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
Kyle Miller
School of Architecture
Daekwon Park
School of Architecture
Scott Erdman
The College of Arts and Sciences
Gerry Greenberg
The College of Arts and Sciences
Laura Machia
The College of Arts and Sciences
Jing Lei
School of Education
Michelle Blum
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Kay Bruening
David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
Blythe Bennett
iSchool
Megan Oakleaf
iSchool
Peggy Takach
iSchool
Keith Bybee
College of Law
John Petosa
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management
Lindsay Quilty
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management
Willie Reddic
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management
Carol Faulkner
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Keonte Coleman
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Aileen Gallagher
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Kit Fletcher
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Stephanie Jensen-Moulton
College of Visual and Performing Arts
Andrea Willis
College of Professional Studies
Jessamyn Neuhaus
Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence
Gabrielle Chapman
Graduate School
Michael Morrison
Information Technology Services
Seth Ovadia
Institutional Research
Kalpana Srinivas
Retention and Student Success
Kyle Dailey
Student Experience
Petra Hejnova
Syracuse Abroad
Fresenai Afeworki
Institutional Effectiveness
Laura Harrington
Institutional Effectiveness
Melissa Lowry
Institutional Effectiveness
Amanda Johnson Sanguiliano
Institutional Effectiveness
Patrick Schnobrich
Institutional Effectiveness
Jerry Edmonds
Academic Affairs
Julie Hasenwinkel
Academic Affairs
Katie Rupert
Academic Affairs