Assessment
Message from the Director of Assessment
Welcome!
We hope this website will assist you by providing information about assessment at Tiffin University. The Office of Assessment is located in the lower level of the Main Clasroom Building.
Under the leadership of the Tiffin University Outcomes Assessment Council, the Academic Outcomes Assessment Committee, and the University Curriculum Committee, this office directs the institutional assessment program for TU including four assessment components: entry/exit level; general education; program learning outcomes; and student/alumni satisfaction and the student experience. Please click on the About Assessment for a complete description of the various institutional assessment programs. This office collaborates with the TU Institutional Research office and the TU Academic Deans Council in administering and analyzing various assessment efforts.
We look forward to assisting you.
Ms. Rhonda Gilreath
Director of Assessment
155 Miami Street Tiffin, Ohio
800-968-6446 ext. 3581
419-448-3581
419-443-5004 fax
GilreathR@tiffin.edu
Ms. Jeanie Fisher
Outcomes Assessment - Administrative Assistant
800-968-6446 ext. 3274
419-448-3274
419-443-5004 fax
FisherJM@tiffin.edu
Assessment Mission
Its mission statement is:
“Consistent with the missions of Tiffin University, The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association (NCA) and The Ohio Board of Regents (OBR), The Tiffin University Outcomes Assessment Advisory Council (OAAC) communicates accreditation expectations to all university constituencies and facilitates the development of outcome assessment processes to inspire a culture committed to significant student learning.”
In administering this charge, TU requires that all academic programs conduct Program Outcomes Assessment to comply with the assessment mandates of the HLC/NCA and OBR. Each academic unit is required to have an assessment plan on file with the Office of Assessment and Accreditation that describes expected student learning outcomes for each degree program and the methods used to evaluate those outcomes. Academic units are also required to file brief annual reports describing their assessment activity from the previous year.
Assessment of student learning in all academic units is a beneficial tool for facilitating dialogue about the curriculum and encouraging continuous programmatic improvement throughout the campus. Program Outcomes Assessment provides feedback to an academic unit on the performance of its curriculum; thereby allowing informed decisions regarding the need for changes. Assessment is, therefore an integral part of the commitment at TU to sustain and enhance academic quality and the student's educational experience.
OAAC supports the idea that academic units are best suited to determine how to assess their students’ learning outcomes and how to use assessment results for program improvement. The Council and the Office of Assessment and Accreditation work to facilitate assessment activities by providing information, guidelines, and other resources to conduct effective assessment and by coordinating assessment at the program and institutional level.
More on Assessment
Assessment Advisory Council Goals
Tiffin University Outcomes Assessment Advisory Committee
