Program Evaluation Team

The Program Review Evaluation Team consists of at least two and up to four members.

  • Two faculty members may be internal reviewers from the university (and from the same college/school), but cannot be from the program's own department.

 OIE recommends the following:

  • At least one faculty member from outside the University, but within the discipline. This individual may be from within or outside Utah or may be part of a professional accreditation team.
  • A second faculty member from either outside or inside of the university. This is at the program faculty's discretion with approval from the Dean. If the second member of the site visit team is chosen from outside the university, it is highly recommended that the committee include a third, internal faculty member. This individual can provide important institutional context to the outside members.

Program Review Evaluation Team members must disclose all conflict of interest issues to the Program Faculty and/or Dean prior to being approved to serve on the Team. Please review this definition of Conflict of Interest.

The Evaluation Team is responsible for identifying program strengths, challenges, and recommendations for change which are based on self-study standards. Specifically, the Evaluation Team responsibilities include:

Semester Deadline Tasks and Responsibilities
Year 6 Spring March 15

The Program Review Evaluation Team, prior to the campus visit, reviews all relevant materials, conducts the on-campus visit, and interviews key program individuals (faculty, current students, administrators - Deans and Chairs, and if time permits recent graduates, employers of graduates, members from advisory committees or other community organizations, etc.) to verify the self-study. The Evaluation Team evaluates the program against self-study standards. Members should submit requests for additional materials and/or schedule changes to the Program Faculty. 

Review Team Members may use the Program Reviewer Guide and Worksheets to help guide the review. Please do not use this guide as the site visit report. That is a separate document that is written following the site visit. 
Year 6 Spring April 1

 

The Program Review Evaluation Team then prepares a 3–5-page narrative report addressing all self-study standards (1-7) and the following sections:

  1. Introduction: Brief introduction for the report.
  2. Program Strengths: Reference specific standards and sub-standards where appropriate.
  3. Program Challenges: Reference specific standards and sub-standards. These represent areas of ongoing concern that do not yet threaten program viability but need proactive monitoring.
  4. Program Weaknesses: Identify areas where the program did not meet expected standards and explain why, referencing specific standards and sub-standards.
  5. Recommendations for Change: Provide concrete, actionable suggested changes for meeting the standards.
  6. Additional Recommendations: Provide any additional feedback or notes that would benefit the program’s long-term strategic direction.

The report should be submitted to the Program Faculty, with a copy to the Academic Dean. The Program Faculty sends a copy to OIE using the Asana form.