OATdb Archive

2006 - 2007

Physics, Department Of

Goal
Resources for academic excellence
Assure that resources are adequate to provide an appropiate instructional program with expected academic standards.

Objective
Faculty
Add one tenure track faculty member each two years.















Indicator
paf
Submission of paf for new faculty member

Criterion
Semester credit hours(SCH)
As sch increase new faculty are required.

Finding
Faculty
New faculty member is employed.

Action
Faculty
When a new faculty member is employed, reassess the faculty needs of the department and begin the process of recruitment.

Objective
Staff size
Add two support staff members in the 2008-2010 biennium.

Indicator
staff paf(s)
Submission of pafs as staff members are employed.

Criterion
Staff
As SCH increase more maintenance of instrutional lab equipment is required and laboratory preparation cannot be conducted by faculty.

Finding
Staff
Staff members for astronomy and for physics are not employed.

Action
Staff
New staff not employed due inadequate funding.

Goal
Engineering Physics
Initiate the establishment of an academic program in Engineering Physics

Objective
Engineering Physics
Recruit and employ a faculty member whose primary asignment will be to develop the Engineering Physics program.

Indicator
Enginering Physics
Employment of the faculty member.

Criterion
Engineering Physics
New faculty member initiates the process of developing the program

Finding
Engineering Physics
A faculty member employed and begin developing the curriculum for Engineering Physics.

Action
Engineering Physics
Engineering Physics curriculum in review.


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