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Goals & Strategies
The School of Education and Human Services holds as a goal to be nationally recognized for high quality programs in its disciplines represented by the following elements.
Interpersonal engagement is promoted through
- Supporting student success through advisement and mentoring
- Providing opportunities for student/faculty research collaboration
- Adapting strategies for graduate, non-traditional, commuter and transfer students
- Maintaining relationships with alumni
High quality academic experience is promoted through
- Promoting self-awareness
- Preparation for further study and employment
- Utilizing independent, directed and seminar study, service learning, internship, practica, field experience, student teaching and capstone experiences
- Providing accessible courses in order to insure timely completion (e.g., MetroCenter, on and off campus, and in hybrid and online formats)
- Achieving and maintaining external accreditation and certification of academic programs to guide the content and continuous improvement of the curricula
- Recruiting and developing a highly competent faculty and strategic appointment of part-time associate faculty
- Integrating discipline-relevant campus events as part of learning outside of the classroom
Professionalism and social justice are promoted through
- Providing instruction, standards, policies, procedures, remediation and sanctions regarding professional and ethical decision-making and behavior
- Requiring courses with critical exploration of social equity
Global and cultural competence are promoted through
- Requiring courses and fieldwork with explicit examination of diversity issues and global understanding
Impact on the community is promoted through
- Coordinating service learning partnerships
- Creating externally funded events, services and research projects
- Publishing and presenting peer-reviewed, scholarly works to advance the discipline
- Nurturing faculty and student service to their profession and the community
Last Updated 6/13/13
