2011 CHEA AWARDS

The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) established the CHEA Award for Institutional Progress in Student Learning Outcomes in 2005. The award was designed to highlight institutional efforts to gather information on student learning outcomes, use this information for institutional improvement and provide information to the public.

In 2009, the award was renamed the CHEA Award for Outstanding Institutional Practice in Student Learning Outcomes, to acknowledge that the award’s focus has shifted from “institutional progress” to “outstanding institutional practice.” Since CHEA initiated the award, substantial gains have been made in addressing student learning outcomes, as institutions and programs increasingly pay attention to this important issue.

The Winners of the 2011 CHEA Award

The winners of the 2011 CHEA Award for Outstanding Institutional Practice in Student Learning Outcomes are the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center; James Madison University Social Work Program; Miami Dade College; AND Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy.

James Madison University Social Work Program

James Madison University’s Social Work Program in Harrisonburg, Virginia prepares generalist social workers who will work with and provide service to diverse individuals, families, communities and organizations. The department offers one major program, three minor programs of study designed for a wide variety of majors across the university, and one certificate program.

The Social Work Program has a consistent record of strong program assessment, with multiple methods of evaluating student learning. All program faculty are engaged in evaluation of students, in continuous improvement of assessment methodologies, in review of finding and in the use of results for program, curriculum and student learning improvements.

For more information, please contact:
R. Ann Myers
Professor and Head
Department of Social Work
James Madison University
801 Carrier Drive, MSC 4303
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Phone: (540) 568-6980
Email: myersra@jmu.edu
www.jmu.edu/socwork/
http://www.chea.org/cheaaward/CA_2011.02-B.html