EAST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS GOALS
1996-97
The 1995-96 Academic Goals have been updated and shared. Since then, we have continued
to become more involved in a variety of complex initiatives. The following 1996-97 goals
are a result of input from the fall 1995 department head retreat, 1996-97 department and
college plans, national and state issues, and affiliation with the Texas A&M
University System. They are listed below for your use as you review your 1996-97
department and college plans and begin planning for 1997-98.
Goals |
Responsible Persons |
Evidence of Achievement |
| PEOPLE | ||
| 1. Improve the quality of instruction by: | ||
| a. identifying, encouraging, and rewarding excellent teaching by: 1) updating department faculty evaluation plans, 2) developing a campus wide course evaluation tool. |
Deans, department heads Department heads, faculty Department heads, faculty |
Updated department faculty evaluation plans Campus course evaluation tool, faculty merit awards |
| b. developing information sources and communication among faculty through the faculty development newsletter (LIONOTES) and various workshops, seminars, and discussion sessions. | Faculty Development chair and committee | Newsletter distributed and sessions held |
| c. providing a variety of resources to assist faculty in the improvement of teaching, research, and service. | Faculty Development Committee | Materials acquired, mini-grants awarded, newsletter distributed, mentor matching accomplished |
| d. providing an effective orientation program for all new faculty and staff. | Faculty Development Committee and Human Resources staff | Orientation sessions held, faculty feedback |
| e. providing an effective program for faculty and staff development as
identified through the: 1) Academic Affairs Technology Plan 2) Faculty Development Committee goals. |
Deans, library director, director of NE Texas Educational Partnership, department heads, chair of faculty development committee | Plans implemented, faculty feedback |
| f. implementing a program of post tenure review. | Vice president, deans, department heads | Program implemented |
| g. providing appropriate academic support and facilities (including instructional equipment). | Vice president, deans, department heads | Budget allocated in accord with identified needs, facilities support program objectives |
| h. supporting and increasing diversity among faculty, staff, and students. | Vice president, deans, department heads, search committees, faculty | Institutional minority statistics |
Goals |
Responsible Persons |
Evidence of Achievement |
| PROGRAMS | ||
| 1. Improve efficiency and effectiveness of the academic programs through: | ||
| a. reviewing requirements for graduation | Vice President, deans, department heads, faculty | Programs structured to enable students to graduate in four academic years |
| b. providing options to students who have the desire and ability to graduate in less than four years (testing, week-end and evening classes). | Faculty, Office of Assessment personnel | Graduation statistics, increased use of for-credit testing Counseling and advising reports |
| c. improving student retention with particular emphasis on freshman and undecided students (via new programs). | Faculty, Office of Academic Advising personnel | Retention data on the retention programs implemented in Fall, 1996 |
| d. maintaining an efficient and effective student assessment and evaluation program. | Office of Assessment personnel | Feedback from student surveys |
| e. monitoring and enforcing remediation requirements. | Office of Academic Advising personnel | Documentation of cases |
| f. assisting with recruiting efforts. | Faculty, department heads | Documented visits to schools and community colleges, and other recruiting efforts |
| g. conducting a five year program review of all programs in conjunction with the Office of Institutional Research. | Vice president, deans, department heads, faculty, Office of Institutional Research personnel | Completed studies |
| h. monitoring productivity improvement (cost of education delivery) with special attention to programs with less than adequate enrollments. | Vice president, deans, department heads, faculty | Allocating resources to areas of greatest need, strengthening, merging or phasing out weak programs |
| i. monitoring continuous improvement of the legislative budget board's mandated institutional performance measures. | Vice president, deans, department heads | Improvement of performance where it is possible |
| j. continuing "Continuous Process Improvement" activities leading to the reaccreditation of business programs by AACSB and accreditation of technology programs by NAIT. | Dean, department heads and faculty in the College of Business and Technology | Achievement of NAIT accreditation in May 1997 Documented progress toward AACSB accreditation in May 1999 |
Goals |
Responsible Persons |
Evidence of Achievement |
| 2. Develop interinstitutional program initiatives with system institutions, agencies and others. May include: | ||
| a. strengthening the agricultural program at Commerce and providing agricultural extension services (agronomy) in north Texas with the Texas A&M Agricultural Extension Service (TAES). | Department head and faculty in the Department of Agriculture | Documentation of achievement and services performed |
| b. developing a collaborative doctoral program in educational leadership (Tarleton, UT Tyler). | Dean and faculty of the Department of Educational Administration | Program in place |
| c. developing technology continuing eduction programs in conjunction with the Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX). | Department head and faculty of the Department of Technology | Programs implemented |
| d. establishing a joint pre-engineering program with UT-Tyler and Texas A&M University. | Dean of Arts and Sciences, heads of the Departments of Physics and Computer Science | Programs implemented |
| e. developing collaborative efforts with E-Systems of Greenville for enhancing programs in technology, computer science, and sciences. | Dean of Arts and Sciences and heads of the Departments of Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Biology | Programs implemented |
| f. establishing a collaborative engineering master's degree in management of technology with Texas A&M University for regional industry including Raytheon E-Systems of Greenville and Garland. | Dean of the College of Business and Technology and faculty | Program implemented |
| g. continuing efforts to offer the MBA program at the Dallas Education Center. | Dean of the College of Business and Technology and faculty | Courses offered |
| h. establishing a regional site for research and grant initiatives with the Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES). | Dean of Graduate Studies and Research | Program implemented |
| 3. Develop new programs or revise existing programs to include: | ||
| a. developing a new master's degree program in social work. | Director of the Social Work program and faculty | Program presented for approval |
| b. developing a new undergraduate environmental sciences program. | Head of the Department of Earth Sciences and faculty | Program curriculum developed |
| c. revising the existing industrial and manufacturing programs in technology. | Head of the Department of Technology and faculty | Program curriculum revised |
| d. implementing the new integrated science program. | Faculty in the Departments of Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Biology and Physics | Program implemented |
Goals |
Responsible Persons |
Evidence of Achievement |
| e. making appropriate changes to the University Studies program based on the self-study submitted to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (CB) by August 1, 1996. | Director of the University Studies program and faculty | Study submitted to the Coordinating Board |
| f. developing program initiatives for the improvement of math and science teacher education. | Department heads and faculty in the math and science departments | Initiatives developed |
| 4. Improve and expand the campus technology plan to include: | ||
| a. expanding technology services to faculty, staff, and students. | Directors of the Library and NE Texas Educational Partnership | Documentation of new services provided |
| b. improving and expanding compressed video teleconferencing and classroom instruction to additional sites such as Paris Junior College (PJC). | Director of the NE Texas Educational Partnership | Improvements and expansion documented |
| c. expanding fiber optic distance education from three to nine pubic school sites, and expanding services to several community colleges (possibly PJC, Northeast Texas Community College (NETCC), Trinity Valley, and the Metroplex over the next two to three years). | Director of the NE Texas Educational Partnership | Expansion documented |
| d. completing a video production classroom facility and developing distance education videotapes as well as cable television instruction to the community (may include fiber optic classroom equipment). | Director of the NE Texas Educational Partnership | Achievements documented |
| e. expanding electronic communication among deans, department heads, and faculty. | Vice president | Extent of electronic expansion documented |
| f. upgrading selected classrooms for use of instructional technology. | Director of the NE Texas Educational Partnership | Classroom upgrades completed |
| g. expanding faculty and staff technology instruction to include: curriculum development, distance education technology and computer software applications. | Directors of the Library and NE Texas Educational Partnership | Instruction documented in each area |
Goals |
Responsible Persons |
Evidence of Achievement |
| 5. Update the mission of the library by: | |||||
| a. incorporating new technologies to support traditional library services. | Director of the Library | New technologies in use | |||
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Director of the Library | Usage and quality of services documented | |||
| c. expanding electronic access to data via AMIGOS, TexShare and TAMU System initiatives. | Director of the Library | Evidence that technologies are being successfully used | |||
| d. providing faculty/staff technology support including "help desk" functions. | Director of the Library | Feedback from users | |||
| e. exploring opportunities for library resource information in campus kiosks. | Director of the Library (with SCT co-directors) | Library resource information on campus kiosks | |||
| FUNDS | |||||
| 1. Increase opportunities for external funding through: | |||||
| a. submitting requests for special legislative funding (e.g. Northeast Texas Network, East Texas Agricultural Opportunities, East Texas Educational Partnership, Community and Economic Development Outreach, TAMUS Center for the Arts Outreach). | Vice President, deans, faculty | Special items funded | |||
| b. developing program and research partnerships with other TAMUS institutions for the next cycle of federal funding. | Deans, faculty | Evidence of partnerships developed | |||
| c. developing an active TEES site and partnerships with TEES participants. | Dean of Graduate Studies and Research | TEES site implemented | |||
| d. continuing efforts by faculty for individual or group projects supported by state or federal agencies, foundations and other sources. | Deans, faculty | Development of projects | |||
| e. pursuing external funding for implementing updated mission of the library. | Director of the Library | Funds obtained | |||
Goals |
Responsible Persons |
Evidence of Achievement |
| FACILITIES | ||||
| 1. Continue to renovate academic buildings and facilities including: | ||||
| a. completing renovation of the Education South building, including furniture and equipment. | Dean and faculty of the College of Education (furniture and equipment) | Furniture and equipment obtained | ||
| b. renovating the Library as necessary to accommodate an expanded mission. | Plans initiated by the Director of the Library | Plan developed | ||
| c. planning for a new facility for the technology and art programs (within next 5 years). | Vice president, deans | Plans developed | ||
| d. identifying and correcting facility deficiencies as they become apparent. | Vice president, deans, faculty responsible to identify deficiencies | Deficiencies corrected | ||
| OUTREACH | ||
| 1. Continue to collaborate with business, industry, public schools, and community colleges to improve educational services to the region. | Vice president, deans, department heads, faculty | Programs identified and developed |
| 2. Continue to expand international education opportunities to enhance educational programs for faculty and students. | Vice president, Dean of Institutional Effectiveness, Director of International Studies | Expansion documented |
| 3. Continue to provide continuing and adult education opportunities through expanded programs including Emergency Medical Training (EMT) and Certified Nurse Aide/Home Health Aide (CNA). | Director of Continuing Education | Programs identified and expansion documented |
| May, 1996, named: 96-7INIT | ||
| Updated 7-7--96 DA; Updated 7-15-96 mjs named: Goals9697 |