Academic Excellence

Faculty Director for Assessment

The Faculty Director for Assessment works collaboratively with the Administrative Assessment Group (AAG), Core Curriculum Assessment Committee (CCAC), and Associate Provost for Academic Excellence to lead program assessment efforts for Xavier.

The Faculty Director for Assessment (FDA) serves as chair of the AAG and co-chair (non-voting) of the CCAC, working with committee members to ensure that assessment reporting is completed each year and to drive continuous improvement in student learning.

The current Faculty Director of Assessment is Dr. Renea Frey, associate professor in the English Department.

Faculty Director of Assessment Responsibilities

  • Serve as the University Officer for assessment working with the Provost and Associate Provost for Academic Excellence
  • Chair the Administrative Assessment Group (AAG), working with AAG to establish annual assessment goals for curricular and co-curricular areas
    • Collaborate with Deans and Area Assessment Committee representatives to ensure timely completion of assessment reports, reflected each year in the University Annual Report Dashboard
    • Support Area Assessment Committee chairs and support partnerships with Institutional Research to make informed decisions about program improvements and ensure data collection, analysis, and application of assessment data are completed in a closed-loop process
    • Oversee the Annual Assessment Report to the Provost and Associate Provost for Academic Excellence
  • Serve as the non-voting Co-Chair of the Core Curriculum Assessment Committee, working with elected faculty committee members to ensure the Core is assessed and providing primary oversight of Core assessment processes, including setting up and monitoring processes associated with CORE 499 (subject to change with revisions to Core assessment)
  • Coordinate and implement training and/or professional development opportunities, including staff development
  • Communicate key assessment updates and improvements to the campus community
  • Manage the Assessment Hub website in Nexus SharePoint
  • Make recommendations to the provost for resources to support assessment processes and improvements based upon assessment results
  • Lead annual assessment initiatives and goal setting