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| | The Senate Higher Education Subcommittee will meet at  1 PM or upon | 
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| | adjournment of the Senate Finance Higher Education Subcommittee (SFHESC). | 
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| | The committee will address the following interim charges: | 
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| | Examine different methodologies for assessing the quality of degree and | 
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| | certificate programs at higher education institutions and for measuring | 
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| | student learning outcomes. Review current institutional performance | 
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| | standards and make recommendations that promote academic and financial | 
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| | accountability. Review the method for measuring graduation rates to | 
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| | determine whether alternative measures are more appropriately suited for | 
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| | institutions with a large percentage of non-traditional students. | 
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| | Examine ways to assess and improve academic advising to help students | 
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| | succeed in higher education and complete their course of study and | 
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| | graduate in the minimum time required. | 
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| | *Public testimony will be limited to three minutes. | 
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