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Professional Development

Learn-at-lunch

The learn-at-lunch series is a collaborative enterprise between the Student Affairs Assessment Council and the Employee Learning Group. The learn-at-lunch program provides an opportunity for peer-to-peer sharing and education. We can learn so much from the expertise of our colleagues. It is scheduled during the lunch hour, so that participants can bring their lunches and share and learn while they eat. The training is less formal and less structured than other educational opportunities but touches on topics that are of interest to all participants. 

Location. Gatherings will be held in the UASC conference room. Adjustments to location will be made as needed.

Dates and times: The first meeting date is March 16th in the UASC conference room (425 Smith). Subsequest meeting will be held on the 3rd Friday of the month fiform 12-1. Room location will vary, so please check back for location. 

More information is located at http://www.pdx.edu/studentaffairs/learning-opportunities-in-emsa

Ever wonder how to fill out your assessment planning template?

I will hold two hands-on training sessions in Neuberger Hall 450.

Session 1: Assessment planning 101. You can do it and I will help! Learn about the components of an assessment plan, see examples of assessment plans, and then start working on your plan.

Session 2: Assessment planning doesn't need to be hard. Attend this hands-on training to learn how information from the Briefing Book, our annual report format, is used to complete your assessment plan template.

    Session 1: February 24th 9:00-10:30
    Session 2: March 9th 9:00-10:30

Sign up today. Enrollment is limited to 30 people for each session. Follow link to form!

https://docs.google.com/a/pdx.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHZ4MnZlMjVuejlpRk5Ta09tRDVXcWc6MQ

Building Assessment Competency

In-House Training

The Student Affairs Assessment Council (SAAC) in partnership with StudentVoice now offers a series of webinars to assist staff in building their assessment competency. All staff in Enrollment Management & Student Affairs are encouraged to enroll in any number of these webinars. The goal of these workshops is to develop assessment proficiency in all phases of the assessment process that can be directly applied to our Student Affairs assessment practice.

Course information. Link to course materials are available here Assessment Competency Fall 2011.pdf

Administration and Registration. You have the option to watch ALL webinars online from your office or you can join in with others in designated rooms listed below.  All PSU custom webinars will occur over the lunch hour from 12:00 – 1:00. Space is limited for these webinars, so please register here. There are also other times listed for StudentVoice webinars.

Participation. Workshops are a blend of webinars (provided through our institutional membership with Student Voice), reflections, in‐person presentations, exercises, and questions and answers. Interested participants will have the option of one of two paths. 

    * Assessment Competency Series (ACS)
    * Assessment Workshops Only

Further detail about these courses, the dates and times they are offered, and how to register are included in the attached pdf document.

Student Affairs Organizations

Assessment Conferences

Please visit the Assessment Conferences website for a list of higher education assessment conferences and events.


StudentVoice (SV)

Briefing Book

The Briefing Book (BB) is our new annual report portfolio located in Google sites. Please use your Odin username and password to login.

The purposes of the BB are to

  •  report and keep a history of the division and each department.
  • understand how you are connected to the whole i.e., what each department is doing and how we are connected so that we may learn  about possible connections and establish collaborations.
  •  clearly see how the division is structured.
  • be p ublic: able to link the book (and your section) to your website, e-mail out link.
  • be more sustainable by reducing our paper usage.
  • simplify reporting so that we share those things related to our goals. The BB is NOT meant to be a place to share everything you do.  Budget reports, assessment reports, brochures, strategic plans, etc are important, but should be put on your website and stored in other places.

These are the things you will need to put in the BB.  

  •  Lists: Conferences, Committees, Professional Development.  These are listed at the bottom on the left horizontal navigation bar 
  •  Dept page: Mission, vision, values, history, funding, highlights of current year 
  •  Review of previous year's goals.  You are asked to report on status of that goal and tasks 
  •  Future goals: 5-year vision, next year’s goal, what you need
  • Department outcomes, including both  program and learning outcomes. Hint: the Key Performance Indicators in Student Voice fit perfectly into the table. 
  •  Staff:  List all of your professional staff, but do not  include students’ names.

Contact for training: Vicki L. Wise, Coordinator of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Assessment and Research, wisevl@pdx.edu or 59929