Action Steps
- Continue to develop online and hybrid course offerings in light of disciplinary appropriateness, likelihood of student success, assessment results, and demand.
- Provide incentives to faculty (adjunct and residential) to adopt best practices in teaching style and learning.
- Increase support to the teaching and learning center to accommodate increased faculty development.
- Expand High Impact Practices including experiential and service learning.
- Engage in best practices in teaching and learning based on the latest research in higher education.
- Establish campus principles of teaching and learning that affirm our common commitment to students and respect the unique contributions of faculty and programs.
- Systematically evaluate academic programs.
- Maintain and expand accountability through accreditation for all applicable programs.
- Continue to conduct and improve an accountable, effective, and useful assessment program which guides curriculum revision, development, and improvement in student learning.
- Implement greater support to learning for students including the development of a Testing Center and online/extended hours for all student service offices.
- Annually track and measure recruitment and retention of diverse faculty and staff. Identify areas where underutilization occurs, and set goals to achieve representational diversity.
- Increase number of Summer Teaching Faculty Fellowships.
- Provide compensated professional development opportunities for part-time faculty.