Lawrence University

Office of the Dean of the Faculty

MEMORANDUM

TO:                 Faculty Teaching GER Competency Courses, Fall 2002

FROM:           Gerald Seaman

DATE:             December 2, 2002

RE:                  Syllabi and Evaluations

Attached are the required number of evaluation forms for your Fall term 2002 GER competency course(s).

Please administer these evaluations according to the instructions below.  From past experience, all indications are that students should not need more than five minutes to complete a single GER assessment form:

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Please distribute these forms in class at the end of the term with the usual course evaluation forms;

2. Direct your students to fill out these forms and fold them in with their completed course evaluation forms;

3. Indicate to the students that, upon receipt, these forms will be pulled and handled separately in the Dean of the Faculty Office, as is the case with Freshman Studies evaluations;

4. Inform the students that data from these forms will not be used as part of the evaluation of faculty when they are considered for reappointment, tenure, or promotion.

Also, when arranging for the return of these evaluation forms to our office, please remember to send along one copy of your course syllabus/syllabi for our files.

In closing, I would remind you that, once the data have been entered and processed in the Dean of the Faculty Office, these evaluation forms will be returned to you.

Thank you for your time and for your kind assistance in the GER assessment program.