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Understanding how you measure up is key to unlocking your school's potential. Through information resources, evaluation, and benchmarking, the goals of your institution become clearer and more attainable. Based on your feedback, AACSB presents a new conference to introduce educators to thorough, effective assessment, and the many resources at hand to optimize the process. Join a discussion on the efficient and consistent use of data and how informed assessment supports your school immediately and in years to come.

Conference Chair

• W. Randy Boxx, dean and George Edward Durell Chair of Management, Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business, Shenandoah University

Who Should Attend

Faculty, department chairs, deans, those involved with faculty development, and those working on obtaining or maintaining AACSB accreditation at their school.

Learning Outcomes

• Learn ways to develop measurable performance criteria
• Hear experts discuss the future of accreditation and assessment in the global context
• Learn effective tips and tools to maximize your data sources
• Share best practices from leading international business schools
• Discuss assessment methodologies and identify key elements of a functional assessment plan

Keynote Speakers

Trudy W. Banta
Professor of Higher Education
Senior Advisor to the Chancellor, Academic Planning and Evaluation
Indiana University—Purdue University Indianapolis

Recipient of seven national awards for her work, Dr. Banta has consulted with faculty and administrators on outcomes assessment, given invited addresses on the topic at national conferences, and developed and coordinated more than 35 assessment conferences worldwide. Banta is the founding editor of Assessment Update, an award-winning bimonthly publication, and her writing and editing on the topic of assessment has been extensively published. In her plenary session, Dr. Banta shares her wide-reaching experience with assessment, and how individual and team engagement in assessment can have positive implications for institutions.

Gloria M. Rogers
Associate Executive Director, Professional Services
ABET, Inc.

A well-known leader on the forefront of assessment and educational reform, Gloria Rogers joins this debut conference from ABET, Inc., the international accreditation agency for educational programs in applied science, computing, engineering and technology. Her plenary session addresses the current and emerging landscape of assessment, including points related to continually improving the assessment process itself.

Rogers has organized 10 national symposia, “Best Assessment Processes,” that have been attended by more than 2,000 educators from 400 institutions around the world. In addition, she has authored more than 30 assessment-related articles, given more than 70 presentations at national and international conferences, and facilitated workshops and seminars at more than 80 institutions. In 2006, she delivered the first weeklong Institute for the Development of Excellence in Assessment Leadership (IDEAL) which has now trained 142 leaders in assessment, change management, and facilitation principles.