Responsibilities of the Forum
The Forum on Institutional Effectiveness is responsible for the following activities:
- increase awareness of how assessment is used at Syracuse University to improve teaching/learning and institutional processes
- provide a collaborative forum to sustain Syracuse University’s student learning outcomes assessment and institutional 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
Forum Members
The Forum on Institutional Effectiveness is comprised of members representing the schools, colleges, and divisions directly responsible for the student learning experience at Syracuse University, as well as the Graduate Student Organization and Student Association.
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
Kal Alston
School of Education
kalston@syr.edu
Michelle Blum
College of Engineering and Computer Science
mmblum@syr.edu
Eileen Lantier
David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
elantier@syr.edu
Jennifer Stromer-Galley
iSchool
jstromer@syr.edu
Peggy Takach
iSchool
pmtakach@syr.edu
Keith Bybee
College of Law
kjbybee@syr.edu
Aliza Milner
College of Law
amilner@syr.edu
Alex McKelvie
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management
mckelvie@syr.edu
Lindsay Quilty
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management
lquilty@syr.edu
Carol Faulkner
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
cfaulkne@syr.edu
Aileen Gallagher
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
aegallag@syr.edu
Martha Sutter
College of Visual and Performing Arts
mlsutter@syr.edu
Andrea Willis
College of Professional Studies
ajwillis@syr.edu
Kennia Delafe
Graduate Student Representative
kdelafe@syr.edu
Margaret Usdansky
Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence
mlusdans@syr.edu
Gabby Chapman
Graduate School
ghchapma@syr.edu
Michael Morrison
Information Technology Services
memorr02@syr.edu
Seth Ovadia
Office of Institutional Research
saovadia@syr.edu
Kalpana Srinivas
Student Experience
ksrini01@syr.edu
Petra Hejnova
Syracuse Abroad
phejnova@syr.edu
Jerry Edmonds
Academic Affairs | Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment
gedmonds@syr.edu
Fresenai Afeworki
Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment
ftesfaia@syr.edu
Laura Harrington
Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment
lalvut@syr.edu
Melissa Lowry
Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment
malowry@syr.edu
Amanda Johnson Sanguiliano
Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment
aljohn07@syr.edu
Diane Bloom
Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment
taoliver@syr.edu
Chris Johnson
Academic Affairs
cejohns@syr.edu