Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Workshop Facilitators

Mary Allen

Dr. Mary Allen is a consultant in higher education specializing in assessment and accreditation. She is the former Director of the California State University Institute for Teaching and Learning and a Professor Emerita of Psychology from California State University, Bakersfield. Mary has published books on the assessment of academic programs and general education, and she has offered assessment presentations and workshops at AAHE, AAC&U, and WASC conferences. She is a sought after speaker, consultant, and workshop presenter and has worked with over 100 colleges, universities, and college systems.

Amy Driscoll

Dr. Amy Driscoll retired as Director of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment at California State University, Monterey Bay, and is currently an Associate Senior scholar with the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Previously, Amy was the Director of Community/University Partnerships at Portland State University, where she initiated the community-based learning and capstone aspects of the university’s innovative curriculum. Dr. Driscoll has presented at AAHE, AAC&U, WASC, and National Assessment Institute conferences. She has also mentored more than 40 institutions in their development and implementation of institutional assessment and/or community engagement. Her most recent book is Developing Outcomes-based Assessment for Learner-centered Education, A Faculty Introduction, co-authored with chemistry professor Swarup Wood, and published by Stylus (2007).