Minutes of the
Academic Achievement Assessment Committee
November 3, 2006

The meeting was called to order by convener Anne Gurnack at noon.

Members in attendance: William Blanchard, Denise Widup, Anne Gurnack, Robert Canary, Dana Oswald, Theresa Castor, Robert (Chi-Wing) Fok, Mary Kay Schleiter.
Guests in Attendance: Dean Cress, Rebecca Martin

The minutes of the 10/06/06 meeting were approved unanimously.

The following agenda items were addressed at this
meeting.
The group met with Provost Martin to ascertain her views of the future
of the Assessment Committee.
* Provost Martin reiterated the importance of the following future emphases of the AAAC:

1. An update of the campus-wide assessment plan is needed. Robert Canary will be writing the plan.
2. Members of the AAAC should attend meetings from North Central,
our accrediting body to find our the latest thinking about assessment
and demands from member campuses.
3. A review of current assessment activities on campuses throughout the
UW System is needed in conjunction with the preparation of our campus-wide plan.
4. A list of B.A. level competencies need to be identified by the AAAC
to highlight some benchmarks and core goals of an undergraduate
education. UW Eau Claire has such a list and can be reviewed as a
beginning model.

Next Steps: Anne Gurnack will secure available documents from
other campuses and accrediting agencies before our next
meeting.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:50 p.m.

Respectfully submitted

Anne Gurnack