Executive Council on Assessment
The Executive Council on Assessment (ECA) is the oversight body for evaluating strategic planning processes and assessment practices universitywide. The ECA has responsibility for assessing the methods and implementation of the university’s strategic plans and planning processes. This includes engagement with all four of the foundational elements stated in the University Strategic Plan:
- Building an equitable, inclusive, and diverse community of faculty, students, and staff;
- Fostering a reputation as a powerhouse for research, academics, and the social good;
- Coordinating and strengthening our collaborations in research and academics;
- Making Rutgers clear and easy to work with, for all members of our broader community.
In addition, the ECA oversees:
- The broader expanse of institutional assessment, including student progress and student success, such as retention, graduation rates, time to degree, and more general matters that affect the quality of life of the university community
- The procedures for the evaluation of teaching across the university, using summative assessment for promotion and tenure, and formative assessment for the professional development of our faculty at every level as teachers, and is responsible for supporting and coordinating the teaching evaluation systems in the schools
- The procedures for investigating and assessing the academic impact of technological and administrative initiatives (such as the new scheduling system, new student records system, course management systems, new administrative systems, new budgeting systems) and support services on the quality of education, student learning, and the student experience
- The annual assessment reporting processes conducted by its sub-councils, the Assessment Council on Learning Outcomes and the Assessment Council on the Student Experience
- The procedures for the assessment of academic governance and leadership, including the University Senate’s processes for the evaluation of deans and chancellors
The ECA participates in the reaccreditation process through the university’s membership in the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and monitors the activities of the many schools and programs within the university that are accredited by professional associations.
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Gary Gigliotti, Chair
Associate Vice President
Center for Teaching Advancement and Assessment Research
Rutgers University–New BrunswickMichael Barnett
Professor of Management and Global Business
Rutgers Business School–Newark and New BrunswickBarbara Bender
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Supportand Graduate Student Services
School of Graduate Studies
Rutgers University–New BrunswickWilliam Fitzgerald
Associate Professor of English
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Rutgers University–CamdenCarol Goldin
Senior Associate Dean for Planning and Assessment
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Rutgers Biomedical and Health SciencesAnn Gould
Associate Vice President
Office of the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Central Administration
John Gunkel
Vice Chancellor for Academic Programs and Strategic Partnerships
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Rutgers University–NewarkSusan Lawrence
Vice Dean for Undergraduate Education
School of Arts and Sciences
Rutgers University–New BrunswickRichard Ludescher
Professor of Food Science
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Rutgers University–New BrunswickAngela O’Donnell
Professor of Educational Psychology
Graduate School of Education
Rutgers University–New BrunswickJoseph Schiavo
Teaching Professor of Music
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Rutgers University–CamdenMark Schuster
Dean for Graduate Student Life
Office of the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Central AdministrationGretchen Van De Walle
Associate Professor of Psychology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Rutgers University–Newark