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ACPA’s Student Affairs Assessment Institute, sponsored by the Commission for Assessment and Evaluation, provides a guided, curricular experience where participants can develop essential assessment knowledge and skills for their professional toolkit. This Signature Institute provides a guided, curricular experience where participants can develop essential assessment knowledge and skills for their professional toolkit. The Student Affairs Assessment Institute provides a balance of instruction and hands-on experience designed to ensure attendees leave with the assessment skills and knowledge necessary to develop and execute quality assessment plans on their campuses.

Whether you are brand new to assessment, taking on new responsibilities in your individual unit, or charged with developing a division-wide plan for assessment, the ACPA Student Affairs Assessment Institute is the answer for your professional development needs! The Institute is focused on providing developmental assessment knowledge and may not be the best professional development opportunity for more advanced practitioners. If you are unsure whether or not the Institute may be right for you or have general questions, please contact [email protected] and we’ll be happy to assist!

institute tracks

Assessment Institute attendees have the opportunity to select their track when they register for the Institute, making the experience educationally catered to each registrants professional journey. Tracks help guide attendees session selections at the Institute based on their focus area or role with assessment.

The following tracks will be offered at the 2021 Institute:

• Program Track – Designed for individuals who are assessing programs or events. These sessions will be focused on building foundational assessment knowledge and skills.
• Department Track – Designed for individuals who are involved in assessment for one or more departments. These sessions will be focused on building intermediate assessment knowledge and skills.
• Division Track – Designed for individuals who are leading assessment at a division, college or university level. These sessions will be focused on building advanced assessment knowledge and skills.

Registration Rates

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