News & Updates

  • Register to Attend the 2024 Assessment for Curricular Improvement Poster Exhibit
    All faculty, staff, and administrators in learning assessment for curricular improvement are invited to present their program-level learning assessment projects at the 2024 Poster Exhibit. The 2024 Poster Exhibit live session will take place on April 5 from 12pm-1:30pm HST online via Zoom. Our Exhibit features 17 posters from presenters in over 10 disciplines spanning …
  • Apply for 2024 Assessment Leadership Institute by 4/10/2024
    We are now accepting applications for the 2024 Assessment Leadership Institute! Deadline to apply: April 10, 2024 Contact Yao Hill at yaozhang@hawaii.edu if you have questions.
  • Apply for Assessment Support Fund 2024 for Culturally Responsive and Equity-Minded Assessment Projects by 4/15/2024
    The Assessment and Curriculum Support Center (ACSC) is launching a second round of calls for applications for our Learning Assessment Support Fund. Earn up to $2,000 in supplies and equipment to support culturally responsive and/or equity-minded assessment-for-learning-improvement projects. Application deadline: Monday, April 15, 2024 Funding:  Who should apply: faculty interested in improving equitable student learning …
  • Fall office hours – schedule an appointment!
    Fall office hours for Monica and Yao: Please use the appointment calendars to schedule a Zoom meeting. If none of the available times work or if you prefer in person, email Monica Stitt-Bergh or Yao Hill. Schedule Zoom appointment with Yao Schedule Zoom appointment with Monica
  • 2023 Assessment Leadership Institute – Congratulations to our new assessment leaders!
    The Assessment and Curriculum Support Center congratulates the 17 attendees who successfully completed the 2023 Assessment Leadership Institute (8/4-8/11/2023). This year’s assessment leaders were from five institutions: Brigham Young University Hawai‘i, Indiana University Kokomo, New York University, University of the Pacific, University of Hawai‘i West O‘ahu and the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Learn more …
  • 2023 Assessment for Curricular Improvement Poster Exhibit: Congratulations to Poster Award Winners
    The Assessment and Curriculum Support Center (ACSC) thanks all attendees and poster presenters who were involved in the 2023 Assessment for Curricular Improvement Poster Exhibit on March 31, 2023. This event featured 16 poster presentations from 13 disciplines and 5 universities across the country. We appreciate and celebrate our colleagues’ assessment achievements and are grateful …
  • Support Fund for Projects: Read the Winning Project Descriptions
    In 2023, we reinstated our assessment support fund. We offered small awards (up to $2,000) to faculty/staff to support a learning assessment project aimed at improving student learning. Read the winning project descriptions: 2023 winners 2020 winners Visit the Support Fund page for details.
  • 2022 Program Learning Assessment Reports–Closed
    The 2022 program learning assessment reports’ final deadline was January 6, 2023. Login is closed. Programs that requested feedback on their report will receive feedback by email in March 2023. New for 2022 This year, the assessment coordinator (or other assigned person) will complete the report using a Google Sheet and a Google Form that …
  • Workshop Recording Now Available! Using Program Assessment to Support Learning: Graduate Program Showcase
    Enhance graduate students’ learning environment through the tools of program learning assessment. Hear from and share with our expert panelists from the Assessment and Curriculum Support Center and three graduate programs: Nutrition (PhD); Urban & Regional Planning (MURP); and Curriculum Studies (MEd). This panel will share their assessment strategies and how they used assessment process …
  • Workshop Materials Now Available! Civic Engagement Assignment Design Workshop
    Do you want to improve the design of civic engagement assignments to maximize student learning and to meet institutional expectations? Come to this highly interactive workshop to learn about civic engagement assignment design principles and strategies. Bring assignment instructions to receive constructive feedback from peers and experts in civic engagement instruction and research. Offer your …
  • 2022 Assessment Leadership Institute Call-for-Applications is Closed
    “Such a rich and meaningful learning experience. I am better prepared in my position and to help others in my Department/School.” – Assessment Leadership Institute Participant Institute Dates: August 5 and 8-12, 2022, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM HST Location: Online via Zoom Meetings General institute information Testimonials Eligibility Faculty or staff member in an …
  • Congratulations Assessment Leadership 2021 Cohort!
    Sixteen faculty, staff, and administrators from five higher education institutions completed the Assessment Leadership Institute in May 2021. Congratulations! Read more about the Institute here
  • Congratulations, 2021 Poster Exhibit Prize Winners!
    We welcomed 90 attendees and 20 awesome assessment posters from five Hawaiʻi institutions at the Assessment for Curricular Improvement Poster Exhibit. We congratulate the following poster award winners: Best Poster Design: Jamie Sickel & Kara Plamann Wagoner (Center for Excellence in Learning, Teaching and Technology, Kapi‘olani Community College): Integrated Planning for Student Success: Kapi‘olani Community …
  • Read about our center’s logo
    In April 2020, the Assessment Office acquired a new name, “Assessment and Curriculum Support Center,” that reflects more accurately the mission and responsibilities of the unit. Adrian Alarilla, our research assistant, led the design of an office logo, aimed to depict the ever-growing role of assessment on campus as well as the center’s involvement in …
  • There’s still time to leave comments on posters in the 2021 virtual poster exhibit
    Our poster presenters this year would greatly appreciate your feedback and comments on their assessment projects. You can still leave comments on this year’s Assessment for Curricular Improvement Poster Exhibit until April 30, 2021.
  • 2021 Registration: Assessment for Curricular Improvement Poster Exhibit
    The Assessment and Curriculum Support Center (ACSC) invites you to the 2021 Assessment for Curricular Improvement Poster Exhibit’s live session via Zoom: Date: Friday, April 9, 2021Time: 12:30 PM to 1:45 PM Our Poster Exhibit features about 20 posters from faculty and staff in higher education institutions in Hawaii. We invite every to celebrate our …
  • Call for Applications for the 2021 Assessment Leadership Institute
    “Such a rich and meaningful learning experience. I am better prepared in my position and to help others in my Department/School.” – ALI 2020 Participant The call for applications for the 2021 Assessment Leadership Institute is now open. It will be conducted online from May 19 to 21 (Wednesday to Friday) and May 24 (Monday), …
  • Mahalo for submitting your 2020 assessment report
    Mahalo a nui to everyone who worked on the 2020 assessment reports. We appreciate the time you took and look forward to reading about learning assessment at UHM. If you requested feedback: The Faculty Senate’s Committee on Educational Effectiveness and other faculty volunteers will read the reports and give feedback in January 2021. All degree …
  • Successful completion of 2020 Assessment Leadership Institute. Mahalo to the Assessment Leadership Fellows and our participants!
    We have successfully completed our eighth Assessment Leadership Institute, August 11 to 14, 2020. We transformed the in-person training to 100% online for the first time. See our sample agenda here. Our 17 participants were from 12 departments and four higher education institutions in Hawai‘i: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu Community College, Leeward Community …
  • Congratulations to the 2020 Cohort of the Assessment Leadership Institute!
    The Assessment Leadership Institute (ALI) is an annual event that provides an excellent opportunity for faculty and staff in higher education to develop assessment expertise and collaborative leadership skills. We invited individual faculty as well as teams in Hawai‘i higher education institutions to apply for the 2020 Assessment Leadership Institute. We are excited to announce …
  • Office renamed & redesigned website
    Our name has changed. We are now the Assessment and Curriculum Support Center. Our name better reflects what we have been doing. Assessment is a process that involves implementing the best curriculum we can, evaluating its effect on student learning, and acting on the information gained through evaluation in order to ensure all groups of …
  • The 2019 Assessment Leadership Institute
    The 2019 Assessment Leadership Institute was held from May 21 to 24, 2019, at the Architecture building. 15 faculty members from 3 different campuses gathered to learn more about assessment. See our 2019 cohort here. They will present their work at the 2021 poster exhibit, Assessment for Curricular Improvement.
  • The 2019 Assessment for Curricular Improvement Poster Exhibit
    On April 5, 2019, the Campus Center Executive Dining Room was abuzz with excitement when the Assessment and Curriculum Support Center of the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa (UHM) hosted the 2019 Assessment for Curricular Improvement Poster Exhibit from 11:30 am – 2:00 pm. The exhibit featured 17 posters prepared by UH Mānoa faculty and staff who …