On March 3, 2011, the Baruch College Faculty Senate passed the following resolution  unanimously:

Resolution #3: CUNY Has Not Sufficiently Investigated Existing Data That Should Be Integrated into the ‘Transfer Report’.

Whereas:

• Baruch College has accumulated several years’ worth of learning outcomes assessment data on Baruch students’ oral communication, written communication, and critical thinking skills;
• These assessment measures have been used to assess the effectiveness of courses in helping students acquire these skills;
• These assessment measures include information on whether students started Baruch as freshmen or as transfers;
• Until the Faculty Senate meeting of 2/3/2011, the CUNY Office of Academic Affairs was not aware of the Baruch data’s existence and had not evaluated the data in the context of the Pathways proposal;
• Effectiveness of education is as important as the speed of graduation;

Resolved:

• Further development of the Pathways Proposal should be delayed until the assessment measures have been evaluated;
• These measures should be included in a revised ‘Transfer Report’ from the CUNY Office of Academic Affairs;
• These assessment measures should be included in the design of the proposed Pathways intervention.