New Mexico Higher Education
Assessment and Retention Conference

2009 CONFERENCE

February 26 and 27, 2009
Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town
Albuquerque, NM

NMHEAR 2009

Student Learning and Success: Searching for Win-Win Solutions

The NMHEAR Conference provides an opportunity for faculty, staff and administrators to share ideas about assessment and retention initiatives that promote student success.  This is a single conference with tracks on both assessment and retention, as well as tracks of combined interest.  Pre- and Post Conference Workshops are offered.

2009 Conference Special Guests

SCHEDULED SPECIAL GUEST FOR 2009 CONFERENCE

Victor Borden, Ph.D.

Victor Borden is the Associate Vice President for University Planning, Institutional Research, and Accountability at Indiana University.  He is also an associate professor of Psychology within the Purdue School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and has adjunct appointments in the department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (Indiana University School of Education), the Indiana University School of Informatics (Indianapolis), and IUPUI's University College.  Dr. Borden's primary research interests are in the areas of student progress and performance, enrollment management, and institutional and program effectiveness. Dr. Borden has published over 50 articles and book chapters, including the annual analysis of degrees conferred to students of color for Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. His professional activities include consulting and teaching workshops on accountability and improvement, program assessment, statistics, survey research, and the use of technology for assessment, decision support, and institutional analysis.   He has delivered more than 150 presentations and workshops throughout the U.S. and in Europe, Africa, and Asia.  Dr. Borden is an active contributor to several professional associations, most notably, the Association for Institutional Research, of which he is a Past President.

Dr. Borden will be conducting the post-conference workshop directly following the 2009 NMHEAR Conference. 

Call For Proposals Call For Proposals

Click here to download a hard copy of the 2009 NMHEAR Conference Call For Proposals. 2009 Call For Proposals (November 21st deadline)

Click here to submit a proposal on-line http://dabcc.nmsu.edu/nmhear/
2009 NMHEAR Conference

Conference Mission Statement

Registration

 

 Registration Form 2009 NMHEAR

Pre-Conference Workshops (Thursday. February 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.)

  1. The Institutional Portfolio: A Performance-Based Model for Assessment of General Education offered by Jeff Seybert, Johnson Community College
  2. Improving Student Success by Addressing the Knowledge Bulimia Epidemic in K-16 offered by Yugal Behl, CNM
  3. Washed Down the River to Root in the Desert:  Assessing Meaningfully by Accommodating State Competencies to Local Contexts offered by Chris Burnham, NMSU
  4. Challenges of a Course-Embedded, Discipline-Specific Exam for Assessing Writing and Critical Thinking in a Core Curriculum offered by Stephen Finn, Seattle University
  5. Current Research and Planning Issues in New Mexico Education by Fred Lillibridge, DACC, and Bruce Martin, NMSU-Alamogordo

Concurrent Sessions

Thursday, February 26
11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Luncheon 
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Reception

Friday, February 27
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon  Concurrent Sessions

Post-Conference Workshop offered by Victor Borden (Friday, February 27 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.)

Assessment of and Accountability for Student Learning: In Search of a Win-Win Solution

Developing institutional capacities for student learning outcomes assessment and being accountable to external constituents for the quality of student learning are both challenging endeavors.  Recent increases in demands for accountability, including a notable press for standardized testing, have added significantly to the challenge.  Faculty are understandably skeptical about external mandates to reduce teaching and learning to a few simple measures, especially when new demands are placed upon them to develop program assessments with little reward and incentive.  Participants in this workshop will explore the forces and barriers that surround student learning outcomes assessment and will seek to identify constructive approaches to infusing a culture of evidence into their institutions while meeting growing external demands for accountability.
NMHEAA Summer Retreat

June 22-24, 2009

The Lodge at Sierra Blanca
Ruidoso, New Mexico

Summer Retreat 2009

If you are interested in attending NMHEAA's 2009 Summer Retreat, contact Pierre Laroche:  plaroche@nmsu.edu

Summer Retreat 2008

This year's summer retreat was again successful.  Progress reports will be forthcoming...

Summer Retreat 2007

Click here to see post-retreat reports from teams who attended.
REGISTRATION FEES

Conference Registration:  $85
Workshops:  $65 each
No refunds after Feb. 2, 2009

Please direct questions about registration to:
Jolene Turpin
575-562-2467
jolene.turpin@enmu.edu

CONFERENCE HOTEL

We are pleased to have the Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town as the conference hotel for the 2008 conference.  More information to follow.

Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town
800 Rio Grande Blvd., NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104
505-843-6300
Archived Information

2008 CONFERENCE PROGRAM

POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS FROM 2008 CONFERENCE

2007 CONFERENCE PROGRAM

HANDOUTS FROM 2007 CONFERENCE

PDF's -- Jonathan Keiser and Karen Solomon of the HLC

HANDOUTS FROM 2006 CONFERENCE IN LAS CRUCES, NM

PowerPoint -- Lynn Priddy of the HLC
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