UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND
NEWS RELEASE
Committee on Education Policy to Discuss
Undergraduate
Student Learning Outcomes at September
28 Meeting
ADELPHI, Md (September 22, 2004) —The
Committee on Education Policy of the University System of Maryland (USM) Board
of Regents at its next meeting will discuss the Student Learning Outcomes
Assessment Reports prepared by USM institutions. The meeting is scheduled to
begin at 9:30 am Tuesday, September
28, at Bowie State
University. It will be held in the
Library Conference Room on the second floor of the Thurgood Marshall Library.
The Maryland
Higher Education Commission (MHEC) requires each higher education institution
in Maryland to report every three
years on its progress in improving student learning, instructional
effectiveness, and curriculum. MHEC guidelines for reporting on student
learning outcome assessments focus on five core competency areas: written and
oral communication, scientific and quantitative reasoning, critical analysis
and reasoning, technological competency, and information literacy.
USM institutions
submitted their most recent Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Reports to
MHEC in August. At Tuesday's meeting, the Education Policy Committee of the USM
board will discuss the system institutions' progress in developing and
implementing the assessment processes.
Other business on
the September 28 meeting agenda are:
·
Proposed modification of the USM Policy on
Appointment, Rank and Tenure of Faculty;
·
Formation of a System-wide Council on Alcohol
Use and Abuse;
·
Tentative 2004-05 Agenda for the Committee on
Education Policy.
Full agendas and
background information will be available at the meeting. Sign language
interpreters and/or other appropriate accommodations for eligible individuals
with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please call 301.445.2756
(voice) or 301.314.7683 (TTY/ITT) to make special arrangements.
Contact: Anne Moultrie
Phone: 301/445-2722
E-mail: amoultrie@usmd.edu
