2017-2018 Manhattan College Goals

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School of Liberal Arts

Administrative Goals

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Encourage and facilitate further and accurate incorporation of AAC&U’s "High-Impact Practices" (HIP) in SoLA courses and programs.
 
Increase interdisciplinary nature of SoLA via collaboration across disciplines both within and outside of existing interdisciplinary programs, via team-teaching (most obviously), as well as other types of collaboration (both in class and out).
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Increase number of courses that make appropriate use of technology in their execution, from both the faculty and student sides of the equation. This goal is aimed at both traditional in-class courses and summer online courses. This goal focuses, in particular, on DAsH ("Digital Arts and Humanities").
 
Better educate School of Liberal Arts students regarding the value of study abroad/study away and more actively encourage and facilitate their participation in appropriate programs. Also, develop more SoLA faculty-led study abroad / study away programs.
 
Work with the Center for Graduate School and Fellowship Advisement, and internally within SoLA, to better educate and more actively encourage SoLA students regarding the possibility of graduate study, including law school and in both traditional and new graduate fields.
 
Work with and support the Center for Career Development in developing a structured program that specifically prepares Liberal Arts students for the post-graduate job market, as many of our competitors have.
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Increase funding for School programs and support for faculty and students via the pursuit of external grants and fundraising, as well as the standard budget process.
 
Continue to enhance PR for the School, our programs, our faculty and our students, including, but not solely, via the MC website, but a SoLA newletter and other outlets.

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 School of Liberal Arts Goal Set

Goal
 
 
Increase the incorporation of AAC&U's "High-Impact Practices."
Encourage and facilitate further and accurate incorporation of AAC&U’s "High-Impact Practices" (HIP) in SoLA courses and programs.
 
Click to Collapse MeasureMeasure: HIP
Other level; Indirect - Other
 
 
Proposed actions to achieve goal: Work with SoLA chairs, PD's and faculty to increase the incorporation of HIP into SoLA courses and progams.
Expected Results: By the end of 2016-2017, an increase in HIP in across SoLA than at the end of 2015-2016.
Details/Description: Compare 2015-2016 inventory of HIP and 2016-2017 inventory HIP.
 
Increasing interdisciplinary nature of SoLA's interdisciplinary programs.
Make interdisciplinary programs more truly interdisciplinary, as opposed to simply multidisciplinary, via team teaching, for example. Also increase collaboration outside of the context of the already identified interdisciplinary programs, including (but not solely) via team teaching.
 
Click to Collapse MeasureMeasure: Increase interdisciplinary nature of SoLA's interdisciplinary programs.
Other level; Indirect - Other
 
 
Proposed actions to achieve goal: Work with chairs, PD's and faculty to develop truly interdisciplinary courses and related academic opportunities, such as, but not limited to, team-taught courses, both within existing interdisciplinary programs and outside of them.
Expected Results: Increase in number of courses and related academic opportunities in 2016-2017 vs. 2015-2016.
Details/Description:
 
Increase use of technology in SoLA courses and programs.
Increase number of courses that make appropriate use of technology in their execution, from both the faculty and student sides of the equation. This goal is aimed at both traditional in-class courses and summer online courses. This goal focuses, in particular, on DAsH ("Digital Arts and Humanities").
 
Click to Collapse MeasureMeasure: Increase use of technology in SoLA courses and programs
Other level; Indirect - Other
 
 
Proposed actions to achieve goal: Work with chairs, PD's and faculty to incorporate appropriate use of technology in execution of courses, including, but not only, via summer online courses.
Expected Results: Increase in summer online courses, as well as increase in semester courses that make use of Moodle, at the very least.
Details/Description:
 
Increase number of SoLA students who study abroad / study away.
Better educate School of Liberal Arts students regarding the value of study abroad/study away and more actively encourage and facilitate their participation in appropriate programs. Also, develop more SoLA faculty-led study abroad / study away programs.
 
Click to Collapse MeasureMeasure: Increase number of SoLA students who study abroad or study away.
Other level; Indirect - Other
 
 
Proposed actions to achieve goal: Be more proactive, on the School and program levels, in educating students about the value of study abroad / study away and more actively encourage and facilitate their participation in such programs. Also, develop more SoLA faculty-led abroad / away programs.
Expected Results: Increase in number of students who participate in these programs, and increase in number of SoLA faculty-led programs.
Details/Description:
 
Increase number of SoLA students who go on to graduate school.
Work with the Center for Graduate School and Fellowship Advisement, and internally within SoLA, to better educate and more actively encourage SoLA students regarding the possibility of graduate study, including law school and in both traditional and new graduate fields.
 
Click to Collapse MeasureMeasure: Increase in SoLA student who go on to graduate School
Other level; Indirect - Other
 
 
Proposed actions to achieve goal: Work with Center for Graduate Study and Fellowship Advisement and within SoLA to better educate and more actively encourage SoLA students regarding graduate study, including law school.
Expected Results: Increase in numbrer of SoLA seniors who go on to graduate school
Details/Description:
 
Better prepare SoLA students for the post-graduation job market.
Work with and support the Center for Career Development in developing a structured program that specifically prepares Liberal Arts students for the post-graduate job market, as many of our competitors have.
 
Click to Collapse MeasureMeasure: Better prepare SoLA student for post-graduate job market
Other level; Direct - Other
 
 
Proposed actions to achieve goal: Work with and support Center for Career Development in developing structured program that prepared Liberal Arts students for post-graduate job market, as many of our competitors.
Expected Results: Creation of program.
Details/Description:
 
Increase funding for SoLA programs and faculty support.
Increase funding for School programs and support for faculty and students via the pursuit of external grants and fundraising, as well as the standard budget process.
 
Click to Collapse MeasureMeasure: Increase funding or SoLA programs and faculty support
Other level; Indirect - Other
 
 
Proposed actions to achieve goal: See higher funding through standard budget process, encourage and faciliate faculty application for external grants, and participate in fundraising efforts, all to increase funding for SoLA program and support for faculty.
Expected Results: Increase in budget, where possible, increase in grant applications, increase in funding via fundraising.
Details/Description:
 
Increase SoLA's profile, both on campus and off.
Continue to enhance PR for the School, our programs, our faculty and our students, including, but not solely, via the MC website, but a SoLA newletter and other outlets.
 
Click to Collapse MeasureMeasure: Increase SoLA's profile, on campus and off
Other level; Indirect - Other
 
 
Proposed actions to achieve goal: Continue to enhance PR for SoLA and the Liberal Arts in general via the new MC website, an electronic newsletter (which should be easy to send to alums and potential donors), etc.
Expected Results: More and better visibility regarding the School and the value of the Liberal Arts, and the work of our students and faculty, via the new website and via the School's new electronic newsletter.
Details/Description:
 
Add strategically placed new FT faculty positions.
Add strategically placed new FT (TT or Visiting) faculty positions in order to further support SoLA's participation in the resurgent and growing Arches program, meet increased demand for SoLA-external required courses, and reduce the School's use of adjunct of faculty.
 
Click to Collapse MeasureMeasure: Add strategically place FT faculty positions
Other level; Indirect - Other
 
 
Proposed actions to achieve goal: Add FT faculty positions (TT or Visiting) in carefully selected areas of particular need.
Expected Results: Approval of positions proposed.
Details/Description:
Author: Manhattan College Manager
Last modified: 4/21/2017 11:15 AM (EST)