Program Evaluation

The Board of Curators of the University of Missouri System and the Missouri Department of Higher Education mandate that all academic programs and centers will be evaluated every five years. The Provost has established a standing committee comprised of faculty members representing all academic units to define and implement program evaluation at UMKC. This new program evaluation process will replace all previous processes (e.g. COPE) and should incorporate best practices from the previous processes and from current nationwide initiatives. Program Evaluation Committee Charge: The Committee is charged with: Developing and implementing a campus wide program evaluation process which focuses on continuous academic program quality improvement; Review and oversight of the individual academic units’ program evaluation processes; Reviewing and following up on all internal and external evaluation activities and reports; Incorporating the expectations of the NCA Higher Learning Commission into UMKC's evaluation processes (preparation for the accreditation site visit in 2008-09); Provide the Provost and Chancellor with recommendations from the program evaluation process for consideration in developing operating and capital budget requests. The Committee has successfully compiled a new Program Evaluation Policy and Program Review Guidelines for all academic programs, as well as new evaluation guidelines for Centers & Institutes.  In addition, new guidelines for review of externally accredited programs have been created.  These can be accessed below under Documentation. Committee Membership Mary Lou Hines, Chair, CIO & Vice Provost Academic Planning Gary Ebersole, Faculty Senate Appie van de Liefvoort, SCE Lynda Plamann, SBS Marcus Iszard, Pharmacy Kit Smith, Nursing David Achtenberg, Law Nancy Murdock, Education Weldon Elrod, Dentistry Tim Timmons, Conservatory Jim Durig, A&S Chemistry Carol Koehler, A&S, Communication Studies Burton Halpert, A&S Sociology Robert Herman, Bloch Tamera Murdock, A&S Psychology Bob Yang, Medicine EX OFFICIO Peggy Mullaly-Quijas, Asst Dir Health Sciences Libraries Mel Tyler Student Affairs/Enrollment Mgmt DeOnna White, Asst to Mary Lou Hines   Documentation Program Review Guidelines Program Review Table Formats Program Review Checklist UMKC Program Review Process Program Review Schedule Evaluation Guidelines for Centers & Institutes Summary Questions for Externally Accredited Programs PEC Summary of Activities 2005-2006   Meeting Agendas October 22, 2004 November 5, 2004 November 19, 2004 December 3, 2004 December 10, 2004 January 21, 2005 February 4, 2005 February 18, 2005 March 4, 2005 April 15, 2005 April 29, 2005 May 20, 2005 September 14, 2005 October 21, 2005 November 4, 2005 December 9, 2005 January 20, 2006 February 17, 2006 March 24, 2006 May 12, 2006 September 29, 2006 November 3, 2006 January 19, 2007 March 7, 2007

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Last updated:June 20, 2007