This webinar presents five principles for culturally-responsive postsecondary performance measurement that leverages shared governance through participatory, emergent, and appreciative processes and qualitative evaluation methodologies.
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Dr. Alana Hoare is Thompson Rivers University’s (TRU) Quality Assurance and Accreditation Liaison Officer within the Office of Quality Assurance. She holds an EdD from the University of Western Ontario, and a MEd, BEd, and post-baccalaureate certificate in Teaching English as an Additional Language from TRU. Alana’s research projects have examined culturally responsive postsecondary performance measurement, qualitative evaluation methodologies for student success, inclusive leadership, and EAL students’ academic preparedness. As a quality assurance practitioner, Alana is responsible for leading and managing institutional accreditation with the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, TRU’s general education and strategic assessment of institutional learning initiatives, mission fulfilment planning and evaluation, and cyclical program review.
Dr. Pamela Goad, Executive Vice President, has been with the Northwest Commission for a dozen years and enhances the effectiveness of the Commission staff with expertise in numerous areas. Having served as an institutional Accreditation Liaison Officer herself at a Northwest member institution, Dr. Goad’s commitment to serving students and to continuous improvement are notable and valued by the Commission and the membership. With significant experience with substantive change, assessment, and institutional mentoring, Dr. Goad looks forward to walking alongside our institutions as a guide and colleague.
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Belinda Wheeler is a senior program associate on Vera’s Unlocking Potential team. Vera provides technical assistance to the network of 130 colleges and corrections agencies in 42 states and DC participating in the U.S. Department of Education’s Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites Initiative. Belinda specifically works on ensuring quality higher education in prison programming, including accreditation. Prior to joining Vera, Belinda served as the founding director of Claflin University’s Pathways from Prison Program and director of their Center for Social Justice. Claflin University, a U.S. Department of Education Second Chance Pell Experimental Site, is one of a handful of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the higher education in prison space. In addition to helping Claflin University build its program with the state department of corrections, Belinda provided guidance to other HBCUs interested in higher education in prison.