The Office of Assessment would like to financially support Investigations of Student Learning. The Program Assessment Committee (PAC), Grant Committee has developed the guidelines stated below.
Criteria for award:
- Must have support, by signature acknowledgement, from Dean and Department Chair
- Applicant must be an employee of A-State and directly involved with student learning and its assessment. All ranks of professors may apply: adjunct, instructor, and assistant, associate, full professor. Additionally staff in the data centers, student support, academic support, and/or research may apply.
- Must identify in application the following:
- Itemized budget
- Purpose of assessment investigation
- Identified link/connection to university, program, and/or General Education outcome/s and explain how the investigation will address student learning at A-State
- Investigation methodology (if applicable)
- Intended audience identified (i.e. program faculty, conference presentation, journal submission); if external audience is the intent, proper IRB approval documents must be included
- Timeline for investigation
Deadlines and Amount of Awards:
- Deadline: October 17th, 2025
- Award up to $5,000 to be distributed based on number of accepted applicants and investigation types
Post-award accountability:
- Investigation must be presented at Learn@stAte even if it is ongoing
- An abstract must be presented to the Office of Accreditation and Assessment
Grant Limitations:
- If food is involved, all food must be catered on campus by Sodexo
- Learning investigations that involves standardized exams, such as the Critical Thinking Assessment Test or ETS Major Field Exams, will be funded one time
Grant Application:
- The application will be available on InfoReady starting August 19th, 2025
- Contact Ryken Cocherell at rcocherell@astate.edu or mail/walk the completed application over to the Assessment offices located on the sixth floor of the Library in rooms 607, 609, or 610 for more information regarding applying.
Previous Awardees
Grant Awardees 2021-2022
- Dr. Tarek Ragab, Civil Engineering
- Tabatha Simpson-Farrow, Writing Center
- Topeka Singleton, Educational Leadership
Grant Awardees 2020-2021
- Dr. Kerri Bennett, Barbara Doyle, Concurrent Enrollment Program
- Dr. Latwayla Knowlton, Dr. Nicole Covey, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
- Dr. Evette Allen Moore, Jae-Kur Lockhart, Diversity and Community Engagement
- Dr. Melodie Philhours, Neil Griffin College of Business
- Tabatha Simpson-Farrow, Writing Center
Grant Awardees 2019-2020
- Dr. Michael Bowman, Dr. Mary Jackson Pitts, Liberal Arts and Communication
- Dr. Elizabeth Chamberlain, Liberal Arts and Communications
- Dr. Than Boves, Dr. Martin Huss, Sciences and Mathematics
- Dr. Rebekah Cole, Education and Behavioral Science
Grant Awardees 2018-2019
- Dr. Nicole Covey, Randy Young, Education and Behavioral Science
- Dr. Michael Bowman, Dr. Mary Jackson Pitts, Liberal Arts and Communication
- Dr. Susan Whiteland, Dr. Katherine Baker, Liberal Arts and Communication
- Robert Robinette, Library
- Tiffany Johnson, Career Services
- Dr. Zahid Hossain, Engineering and Computer Science
- Dr. JoAnna Cupp, Nursing and Health Professions
- Kelli Listenbee, Transition Studies
- Dr. Karen Yanowitz, Dr. Katerina Hill, Chad Whatley, Education and Behavioral Science, College of Business, Undergraduate Studies
- Dr. Ronald Johnson, Sciences and Mathematics
- Kerri Bennett, Barbara Doyle, Liberal Arts and Communications, Undergraduate Studies
- Dr. Evette Allen, Shanita Hicks, Multicultural Center
Grant Awardees 2017-2018
- Emily Devereux, Research and Technology Transfer
- Dr. Zahid Hossain, College of Engineering
- Dr. Woods, Dr. Davis, Dr. Graham, Dr. Singleton, College of Education and Behavioral Science
- Dr. Dixie Keyes, Dr. Nicole Covey, College of Education and Behavioral Science
- Dr. David Harding, College of Liberal Arts and Communication
- Barbara Doyle, Kerri Bennett, Concurrent Programs
- Dr. Joe Nichols, Dr. Annette Hux, College of Education and Behavioral Science
- TommyShawn Long, Dawn Archibold, Global Initiatives
- Dr. Michael Bowman, Dr. Mary Jackson Pitts, College of Liberal Arts and Communication
- Dr. Latoya Green, College of Nursing and Health Professions
- Dr. Natalie Johnson-Leslie, College of Education and Behavioral Science
- Evette Allen, Multicultural Center
Grant Awardees 2016-2017
- Kristi Costello, College of Liberal Arts and Communication
- Michael Bowman, College of Liberal Arts and Communication
- Joseph Rukus, College of Liberal Arts and Communication
- Sarah Scott, College of Liberal Arts and Communication
- Dr. Melodie Philhours, College of Business
- Dr. LaToya Green, College of Nursing & Health Professions
