In response to the North Central Association's 1989 academic assessment mandate, Xavier's Academic Vice President formed an ad hoc Outcomes Assessment Committee in the Fall of 1991. The Committee's Final Report was issued and submitted to North Central in 1993. In 1995 North Central Association mandated that all institutions formulate and submit more detailed assessment plans. On June, 1995 Xavier submitted its Plan for the Assessment of Student Academic Achievement. Beginning in 1998 each academic department submitted to the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs a yearly update indicating how it had implemented, and, where necessary, amended it's academic assessment plan.
From the guide to the Xavier University student academic achievement assessment planning records, 1993-2007, (Xavier University Archives and Special Collections)
Historically the Academic Deans of Xavier University have met to discuss issues of common interest. The university Academic Vice President (later the university Provost and Chief Academic Officer) usually called and chaired the meeting.
Since at least 1957, the deans of the colleges and other academic administrators met together regularly, usually under the chairmanship of the Academic Vice President/ Provost. The title of the group varied from time to time. From 1975 to 1987,it was call the "The Council of Deans." From 1987 to 1992 it was known as "The Academic Affairs Advisory Council-Group 1." The Academic Affairs Advisory Council also had a "Group 2" and a "Group 3" which were made up of departmental chairs and other academic officers and which occasionally met with Group 1. From 1993 to 2001 the name was simply "The Deans' Meetings." From 2002 until 2006 it was called "The Academic Council." In 2006 the group became the "Academic Administrative Council." The group of deans was never recognized as a standing committee of the university. Its function was to afford the deans an opportunity to discuss and decide matters of mutual interest.
From the guide to the Xavier University Academic Deans meeting records, 1957-2010, (Xavier University Archives and Special Collections)
