ASSESSMENT RECORD FOR
DEPARTMENT
OF
__Spiritual Life___________________________________________________
(V.P. Office)
__June 2007 – June 2008_______________ Oct. 15, 2008
(Assessment Period Covered) (Date submitted)
Includes Assessment Reports for those Functional Areas listed below:
Title of Functional Area:
Spiritual Formation
Submitted By: Randy Beckum
(University Chaplain)
FORM A
ASSESSMENT REPORT
FOR
Spiritual Life____________________________
(Department)
_June 2008 – June 2009________________ Oct. 15. 2008
(Assessment Period Covered) (Date submitted)
Expanded Statement of Institutional Purpose Linkage:
Institutional Mission Reference:
“…the University is committed to serving the church and its global mission. A Christian community in the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition, MidAmerica Nazarene University seeks to transform the individual through intellectual, spiritual, and personal development for a life of service to God, the church, the nation, and the world.”
University Goal(s) Supported:
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDENT. In seeking to meet the needs of whole persons, the University provides a wide variety of intellectual, social, and religious activities that serve a developmental function in students. These include… chapel emphases…,annual fall and spring revival services…”
SERVICE TO GOD AND HUMANITY. The University promotes its ideal of service through emphases on social concerns, the Office of Compassionate Ministries and organizations of the Associated Student Government (ASG), chapel programming, and special events such as the annual Festival of Youth in Missions.
Intended Educational (Student) Outcomes:
1. Students will listen to the voice of God through engaging in a graduated series of critical questions.
2. Students will have opportunity to discover God’s will for their lives by participating in increasingly engaging spiritual practices.
3. Students will embrace God’s mission of redemption in the world.
FORM B
ASSESSMENT REPORT
FOR
__Spiritual_Life_______________________________
(Department)
____June 08 to June 09_____________________________October 15, 2008__
(Assessment Period Covered) (Date submitted)
Intended Educational (Student) Outcome:
Outcome # _SL-1__Students will listen to the voice of God through engaging in a graduated series of critical questions.
First Means of Assessment for Outcome Identified Above:
___ a. Means of Program Assessment & Criteria for Success:
80% of all Freshman students will respond yes to 4 out of 5 indicators in the “Listen” section of their Class Spiritual Life Outcomes Online Survey.
___ b. Description of Data Collection & Assessment Results:
[Note to assessment coordinator: Record percentage of all freshmen completing the survey, followed by % of responders answering yes to four out of five indicators; finally, calculate the total % of freshmen who answered yes to 4 out of five indicators.]
___ c. Use of Results to Improve Instructional Program:
___ d. Follow up from previous academic year. (If action items were listed in the future tense in section C of last year’s report, use section D to indicate whether the action item was fully implemented this year).
Second Means of Assessment for Outcome Identified Above:
___ a. Means of Program Assessment & Criteria for Success:
80% of all students will score 40 or more chapel attendance points.
___ b. Description of Data Collection & Assessment Results:
___ c. Use of Results to Improve Instructional Program:
___ d. Follow up from previous academic year. (If action items were listed in the future tense in section C of last year’s report, use section D to indicate whether the action item was fully implemented this year).
FORM C
ASSESSMENT REPORT
FOR
__Spiritual_Life_______________________________
(Department)
____June 08 to June 09_____________________________October 15, 2008__
(Assessment Period Covered) (Date submitted)
Intended Educational (Student) Outcome:
Outcome # _SL-2__Students will have opportunity to discover God’s will for their lives by participating in increasingly engaging spiritual practices.
First Means of Assessment for Outcome Identified Above:
___ a. Means of Program Assessment & Criteria for Success:
80% of all Freshman students will respond yes to 6 out of 8 indicators in the “Discover” section of their Class Spiritual Life Outcomes Online Survey.
___ b. Description of Data Collection & Assessment Results:
[Note to assessment coordinator: Record percentage of all freshmen completing the survey, followed by % of responders answering yes to six out of eight indicators; finally, calculate the total % of freshmen who answered yes to 6 out of 8 indicators.]
___ c. Use of Results to Improve Instructional Program:
___ d. Follow up from previous academic year. (If action items were listed in the future tense in section C of last year’s report, use section D to indicate whether the action item was fully implemented this year).
Second Means of Assessment for Outcome Identified Above:
___ a. Means of Program Assessment & Criteria for Success:
80% of all students will score 40 or more chapel attendance points.
___ b. Description of Data Collection & Assessment Results:
___ c. Use of Results to Improve Instructional Program:
___ d. Follow up from previous academic year. (If action items were listed in the future tense in section C of last year’s report, use section D to indicate whether the action item was fully implemented this year).
FORM C
ASSESSMENT REPORT
FOR
__Spiritual_Life_______________________________
(Department)
____June 08 to June 09_____________________________October 15, 2008__
(Assessment Period Covered) (Date submitted)
Intended Educational (Student) Outcome:
Outcome # _SL-3__Students will embrace God’s mission of redemption in the world.
First Means of Assessment for Outcome Identified Above:
___ a. Means of Program Assessment & Criteria for Success:
80% of all Freshman students will respond yes to 5 out of 6 indicators in the “Discover” section of their Class Spiritual Life Outcomes Online Survey.
___ b. Description of Data Collection & Assessment Results:
[Note to assessment coordinator: Record percentage of all freshmen completing the survey, followed by % of responders answering yes to five out of six indicators; finally, calculate the total % of freshmen who answered yes to 5 out of 6 indicators.]
___ c. Use of Results to Improve Instructional Program:
___ d. Follow up from previous academic year. (If action items were listed in the future tense in section C of last year’s report, use section D to indicate whether the action item was fully implemented this year).
Second Means of Assessment for Outcome Identified Above:
___ a. Means of Program Assessment & Criteria for Success:
25% of the student body will participate in a Center for Global Studies and Service Learning project each year.
___ b. Description of Data Collection & Assessment Results:
___ c. Use of Results to Improve Instructional Program:
___ d. Follow up from previous academic year. (If action items were listed in the future tense in section C of last year’s report, use section D to indicate whether the action item was fully implemented this year).
FORM C
