Assessment Steering Committee Meeting APPROVED BY FS 10-6-09
Minutes	Wednesday, september 30, 2009	11:00-11:10 AMC- Lotus Room
Type of meeting	Assessment Steering Committee
Facilitator	Jim Sherohman, University Assessment Director
Note taker	Holly Evers
Attendees	HCOB:  Carol Gaumnitz                          Cont. Studies:  Patricia Aceves COE:   Frances Kayona                           Academic Affairs: Mitch Rubinstein COFAH: Gloria Melgarejo                       Undergraduate Studies: Amos Olagunju COSE:  Maria Womack                            Graduate Studies:  Melanie Guentzel COSS: Joe Melcher                                 Student L&D: Jim Knutson-Kolodzne LRTS:  Chris Inkster                                 Institutional Research: Kim Oren Gen Ed:  Vacant                                       Student: Vacant Guest:                                                      CETL: Vacant
Topics
	Approval of Minutes of September 25, 2009
motion	Motion to approve minutes with corrections– Joe Melcher 2^nd- Gloria Melgarejo Motion passes unanimously.
	CHAIR’S REPORT
discuss	n/a
	OTHER REPORTS n/a
	COMMITTEE BUSINESS
discuss	Assessment Grants Committee members discussed the finalized version of the 2009-10 Assessment Grant Application, Request for Proposals, Scoring Rubric, and Report form. The discussion focused on the new, third category, which is being funded by Undergraduate Studies, as well as, the inability to offer a category for General Education GETGOs (General Education Teams for Goal Oversight) because of the fall application deadline. The three approved categories are: 1. implementing program assessment plans 2. disseminating assessment findings and using findings for program improvement 3. using assessment findings for course delivery and course improvements in         high failure 100 and 200 level courses (Undergraduate Studies Funding)
motion	Motion to approve the three grant Categories- Chris Inkster 2^nd- Joe Melcher Motion passes unanimously.