Program Review Redesign

In January 2021 the UAF Process Improvement & Training (PIT) crew started on a mission to transform the way programs were reviewed at the university. In a little more than one year, the PIT crew came up with an open-to-all, Faculty Senate supported, thorough and transparent review process designed to support programs through feedback and improvement.  The new four-year review cycle began in 2022-2023 with 17 programs receiving full reviews and 63 mid-cycle reviews.       

Previous Program Review Process

 Major changes incorporated into the new process are:

  • A four-year review cycle, which integrates student learning outcomes assessment reporting and includes a mid-cycle check-in review in the second year
  • Stronger focus on student success and supporting program improvement, with disaggregated student data where possible to promote addressing equal opportunity and access
  • Reviews conducted by a committee in each college/school, with the option to refer programs to a university-wide committee if needed
  • An online departmental portal for submitting the report and accessing departmental data, and portals for the committees reviewing the submissions

New Program Review Process

​The Academic Program Review process improvement team prepared a and a shorter of the overall changes and results.

  • Amber Leytem, UAF PIT Crew
  • Briana Walters, UAF PIT Crew
  • Amy Bristor, UAF PIT Crew
  • Michelle Strickland, Office of Accreditation & Assessment
  • Leah Wrenn Berman, Department Chair, Mathematics & Statistics
  • Mark Herrmann, Dean, College of Business and Security Management
  • Sarah Stanley, Faculty Fellow in Accreditation & Assessment and Associate Professor of English
  • Sheena Tanner, CIS Fiscal Officer
  • Alex Fitts, Vice Provost, Office of Accreditation & Assessment
  • Nicole Lamers, Office of Planning, Analysis and Institutional Research
  • Madara Mason, Associate Director of Teaching & Learning, Faculty Development
  • Heather Foltz, Fiscal Officer, College of Liberal Arts
  • Chantelle McGinness, Director, Office of Planning, Analysis and Institutional Research
  • Carrie Baker, Professor and Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts
  • Lisa Yancey, CIS Academic and Administrative Affairs Manager
  • Keith Swarner, Associate Dean, Community and Technical College
  • Bryan Uher, Dean, College of Indigenous Studies
  • Jana Canary, Office of Planning, Analysis and Institutional Research
  • Trent Sutton, Professor and Associate Dean of Academic Programs, CFOS
  • Meryem Udden, Governance Manager and Faculty Senate Coordinator
  • Veronica Plumb, Faculty Senate Former Program Review Committee Chair, CIS
  • Cecilia Chamberlain, CIS Executive Officer
  • Kelly Ott, Office of Planning, Analysis and Institutional Research
  • Md Azizul Islam, Office of Planning, Analysis and Institutional Research