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** REVISION **
SENATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE:
S/C on Higher Education
TIME & DATE:
1:00 PM or upon adjourn of SFHESC
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
PLACE:
E1.028 (Hearing Room)
CHAIR:
Senator Judith Zaffirini
The Senate Higher Education Subcommittee will meet at  1 PM or upon
adjournment of the Senate Finance Higher Education Subcommittee (SFHESC).
 
The committee will address the following interim charges:
 
Examine different methodologies for assessing the quality of degree and
certificate programs at higher education institutions and for measuring
student learning outcomes. Review current institutional performance
standards and make recommendations that promote academic and financial
accountability. Review the method for measuring graduation rates to
determine whether alternative measures are more appropriately suited for
institutions with a large percentage of non-traditional students.
 
Examine ways to assess and improve academic advising to help students
succeed in higher education and complete their course of study and
graduate in the minimum time required.
 
*Public testimony will be limited to three minutes.
 
** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **