SAU TECH ADMINISTRATION
ASSISTANT TO CHANCELLOR, PAR
ASSESSMENT

Assessment Committee

The Southern Arkansas University Tech Assessment Committee works with the Vice Chancellor for Instruction to help direct the on-going assessment of student academic success and effective teaching on campus.

The committee:
Attends regional and national workshops and conferences to increase the committee's knowledge of assessment techniques and methods.

Conducts campus workshops and seminars to educate faculty about the latest assessment techniques and methods and the college community about the overall purpose of assessment.

Drives the direction of assessment on campus by providing leadership and guidance in development of assessment goals, objectives, and measures within the Master Plan. Provides leadership in increasing faculty participation in the assessment process.

Reviews assessment activities at the program and discipline level, evaluates and approves program and discipline level goals, objectives, and measures within the Master Plan which relate to assessment and recommends to the Vice Chancellor for Instruction appropriate curricular changes to enhance program quality.

Working with the Vice Chancellor for Instruction, initiates program, discipline, and classroom level assessment methodologies and measures when needed.

Drives the discipline and classroom level utilization of assessment data to improve student learning and ensure effective teaching.

Shares with the college community information regarding assessment activities and accomplishments and changes made as a result of the assessment process.

Southern Arkansas University Tech
General Education
Assessment of Student Outcomes

General Education Mission Statement:
SAU Tech recognizes its role in preparing its associate degree graduates to function as competent and skilled workers to achieve any continuing academic goals and to live as life-long learners and thinkers. Consequently, general education at SAU Tech is designed to assist students in understanding the connection between their course work, their social and vocational responsibilities, and their rewards as citizens of a free nation.

SAU Tech General Education Competencies:
In order to support its general education mission, SAU Tech has adopted the following competencies expected of all its associate degree graduates:

1. Proficiency in reading, writing, speaking and listening.
2. Computer literacy skills.
3. A historical, cultural, social, and global perspective.
4. Critical thinking and problem solving skills: scientific, mathematical, social, and personal.
5. Research skills.