New Mexico Higher Education
Assessment and Retention Conference

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

2009 Theme

to be announced....

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.

Call for Pre-Conference Workshops

Click here to download call for pre-conference workshops for the 2009 conference.

Evaluation

June 23-25, 2008

The Lodge at Sierra Blanca
Ruidoso, New Mexico

Summer Retreat 2008

Experience what over a 150 college educators in New Mexico already know:

• meaningful assessment and retention projects require patience, imagination and collaboration
• quality assessment and retention projects take time
• successful assessment and retention projects require expert and collegial support

Take your college to the next level with the help of lead facilitator Dr. Susan Hatfield, Assessment Director at Winona Sate University, associate facilitator Dr. Janice Denton, Professor of Chemistry at Cincinnati University, and our expert retreat staff.

This year's post-retreat workshop lead by Dr. Denton and open to individual educators and retreat teams:

"Documenting Effective Teaching in a Scholarly Manner:  Why and How"

Click here to download Summer Retreat 2008 registration material.

For more information email Retreat Director Pierre Laroche at plaroche@nmsu.edu

Summer Retreat 2007

This summer's retreat was once again successful.  Click here to see post-retreat reports from teams who attended.

Conference Mission Statement

... to be announced

Conference Registration:  $75
Workshops:  $55 each

Please direct questions about registration to:
Jolene Duran
505-562-2467
jolene.duran@enmu.edu

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

2008 CONFERENCE PROGRAM

• Click here for  2008 Conference Program

POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS FROM 2008 CONFERENCE

• Link to Cliff Adelman's Keynote Address
• Link to Cliff Adelman's Post-Conference Workshop

2007 CONFERENCE PROGRAM

• Click here for  2007 Conference Program

HANDOUTS FROM 2007 CONFERENCE

• Link to Janice Denton's Keynote Address

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

• Perspectives Across the Landscapes
• Wobegon College -- A Case Study for Discussion
• Surveying the Assessment Landscape:  Conversations on Good Practices

HANDOUTS FROM 2006 CONFERENCE IN LAS CRUCES, NM

PowerPoint -- Lynn Priddy of the HLC

• Student Learning, Assessment and Accreditation:  Criteria and Contexts

For more information about the conference please send email to: Barbara Taylor, President, New Mexico Higher Education Assessment Association.

Susan Wood, webmaster
MSC 3DA
P.O. Box 30001
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM 880003-8001
Phone: 505/527-7711 or FAX: 505/527-7515