Carole Huston serves as the Special Assistant to the Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Initiatives and a Professor of Communication at the University of San Diego as well as consulting for a number of institutions. She has also served as USD's ALO and director of the Center for Educational Excellence, and participated in WSCUC accreditation review teams. In her more than 30 years of experience in higher education, Carole has researched and presented on many different facets of learning assessment at AI, AAC&U, AALHE, and WSCUC conferences, including competency assessments in general education, multi-institutional and multi-method assessment projects, integrative learning, program review, and assessing diversity and social justice in faith-based institutions. As an alumna, she co-facilitated the WSCUC Assessment Leadership Academy and has presented and co-presented several WSCUC webinars and workshops. Carole has co-authored several articles, books and book chapters on assessment, research methods, interpersonal and intercultural communication, and she contributed to the VALUE rubrics project sponsored by ACC&U.