2025 Assessment Retreat - Engaging in Meaningful Continuous Improvement

Friday, January 10, 2025 :: 8:30-3:45 PM

Bovee UC | Rotunda

Please join us on Friday, January 10th for the 2025 Assessment Retreat, hosted by CMU's Assessment Council and the Office of Curriculum and Instructional Support and sponsored by the Office of the Provost. The retreat is for all faculty and staff members engaged in the assessment of student learning at CMU.

This year's retreat will feature keynote speaker, Stephen P. Hundley, Ph.D., Founding Executive Director of the Center for Leading Improvements in Higher Education and Professor of Organizational Leadership at Indiana University Indianapolis.


Keynote Session: Assessment and Improvement: Enduring Principles, Promising Opportunities
Assessing and improving student learning in courses, programs, and other collegiate experiences continues to be a priority for faculty, staff, and instructional partners throughout the higher education landscape. This interactive session offers important reminders about fundamental principles of assessment and improvement, including planning for learning; implementing evidence-informed interventions; assessing and evaluating progress and outcomes; making improvements to instructional contexts; and fostering a shared culture of evidence reliant on distributed leadership for assessment and improvement. Finally, the session will identify emerging assessment trends and provide an opportunity for participants to take stock of current assessment strategies and activities at Central Michigan University (CMU). A moderated panel discussion featuring CMU colleagues follows the interactive keynote session.

Retreat Schedule
8:30 – Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00-10:45 – Opening and Keynote Workshop by Stephen Hundley
11:00-12:00 – CMU Panel (facilitated by Stephen Hundley)
12:00-1:00 – Lunch (provided to all registered attendees)
1:00-1:45 – CMU faculty- and staff-led Breakout Sessions
2:00-2:45 – CMU faculty- and staff-led Breakout Sessions
3:00-3:45 – Wrap Up & Next Steps with Stephen Hundley

Stay tuned for further details, including a full schedule of sessions for this all-day event.