The Fourth Annual
Assessment as Research Symposium
Sharing Practices, Successes, and Lessons Learned
Presentations & Posters
March 8, 2017
9:00 a.m. ~ 1:00 p.m.
KL 355 ~ Third Floor of the Library
PROGRAM & SCHEDULE
9:00 - 10:00 PART I: OPENING REMARKS & PRESENTATIONS
Opening Remarks
Charles Nies, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Writing Diagnostic Design: Task Analysis of Program Wide Assessment
Bay VanWagenen and Mariana Abuan, Merritt Writing Program
Learning and Measuring Teamwork in the Co-Curriculum
Emily Langdon, Lizbeth Cervantes, Julie Sagusay, Sean Murray, Enrique Guzman, David Dunham, Kristin Hlubik, and Marie Supanich, Student Affairs
Building Capacity for Inclusive Excellence Curriculum Strategies in the Biological Sciences
Jennifer Manilay, Laura Beaster-Jones, and Marcos Garcia-Ojeda, Molecular and Cell Biology, School of Natural Sciences
Questions / Discussion
10:00 - 11:00 PART II: PRESENTATIONS
Making Assessment in Ph.D. Programs More Useful for Faculty and Students
Anna Sher, Institutional Research, Assessment, and Policy Studies, UC Santa Cruz
Developing a Sustainability Communications Laboratory with and for STEM Graduate Students
Anne Zanzucchi, Merritt Writing Program and Environmental Systems Graduate Group
Assessment of Safety Practices in Undergraduate Teaching Laboratories
James H Whalen and Donna Jaramillo-Fellin, Natural Sciences Instructional Lab Support Unit
Questions / Discussion
11:00 - 12:00 PART III: PRESENTATIONS & CLOSING REMARKS
Aligning Physical Space and Pedagogy to Support Student Learning - Assessing the TEAL Lab
James Zimmerman, Anali Makoui, Adriana Signorini, and Joan Holmquist, Center for Engaged Teaching and Learning
Grade Forecasting as a Student Motivator
Daniel Swenson, Applied Mathematics, School of Natural Sciences
Cross-Unit Administrative Assessment: Developing a Multi-Year Assessment Plan for Undergraduate Academic Advising
Karla Gonzalez, Armando Contreras, Rosalina Kaji, and Erica Robbins, Undergraduate Academic Advising
Questions / Discussion
Closing Remarks
Elizabeth Whitt, Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education
12:00 - 1:00 PART IV: POSTER SESSION
Service Learning and Retention of Women and Minorities in STEM
Chris Butler and Corinne Townsend, Engineering Service Learning
Assessing the Value of Library Instruction Using Qualtrics Online Survey Software
Lindsay Davis, Sara Davidson Squibb, and Elizabeth McMunn -Tetangco, UC Merced Library
Teaching Problem Solving Skills in Mechanical Engineering Labs
Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering
Assessing the Impact of Joining "Libraries Very Interested in Sharing"
Dolly Lopez, UC Merced Library
Assessing Use of the UC Merced Library
Elizabeth Salmon and Joe Ameen, UC Merced Library
Students Helping Students Provide Valuable Feedback on Course Evaluations
Adriana Signorini, Mariana Abuan, and Cynthia Chavez, SATAL Program and Merritt Writing Program
