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E-LEAP Assessment
Examination of the E-LEAP definitions and the individual program E-LEAP alignment
reports demonstrates student outcomes are consonant with stated learning goals found
within the previous Keuka College Mission statement (highlighted text below). (Keuka
College recently (Fall 2012) created a new mission statement; however given the
newness of the statement, this analysis looks at the E-LEAP assessment in accordance
with the recently replaced statement.)
Keuka College Mission
Keuka College is a student-centered, liberal arts-based learning community offering a
range of undergraduate and graduate programs delivered in traditional, non-traditional,
and international formats. The learning environment at Keuka is intellectually
challenging, supportive, and fosters personal as well as academic development. We offer
a unique blend of traditional classroom knowledge and innovative experiential learning
that provides students with a solid foundation for a lifetime of learning, service, and
leadership while valuing social responsibility and diversity. Keuka graduates possess the
knowledge and experience to excel in today’s workplace and the ability to adapt to
tomorrow’s challenges. 1
The opportunities for traditional undergraduate students to demonstrate achievement of
the institution’s E-LEAP learning goals lies within the combined areas of course
curriculum, Field Period, and co-curricular activities. The intentional alignment of both
the Program and Gen Ed goals with the E-LEAP goals means that the E-LEAP goals are
assessed both at the Program and Gen Ed levels. This promotes the use of many of the
existing program and Gen Ed assessment measures, making this a more cost-effective
assessment plan and ensuring that it will be systematized and sustained. In short, because
of the alignment, if the students are meeting the Gen Ed and Program goals, then we have
evidence that they are meeting the E-LEAP goals. Because of the close association with
the LEAP goals, some Gen Ed goal groups and programs are now looking into using the
VALUE rubrics (http://www.aacu.org/value/) to assess certain essential learning goals.
E-LEAP assessment relies on specific and clear alignment between (1) Gen Ed Goals and
E-LEAP goals (Appendix 4.47 Gen Ed & E-LEAP Goal Alignment) and (2) Program
goals and E-LEAP goals (Appendix 4.35 E-LEAP and Program Goals Alignment).
Ideally, each course offered at Keuka would articulate the course goals, program goals,
Gen Ed goals and E-LEAP goals in a goal matrix. While this has been completed for
some courses (Appendix 4.48 Assessing Course Program Gen Ed E-LEAP Goals SOC
101 SAMPLE), this is not true of all courses yet. The College’s new Director of
Institutional Assessment and the AVPAP are analyzing the need to require these
documents for all courses.
Similarly, within the traditional program, the use of the Co-Curricular Transcript, aligned
with the E-LEAP Goals, provides another data point for measuring student learning
1 A new Keuka College Mission statement was approved by the Board of Trustees in October 2012. This
section of the Self-Study reflects the Mission statement that was in place until October 2012.
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