ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES

WHEREAS, The purpose of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) is effective teaching in the context of a caring atmosphere of time-intensive mentoring by the faculty; and

WHEREAS, Lincoln University has a long and distinguished, 150-year history of producing successful graduates across a wide range of subject disciplines; and

WHEREAS, Lincoln’s six-year retention rate to graduation is currently 48% and higher than the average for most HBCUs; and

WHEREAS, Graduation rate affects the University’s ability to attract a higher quality student body as well as increased resources from the State, private foundations and corporations, and enhanced Title III and other grants; and

WHEREAS, In order to increase student retention and success, the University must greatly improve student proficiency in reading, mathematics, and writing and oral communications; and

WHEREAS, Improved retention and success of students also depends on improved instructional delivery, academic advising, and quality of mentoring time provided to students on campus; and

WHEREAS, The University must identify, adopt, and implement standard assessment criteria for measuring student performance outcomes as a means of benchmarking student success; and

WHEREAS, Lincoln’s Academic Strategic Plan mandates tangible academic goals that will be measured by student performance outcomes assessment; and

WHEREAS, The Middle States Commission on Higher Education expects to see tangible results of an outcomes assessment by the time of their campus visit in 2008 as a condition for reaffirmation of accreditation; and

WHEREAS, The Trustees are desirous of seeing implemented a comprehensive outcomes assessment process for measuring student success and improving student retention; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the Lincoln University Board of Trustees requests that the Academic Deans, Department Chairpersons and Faculty members of each School undertake to identify and implement a standard set of assessment criteria applicable to student performance outcomes across all academic departments by April 2005; and further

RESOLVED, That the President will annually submit to the Board performance outcomes by department beginning by May 31, 2005; and further

RESOLVED, That it is the intent of the Board of Trustees to improve Lincoln University’s six-year retention rate to graduation to 55% or better by 2010.

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