development of assessment white paper
May, 2008	Invited Presentation for NASPA Drive-In Conference at Idaho State on Assessment
May, 2008	Invited to AAC&U General Education Institute, Minneapolis, MN to serve on OSU team. Introduced to VALUE project and was able to involve several OSU Assessment Council Members in that project.
April, 2008	Leading Assessment in the Division of Student Affairs,Community College Leadership Program Instruction
April, 2008	Release of OSU Perspective Newsletter - Volume 5 (1)
April, 2008	3-Part consultation with Student Affairs at Central Oregon Community College on Development of an Assessment Culture
February, 2008	Development of an Assessment Culture presentation for PAC10 Student Affairs Deans Meeting
January, 2008	Student Affairs Division with Eduventures, Inc. launches study on Student Success of OSU Students of Color
January, 2008	OSU Student Affairs Assessment Council initiates use of Student Voice software including assessment plan management software
January, 2008	Assessment plans and reports from all Student Affairs units and departments are due to the Student Affairs Assessment Council for review

2007

October, 2007	Student Affairs Division with Eduventures, Inc. launches study on Learning Outside the Classroom with consortium of other colleges and universities across the country
September, 2007	Student Affairs Departments/Unit may elect to have plans/reports reviewed in either September or January. September plans and reports due to the Student Affairs Assessment Council
Fall, 2007	Student Affairs Assessment Council subcommittee investigates software options for managing assessment plans electronically and makes recommendations to VP for Student Affairs
June, 2007	Five members of the Student Affairs Assessment Council present half-day pre-conference workshop on Assessment Methods and Processes: Case Studies from a Division of Student Affairs at the 2007 NASPA International Assessment and Retention Conference, St. Louis, MO
June, 2007	Student Affairs Assessment Council Retreat: Development of a NEW Rubric for Assessing Assessment Plans and Reports and Reflection and Conversation about what we are learning and what we yet need to learn. Work groups established for Council projects for the year.
Summer, 2007	Survey (Entering Student Survey) developed by Student Affairs Assessment Council and collaborators from academic units administered to incoming first year students
April, 2007	Released OSU results on the 2006 CIRP Freshman Survey
March, 2007	Members of the Student Affairs Assessment Council consult with representatives from City University of Hong Kong on assessment of student learning in student affairs
Winter, 2007	University Assessment Council stopped meeting and disbanded
March, 2007	Released OSU results of the 2006 Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership
Winter Term, 2007	Student Affairs Assessment Council provides written feedback and consultation with units about their plan and reports
January, 2007	Assessment plans and reports from Student Affairs units are due for review by the Student Affairs Assessment Council

2006

December, 2006	Tuesdays with Assessment: What Information is available from the Office of Institutional Research and the on-line IRIIS system?
December, 2006	Tuesdays with Assessment: Half-day work session in computer lab for anyone who wanted to receive help on developing an assessment plan or any part of the plan/report
November, 2006	Tuesdays with Assessment: The Joy of Managing Data and Making Meaning of It
November, 2006	Tuesdays with Assessment: Reporting Your Information to Tell a Data-Driven Story
October, 2006	Assessment Council Sponsors Workshop series: Tuesdays with Assessment begins. First workshop: Finding the Keys to Data Warehouse
June, 2006	Invited half-day pre-conference workshop presented by three SA Assessment Council members on Getting Started in Assessing Student Learning in Student Affairs at the 2006 NASPA International Assessment and Retention Conference, Phoenix, AZ
June, 2006	Released OSU results of 2005 FSSE
June, 2006	Annual Student Affairs Assessment Council Retreat and Planning meeting
June, 2006	Release of OSU Perspective Newsletter - Volume 4 (2)
May, 2006	Workshop for Student Affairs and Assessment Council: Social Identity and Its Implications for Learning Inside and Outside of the classroom and Ethnographic Study in Collegiate Practice by Alicia Chavez and Florence Guido-Di Brito
April, 2006	Dr. George Kuh provides workshops and presentations to OSU student affairs and general audiences about the characteristics of highly engaging institutions based upon the NSSE research.
March, 2006	Released OSU results for 2005 NSSE
Spring, 2006	Student Affairs Assessment language from 2003 adopted by University Assessment Council with some revisions to be used university-wide
Spring, 2006	OSU selected to participate in the Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership sponsored by the University of Maryland-College Park
Winter, 2006	SA Assessment Council reviews plans and provides feedback to departments
January, 2006	Departmental Assessment Plans due to the SA Assessment Council for review (due annually)

2005

October, 2005	Presentation of Student Affairs Division-wide learning goals by SA Assessment Council at the annual fall division meeting entitled Learning in Student Affairs
Fall, 2005	Director of Student Affairs Research and Evaluation begins interim position as Director of Institutional Research
June, 2005	Release of OSU Perspective Newsletter - Volume 3 (3)
June, 2005	First meeting of the University Assessment Council
June, 2005	Student Affairs Assessment Council Retreat-Purpose to develop division-wide learning goals and a structure for implementation
June-August, 2005	Administration of the 2005 CIRP at summer START
May, 2005	Dr. Lori Vogelgesang provides information to the campus and the Student Affairs Assessment Council on the research she is conducting at the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA
April, 2005	Release of OSU Perspective Newsletter - Volume 3 (2)
March, 2005	University Assessment Council established with Student Affairs representation
March, 2005	Release of 2004 CIRP freshman survey results
February/March, 2005	Workshops (4) on Assessment Methodology conducted in Student Affairs
February/May, 2005	Administration of the 2005 NSSE and the 2005 FSSE-College of Health and Human Sciences partners to over sample their students on the NSSE
January, 2005	Student Affairs Departments' Assessment Plans (with revisions if needed) are due to the Assessment Council
January, 2005	Student Affairs Assessment Council begins to review departmental assessment plans and provide feedback to departments and to the Council on the status of these plans
January, 2005	Release of OSU Perspective Newsletter - Volume 3 (1)

2004

December, 2004	Released 2004 NSSE results for OSU
November, 2004	OSU Symposium on Student Learning and Assessment-planned, hosted, sponsored by the Student Affairs Assessment Council-open to all faculty and staff at Oregon State University
September, 2004	Reports of Assessment Plans and Use of Data to Inform Decisions Due in Annual Report
Summer, 2004	Participate in the CIRP Freshman Survey-increased return rate to over 90%
June, 2004	Release of OSU Perspective Newsletter - Volume 2 (4)
May, 2004	Work with Learning Agenda determined following NC State Symposium/set up summer agenda and fall training
April, 2004	Workshop 4-Assessment Planning-Use of Matrices and Rubrics
April, 2004	Departmental Assessment Plans due-feedback provided via rubric
April, 2004	Student Affairs division/departments send a team of 12 to NC State Symposium and Invited half day seminar
March, 2004	Workshop 3-Assessment Planning-Methods of Measurement-open to all SA departments
February, 2004	Participated in NSSE and over sampled students of color
February, 2004	Release of OSU Perspective Newsletter - Volume 2 (3)
February, 2004	Release OSU results on 2003 FSSE pilot survey
February, 2004	Workshop 2-Assessment Planning-Outcomes--open to all SA departments
January, 2004	Workshop 1-Assessment Planning-Mission/Goals-open to all SA departments

2003

December, 2003	SA Assessment Council adopts standard format and language for assessment and submission of Assessment Plans/Reports
December, 2003	Release OSU results on 2003 NSSE and 2003 YFCY Surveys
November, 2003	SA Assessment Council brings Dr. Marilee Bresciani to OSU for 2-day assessment workshops and consultation
November, 2003	Release of OSU Perspective Newsletter - Volume 2 (2)
November, 2003 and for remainder of academic year	SA Assessment Council develops assessment learning agenda based upon consultant's feedback and continues to work with SA departments in further defining and developing assessment plans, methods, etc.
October, 2003	All SA departments developed and submitted assessment plans for review by consultant, Dr. Marilee Bresciani, Director of Assessment, North Carolina State University
September, 2003	Release of OSU Perspective Newsletter - Volume 2 (1)
May, 2003	Release of OSU Perspective Newsletter - Volume 1 (3)
March, 2003	SA forms Student Affairs Assessment Council with new charge from Vice Provost for Student Affairs
March, 2003	Release of OSU Perspective Newsletter - Volume 1 (2)
January, 2003	SA publishes first edition of OSU Perspectives-quarterly newsletter for all OSU Volume 1 (1)

2002

November, 2002	SA Assessment Web Site goes live http://oregonstate.edu/studentaffairs/assessment
October, 2002	OSU 2007 Student Experience-Assessment Sub-Committee submits proposal for Assessment Office for OSU
August, 2002	SA created Office of Student Affairs Research and Evaluation

2001

May, 2001	SA Assessment Committee plan sand hosts OSU Assessment Showcase: A one-day on-campus conference presenting multiple methods and processes occurring on OSU campus concerning assessment
2001-present	SA administers university-wide surveys-e.g., CIRP, NSSE and distributes results on campus

2000

April, 2000	SA Assessment Committee creates 2nd proposal for Director of Assessment for SA
Throughout 2000	Continues educational efforts concerning assessment for Student Affairs Division

1999

February, 1999	SA Assessment Committee creates and distributes best practices booklet for assessment in the Division
February, 1999	SA Assessment Committee brings Dr. Gary Hanson, Assessment Director at U of Texas-Austin for one-day workshop for faculty and staff

1998

December, 1998	Expectations and Best Practices for Assessment in Student Affairs released
May, 1998	SA Assessment Committee proposed to VP for Student Affairs establishment of a Director for SA Assessment
During 1998	Continue educational efforts and design of infrastructure to support advancing assessment in Student Affairs

1997

1997-1999	SA sends committee members to on-going assessment training conducted by NASPA
1997-1998	SA Assessment Committee created brochure outlining assessment practices for SA departments

1996

1996-1997	Assessment Committee meets and consults with units and departments in the Division of Student Affairs to further education about assessment in the division
Spring, 1996	Creation of Student Affairs Assessment Committee with charge from Vice Provost of Student Affairs
Spring, 1996	Student Affairs Campus Compact process identified assessment as one of 5 key initiatives for the SA Division