* Review of Outcomes Assessment Programs. The most significant new development in assessment at OSU in 2000-2001 was the Assessment Council's new process of reviewing outcomes assessment programs for each academic unit. The reviews facilitate program outcomes assessment by providing information and recommendations to academic units about their assessment programs. In 2000-2001, the Council reviewed and provided constructive feedback regarding assessment efforts in 26 academic units. The reviews have resulted in revised assessment plans, new assessment initiatives, and better outcomes assessment reporting.

* OSU Assessment Presentations at National Conferences. OSU is increasingly represented on programs for national assessment conferences. In June 2001, two OSU presentations were given at the American Association of Higher Education's National Assessment Conference. Paul Bischoff (History Department), Nigel Jones (School of Architecture), and Julie Wallin (Office of University Assessment) presented, "Developing and communicating general education learner goals at a large public university," and Alfred Carlozzi (Graduate College), Julie Wallin, and Pamela Bowers (Student Affairs) presented "Using campus-wide resources to develop, implement, and use results from an online graduate student satisfaction survey."

*Developing an Institutional Portfolio to Assess General Education. The General Education Assessment Task Force has implemented and pilot tested a holistic, university-wide approach to assessing general education using institutional portfolios. This year, the task force developed and pilot tested an institutional portfolio to evaluate students' skills in written communication. The results of the written communication skills assessment will be shared with the Assessment Council, General Education Advisory Council, Instruction Council, and Academic Affairs leaders.

* Assessment Meetings with OSU Administrative Leaders. Dr. John Vitek, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Julie Wallin, Director of University Assessment, met with all OSU Deans and Department Heads in fall 2000 to discuss roles and responsibilities regarding assessment, the purpose of assessment, assessment expectations, and the status of OSU's assessment program. The meetings were part of a campus-wide effort to increase awareness of assessment as a tool for self-study and program development.

* OSU Survey of Alumni of Graduate Programs. The Office of University Assessment coordinated a university-wide survey of alumni of OSU graduate programs in 2000-2001. The survey provided data on careers, continued education, and satisfaction of alumni of OSU graduate programs who received their degrees in 1995 or 1999. A total of 677 telephone interviews were completed from a target population of 1,835 alumni, a response rate of 37%.

* OSU-Tulsa Student Satisfaction Survey. The OSU-Tulsa campus conducted its first formal evaluation of student satisfaction in spring 2001. The Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory was used to evaluate student satisfaction with a variety of topics related to academic experiences and student services. The survey results will be used in developing student programs and services on the rapidly growing OSU-Tulsa campus.