November(2012(Office(of(Assessment(and(

Professional(Development,(Student(Affairs(Duke(University(Profess(

Assess(&(Dr.(Moneta’s((Charge(

Now(On(Tour…(DukeGroups(and(Baseline(

In(a(recent(Assessment(Alliance(Meeting,(Dr.(Larry(Moneta(shared(four(charges(to(those(in(

the(Division(related(to(assessment.(((

In This Edition Dr.(Moneta’s(Charge……….1((Now(On(Tour…………………1((Assessment(Alliance((Welcomes(New(Members……………….2((What(We’re(Reading………2((Congratulations……………..2((Upcoming(Professional(Development(Events(..……3((A&PD(Introduces(New(Assessment(Process………4((Research(Spotlight………..5((Meet(Our(New(Graduate(Assistants……………………..6((Contact(Us…………………….8(

1. Proliferation+of+Assessment(–(Throughout(the(semester(students(are(asked(to(complete(a(variety(of(assessment.(When(deciding(to(reach(out(to(students(for(data,(remember(to(keep(the(quality(of(the(survey(high.(Also,(the(more(students(are(surveyed(the(less(willing(they(will(be(to((continue(to(participate(in(assessment.(When(possible,(work(with(other(departments(to(create(assessments,(allowing(the(Division(to(consolidate(and(not(bombard(students(with(excessive(amounts(of(surveys.((

2. Use+What’s+Available(–(There(are(various(departments(within(Student(Affairs(that(have(gathered(data(throughout(the(past(couple(of(years.(Before(beginning(a(new(assessment(project,(explore(what(data(has(already(been(collected(and(see(if(it(can(be(used(towards(your(project.((

3. Distribute+Your+Findings(–(Communication(of(data(is(an(essential(part(of(assessment.(Share(your(findings(with(your(colleagues(not(only(in(your(department,(but(also(throughout(the(Division.((

4. Consider+National+Instruments(–(Before(creating(a(new(assessment,(look(for(national(standards(and(instruments(that(already(exist.(Many(professional(organizations(within(Student(Affairs(have(available(resources.((

(

(

(DukeGroups(is(the(most(efficient(way(to(manage(student(organization(directories(and(student(

involvement.(In(turn,(this(database(will(and(can(be(used(to(assess(their(student(involvement.(In(the(future(we(would(like(DukeGroups(to(become(a(one(stop(shop(servicing(all(student(organization(needs(including(but(not(limited(to:(creating(and(posting(events;(reserving(space;(recommending(events(and(organizations(for(students;(centralizing(communication(for(members;(producing(involvement(records;(and(serving(as(a(portal(for(students(to(reflect(and(detail(their(leadership(experiences.(For(additional(information(about(

DukeGroups,(please(contact(the(UCAE(office(or(visit(dukegroups.com.(((

Baseline(is(the(Division(of(Student(Affairs'(adopted(tool(for(the(collection(of(assessment(data.((Many(of(the(features(of(Baseline(are(similar(to(other(tools(such(as(Qualtrics,(however,(Baseline(allows(us(awareness(of(all(the(data(that(is(being(collected(across(the(Division(in(real(time.((Further,(as(a(member(campus(we(have(

access(to(national(data,(benchmarking,(project(sharing,(instrument(development(and(rubrics.((For(additional(information(on(Baseline,(please(contact(the(A&PD(office.(

(

UCAE(and(A&PD(teamed(up(to(offer(hour(long(roadshows(throughout(the(Division(to(share(an(exciting(new(initiative,(Duke(Groups(and(Baseline,(two(products(now(available(to(the(Division(

as(members(of(Campus(Labs.((((

The Assessment Alliance Welcomes New Members

What We’re Reading

The(Assessment(Alliance(is(pleased(to(welcome(its(new(members(for(the(2012`2013(year!(

(Sarah(Loge,(Campus(Life(

John(Collison,(Career(Center(Jenni(Davidson,(Housing,(Dining(and(Residence(Life(

Tim(Bounds,(Resource(Administration(((

For(the(remaining(Assessment(Alliance(members(,(as(well(as(to(learn(about(the(business(of(the(Alliance,(please(visit(

online(at((http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/ra/assessment#node`

1665((

Big(Questions,(Worthy(Dreams:(Mentoring(Emerging(Adults(in(their(Search(for(Meaning,(Purpose,(and(Faith(

Author:((Sharon(Daloz(Parks((

Leveraging(Student(Engagement(for(Student(and(Institutional(Success(

Author:(Gavin(W.(Henning(Publication:(About(Campus(`(September/October(2012(

Andrea(Becker((RC(on(East),(Jenni(Davidson((PC(on(West),(and(Tyrone(

Jean((RC(on(East)(presented(a(program(entitled("Assessment(on(a(small(scale:(Making(data(work(for(you"(at(both(the(North(Carolina(Housing(Officers(and(North(Carolina(College(Personnel(

Association(Conferences(recently.((Their(program(was(named("best(of(session"(at(NCCPA!((We(are(proud(of(their(efforts(to(collaborate(with(one(another(and(neighboring(NC(

institutions.((

Emily(Baker,(RC(for(Crowell(&(Wannamaker(Quads(has(been(elected(

as(the(New(Professionals(Representative(for(the(North(Carolina(Housing(Officers(Association.((Emily(will(serve(in(this(role(for(two(years(where(she(will(be(responsible(for(coordinating(new(professional(gatherings(as(well(as(writing(a(

newsletter(for(NCHO.((((((

If(you(would(like(to(share(your(accomplishments(in(the(December(edition(of(Assess(&(Profess,(email(

Austina(White(at(austina.white@duke.edu(by(November(

23rd.((

Congratulations

Upcoming(Professional(Development(Opportunities(&(Assessments(

Sunday( Monday( Tuesday( Wednesday( Thursday( Friday( Saturday(

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18( 19( 20( 21( 22( 23( 24(

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25( 26( 27( 28( 29( 30( (( ( ( ( ( P&F(Weekend(Survey(

Ends(Nov.(30th((

Sunday( Monday( Tuesday( Wednesday( Thursday( Friday( Saturday(

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16( 17( 18( 19( 20( 21( 22(( ( ( ( ( ( (

23/30( 24/31( 25( 26( 27( 28( 29(( ( ( ( ( ( ((

“As(Duke’s(student(population(becomes(increasingly(diverse,(the(webinar(again(underscored(the(need(for(us(to(look(at(cultural(experiences(and(campus(climate(issues(holistically(and(globally.((We(as(an(institution(not(only(need(to(look(outward,(but(also(inward(in(improving(all(students'(experiences.(“(

(Li`Chen((Chin,((Director(of(Intercultural(Programs,(on(the(October(Workshops(“Strategic(Diversity(Leadership:(Inspiring(Change(and(Transformation(in(Higher(Education.”!

November

December

Measuring(Student(Learning:(Co`Curricular(Student(Mapping(

(When:(November(13,(2012((2:00pm(–(3:30pm)(

(Where:(201(Flowers(

(Instructor:(D.(John(Oaks,(PhD((Center(for(the(

Study(of(Student(Life,(The(Ohio(State(University)((

Today’s(College(Student:(Cultural(Insights(for(Better(Integration(

(When:(December(4th,(

2012((3:00pm(–(4:30pm)(Where:(Griffith(Board(

Room((

Instructors:((Peter(Briggs,(Director,(Office(of(International(Studies(and(Scholars(at(

Michigan(State(University(

(Jayme(Harpring,(PhD,(Adjunct(Instructor(and(Research(Associate(at(Florida(State(University(

(Yenbo(Wu,(Associate(Vice(President,(

International(Programs,(San(Francisco(State(

University(

(Measuring(Student(Learning:(Creating(Direct(Assessments(

When:(December(11,(2012((2:00pm(–(3:30pm)(Where:(Griffith(Board(Room(

Instructor:(Michael(N.(Christakis,(PhD,(Assistant(Vice(President(for(Student(Success,(University(of(Albany(

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A&PD(Introduces(A(New(Process((

A&PD(has(a(new(process(for(the(creation(of(assessment(projects.(The(following(chart(provides(an(outline(of(how(to(go(from(project(idea(to(implementation.((For(additional(information,(please(contact(the(A&PD(Office.(

(((

(((Research(Spotlight((((

Project Name: Leadership Educator’s Collaborative Project Contact: Deborah Hackney

(The(Leadership(Development(and(Social(Action(team(of(UCAE(announces(the(Duke(University(Leadership(Educator’s(Collaborative.(Members(of(this(group(include(those(who(teach(or(facilitate(leadership(learning(across(Duke(University(through(curricular(and(co`curricular(pursuits(in(order(to(advance(undergraduate(student(leadership(development(on(campus(and(beyond.(((Purposes(of(the(group(include:(to(contribute(to(deeper(leadership(learning(and(practice(through(teaching,(learning,(reflection(and(assessment;(to(explore(partnerships(that(enhance(the(practice(of(leadership(on(campus,(including(an(interdisciplinary(campus`wide(comprehensive(leadership(program;(to(be(teachers(and(learners,(sharing(resources(and(seeking(connections(across(curricular(and(co`curricular(leadership(learning(and(experiences(on(campus.(((Burning(Questions(on(the(agenda(of(this(group:(What(are(best(practices(of(leadership(learning(on(campus?(How(do(we(know(the(greater(impact(of(leadership(learning(on(campus?(What(partnerships(do(we(see(among(this(membership?(How(do(we(reach(students(across(experiences((marketing(and(messaging)?((For(more(information(about(the(Leadership(Educator’s(Collaborative(Project(contact(Deborah(Hackney(at:(debh@duke.edu((If(you(are(interested(in(possibly(starting(a(research(process(complete(the(Initial(Discussion(Form(located(on(the(A&PD(website.(((((

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(

Meet Our New Graduate Assistants

The(Office(of(Assessment(and(Professional(Development(is(pleased(to(welcome(our(new(graduate(assistants.(Read(below(to(learn(more(

about(each(of(our(new(additions.(((

(

Where+are+you+from?+I(am(from(Black(Mountain,(N.C.(+

(

Where+are+you+completing+your+graduate+program?+I(am(completing(my(Masters(of(Science(in(Educational(Psychology(at(North(

Carolina(State(University.((

Where+did+you+receive+your+undergraduate+degree?+I(did(my(undergraduate(study(in(English(for(Secondary(Education,(and(

Experiential(Education(at(Appalachian(State(University.((

Describe+your+role/responsibilities+with+the+department+As(the(assistant(to(Stephanie(Helms`Pickett(and(Cole(Taylor,(I(exist(to(do(their(

bidding!((Otherwise,(my(particular(role(involves(facilitating(assessment(design,(coordination,(and(calibration(within(the(Student(Affairs(office.(

((What+do+you+hope+to+accomplish+with+this+position?+

I(hope(to(broaden(my(understanding(of(the(roles(assessment(can(play(within(daily(operations(and(how(it(can(be(used(to(develop(better,(faster,(

stronger(programming.++

What+is+a+quote+that+you+live+by?+“There(is(a(universal(law(for(the(conservation(of(joy(and(pain:(Shared(pain(is(

lessened,(shared(joy(increased.”((`((Spider(Robinson((

What+is+a+random/funny+fact+about+you?+I(talk(to(myself(in(three(languages(when(I’m(caught(up(in(a(project.+

Where+are+you+from?+Kiambere(Village,(Kenya((Where+are+you+completing+your+graduate+program?+University(of(North(Carolina(at(Greensboro((UNC`G)(Department:(Educational(Research(Methodology((ERM)(Major:(Educational(Research,(Measurement(&(Evaluation((Where+did+you+receive+your+undergraduate+degree?+(Kenyatta(University((KU)(in(Nairobi`Kenya(Major:(Geography((Describe+your+role/responsibilities+with+the+department+(To(provide(support(for(assigned(activities(both(administrative(and((project`based,(to(pre`test(created(measurement(instruments(and((analyze(their(quality(in(terms(of(validity(and(reliability(and(to(complete(statistical(analysis(of(data(and(help(prepare(reports.(((What+do+you+hope+to+accomplish+with+this+position?++To(gain(real(life(experience(with(research(and(to(integrate(class/work(experiences(into(solving(and(understanding(research(problems(in(a(typical(world(situation.(((What+is+a+quote+that+you+live+by?++“The(roots(of(education(are(bitter,(but(the(fruit(is(sweet.”(`(Aristotle(

Gilbert Ngerano

Sam Watson

(

(

Where+are+you+from?+Elizabeth(City,(North(Carolina+

(Where+are+you+completing+your+graduate+program?+

I’m(working(on(my(Masters(in(Instructional(Technology(at(NCSU.(((

Where+did+you+receive+your+undergraduate+degree?+(I(received(by(bachelors(degree(in(Business(and(Marketing(Education(from(ECU.((

(Describe+your+role/responsibilities+with+the+department+

I'll(be(working(on(a(variety(of(projects,(mostly(technology(related,(including(creating(a(monthly(department(newsletter,(developing(online(training(modules,(helping(to(

market(department(events(and(improving(office(communications+((

What+do+you+hope+to+accomplish+with+this+position?+My(goal(is(to(increase(the("digital"(presence(of(the(office(so(that(the(office(can(better(

communicate(with(and(assist(employees(in(the(student(affairs(department.(((

What+is+a+quote+that+you+live+by?+"Work(for(a(cause,(not(for(applause.(Live(life(to(express,(not(to(impress.(Don't(strive(to(

make(your(presence(noticed,(just(make(your(absence(felt."(–(author(unknown.((

What+is+a+random/funny+fact+about+you?+I'm(extremely(addicted(to(Pinterest!(I(have(over(15(boards(with(ideas(for(recipes,(DIY(projects,(etc.(that(I(like(to(try(

out(during(my(free(time.(Sometimes(my(projects(even(come(out(the(way(they(are(suppose(to!+

What+do+you+hope+to+accomplish+with+this+position?+I(am(really(hoping(to(learn(a(lot(about(assessment(and(gauging(student(and(faculty(needs.((I(have(spent(most(of(the(past(few(years(working(with(adults(and(children(on(a(one(to(one(basis(helping(them(to(meet(various(needs,(however,(now(I(am(interested(in(taking(a(step(back(and(looking(more(at(population(needs(and(ways(to(address(them(on(a(larger(scale.(I(am(excited(about(the(countless(learning(opportunities(that(this(position(offers.(

Where+are+you+from?+As(a(military(child(I(moved(around(a(lot;(however,(I(eventually(settled(in(Blacksburg(Virginia;(a(small(town(in(Southwest(Virginia(and(the(proud(home(of(Virginia(Tech.(((Where+are+you+completing+your+graduate+program?+NC(State(University.(I(am(working(on(my(M.Ed.(in(Clinical(Mental(Health(Counseling(and(Counselor(Education.((Where+did+you+receive+your+undergraduate+degree?+I(received(my(undergraduate(degree(from(Virginia(Tech(in(Human(Development(and(Professional(Helping(Skills.(((Describe+your+role/responsibilities+with+the+department+I(am(working(with(Stephanie((Helms`Pickett)(to(input(data(and(research(information(relating(to(the(professional(development(needs(and(opportunities(of(the(student(affairs(staff(here(at(Duke.(

Samantha McClellan

What+is+a+quote+that+you+live+by?+“Stand(before(the(people(you(fear(and(speak(your(mind`(even(if(your(voice(shakes.”(–(Maggie(Kuhn((What+is+a+random/funny+fact+about+yourself?+I(have(a(photography(business(so(I(enjoy(taking(pictures(of(just(about(everything,(however(I(can(often(be(seen((randomly(taking(pictures(of(food(for(no(particular(reason(other(than(the(fact(that(I(think(that(it(is(pretty.((((

Austina White

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Duke(University(((

Stephanie(Helms`Pickett,(Director(Email:(Stephanie.helms.pickett@duke.edu(

Phone:((919)(684(`(4582((

Cole(Taylor,(Assistant(Director(Email:(cole.taylor@duke.edu( (

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