The Department/Program Review Process operates on a five-year cycle and provides faculty with the opportunity to analyze their department or program thereby enabling them to make pertinent department/program decisions. The Department/Program Review Process is facilitated by the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (CTLA). 


Program Review and Workforce Readiness (PRWR) Leadership Team (left to right) Lynn Clarkson, Barbara Maccarone, Karen Pangallo, Paul Harder, Jill Thornton, Bernadette Lucas, Katharine Gravino, Patricia Brown, Althea Smith, Linda Day, Susan Bayard, Betty Kelly, Lora Connelly, Constantine Souris (not present: Minnette Lall, Elaine Champagne, Laurie LaChapelle, Katherine LeBlanc, Mary Meng-Rivas, Ellen O'Donnell, Susan Klemer, and Kathy Yanchus)

The process was developed by the Program Review and Workforce Readiness (PRWR) Leadership Team and consists of two phases:

Phase 1
Throughout one academic year, Departments and Programs will:

1. Form a Review Team -- see the compensation description (doc).
2. Complete the Department/Program Review Document Self-Study (doc) – Sections I – VIII (Section IV will be addressed in depth in Phase 2, but departments/programs will be expected to address the questions raised in Section IV in the Phase 1 Report).
3. Complete the Summary & develop an Action Plan.
4. Present the results of the Phase 1 Review at a college-wide forum in May.

NOTE: See list of participating Departments & Programs -- FYO5 to present (doc).

Phase 2A
Throughout one academic year, Departments and Programs will:

1. Form a Review Team -- see the compensation description (doc).
2. Complete the Phase 2 Department/Program Review Process document (doc).
3. Revise and update Action Plan and include timeline for completing assessment of Department/Program Outcomes.
4. Present the Self-Study, Summary, Assessment Data, and Action Plan to the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Dean for Academic Assessment, Curriculum, and Special Programs, the Division Dean, the Director of the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment, and interested faculty and staff.  The Vice President for Academic Affairs responds to the report addressing the availability of resources needed to support the department/program and support student learning.
5. Present the results of the Phase 2 Review at a college-wide forum in May.

NOTE: See list of participating Departments & Programs -- FY06 to present (doc).

• Associations (doc)
• Community Colleges (doc)
• Four-Year Colleges and Universities (doc)
• Miscellaneous Assessment Websites (doc)