experiences and recruit interested students. Goal 3d: Offer educational Identify existing Review opportunities and Revise and update as General Education opportunities that opportunities and programs that facilitate necessary programs and Committee, College promote an awareness of and an programs that facilitate awareness and curriculum that support Curriculum appreciation of divergent awareness and appreciation of diverse this goal. Committee, appreciation of perspectives and department heads worldviews. divergent worldviews. experiences, particularly and faculty in the General Education curriculum (nonwestern Consider colloquium cultures category) and in series—internal and Patten Performances. external speakers/ lectures. Goal 3e: Showcase and promote Identify Explore a broader focus Revise as necessary our multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary and broader appeal for interdisciplinary interdisciplinary research, research, teaching, and our current programs and minors. teaching, and creative creative activities. interdisciplinary enrollment in these activities. Evaluate the current programs and minors. majors and minors. interdisciplinary programs to define their impact. Goal 4: The College of Arts and Sciences cultivates new knowledge through research (theoretical and applied) and creative activities that engage students, faculty, and community partners. Activity Baseline 2015-16 Measure of Success for Measure of Success for Responsible Group Definition, Source 2017-18 2019-20 or Individual or Notes Goal 4a: Increase student Identify programs Implement plan derived Implement plan to reach Deans office, involvement in experiential (majors and minors) from baseline assessment goal that will be set Department heads. learning, research, creative that provide such to increase baseline by on assessment from WCTL staff/faculty, endeavors, internships, senior opportunities. Identify 10%, if funding is previous cycle. This will Office of number of students available and faculty involve evaluating Undergraduate
experiences and recruit interested students. Goal 3d: Offer educational opportunities that promote an awareness of and an appreciation of divergent worldviews. Identify existing opportunities and programs that facilitate awareness and appreciation of divergent worldviews. Consider colloquium series—internal and external speakers/ lectures. Review opportunities and programs that facilitate awareness and appreciation of diverse perspectives and experiences, particularly in the General Education curriculum (nonwestern cultures category) and in Patten Performances. Revise and update as necessary programs and curriculum that support this goal. General Education Committee, College Curriculum Committee, department heads and faculty Goal 3e: Showcase and promote multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research, teaching, and creative activities. Identify interdisciplinary research, teaching, and creative activities. Evaluate the current interdisciplinary programs to define their impact. Explore a broader focus and broader appeal for our current interdisciplinary programs and minors. Revise as necessary our interdisciplinary programs and minors. enrollment in these majors and minors. Goal 4: The College of Arts and Sciences cultivates new knowledge through research (theoretical and applied) and creative activities that engage students, faculty, and community partners. Activity Baseline 2015-16 Measure of Success for 2017-18 Measure of Success for 2019-20 Responsible Group or Individual Definition, Source or Notes Goal 4a: Increase student involvement in experiential learning, research, creative endeavors, internships, senior Identify programs (majors and minors) that provide such opportunities. Identify number of students Implement plan derived from baseline assessment to increase baseline by 10%, if funding is available and faculty Implement plan to reach goal that will be set on assessment from previous cycle. This will involve evaluating Deans office, Department heads. WCTL staff/faculty, Office of Undergraduate
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