Institutional Proposal submitted to and approved by WASC in December 2007
• Learning goals established for every program and published in the CalArts Catalog
• Rubrics established for almost every program, and put in active use
• Establishment of the Teaching and Learning Center
• Surveys: new Exit Survey and Alumni Experience Survey; aligned Returning Student Questionnaire and put online; Exit Survey now required as part of graduation process
• Cohort Study begun
• WASC website: revised by Communication Group
• Mentoring workshops (2007/2008; Fall 2008)
• Critical Studies program review completed
• Exploration of peer review and workload by Academic Council subcommittee
• Provided training and forums for faculty to discuss pedagogy, mentoring and learning goals (Teaching Learning Community meetings; rubric workshops; syllabus workshops)
• Established Critical Studies mid-residence review; begun in Spring 2009
• Institutional Research Group established, and changes being made to Institute Stats Book
• Advisement Group established, and refined mentoring/advisement roles through the Institute
• Increased career/international opportunities for students
To be done...
• Ensure that each course has a syllabus with learning goals for the course
• Ensure that each program has a rubric/checklist/equivalent document for, at minimum, the graduation point
• Work on Staff Development as it relates to Theme 3: "How can we better support the professional and artistic development of the faculty and staff to enhance student learning?"
• Program Review: Respond to the Critical Studies Program Review Report, set protocols for program review at CalArts, and work with Film/Video to set a schedule for program review.
• Move forward with the cohort study, as well as dissemination and analysis of data already collected.
• Documen efforts towards peer review and continue to make progress towards it
• Pilot Annual Assessment Reports
• Ensure campus preparation for CPR visit in February
WASC News
10.05.09 Steering Committee Meeting
• Announcement of Tony Jones as Chair; • Theme One essay editing; • Theme Three essay editing
09.21.09 Steering Committee
• Welcome Back; • Check-in; • Overview of Dates & Deadlines and Primary Goals; • Discussion of CPR Report Review/Editing
SAIC Chancellor Tony Jones appointed WASC Team Chair
Anthony Jones, Chancellor of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, has accepted the invitation to chair the WASC team for the CPR and EER visits to CalArts.
What’s WASC? and what's its purpose?The Organization that accredits schools in western states.Read more...
What does WASC have to do with CalArts?CalArts is an accredited institution currently going through WASC re-accreditation.Read more...
What will it mean to you? (Students. Faculty. Staff.)More transparency and articulation of what we do and how we do it. And, yes, a bit of work.Read more...
What will happen and when?Over the next 4 years committees, questionaires, surveys and meetings involving everyone at CalArts will take place in order to develop a final document and prepare for a review. Read more...
Who's dealing with this?Students, administration, faculty, and staff as well as outside reviewers.Read more...
