Cornerstones
Principle 9

Working Draft
as of April 3, 1998


The California State University will account for its performance in facilitating the development of its students in serving the communities in which we reside and in the continued contribution to the California economy and society through regular assessment of student achievement, and through periodic reports to the public regarding our broader performance.
RecommendationsCurrent StatusConstituenciesPrioritiesActions
9a. The CSU will expand and/or develop mechanisms for assessing institutional performance in the areas of student achievement, student satisfaction, the quality of teaching and support services, administrative effectiveness, the provision of service to the community and to the state's economy and society, alumni satisfaction, employer satisfaction, and faculty and staff satisfaction.
  • Important system level activity needs to be done.
  • At CSUS, institution assessment is underway.
  • Alumni survey being done.
  •     Need to do better survey of faculty and staff.
    9b. The CSU will develop a variety of annual reports, appropriately formatted to reach different audiences, which will serve to inform the public regarding our performance.
  • We do not do an annual report.
  •     Need to do more reporting and report cards.
    9c. The CSU will strengthen employee performance assessment through the careful development of both comprehensive system policies and campus-specific procedures implementing those policies.
  • Staff evaluation needs to be done.
  •     Needs work.

    Emphasis on the collective.


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    Update: April 17, 1998
    mcphersonjl@csus.edu
    Faculty Senate
    California State University, Sacramento