Rostrum

Welcome to the Senate Rostrum! Below is the collection of articles, starting with the most recent.
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November 2023
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November 2022
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April 2022
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July 2020

Latest Rostrum Articles

Date Title Committee Sort descending Authors
Sep 2010 In Defense of Teaching: Qualitative Assessment Accreditation Committee
Mar 2011 The Relationship of the Researcher with Faculty in Assessing Student Learning Accreditation Committee
Feb 2008 Have You Heard About the Two-Year Rule and Accreditation? Accreditation Committee
Dec 2008 Behind the Green Curtain: The Accreditation Visit Unveiled, or Where do Those Accreditation Recommendations Come from Anyway? Accreditation Committee
Dec 2008 Why We, the Faculty, Need to Own and Embrace Student Learning Outcomes: A Cautionary History and Political Lesson Accreditation Committee
Mar 2009 Mythbusters: Addressing Accreditation "Urban Legends" Accreditation Committee
May 2009 An SLO Terminology Glossary: A Draft in Progress Accreditation Committee
Sep 2009 What Does Proficiency Look Like on the ACCJC Rubric? Accreditation Committee
Sep 2007 Preserving Higher Education: Vigilance is Essential Accreditation Committee
Dec 2007 Accreditation and Faculty Evaluations? Accreditation Committee
Nov 2009 Updating The Faculty Role in Planning and Budgeting Paper? Accreditation Committee
Jan 2010 Sharing Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) With Your College Community Accreditation Committee
Feb 2002 The Proposed Accreditation Standards: A Summary Critique Accreditation Committee
Nov 2013 Academic Senate Resolutions on Accreditation 1986 to the Present Accreditation Committee
Sep 2012 The ACCJC Visiting Team: Details, Details, Details Accreditation Committee
Oct 2016 One Step Forward, Two Steps Back – Recent Actions on Institutions by ACCJC Accreditation Committee
Oct 2016 A Different Way of Thinking about SLOs Accreditation Committee
May 2016 The QFE: What Does It Mean for Faculty and Colleges Preparing an Accreditation Self-Evaluation? Accreditation Committee
Feb 2017 Accreditation Reform and the Warren Bill Accreditation Committee
Feb 2012 Accreditation: What’s Next Accreditation Committee
Apr 2012 Faculty Evaluations – The SLOAC Debate Continues Accreditation Committee
Nov 2015 Looking Forward: the Chancellor’s Office Task Force On Accreditation Report Accreditation Committee
Sep 2015 Big Wheels (of Accreditation) Keep on Turning: An Update to the Field on ACCJC Activities Accreditation Committee
Sep 2015 The Genie in the Bottle: Disaggregation of Student Learning Outcomes Data Accreditation Committee
Oct 2017 Student Learning Outcomes: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going? Accreditation Committee