Responsibilities of the UAAC
The University Assessment and Accreditation Committee (UAAC) 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
- standards for establishing student learning outcomes (academic programs) and goals and outcomes/objectives (co-curricular and functional areas) and conducting assessment
- 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
UAAC Members
The University Assessment and Accreditation Committee (UAAC) 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.
Lawrence Davis
School of Architecture
ldavis@syr.edu
Brian Lonsway
School of Architecture
blonsway@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
Riyad Aboutaha
College of Engineering and Computer Science
rsabouta@syr.edu
Gabby Chapman
Graduate School
ghchapma@syr.edu
Eileen Lantier
David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
elantier@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
Ralph Lorenz
College of Visual and Performing Arts
ralorenz@syr.edu
Andrea Willis
University College
ajwillis@syr.edu
Martha Diede
Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence
madiede@syr.edu
Kalpana Srinivas
Enrollment and the Student Experience
Kathy Kinney
Information Technology Services
kdkinney@syr.edu
Seth Ovadia
Office of Institutional Research
saovadia@syr.edu
Petra Hejnova
Syracuse Abroad
phejnova@syr.edu
Gerald 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
Trish Oliver Simmons
Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment
taoliver@syr.edu
Chris Johnson
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Ex Officio