In 1987, the Office of the Dean of Faculties sponsored a meeting in Indianapolis that brought together faculty and administrators from all Indiana University campuses to examine possibilities and responsibilities for assessment. As a result of discussions at that meeting, IUPUI established an Assessment Committee, including representatives from most schools offering undergraduate degrees, the following year. Committee members began to encourage the use of a variety of methods to assess learning outcomes in the major. Campus funds were provided for committee members and other colleagues to attend national assessment conferences, to produce a campus newsletter on assessment, and to offer competitive grants to faculty interesting in experimenting with assessment methods.
