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Office of the Provost
100 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125-3393
P 617.287.5600
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Advancing a Culture of Assessment Conference, Friday, April 18 – Registration |
In partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, we are pleased to be organizing and hosting this year’s regional conference of Advancing a Massachusetts Culture of Assessment (AMCOA).
The theme of this year’s conference is Assessing Equity Across the Curriculum and Co-Curriculum Divide.
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- 8:30 to 9:00 – Coffee, fruit, and snacks
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9:00 to 9:30 – Introductory remarks
- Dr. Robert J. Awkward, Assistant Commissioner for Academic Effectiveness, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
- Dr. Joseph B. Berger, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UMass Boston
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9:45 to 10:30 – Plenary Session
- Dr. Stephanie Akunvabey, Chief Diversity Officer, Associate Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Pace University
- 10:45 to 11:45 – Concurrent workshop sessions:
- Session 1: Balancing Equity and Efficiency in a Writing Assessment Ecology: The Case of Self Guided Placement - Lauren Marshall Bowen, Associate Professor of English, Composition Program Director and WAC Program Co-Director, UMass Boston; and Hadi Banat, Assistant Professor of English and ESL Program Director, UMass Boston
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Session 2: Collaborating with students to shift the focus from “who is learning?” to “how can we improve learning?” – Torna Omar Soro, Professor of Economics, Bunker Hill Community College; and Edward Neil Morgan, Associate Dean for Institutional Research, Assessment, and Planning, Bunker Hill Community College
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Session 3: Equity Minded Holistic Assessment: From Data Requests to Conversations – Dr. Christian Calienes Deza, Director of Assessment and Planning, UMass Boston; and Dr. Calvin Hill, Vice Chancellor for Inclusive Excellence and Belonging, UMass Boston
- 12:00 to 1:00 – Lunch
- 1:15 to 1:45
- Session: The Current Legal Status of D.E.I. in Massachusetts
- 2:00 to 3:00 – Panel Discussion: Takeaways and Strategies
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Panel participants:
Dr. Joseph B. Berger, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UMass Boston
Dr. Stephanie Akunvabey, Chief Diversity Officer and Associate Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Pace University
Dr. Robert J. Awkward, Assistant Commissioner for Academic Effectiveness, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
Dr. Christian M. Calienes Deza, Director of Assessment and Planning, UMass Boston
Dr. Edward N. Morgan, Associate Dean for Institutional Research, Assessment, and Planning, Bunker Hill Community College
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Please direct any questions to Chris Calienes: cm.calienesdeza@umb.edu
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