In 2017-2018, a necessary administrative goal at this time will be to thoroughly review and possibly reconstruct the 4 goals of our academic program, which currently are: (a) to learn psychological concepts, principles, theories, and research strategies; (b) to develop skills in analyzing, evaluating, and applying psychological principles and theories to their professional preparation and personal lives; (c) to conduct research and participate in internships; and (d) to explore career opportunities in psychology and related areas. Reconsidering and updating our academic goals ensures our ongoing commitment to maintaining a sound, cutting-edge, and person-centered academic program for involved students.

For 2017-2018, since our department has always been committed to student assessment and departmental self-assessment, we would like to embark upon a very new task of mapping how our psychology courses align with the CWCC for majors, and then track how many "connections" or "touches" each student has had when they graduate with a psychology degree from our program. Through this, we, as a department, can know the percentage of psychology majors gaining maximum exposure to the CWCC during their undergraduate time, and can determine how we can improve exposure to CWCC constructs. We envision that assessing this is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable insights into how the department can improve in the coming years, and how we can enhance student learning, experience, and CWCC instruction through the use of our discipline. Understandably, this is a long-term project for the department.