Assessment Matters! A Valentine’s Day Poem

Valentine’s Day is around the corner. Flowers, candy, and stuffed animals of many varieties will be given to sweethearts and potential sweethearts all over the country. This day the Office of Outcomes Assessment would like to return to the days of yore and present you with a poem to show you we do have a heart and care about you; not just your data.

Assessment

Cyclical, measurable, innovative
Friend of all educators
Lover of cumulative data, research questions, and student learning outcomes
Feels elation when student learning is improved
Feels frustration when others don’t understand me
Wants to see educators from all over the mid-west at the May 5th conference
Lives at Johnson County Community College

Matters

How about showing your faculty and staff you care and send/bring them to the Assessment Matters conference on Friday, May 5, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. This assessment bouquet includes keynote speakers, breakout sessions, and a preconference the afternoon before. Topics being presented include: Assessing Student Affairs, Processes for Assessing General Education, Assessment Program Review and much more. Surely you don’t want to miss the Q&A with the keynote speakers and the final panel discussion with representatives from multiple colleges. Happy Valentines Day from the Office of Outcomes Assessment.

About sbarre13

Director, Assessment, Evaluation and Institutional Outcomes Johnson County Community College GEB 262, 913-469-7607

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