Academic Effectiveness at WOU

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To achieve academic effectiveness at WOU, we:

Align: Together, we coordinate our curriculum so that learning experiences contribute to stated course and program level student learning outcomes
Assess: Together, we study the impact of our curriculum in meeting our stated outcomes.
Evolve: Together, we learn and support evidence-informed efforts that work and adjust when assessment findings point to needed improvements
Excel: Together, we succeed with lasting opportunities for student success through transformative education and personalized support.

WOU engages in the work of Academic Effectiveness at several levels

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All Undergraduate & Graduate Programs

Academic Program Review

Assessment of Program-level Student Learning Outcomes (PLO)

Undergraduate Programs

Assessment of General Education Learning Outcomes (GELO)

Learn more about the important connection between assessment and accreditation

Graduate Programs

Assessment of Graduate-level Outcomes (GLO)

Centering equity in assessment means recognizing that assessment is not a neutral, objective process, and, as such, assessors have to become aware of their own biases as well as examine their power, privilege, and positionality when conducting assessment.

Anne E. Lundquist, Ph.D.

Anthology Inc

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NEW for 2024-25!! Annual PLO Assessment Report Template (DUE Week 7, Winter Term)

CONTACT US

Judy Sylva, Associate Provost for Academic Effectiveness

503-751-4023 | or e-mail: sylvaj@wou.edu | Location: Lieuallen Administration Building, 202

Western Oregon University’s Land Acknowledgement
Western Oregon University in Monmouth, OR is located within the traditional homelands of the Luckiamute Band of Kalapuya. Following the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855 (Kalapuya etc. Treaty), Kalapuya people were forcibly removed to reservations in Western Oregon. Today, living descendants of these people are a part of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians.

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