Telling the Story of Student Conduct: Developing a Comprehensive Assessment Plan for Student Learning Webinar

Description

Part of our Conference Highlights Series! University conduct offices are an essential element that contributes to student retention and learning, yet many campus partners’ perceptions reduce the office to basic compliance and case metrics. This session moves beyond reporting simple case numbers to focus on holistic, educational assessments that demonstrate unit value to the student experience and inform continuous improvement for operations and student learning. Participants will learn how to identify and develop various assessment tools to critically examine multiple areas of a conduct unit, including operational capacity, sanction efficacy, and student learning. We will explore practical steps to leverage different assessment strategies (qualitative and quantitative) to craft a compelling narrative that tells the true educational story of a conduct unit. Attendees will leave with a practical framework and the foundational knowledge required to develop a comprehensive assessment plan tailored for their own office.

Learning Outcomes:

• Participants will learn how to identify and develop various assessment tools to critically examine multiple areas of a conduct unit.
• Participants will learn how to leverage different assessment strategies to tell the story of a conduct unit.
• Participants will learn how to develop a comprehensive assessment plan for their office.

Knowledge & Skills:

Pricing:

• ASCA Members: $39.00
  
  
• Non-Members: $59.00
  
  
• Student Members: $20.00

Please ensure to review ASCA's Refund and Cancelation Policy prior to completing your registration.

Each registration payment applies to one attendee only. For group registration and rates, contact the Central Office at asca@theasca.org.

Please note registration will close at 11:45 PM EST the day prior to the event.  

A Zoom link will be provided the morning of the meeting.  If you need accommodations for this event, please contact the ASCA Central Office at asca@theasca.org or 979-589-4604 as soon as possible.

Presenter Information & Bios:

Dr. Alyssa Reddy (She/Her)

Dr. Alyssa Reddy (she/her) serves as Assistant Dean of Students for Care and Community Standards at Christopher Newport University, a public, liberal arts institution in Hampton Roads, Virginia. In this role, Alyssa leads and supervises the team that manages Student Conduct, and Academic Integrity issues and oversees the Accessibility and Care Team Support team (inclusive of student accommodations, student case management, student testing, and confidential Title IX support). Alyssa is also the chair of the University’s Behavioral Intervention Team.

Alyssa has presented at ASCA annual conferences, conducted external reviews, and has served as a faculty at the Gehring Academy. Alyssa is passionate about facilitating strong teams and demonstrating success in “student conduct” work through assessment and intentional collaboration. Alyssa is a graduate of Loyola University of Maryland, University of Connecticut, and completed her doctorate in Educational Leadership (Ed.D) from Virginia Commonwealth University where she researched the best practices in employee acculturation, belonging and onboarding.

Contact: alyssa.reddy@cnu.edu 

Dr. Mathew Shepard

Dr. Mathew J.L. Shepard is the Senior Associate Dean for Student Conduct and Community Standards at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he leads the Institute’s faculty-run student conduct process.

Before joining MIT, Dr. Shepard worked in the Office of Student Conduct at New York University (NYU) from 2018 to 2025, culminating in his role as Director. His earlier experience includes positions at the University of Maryland—College Park and Loyola University Maryland.

Dr. Shepard is an active leader in the Association for Student Conduct Administration (ASCA), having co-chaired the ASCA Assessment Committee (2020-2025) and served as faculty for the ASCA Gehring Academy (2022-2025).

He holds a B.A. from the University of Kansas, an M.Ed. from the University of Vermont, and a doctorate from NYU. His dissertation research explored the centralization of academic integrity structures at public research universities. 

Contact: mshepard@mit.edu