Assessment Advisory Committee

Committee Charge

Foster a culture of assessment and continuous improvement related to student learning at the University of Montana. The committee participates in the biennial review of program assessment reports and provides feedback to department chairs and deans. The committee chair ensures the committee's efforts dovetail with assessment of UM's general education curriculum and other initiatives to conduct active, meaningful assessment of student learning campus-wide.

Committee Members

  • Jean Carter, Professor, Skaggs School of Pharmacy
  • Claudine Cellier, Accreditation Liaison Officer and Committee Chair
  • Tony Crawford, Associate Dean, College of Business
  • Beth Dodson, Professor, Forest Management 
  • Jessica Dougherty-McMichael, Assistant Professor and Chair, Applied Arts and Sciences
  • Dora LaCasse, Assistant Professor, World Languages and Cultures
  • Elizabeth Metcalf, Associate Dean, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation 
  • Kristine Steinberg, Director of Accreditation, Phyllis J. Washington College of Education
  • Melissa Weddell, Director, Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research
  • Kate Zoellner, Assessment Coordinator, Reference & Instruction Librarian, Mansfield Library