Assessment as conducted at Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC) in Canandaigua (New York) has taken various forms and has been conducted under various names. This publication offers an overview of assessment at the college from a philosophical and historical perspective. In both general and specific terms, the efforts of the college to meet the challenges posed by the need for assessment are discussed in the following papers: (1) "Letter from FLCC President" (Daniel T. Hayes); (2) "Defining Assessment" (James O. Ortiz); (3) "Historical Perspective on Assessment" (Patricia A. Pietropaolo); (4) "Assessment Awareness at the Department Level" (Sandra Brown); (5) "Courting Assessment as an Agent of Change in the English 101 Curriculum" (Sandra K. Camillo); (6) "The Pyramid Model" (Frederick L. MacNamara); (7) "Beyond Advisory Boards to Educational Partnerships for Assessment" (Jeanne S. Fagan); (8) "Developing Evidence" (Marylou Boynton); and (9) "Gathering Institutional Data for Assessment" (Rebecca Burgess). (SLD)