News release form the University of Saint Francis:
USF names Carole Splendore as Director of Assessment and Accreditation
(October 27, 2015) — The University of Saint Francis announces the appointment of Carole Splendore as director of assessment and accreditation. Splendore recently served as director of learning outcomes assessment at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio.
Splendore brings more than 15 years of higher education experience to USF. She will be responsible for the planning, execution, analysis and improvement of assessment strategies for courses, programs and the university as a whole.
“I am excited to serve the faculty and students of the University of Saint Francis as we define, measure and celebrate the values of our educational experiences,” she said.
Splendore earned a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from the San Francisco Art Institute, a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from the University of Illinois and a Certificate in Assessment and Accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Assessment Leadership Academy.
About the University of Saint Francis
The University of Saint Francis is celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2015. Founded in 1890 as a comprehensive university in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, USF offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate programs through the School of Health Sciences, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Keith Busse School of Business and Entrepreneurial Leadership and School of Creative Arts. In addition to its traditional programs, the university designs focused curricula for working adults in Fort Wayne, Crown Point and online. The university will open a Downtown Fort Wayne Campus in the fall of 2016 that will feature business, entrepreneurship and music technology programs. Approximately 2,300 students from a broad geographic region currently attend USF for its academic excellence.