Reeve / Dining

Reeve Union Assessment Plan

Reeve Union's programs and services contribute to learning, development, and retention of students.
The assessment plan was inspired by the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS)
The CAS College Unions Self-Assessment Guide and CAS College Union Standards Self-Assessment Worksheet provided models for the plan. 

EXAMPLES OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR STUDENT LEARNING
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MISSION A primary goal of the college union is to provide
facilities, and services, and promote programs
that are responsive to . . .
student development needs                  
campus community physical needs            
campus community social needs               
campus community recreational needs         
campus community continuing education needs

The program complements the institution’s educational mission


The program offers students active learning experiences in . . .  
citizenship                         
leadership                        
individual and group responsibilities

The program offers students opportunities for increased
interaction with others from diverse backgrounds


The program offers students opportunities to improve their
understandings of others from diverse backgrounds


The program has a written set of educational goals that
is consistent with the stated goals and purposes of the institution 


Students participate and share leadership on college union . . . advisory boards                      
policy making boards                      
program boards

The college union provides students opportunity for . . . student employment                       
student management opportunities   
PROGRAM The program promotes student learning and
development by encouraging . . .
intellectual development                 
effective communication skills               
realistic self appraisal                      
enhanced self-esteem                     
clarification of values                      
appropriate career choices                   
leadership development                   
physical fitness                      
the ability to relate meaningfully to others           
a capacity to work both independently and collaboratively   
the capacity to function in socially responsible ways       
a capacity to engage in a personally satisfying and 
     productive style of living                  
appreciation of cultural differences              
appreciation of aesthetic differences            
achievement of personal goals

The union provides opportunities for student, staff,
and faculty to participate, interact, and collaborate on . . .
policy establishment                       
facility operation                      
program activities 

The program is . . . coherent in its approach                
based on relevant theoretical foundations that incorporate 
     knowledge of learning and human development      
reflective of development and demographic profiles
     of the students served
responsive to the special needs of students being served   
DIVERSITY The union nurtures environments where similarities
and differences among people are recognized and honored    


The union promotes cultural educational experiences that . . . are characterized by open and continuous communication  
deepen understanding of a student’s own culture and heritage                       
respect and educate about similarities among people       
respect and educate about differences among people      
respect and educate about the histories of various cultures 
             

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last updated May 24, 2006