Musings on the Great Resignation and Assessment

Post Pandemic Blues for the Assessment Professional and Profession

“…As McConnell (2022) and Jankowski and Slotnick (2015) wrote, assessment professionals have been called on to wear multiple hats and are expected to transition swiftly from role to role (continued on page 13)…”

“…Many practitioners reported that the ground realities in their institutions had changed so rapidly that assessment professionals were no longer the foci of their administrations and faculty when compared to pre‐pandemic times. Considering that Kate McConnell (2022) has already written about how pre‐pandemic assessment professionals played “defense,” the post‐pandemic reality seems to have further exacerbated the need to play defense.…”

“…As McConnell (2022) and Jankowski and Slotnick (2015) wrote, assessment professionals have been called on to wear multiple hats and are expected to transition swiftly from role to role to meet the needs of their institutions. In addition, the role of the assessment professional is not generally defined in scope and is determined more by institutions and even frequently change with institutional leadership changes.…”