etc.) to secure additional on assessment from on assessment from Partnerships and funding. Assess rates of funding previous cycle. previous cycle. Sponsored Programs (OPSP), OPEIR at peer institutions and their colleges. Assess university policy for incentivizing Implement policy to and/or accommodating support and reward faculty/staff who seek who pursue extramural funding. and receive extramural funding. Goal 4h: Take the College's Identify number of Implement plan derived Implement plan to reach Dean’s office, scholarly and creative activity students/faculty from baseline assessment goal that will be set based department heads, into the community in order to working with to increase baseline by on assessment from OPSP, Office of promote Chattanooga as a community partners. 10%, if funding is previous cycle. Undergraduate "teaching and learning lab" or available and faculty Research and studio. workload has been Creative Activity, Assess number of local Develop awards/honorary internships. adjusted to accommodate distinction for off campus University Relations supervision of these activities. activities. Assess community Collect data regarding Further encourage faculty engagement with lab and audience attendance at to create collaborative studio activity. performances or opportunities for students exhibits. and community members. Clearly communicate activities to community. Goal 4i: Integrate sustainability We teach a number of Evaluate courses and Established "teaching University's Chattanooga prides and its values—human courses that focus on consider developing an garden." Sustainability itself on being a city interactions with and issues related to the interdisciplinary minor or Committee and for outdoor responsibilities to the natural natural environment major in Environmental Establish a various academic enthusiasts and green environment—into both the Gen and sustainability; Studies or Sustainability departments. initiatives. The Sustainability Committee. Ed and programmatic curricula. however, we do not Studies. College could become have a comprehensive a player in solidifying list of those courses, so the city's identity as
etc.) to secure additional funding. Assess rates of funding at peer institutions and their colleges. Assess university policy for incentivizing and/or accommodating faculty/staff who seek extramural funding. on assessment from previous cycle. Implement policy to support and reward who pursue and receive extramural funding. on assessment from previous cycle. Partnerships and Sponsored Programs (OPSP), OPEIR Goal 4h: Take the College's scholarly and creative activity into the community in order to promote Chattanooga as a "teaching and learning lab" or studio. Identify number of students/faculty working with community partners. Assess number of local internships. Collect data regarding audience attendance at performances or exhibits. Implement plan derived from baseline assessment to increase baseline by 10%, if funding is available and faculty workload has been adjusted to accommodate supervision of these activities. Further encourage faculty to create collaborative opportunities for students and community members. Clearly communicate activities to community. Implement plan to reach goal that will be set based on assessment from previous cycle. Develop awards/honorary distinction for off campus activities. Assess community engagement with lab and studio activity. Dean’s office, department heads, OPSP, Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity, University Relations Goal 4i: Integrate sustainability and its values—human interactions with and responsibilities to the natural environment—into both the Gen Ed and programmatic curricula. We teach a number of courses that focus on issues related to the natural environment and sustainability; however, we do not have a comprehensive list of those courses, so Evaluate courses and consider developing an interdisciplinary minor or major in Environmental Studies or Sustainability Studies. Established "teaching garden." Establish a Sustainability Committee. University's Sustainability Committee and various academic departments. Chattanooga prides itself on being a city for outdoor enthusiasts and green initiatives. The College could become a player in solidifying the city's identity as
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