Successful Assessment In Student Affairs: Getting Started and Maintaining Momentum Assessment Network of New York Annual Conference April 2015 Kimberly Yousey-Elsener, PhD. Director of Assessment and Evaluation for University Life and Services University at Buffalo kmelsene@buffalo.edu PaperClip Communications Get to know your neighbor… TOP 10 (OR 11) THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY TO GET STARTED/STAY MOTIVATED Know Your Purpose Diagnose or clarify problems Compare courses of action Justify a decision/action Be held accountable by external sources Inform daily practice Manage meaning, culture, motivation • What decisions are we making this year? • What information do we need to make these decisions? • Did we make changes? Do we need to see if those changes are effective? • Do we have important constituencies that need specific information from us? • Is there data we collect every year that is not changing? Can we switch to a rotating basis? • If we stop sending that report, who will notice? Increase Your Data Literacy Learn a new language Create & Follow a Clear Process Integrate Transparent Systematic Dig Deeper, Tap Your Curiosity https://jeanfischer.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/5-ways-that-digging-can-help-you-become-a-better-writer/ Simplify Take some risks Celebrate Success & Capitalize on Learning Opportunities Do Less AND Reflect More Consider it your duty to share and use data Stop supporting bad assessment practices What will you do? Questions? Kim Yousey-Elsener 716-645-5567 kmelsene@buffalo.edu