Prepare students for employment as managers of adult fitness settings including private health clubs, YMCAs, and corporate wellness programs.
Objective
Employment Opportunities
Offer appropriate courses in the curriculum(core, degree specific, major, and minor) which adequately prepare students to work in the fitness setting.
Indicator
Measurement And Assessment
The following will be collected for measurement and assessment: student??????s overall grade point average, student??????s major grade point average, student??????s minor grade point average, and passing rate for any health or fitness related certification exam.
Criterion
Evaluation
Success will be represented by: overall, major, and minor grade point average of 2.0 or greater, and seventy percent passing rate on health or fitness certification exams.
Finding
Evaluation
Health BA (Fitness) students with a grade point average of 2.0 or greater in their major and minor successfully met the target and was approved for graduation. None of the Health BA (Fitness) students took the health or fitness certification exams during the 2006-2007 academic year.
Action
Evaluation
Continue to assist students with their academic studies by providing instructional support, resources, and information.
Objective
Internship
Provide quality internship experience for all Health fitness students.
Indicator
Internship Evaluation
Evaluation provided by internship supervisor.
Criterion
Internship Performance
80% of health interns will receive a rating of satisfactory or better by internship supervisor.
Finding
Internship Performance
Agency supervisors rated the interns'' work performance, and professional qualities as above average or exceptional.
Action
Internship Performance
Continue to foster and build multi-level collaborative partnerships for the health internship program. Data will be used to make program adjustments and improvements as needed.
Goal
Faculty Excellence
Promote faculty excellence in teaching, scholarships, and service.
Objective
Teaching Effectiveness
Full-time tenure-track faculty will score above the national average on the IDEA teacher evaluation instrument.
Indicator
Faculty Teaching Scores
Teaching scores obtained from IDEA Evaluation Instrument.
Criterion
IDEA Scores
80% of full-time faculty will score at or above the national average on the IDEA teacher evaluation instrument.
Finding
IDEA Scores
Target met. All of the full-time tenure-track scored at or above the national average on the IDEA Evaluation Instrument.
Action
IDEA Scores
Continue to support and provide resources to sustain teaching effectiveness for all health faculty. Data will be used for annual FES, promotion and tenure, and merit consideration.
Objective
Faculty Scholarship
Increase activity by Health faculty in presentations, publication, grants submitted, and dollars awarded.
Indicator
Faculty Publications
Count the number of publications reported on 2006 FES and compare to 2005 publications reported on FES.
Criterion
Publications
80% of the Health faculty will have at least one professional publication during the 2006-2007 academic year.
Finding
Publications
All tenure and tenure-track faculty are actively engaged in producing scholarly products in their sub-disciplines.
Indicator
Faculty Presentations
Count number of presentations and grant applications reported on 2006 FES and compare to FES 2005 presentations/grants data.
Criterion
Presentations
80% of the Health faculty will make at least one professional presentation during the 2006-2007 academic year.
Finding
Presentations
Target met. All of the faculty made at least two or more professional presentations during the 2006-2007 academic year. Travel funds were increased from $600.00 to $1000.00 per faculty member.
Action
Publications
Continue to support faculty research and publications. Encourage health faculty to seek out more tier I and II journals for their work to be published. Data will be used for annual FES, promotion and tenure and merit consideration.
Action
Presentations
Continue to support faculty presentations. Seek additional funds to support faculty travel to present their research. Department increased faculty from $1000.00 to $1500.00 per faculty member for 2007-2008. Data will be used for annual FES, promotion/tenure, and merit consideration.
Objective
Professional Service
Increased number of Health faculty servicing and seeking to serve as leaders and committee member in professional organizations.
Indicator
Faculty Service
Count the number of committee assignments reported on FES by Health faculty and compare to previous year.
Criterion
Professional Service
70% of Health faculty will have service engagement in one or more professional organizations.
Finding
Professional Service
Target met. All Health faculty members are assigned to several University and professional committees.
Action
Professional Service
Continue to support and encourage service contributions from all faculty. Seek meaningful incentives for faculty that are highly engaged in service activities. Data will be used for annual FES, promotion/tenure, and merit consideration.
Goal
Visibility And Impact
Department of Health will increase its image, visibility, and impact.
Objective
Collaborative Partnerships
Network with community colleges to increase awareness of health programs and cultivate multi-leave collaborative partnerships.
Indicator
Partnerships
Finalized Health articulation agreements are published on SHSU web-site.
Criterion
Networking
Health articulation agreements are finalized and published on SHSU articulation web site.
Finding
Community Colleges
Community college partners reported positive and favorable remarks regarding the published articulation agreements.
Action
Partnership
Network with community colleges to increase awareness of health programs and cultivate multi-leave collaborative partnerships.
Objective
Program Growth
Implement recruitment plan to increase enrollment in undergraduate Health BS Fitness programs.
Indicator
Recruitment Of Students
Log all recruitment activities and number of brochures used to recruit undergraduate and graduated students. View enrollment numbers for all Health academic programs (undergraduate and graduate).
Criterion
Recruitment of Students
Department of Health will participate in at least five recruitment events during the 2006-2007 academic year.
Finding
Recruitment of Students
The department of Health faculty attended a total of thirteen (13) events during 2006-2007 for the purpose of student recruitment.
Action
Recruitment of Students
Continue to foster and build multi-level collaborative partnerships for the purpose of recruiting students and faculty.