Guided by the mission to showcase teaching excellence, student learning, and accountability, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Assessment Central website contains a wealth of information about the university’s assessment efforts. Included within the website are links to the Program Plans and Reports that contains information about some of the colleges’ assessment plans and reports, including the College of Arts, Letters, and Science, College of Business (COB), and the College of Engineering and Information Technology. There are also links regarding library assessment and student affairs assessment at the university. Within each of these links, viewers can read about some of the assessment practices and resulting reports taking place within the colleges at the university.
In addition to the colleges’ assessment plans and reports, the Assessment Central website also includes a link its program review process that has information about instructions for departmental program reviews, accredited programs, non-accredited programs, and instructions for distance technology learning. There is also a suggested program review timeline about assessment guidelines and timeframes. Beyond the program review process, there are also links to handbooks and resources that provide further information about the university’s assessment efforts.
With this information, the Assessment Central website presents the university’s assessment efforts in a clear and accessible manner and for this reason is this month’s featured website in the category of communication.