ULO Scholars Program
Assessment is only as good as the conversations it generates.
From the Academic Senate Assessment Committee
Call for ULO Scholars
All faculty (part-time and full-time lecturers and tenure line) are invited to support student achievement of CSUMB’s Undergraduate Learning Outcomes (ULOs) by applying to be a ULO Scholar and contributing to one or more of the funded projects described below.
Each project will consist of two parts.
- A cooperative (meets for 1 - 2 hours approximately 6 times over the semester).
- A work group that will study student work to inform assignment design, pedagogy, and professional development (meets for 2 - 3 consecutive days in summer, fall, or winter/spring).
Meeting dates and times will be determined by the facilitators and ULO Scholars.
Faculty can apply to either or both activities and faculty can apply and participate in more than one project.
Background information
- CSUMB undergraduate and graduate learning outcomes
- Holistic alignment
- ULO assignment guides, rubrics, and threshold concepts
- Using assessment results
- CSUMB assessment philosophy & practice
ULO projects & descriptions
Up to 6 faculty members will be accepted per project.
GE Area A1 Oral Communication Cooperative
Facilitators: Lee Ritscher
Discussion of bias in assessment and how to avoid it.
GE Area A2 Written Communication Cooperative
Facilitator: Kelly Medina-Lopez
TBA
GE Area A3 Critical Thinking Cooperative
Facilitator: Patrick Belanger
Our first meeting was spent discussing the interface of critical thinking & AI. We discussed what faculty are doing in their classes, and what guidance they are offering students. The remaining meetings will focus on creating a digital platform to house useful teaching materials related to CT. This builds on work completed in Spring 2025.
Information Literacy Cooperative
Facilitator: Sarah Dahlen
Still under development, but probably making some revisions to existing documents (e.g. rubric guide) based on S25 revisions to the IL rubric. Also starting to think of assessment questions for summer 2026.
Quantitative Reasoning Cooperative
Facilitator: Peri Shereen
TBA
Personal, Professional, and Social Responsibility Cooperative
Facilitator: Hojin Song
Continue working on ULO2 Training modules.
Integrative Knowledge Cooperative
Facilitator: Amanda Pullum
Continue to fine-tune assignment wrappers for GE assessment.
Collective facilitation
Participants in this cooperative reviewed the 2017 CSUMB Capstone Self-Study and developed strategies for advancing CSUMB’s capstone requirement, particularly with regard to how CSUMB’s ULOs can enhance student achievement of MLOs. This group was comprised of some members from other ULO project groups.