Since February 2015, the Educational Effectiveness Committee (previously known as the Forum on Institutional Effectiveness) meets regularly throughout the academic year to discuss and share information about Syracuse University’s continuous improvement efforts. The committee is comprised of school/college representatives, student representatives, and representatives from various campus partners, including the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, Information Technology Services, Institutional Research, Retention and Student Success, Syracuse Abroad, and The Student Experience.
Responsibilities of the EEC
The Educational Effectiveness Committee is responsible for the following activities:
- increase awareness of how assessment is used at Syracuse University to improve teaching/learning and related processes
- provide a collaborative forum to sustain Syracuse University’s student learning outcomes assessment and effectiveness initiatives
- utilize data to facilitate discussions and implement actions that support the academic strategic plan
- advise the University, its faculty, and administrative leaders on assessment and accreditation activities; such activities include:
- internal and external reporting
- setting standards for establishing student learning and success outcomes and conducting assessment across the University’s programs/units
- identification of strengths and limitations of current assessment practices
- recommendations for resource allocation to enhance the university assessment practices to ensure successful accreditation
- interpret Middle States accreditation standards and policy
Committee Members
The Educational Effectiveness Committee is comprised of members representing the schools, colleges, and campus partners directly responsible for the student learning experience at Syracuse University, as well as the Graduate Student Organization and Student Association.
Julie Larsen
School of Architecture
jmlarsen@syr.edu
Kyle Miller
School of Architecture
kjmill03@syr.edu
Daekwon Park
School of Architecture
dpark103@syr.edu
Scott Erdman
The College of Arts and Sciences
seerdman@syr.edu
Gerry Greenberg
The College of Arts and Sciences
ggreenbe@syr.edu
Laura Machia
The College of Arts and Sciences
lvmachia@syr.edu
Jing Lei
School of Education
jlei@syr.edu
Michelle Blum
College of Engineering and Computer Science
mmblum@syr.edu
Kay Bruening
David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
ksbrueni@syr.edu
Blythe Bennett
iSchool
babennet@syr.edu
Megan Oakleaf
iSchool
moakleaf@syr.edu
Peggy Takach
iSchool
pmtakach@syr.edu
Keith Bybee
College of Law
kjbybee@syr.edu
John Petosa
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management
jjpetosa@syr.edu
Lindsay Quilty
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management
lquilty@syr.edu
Willie Reddic
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management
wdreddic@syr.edu
Carol Faulkner
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
cfaulkne@syr.edu
Keonte Coleman
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
kecolema@syr.edu
Aileen Gallagher
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
aegallag@syr.edu
Kit Fletcher
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
kiflet01@syr.edu
Stephanie Jensen-Moulton
College of Visual and Performing Arts
sjensenm@syr.edu
Andrea Willis
College of Professional Studies
ajwillis@syr.edu
Kennia Delafe
Graduate Student Representative
kdelafe@syr.edu
Jessamyn Neuhaus
Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence
janeuhau@syr.edu
Gabrielle Chapman
Graduate School
ghchapma@syr.edu
Michael Morrison
Information Technology Services
memorr02@syr.edu
Seth Ovadia
Institutional Research
saovadia@syr.edu
Kalpana Srinivas
Retention and Student Support
ksrini01@syr.edu
Kyle Dailey
Student Experience
kidailey@syr.edu
Petra Hejnova
Syracuse Abroad
phejnova@syr.edu
Fresenai Afeworki
Institutional Effectiveness
ftesfaia@syr.edu
Laura Harrington
Institutional Effectiveness
lalvut@syr.edu
Melissa Lowry
Institutional Effectiveness
malowry@syr.edu
Amanda Johnson Sanguiliano
Institutional Effectiveness
aljohn07@syr.edu
Patrick Schnobrich
Institutional Effectiveness
paschnob@syr.edu
Jerry Edmonds
Academic Affairs
gedmonds@syr.edu
Julie Hasenwinkel
Academic Affairs
jmhasenw@syr.edu
Katie Rupert
Academic Affairs
kmrupert@syr.edu