Assess current faculty retention rates. Assess discipline, regional and national standards for faculty compensation of scholarly work. Goal 4e: Pursue proper Assess current Allocate available space, Continue to address Department Heads, infrastructure, instructional allotment of resources, technology, and/or unmet needs with faculty, Office of space, technology, and including space, equipment to meet needs available resources. Undergraduate equipment to support teaching, technology, and and standards established Research and learning, and research. equipment. in baseline assessment. Creative Activity, Vice Chancellor for Research and Dean of Assess peer the Graduate School institutions' policies on allotment of resources. Assess standards set my accrediting bodies and/or standards. Goal 4f: Enrich graduate Review graduate Increase support where Assess the success of department In Spring 2015 were 312 students programs with competitive programs to determine needed to make our recruitment packages, heads, Vice enrolled in CAS recruitment, including recruiting goals and programs competitive levels of support, and Chancellor for graduate programs competitive scholarships, funding opportunities. with peer institutions. adjust accordingly. Research and Dean of and 37 full GA’s assistantships, research the Graduate School, offered, which means opportunities, and teaching Graduate Council Assess current level of 11.9% of students experiences. conference travel received full GA’s support for graduate (some were split students. Compare such leading to 14.8% of support with peer students receiving at institutions. least partial support). Goal 4g: Identify opportunities Assess CAS funding Implement plan to reach Implement plan to reach Dean’s office, (system, state, federal, private, success over past 5 goal that will be set based goal that will be set based department heads, years. Office of
Assess current faculty retention rates. Assess discipline, regional and national standards for faculty compensation of scholarly work. Goal 4e: Pursue proper infrastructure, instructional space, technology, and equipment to support teaching, learning, and research. Assess current allotment of resources, including space, technology, and equipment. Assess peer institutions' policies on allotment of resources. Assess standards set my accrediting bodies and/or standards. Allocate available space, technology, and/or equipment to meet needs and standards established in baseline assessment. Continue to address unmet needs with available resources. Department Heads, faculty, Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity, Vice Chancellor for Research and Dean of the Graduate School Goal 4f: Enrich graduate programs with competitive recruitment, including competitive scholarships, assistantships, research opportunities, and teaching experiences. Review graduate programs to determine recruiting goals and funding opportunities. Assess current level of conference travel support for graduate students. Compare such support with peer institutions. Increase support where needed to make our programs competitive with peer institutions. Assess the success of recruitment packages, levels of support, and adjust accordingly. department heads, Vice Chancellor for Research and Dean of the Graduate School, Graduate Council In Spring 2015 were 312 students enrolled in CAS graduate programs and 37 full GA’s offered, which means 11.9% of students received full GA’s (some were split leading to 14.8% of students receiving at least partial support). Goal 4g: Identify opportunities (system, state, federal, private, Assess CAS funding success over past 5 years. Implement plan to reach goal that will be set based Implement plan to reach goal that will be set based Dean’s office, department heads, Office of
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