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More Than You Think, Less Than We Need:Learning Outcomes Assessment in American Higher Education

George Kuh and Stanley Ikenberry

National Institute for Learning Outcomes AssessmentOctober 2009

P a r t i c i p a n t slearningoutcomesassessment.org


Alphabetical Listing of Participants

Abilene Christian University

Adelphi University

Adrian College

Agnes Scott College

AIB College of Business

Aims Community College

Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University

Alaska Pacific University

Albany College of Pharmacy of Union University

Albertus Magnus College

Albion College

Albright College

Alexandria Technical College

Allegany College of Maryland

Allegheny College

Allen College

Alpena Community College

Alvernia College

Alverno College

American Academy of Dramatic Arts

American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Los Angeles Campus

American Samoa Community College

American University

American University of Puerto Rico

Amherst College

Ancilla College

Andrews University

Angelina College

Anne Arundel Community College

Anoka Technical College

Antelope Valley College

Appalachian State University

Argosy University/Chicago

Arizona State University

Arizona Western College

Arkansas Baptist College

Arkansas Northeastern College

Arkansas State University

Arkansas State University-Beebe

Arkansas State University-Mountain Home

Arkansas State University-Newport

Arkansas Tech University

Armstrong Atlantic State University


Ashford University

Athens State University

Atlanta Christian College

Atlanta Metropolitan College

Atlantic Cape Community College

Auburn University

Auburn University at Montgomery

Augusta State University

Augustana College

Augustana College

Aurora University

Austin College

Averett University

Avila University

Azusa Pacific University

Babson College

Bainbridge College

Baker College of Muskegon

Baker College of Port Huron

Baker College System

Baldwin-Wallace College

Ball State University

Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences

Barclay College

Bard College at Simon’s Rock

Barry University

Barton County Community College

Baruch College/City University of New York

Bastyr University

Bay Noc Community College

Bay State College

Beacon College

Beaufort County Community College

Bellarmine University

Bellevue University

Bellin College of Nursing

Belmont Abbey College

Belmont University

Bemidji State University

Benedictine College

Benedictine University

Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology

Bennett College for Women

Bennington College


Bentley College

Berea College

Bergen Community College

Berkeley College

Berry College

Bethany College

Bethany Lutheran College

Bethany University

Bethel College

Bethel University

Bethune Cookman University

Big Bend Community College

Big Sandy Community and Technical College

Birmingham-Southern College

Bishop State Community College

Bismarck State College

Black Hawk College

Blackburn College

Blackhawk Technical College

Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Blue Mountain College

Blue Ridge Community College

Bluefield College

Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Bluffton University

Boise State University

Boston College

Bowling Green State University

Bradley University

Brandeis University

Brazosport College

Brenau University

Brescia University

Brevard College

Brewton-Parker College

Briar Cliff University

Briarwood College

Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University Hawaii

Brigham Young University-Idaho

Brookdale Community College

Broome Community College

Broward College


Brown University

Brunswick Community College

Bryant & Stratton College

Bryant & Stratton College

Bryant University

Bryn Athyn College of the New Church

Bryn Mawr College

Bucknell University

Buena Vista University

Bunker Hill Community College

Burlington County College

Butler Community College

Butte College

Cabarrus College of Health Sciences

Caldwell College

Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute

Calhoun Community College

California College of the Arts

California Institute of Integral Studies

California Institute of Technology

California Institute of the Arts

California Lutheran University

California Maritime Academy

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

California State University Channel Islands

California State University-Bakersfield

California State University-Chico

California State University-Dominguez Hills

California State University-Fresno

California State University-Fullerton

California State University-Long Beach

California State University-Monterey Bay

California State University-Stanislaus

Calvary Bible College and Theological Seminary

Calvin College

Cambridge College

Camden County College

Cameron University

Campbell University

Campbellsville University

Canada College

Canisius College

Cankdeska Cikana Community College


Cape Fear Community College

Capella University

Capital Community College

Capitol College

Caritas Laboure College

Carolinas College of Health Sciences

Carroll Community College

Carteret Community College

Cascadia Community College

Case Western Reserve University

Casper College

Castleton State College

Cayuga County Community College

Cazenovia College

Cecil College

Cedar Crest College

Centenary College

Central Bible College

Central Carolina Community College

Central Christian College of Kansas

Central College

Central Community College

Central Connecticut State University

Central Florida Community College

Central Lakes College

Central Maine Community College

Central Methodist University

Central Michigan University

Central New Mexico Community College

Central State University

Central Virginia Community College

Central Wyoming College

Century College

Chadron State College

Chaffey College

Champlain College

Chapman University

Charles S. Mott Community College

Charleston Southern University

Charter Oak State College

Chemeketa Community College

Chester College of New England

Chipola College

Chowan University


Christian Brothers University

Christopher Newport University

Cincinnati Christian University

Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

Cisco Junior College

City Colleges of Chicago Harold Washington College

City Colleges of Chicago Kennedy-King College

City Colleges of Chicago Olive-Harvey College

City Colleges of Chicago Wilbur Wright College

City University of New York Bronx Community College

City University of New York Brooklyn College

City University of New York Herbert H. Lehman College

City University of New York John Jay College of Crim-inal Justice

City University of New York Medgar Evers College

City University of New York Queens College

City University of New York Queensborough Commu-nity College

City University of New York The City College

City University of New York York College

City University of Seattle

Clarendon College

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clark College

Clark State Community College

Clark University

Clarke College

Clarkson University

Clayton State University

Cleary University

Clemens College

Cleveland Community College

Cleveland State Community College

Cleveland State University

Clinton Community College

Clover Park Technical College

Coahoma Community College

Coastal Carolina University

Cochise College

Coe College

Colby College

Colegio Universitario de San Juan

Colgate University


College for Creative Studies

College of Alameda

College of Charleston

College of Eastern Utah

College of Lake County

College of Mount Saint Joseph

College of Mount Saint Vincent

College of Saint Benedict

College of Saint Catherine

College of Saint Elizabeth

College of Saint Mary

College of Southern Maryland

College of Southern Nevada

College of the Albemarle

College of the Atlantic

College of the Holy Cross

College of the Siskiyous

Colorado College

Colorado Mountain College

Colorado State University-Pueblo

Colorado Technical University

Columbia College

Columbia State Community College

Columbus State Community College

Columbus State University

Community and Technical College at West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Community College of Allegheny County

Community College of Rhode Island

Community College of Vermont

Conception Seminary College

Concordia College

Concordia College-Moorhead

Concordia University at Austin

Concordia University, St. Paul

Connecticut College

Converse College

Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Corban College & Graduate School

Corcoran College of Art and Design

Cornell College

Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas

Cottey College

Covenant College

Cowley County Community College


Cox College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Craven Community College

Creighton University

Crichton College

Crowder College

Crown College

Culver-Stockton College

Cumberland County College

Cumberland University

Curry College

Cuyahoga Community College

Cypress College

Dakota County Technical College

Dakota State University

Dakota Wesleyan University

Dalton State College

Dana College

Danville Area Community College

Dartmouth College

Darton College

Davidson College

De Anza College

Dean College

Defense Language Institute

DeKalb Technical College

Del Mar College

Delaware County Community College

Delaware Technical and Community College Owens Campus

Delaware Technical and Community College Terry Campus

Delta College

Delta State University

Denison University

DePaul University

DePauw University

DeSales University

Dickinson State University

Dominican College of Blauvelt

Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology

Dominican University

Dominican University of California

Donnelly College

Dordt College

Drake University

Drew University


Drexel University

Drury University

Duke University

Duquesne University

Durham Technical Community College

Dyersburg State Community College

Earlham College and Earlham School of Religion

East Arkansas Community College

East Carolina University

East Central University

East Los Angeles College

East Mississippi Community College

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Tennessee State University

East Texas Baptist University

Eastern Arizona College

Eastern Connecticut State University

Eastern Idaho Technical College

Eastern Kentucky University

Eastern Maine Community College

Eastern Mennonite University

Eastern Michigan University

Eastern Nazarene College

Eastern New Mexico University Main Campus

Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell

Eastern Oklahoma State College

Eastern Washington University

Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College

Eastern Wyoming College

Eckerd College

Edgecombe Community College

Edgewood College

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edison State Community College

El Camino College

El Camino College Compton Center

El Centro College

El Paso Community College

Elgin Community College

Elizabeth City State University

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

Elmhurst College

Elmira College


Elon University

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Emerson College

Emmaus Bible College

Emporia State University

Enterprise-Ozark Community College

Erie Community College City Campus

Escuela de Artes Plasticas de Puerto Rico

Everest College

Excelsior College

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Fairmont State University, including Pierpont Commu-nity and Technical College

Faith Baptist Bible College and Seminary

Fashion Institute of Technology

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Feather River College

Felician College

Ferrum College

Finger Lakes Community College

Fisk University

Fitchburg State College

Five Towns College

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Florida Atlantic University

Florida Community College at Jacksonville

Florida Gulf Coast University

Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences

Florida Institute of Technology

Florida International University

Florida National College

Florida Southern College

Florida State University

Fontbonne University

Foothill College

Fort Hays State University

Fort Peck Community College

Fox Valley Technical College

Framingham State College

Francis Marion University

Frank Phillips College

Franklin College of Indiana

Franklin University

Friends University


Ft. Berthold Community College

Fulton-Montgomery Community College

Furman University

Gadsden State Community College

Gainesville State College

Galveston College

Gardner-Webb University

Garrett College

Gaston College

Gavilan College

Genesee Community College

George Fox University

George Mason University

George Washington University

Georgia Highlands College

Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Military College-Main Campus

Georgia Southwestern State University

Georgia State University

Georgian Court University

Gettysburg College

Glenville State College

Gloucester County College

Golden Gate University

Goodwin College

Gordon College

Goshen College

Governors State University

Grace Bible College

Grace College and Seminary

Graceland University

Grambling State University

Grand Canyon University

Grand Valley State University

Granite State College

Green Mountain College

Greensboro College

Greenville College

Greenville Technical College

Grossmont College

Guilford Technical Community College

Gwynedd-Mercy College

Hagerstown Community College

Halifax Community College


Hamilton College

Hampden-Sydney College

Hanover College

Harcum College

Harding University Main Campus

Hardin-Simmons University

Harford Community College

Hartwick College

Harvey Mudd College

Haverford College

Hawkeye Community College

Hazard Community and Technical College

Heald College, Rancho Cordova

Heartland Community College

Henderson Community College

Hendrix College

Hennepin Technical College

Henry Ford Community College

Herkimer County Community College

Hesston College

Highland Community College

Highline Community College

Hilbert College

Hillsborough Community College

Hiram College

Hocking Technical College

Hofstra University

Holy Cross College

Holy Family University

Holy Names University

Holyoke Community College

Hood College

Hope College

Hope International University

Hopkinsville Community College

Hostos Community College-City University of New York

Houghton College

Housatonic Community College

Houston Community College

Humboldt State University

Humphreys College

Huntingdon College

Huntington Junior College

Husson University


Huston-Tillotson University

Hutchinson Community College and Area Vocational School

Idaho State University

Illinois College

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Lincoln Trail College

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Wabash Valley College

Illinois Institute of Technology

Illinois State University

Illinois Valley Community College

Immaculata University

Imperial Valley College

Indian River Community College

Indiana Institute of Technology

Indiana State University

Indiana University Bloomington

Indiana University East

Indiana University Kokomo

Indiana University Northwest

Indiana University Southeast

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Indiana Wesleyan University

Inter American University of Puerto Rico Arecibo Campus

Inter American University of Puerto Rico Barranquitas Campus

Inter American University of Puerto Rico Metropolitan Campus

Inter American University of Puerto Rico Ponce Campus

Inter American University of Puerto Rico San German Campus

Inver Hills Community College

Iona College

Iowa State University

Iowa Wesleyan College

Iowa Western Community College

Isothermal Community College

Itasca Community College

Itawamba Community College

Ithaca College

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana-Bloomington

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana-East Central

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana-Kokomo

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana-North Central

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana-Northeast

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana-Southeast


Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana-Southeast

Ivy Tech Community College-Central Indiana

J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College

Jackson Community College

Jacksonville University

James A. Rhodes State College

James H. Faulkner State Community College

James Madison University

James Sprunt Community College

Jamestown College

Jefferson College

Jefferson State Community College

Jewish Theological Seminary of America

John A. Logan College

John Brown University

John Carroll University

John Tyler Community College

John Wood Community College

Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte

Johnson Bible College

Johnson State College

Joliet Junior College

Jones County Junior College

Jones International University

Judson College

Juniata College

Kalamazoo College

Kalamazoo Valley Community College

Kankakee Community College

Kansas City Kansas Community College

Kansas State University

Kansas Wesleyan University

Kapiolani Community College

Kaskaskia College

Keene State College

Kellogg Community College

Kendall College

Kennesaw State University

Kent State University Main Campus

Kentucky State University

Kentucky Wesleyan College

Kettering College of Medical Arts

Kettering University

Keuka College


Kilian Community College

King College

Kirkwood Community College

Kishwaukee College

Knox College

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kuyper College

La Guardia Community College/City University of New York

Labette Community College

Laboratory Institute of Merchandising

LaGrange College

Laguna College of Art & Design

Lake Area Technical Institute

Lake City Community College

Lake Erie College

Lake Forest College

Lake Land College

Lake Michigan College

Lake Superior College

Lake Superior State University

Lake Tahoe Community College

Lake Washington Technical College

Lakeland College

Lakeland Community College

Lakeshore Technical College

Lakeview College of Nursing

Lamar Community College

Lamar Institute of Technology

Lamar University

Lambuth University

Lander University

Laramie County Community College

Laredo Community College

Lawrence University

Lawson State Community College

Le Moyne College

Lebanon Valley College

Lee University

Leech Lake Tribal College

Lees-McRae College

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Lehigh University

LeMoyne-Owen College

Lenoir Community College


Lenoir-Rhyne University

Lesley University

Lewis and Clark Community College

Lewis University

Lexington College

Life University

Limestone College

Lincoln Christian College

Lincoln Land Community College

Lincoln University

Lincoln University

Lindenwood University

Lindsey Wilson College

Linfield College

Linn State Technical College

Linn-Benton Community College

Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania

Logan College of Chiropractic

Loma Linda University

Lon Morris College

Lone Star College System

Longwood University

Longy School of Music

Lorain County Community College

Loras College

Lord Fairfax Community College

Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health

Los Angeles Valley College

Los Medanos College

Louisiana College

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

Louisiana State University at Alexandria

Louisiana Tech University

Lourdes College

Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University New Orleans

Lurleen B. Wallace Community College

Luther College

Luzerne County Community College

Lycoming College

Lynn University

Lyon College

Macalester College

MacMurray College


Macomb Community College

Macon State College

Madison Area Technical College

Madonna University

Magnolia Bible College

Maharishi University of Management

Malone University

Manchester College

Manchester Community College

Manchester Community College

Manhattan Area Technical College

Manhattan College

Manhattanville College

Marian University

Marietta College

Marion Military Institute

Marion Technical College

Marlboro College

Marquette University

Mars Hill College

Marshall Community and Technical College

Martin Luther College

Martin Methodist College

Marylhurst University

Marymount Manhattan College

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Marywood University

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Mayo School of Health Sciences

Mayville State University

McDaniel College

McHenry County College

McKendree University

McNeese State University

Medaille College

Medcenter One College of Nursing

Menlo College

Merced College

Mercer County Community College

Mercy College of Northwest Ohio

Mercyhurst College

Mesabi Range Community & Technical College


Mesalands Community College

Methodist University

Metropolitan College of New York

Metropolitan Community College

Metropolitan State College of Denver

Metropolitan State University

Miami University

Miami-Dade College

Michigan State University

Middle Tennessee State University

Middlebury College

Middlesex County College

Midland College

Midland Lutheran College

Mid-Plains Community College

Mid-South Community College

Midstate College

Mid-State Technical College

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Miles Community College

Milligan College

Millikin University

Mills College

Milwaukee Area Technical College

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design

Milwaukee School of Engineering

Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Minnesota State College - Southeast Technical

Minnesota State Community and Technical College

Minnesota State University, Mankato

Minnesota West Community and Technical College

Minot State University

Minot State University-Bottineau Campus

Mission College

Mississippi College

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Mississippi State University

Mississippi University for Women

Missouri Southern State University

Missouri University of Science & Technology

Missouri Western State University

Mitchell Community College

Modesto Junior College

Mohave Community College


Mohawk Valley Community College

Monmouth College

Monroe Community College

Montana State University - Billings College of Tech-nology

Montana Tech of The University of Montana

Montcalm Community College

Montgomery College

Montreat College

Moorpark College

Moraine Park Technical College

Moraine Valley Community College

Moravian College

Morehead State University

Morgan State University

Morningside College

Morris College

Mount Carmel College of Nursing

Mount Holyoke College

Mount Ida College

Mount Marty College

Mount Mary College

Mount Mercy College

Mount Saint Mary College

Mount St. Mary’s College

Mount St. Mary’s University

Mount Union College

Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mountain Empire Community College

Mountain State University

Mountain View College

Mt. San Jacinto College

Muhlenberg College

Murray State College

Muskegon Community College

Muskingum College

Naropa University

Nash Community College

Nashville State Technical Community College

Nassau Community College

National Labor College

National Park Community College

National University of Health Sciences

National-Louis University

Naugatuck Valley Community College


Nazareth College of Rochester

Nebraska Methodist College

New College of Florida

New England College

New England Institute of Technology

New Jersey City University

New Mexico Junior College

New Mexico Military Institute

New Mexico State University at Alamogordo

New Mexico State University Main Campus

New River Community College

New York City College of Technology/City University of New York

New York University

NHTI-Concord’s Community College

Niagara County Community College

Niagara University

Normandale Community College

North Arkansas College

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

North Carolina State University

North Central State College

North Central University

North Country Community College

North Dakota State College of Science

North Georgia College & State University

North Greenville University

North Hennepin Community College

North Idaho College

North Iowa Area Community College

North Park University

North Seattle Community College

Northampton County Area Community College

Northcentral Technical College

Northeast Alabama Community College

Northeast Iowa Community College

Northeastern Illinois University

Northeastern Junior College

Northeastern Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College

Northeastern State University

Northeastern University

Northern Arizona University

Northern Essex Community College

Northern Illinois University


Northern Kentucky University

Northern Michigan University

Northern New Mexico College

Northern Oklahoma College

Northern Virginia Community College

Northern Wyoming Community College District

Northland College

Northland Community and Technical College

NorthWest Arkansas Community College

Northwest Christian University

Northwest College

Northwest Mississippi Community College

Northwest Missouri State University

Northwest State Community College

Northwest Technical College

Northwest University

Northwestern College

Northwestern Connecticut Community-Technical College

Northwestern Michigan College

Northwestern Oklahoma State University

Northwestern University

Northwood University

Norwich University

Notre Dame de Namur University

Oakland City University

Oakland Community College

Oakland University

Oakton Community College

Oberlin College

Ocean County College

Oglala Lakota College

Ohio Dominican University

Ohio Northern University

Ohio University Lancaster Campus

Ohio University Main Campus

Ohio Valley University

Ohio Wesleyan University

Ohlone College

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma State University - Okmulgee

Old Dominion University

Oral Roberts University

Orange County Community College


Oregon Institute of Technology

Otero Junior College

Ouachita Baptist University

Our Lady of the Lake University

Oxnard College

Ozarks Technical Community College

Pace University

Pacific Lutheran University

Pacific University

Paine College

Palau Community College

Palm Beach Community College

Palo Alto College

Pamlico Community College

Park University

Parkland College

Pasco-Hernando Community College

Patrick Henry Community College

Patten University

Paul Smith’s College of Arts and Sciences

Pearl River Community College

Penn State University Park

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Pepperdine University

Peru State College

Philadelphia Biblical University

Philadelphia University

Piedmont College

Piedmont Virginia Community College

Pima County Community College District

Pine Manor College

Pine Technical College

Pitt Community College

Pittsburgh Technical Institute and Boyd School Divi-sion of PTI

Pitzer College

Plymouth State University

Point Loma Nazarene University

Point Park University

Polk Community College

Pomona College

Pontifical College Josephinum

Porterville College

Portland Community College

Portland State University


Post University

Potomac State College of West Virginia University

Prairie State College

Prairie View A & M University

Pratt Institute

Presbyterian College

Presentation College

Prince William Sound Community College

Pueblo Community College

Purchase College, State University of New York

Purdue University Calumet

Purdue University Main Campus

Purdue University North Central Campus

Quinebaug Valley Community College

Quinsigamond Community College

Ramapo College of New Jersey

Randolph Community College

Rappahannock Community College

Rasmussen College - Mankato

Reading Area Community College

Regent University

Regis College

Reinhardt College

Rend Lake College

Rhode Island College

Rhodes College

Rice University

Richard Bland College

Richland College

Richland Community College

Rider University

Ridgewater College

Ringling College of Art and Design

Riverside Community College

Roane State Community College

Roanoke Bible College

Roberts Wesleyan College

Robeson Community College

Rochester Community and Technical College

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rock Valley College

Rockford College

Rockhurst University

Rockingham Community College


Rocky Mountain College

Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design

Rogers State University

Rogue Community College

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Rosemont College

Rowan University

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

Rush University

Russell Sage College

Rutgers the State University of New Jersey New Bruns-wick Campus

Rutgers the State University of New Jersey Newark Campus

Sacred Heart Major Seminary/College and Theologate

Sacred Heart University

Saddleback College

Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College

Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing

Saint Joseph College

Saint Joseph’s College, New York

Saint Leo University

Saint Louis University

Saint Martin’s University

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

Saint Mary’s College

Saint Mary’s College of California

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

Saint Michael’s College

Saint Norbert College

Saint Paul College-A Community & Technical College

Saint Paul’s College

Saint Xavier University

Salem College

Salem Community College

Salem International University

Salem State College

Salish Kootenai College

Salt Lake Community College

Samford University

Sampson Community College

San Bernardino Valley College

San Diego Christian College

San Diego Mesa College

San Diego State University


San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco State University

San Joaquin Delta College

San Joaquin Valley College, Inc.

San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield

San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno

San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno Aviation Campus

San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cucamonga

San Jose State University

San Juan College

Santa Clara University

Santa Fe Community College

Santiago Canyon College

Savannah State University

Schenectady County Community College

School of Visual Arts

Schreiner University

Seattle Central Community College

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle University

Seminole Community College

Seminole State College

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About NILOA

• TheNationalInstituteforLearningOutcomesAssessment(NILOA)wasestablishedinDecember 2008.

• NILOAisco-locatedattheUniversityofIllinoisandIndianaUniversity.• TheNILOAwebsitewentliveonFebruary11,2009.

www.learningoutcomesassessment.org• TheNILOA research team reviewed 725 institution websites for learning outcomes

assessment transparency from March 2009 to August 2009.• One of the co-principal NILOA investigators, George Kuh, founded the NationalSurveyforStudentEngagement(NSSE).

• Theotherco-principalinvestigatorforNILOA,StanleyIkenberry,waspresidentoftheUniversity of Illinois from 1979 to 1995 and of the American Council of Education from 1996 to 2001. He is currently serving as Interim President of the University of Illinois.

NILOA Staff

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT

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George Kuh, Co-Principal Investigator

Peter Ewell, Senior Scholar

Staci Provezis, Project Manager

Jillian Kinzie, Associate Research Scientist

John Moore, Research Analyst

INDIANA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR SURVEY RESEARCH

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Heather Terhune, Project Manager

Kevin Tharp, Assistant Director – Technologies

Jason Francis, Lead Programmer

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