Fiscal Year 2019

Effective Date of Establishment:  08/2011

Authorizing Body or Official: Provost

Scope of Impact: Campus

Type of Board: Standing 

Contact Information:  Susan Beck susanbeck@nmsu.edu 

Chair:  Susan Beck susanbeck@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:

Susan Beck, Professor

Mary Ballyk, Associate Professor

Jeanne Flora, Professor

John Hartley, Assistant Professor

Jiannong (John) Xu

Cynthia Pelak, Associate Professor

Tauna Cole-Dorn, Associate Professor

Randy McFerrin, Associate Professor

Henrietta Pinchon, Associate Professor

Rolfe Sassenfeld, Associate Professor

Anup Amatya, Assistant Professor

Ex-Officio/Non-Voting

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

Calixto Melero, Institutional Researcher

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

April Masson, 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. Developed critical thinking assessment instrument in the fall
and implemented it to 370 students in 13 Viewing a Wider
World courses
2. In spring, held 2 scoring sessions for the assessment
instrument at the Teaching Academy
3. Explored developing a content module for courseembedded assessment
4. Revised membership so that specific members represent at
least 1 of the 6
General Education content areas