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University Assessment Committee

Charge

Academic Assessment Committee (PS 03.A.31 - Assessment of Educational Programs): This committee serves as a collective voice for advancing a culture of evidence-based improvement and shared accountability at UHD. The committee reviews educational programs’ assessment practices provides an annual report for the Provost, President, and the wider UHD community. This report recognizes excellence and documents opportunities for growth. The committee’s work helps to cultivate and sustain a culture of learning and improvement where assessment is seen not as a task to complete, but as a way to tell the story of UHD’s collective impact on student success.

Composition

(updated for fall 2025) General Education Committee Chair, the Assistant Directors of Assessment, the Director of Assessment and Accreditation, the Executive Director of Assessment and Accreditation, the Associate Vice President Programming and Curriculum, Associate Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness, Strategic Planning and Assessment, and a representative from University Curriculum Council.

Membership

Member Role Member Name Voting Term Ends
Assistant Director of Assessment - CHSS Callie Everett Voting Ex-Officio
Assistant Director of Assessment - CPS Sharon Noel Voting Ex-Officio
Assistant Director of Assessment - MDCOB Patty Barnes Voting Ex-Officio
Assistant Director of Assessment - CST Maria Benzon Voting Ex-Officio
Assistant Director of Competency-based Programs and General Education Assessment Katharina Kley Voting Ex-Officio
Associate Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness, Strategic Planning and Assessment Divya Bhati Voting Ex-Officio
Associate Vice President, Programming and Curriculum David Ryden Voting Ex-Officio
Chair, General Education Committee Ivan Gan Voting August 14, 2026
Director of Assessment and Accreditation Vandana Nandakumar Voting Ex-Officio
Executive Director of Assessment and Accreditation Sedef Smith Voting Ex-Officio
University Curriculum Council Representative Julio Canedo-Soto Voting August 14, 2026