Ad Hoc Committee to Establish a Program Review Process

The Ad Hoc Committee to Establish a Program Review Process was convened by the Provost to create a policy and process for Department/Program Review at Stony Brook University. 

Charge

The Ad Hoc Committee to Establish a Program Review Process was constituted by the Provost to evaluate the effectiveness of academic departments and programs by creating a policy, process, and guiding resources for Department/Program Review. As part of this process, the ad hoc committee sought feedback from deans, department chairs, program directors, and faculty and incorprated their feedback to create an effective and efficient policy. The ad hoc committee, comprised of six department chairs, concluded its work in Fall 2022.

Responsibilities

• Review relevant existing documents, including the SUNY Assessment Policy, SUNY Assessment Procedures, and sample provided Department/Program Review documents from peer instititutions.
• Determine what aspects of the sample provided Department/Program Review documents from peer instititutions will work and will not work at Stony Brook University.
• Recommend policy language, procedure, and organizational structures (offices, committees, etc.) to carry out the process.
• Recommend the structure of an initial (accelerated) pilot of Department/Program Review to be completed during the 2023-24 academic year.

Membership

Select chairs and administrators were invited to take part in this committee from 2022-2024.