Assessment Infrastructure

There are multiple layers to UCR’s assessment infrastructure. Each layer is involved with and/or supports assessment at UCR. Click through each to learn more.

Campus Leadership
Chancellor, Provost, Vice Provost & Dean of Undergraduate Education, Graduate Dean, College Deans, Academic Senate, Senate Chair
- Receives summary reports for all yearly and periodic reviews
- Addresses any issue escalated during yearly and periodic reviews
- Attends External Review Team exit interviews to monitor ongoing assessment
- Ensures that assessment is a consistent priority for the campus
Assessment Advisory Committee
Co-chaired by ALO & Associate Provost, & Director of Evaluation & Assessment
- Oversees campus assessment processes including both annual program learning outcomes assessments
- Reviews all assessment outcomes for patterns of concern or issues that require escalation
- Ensures assessment is aligned with strategic goals
Meta-Assessment Committee

The Meta-Assessment Committee provides annual feedback on each program's Annual Assessment Report. The feedback received is intended to be formative and not prescriptive as it is intended to help programs improve or enhance their assessment process. You can find the committee's charge here and the rubric used to provide the feedback here.
Academic Senate
Committee on Educational Policy, Graduate Council
- Initiates periodic program review
- Evaluates External Team Report and creates Findings and Recommendations (F&R) report to guide an action plan for program improvement
- Monitors response to F&R report and escalates issues an appropriate
- Provides feedback on program-level Annual Assessment Reports, as well as institutional-level Core Competency Assessment
Office of Evaluation and Assessment
Director of Evaluation and Assessment
- Conducts workshops and training to support campus-wide assessment
- Implements institutional-level Core Competency Assessment
- Initiates annual assessment through template distribution
- Maintains archive of assessment reports
- Provides feedback to all departments and academic leadership on yearly assessments
- Leads the Meta-Assessment committee
Programs
Chairs and Directors, Undergraduate and Graduate Programs Advisors, Undergraduate and Graduate Program Committees
- Produce and maintain program learning outcomes
- Assess program learning outcomes yearly and support core competency assessment as needed
- Produce assessment reports that respond to previous year's feedback
- Conduct self-studies for program reviews
- Implement F&R Reports from program
Partners

It is important to note that what is not listed on this assessment infrastructure are the partnership that support and/ or are advocates for assessment across the campus, which include the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Library Teaching and Learning Services, and Information Technology Servies.