October 1, 2004

SUNY's Program of Assessment

To the Editor:

As chairman of the Board of Trustees and chancellor of the State University of New York, we write in response to the letter to the editor from trustee Candace de Russy ("Assessments at SUNY," August 13). ... Unfortunately, her letter does not paint a complete and accurate picture of the scope and rigor of the assessment program now under way at SUNY.

After much research and consultation with assessment specialists from around the country, we are confident that