FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                    March 26, 2008

NORTHWESTERN ASSESSMENT DAY APRIL 2

Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s fourth annual Assessment Day for all students and employees is scheduled for Wednesday, April 2. Employee workshops, as well as student tests and surveys, will take place at various times throughout the day.

Assessment Day is held in lieu of Wednesday daytime classes. All night classes will take place at their regular times.

           “Assessment Day gives students, faculty and staff a voice in determining what works and what needs to be addressed,” said Dr. Katherine Garlough, director of assessment and institutional effectiveness.

           All Northwestern-Alva students are required to register and complete general campus surveys in the Student Center Ballroom anytime between 9 a.m. and noon.

            Northwestern-Enid students need to register and take surveys specific to their campus in the Commons Area, also between 9 a.m. and noon.

            Because classrooms are more scattered in Woodward, students receive and complete their specific surveys through their instructors at different times during the week.

Some students, who have been notified by letter, will have the opportunity to evaluate their educational progress through mid-level assessment exams. Graduating seniors will participate in exit interviews and portfolio reviews in their major areas of study. In addition, there will be admission interviews for education students, and graduate students will complete surveys via e-mail.

           Northwestern employees also are scheduled to attend various workshops that day.

           Employees can attend a workshop titled “Motivation and Stress Management” presented in two sections by Kimberlee Smithton, business development coordinator at the High Plains Technology Center in Woodward. Employees can attend either session: 8:30 to 10 a.m. or 10:15 to 11:45 a.m. in room 209 of the Struckle Education Center.

            Faculty will have several other workshops from which to choose on Wednesday afternoon. Some will be presented in two sessions for convenience:

·          “Service Learning 101,” 1:30 - 3 p.m. and 3:15 - 4:30 p.m., by Robert Butler of Tulsa Community College, in EC209 in Alva, room 221 in Enid and room FABD in Woodward.

·         “Assessment of Academic Advising: What Are Students Learning from their Advising Experiences at Northwestern,” 1:30 - 3 p.m. and 3:15 - 4:30 p.m., by Dr. Charlie Nutt, executive director of the National Academic Advising Association, in IE131 in Alva, room 330 in Enid and room FABB in Woodward.

·         “NWOSU SL/CE (Service Learning/Civic Engagement) Forum,” 1:30 - 3 p.m. and 3:15 - 4:30 p.m., by the SL/CE Committee, IE129 in Alva and Room 218 in Enid.

            Single presentations of the following workshops will be made by Northwestern

personnel:

·          “General Education Assessment I—for Those Reporting in 2008,” 1:30-2:15 p.m., by Dr. Mark Denton, in EC102 in Alva and Room 208 in Enid.

·         “General Education Assessment II—for Those Reporting in 2009 and 2010,” 2:15 - 3 p.m., by Denton, EC102 in Alva and room 208 in Enid.

·         “Improving ITV Instruction,” 3 - 3:45 p.m., by Dr. Jerry Gustafson, in EC102 in Alva and Room 208 in Enid.

·         “Chasing the Dollar: Grants and Contracts,” 1:30 – 2:15 p.m., Camille Holt, EC108 in Alva and room 210 in Enid.

·          “Instructional Methodologies in the Classroom,” 2:15 - 3 p.m., Kylene Rehder, EC108 in Alva and room 210 in Enid.

·         “Faculty Assessments: Course Evaluations,” 3 – 3:45 p.m., Dr. Katherine Garlough, EC 108 in Alva and room 210 in Enid.

Garlough said that the workshops will be recorded and available for viewing by faculty

and staff on the Internet at www.nwosu.edu/assessment/index.html.

            Games and activities for students will kick off at 10 a.m. in Percefull Fieldhouse, where door prizes will be given away. A free lunch will be available to all students and employees from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in the parking lot east of Coronado Cafeteria. In case of bad weather, lunch will be served in Coronado Cafeteria. The grand prizes will be given away at 12:30 p.m. in Percefull Fieldhouse and students must be present to win.

For additional information about Assessment Day at Northwestern, please contact Garlough at (580) 327-8150 or at kagarlough@nwosu.edu.

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