Fiscal Year 2018

Effective Date of Establishment:  08/2011

Authorizing Body or Official: Provost

Scope of Impact: Campus

Type of Board: Standing 

Contact Information:  David Smith davsmith@nmsu.edu 

Chair:  Ryan Goss ryangoss@nmsu.edu 

University function/office responsible:  The Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost

Position appointment description:

Members are appointed by the Executive Vice President and Provost on the recommendation of the
Deans from the academic colleges.

Members are appointed by: As individuals

Voting Members:

Ryan Goss, Associate Professor, PLant & Environmental Sciences

Julie Fitzsimmons, Assistant Professor, Art

Susan Beck, Department Head, Library

Abby Train, Director, Math

Cynthia Pelak, Associate Professor, Sociology

Jeanne Flora, Professor, Communication Studies

Jiannong (John) Xu, Associate Professor 

Loretta Salas, Associate Professor

Peter Martin, Professor

Anup Amatya, Associate Professor

Ex-Officio/Non-Voting

Laura Grant, Program Specialist, Office of Executive Vice President and Provost

Judith Bosland, Assistant Vice President, Institutional Analysis

David Smith, Director of Assessment, Office of Executive Vice President and Provost

Daniel Howard, Executive Vice President and Provost, Office of Executive Vice President and Provost

Purpose:

The purpose of the CASL-GE is to actively support faculty, staff, administrators and students in
increasing and documenting institutional effectiveness by facilitating meaningful assessment of student
learning in the lower-level general education curriculum by
1. Planning, overseeing and reporting on annual assessment of student learning in the general
education curriculum
2. Engaging the campus community in comprehensive, cooperative assessment of student learning in
the general education curriculum
3. Being a proponent for using assessment as a means to improve educational experiences for students
4. Collaborating with the General Education Course Certification Committee (GECCC) to ensure approved
courses meet requirements for assessment
5. Continually monitoring progress and effectiveness of assessment practices in general education

Authority: 

Advisory to the Director of Assessment, the Associate Provost and the Executive Vice President & Provost

Was the requirements for the number of meetings met? Yes

What are the requirements for the number of meetings to be held annually? There is no set minimum number of meetings required each year. Generally, the committee meets once
per month.

Major Accomplishments:

1) Analysis and presentation of the GE Social Awareness and Historical Perspective instrument
2) Continued development of a Critical Thinking / Information Literacy instrument
3) Supported the statewide and NMSU GE initiatives to improve GE outcomes for our students
4) Continued discussions for general education course mapping using WICHE Interstate Passport Block
Transfer Block as a model