To provide the highest quality education possible through faculty, curriculum and support services, achieved by the recruitment, retention, graduation and employment of a diverse and capable undergraduate and graduate body.
Objective
Enhance Student Programs
Enhance undergraduate and graduate programs.
Indicator
Curriculum Review
A review process will be in-place/established for all programs (undergraduate and graduate) and curriculum.
Criterion
Undergraduate Curriculum Review
Explore the feasibility of performing an undergraduate curriculum review.
Finding
Gaines Report
External curriculum reviewer produced "The Gaines Report" based on these findings a curriculum review committee was established.
Indicator
Program View
A periodic cycle for program review of the doctoral program will be developed.
Criterion
Doctoral Program Self Study
Explore the feasibility of developing a doctoral program self study.
Finding
Assess doctoral programs
The Doctoral Advisory Committee compiled a set of guidelines to assess doctoral programs across the campus in 2008-2009.
Action
Doctoral Program Self-Study
The College of Criminal Justice will be the first doctoral program to conduct a self-study in 2008-2009 based on the new self-study guidelines.
Action
Curriculum review
Undergrad curriculum review committee made recommendations for curriculum revisions. These will be presented to the faculty and voted on in May 2008.
Objective
Enhance Student Recruiting
Enhance student recruiting efforts.
Indicator
Recruiting Efforts
Increase the number of recruiting efforts, college fairs, etc. by 20%.
Criterion
Recruiting efforts
Increase the number of recruiting efforts, college fairs, etc. by 10%.
Finding
Recruitment
Minimal increase in recruiting efforts in 2007-2008 from 2006-2007.
Action
Increase recruiting
Develop action plan to increase recruiting efforts, job fairs, college information fairs, high school visits, etc. for 2008-2009.
Goal
Research
To contribute significantly and substantially to the body of knowledge in criminal justice and criminology especially the body that informs policy and practice.
Objective
Faculty Research
Increase research and scholarship among the faculty.
Indicator
Faculty Publication
Increase faculty publication productivity by 10% in 2007-2008.
Criterion
Faculty Publication
Faculty publication productivity will increase by 10% in 2007-2008.
Finding
Faculty publication productivity
Faculty publication productivity exceeded 10% increase in 2007-2008.
Action
Faculty publication productivity
Continue to increase faculty publication productivity and develop a database to more accurately track faculty publication productivity.
Goal
Enhance Image And Visibility Of The College Of Criminal Justice
To promote criminal justice programs to potential students.
Objective
Image And Visibility
Enhance image and visibility.
Indicator
Marketing Approach
An integrated marketing approach will be in-place/implemented to ensure quality and consistency in communicating information about the College of Criminal Justice to prospective undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, employers and other constituencies.
Criterion
Marketing efforts.
Develop a plan to improve and streamline the college marketing efforts.
Finding
Marketing
A staff position in Marketing was posted and filled in 2007-2008 and a preliminary marketing plan was developed.
Action
Marketing plan
Continue to develop and implement 2007-2008 marketing plan for 2009-2010 marketing goals.
Goal
Faculty Excellence In Teaching And Research
To continue to develop a productive research faculty with a committment to high quality teaching.
Objective
High Quality Teaching
To continue to develop a productive research faculty with a committment to high quality teaching.
Indicator
Attract And Retain Faculty
Mechanisms will be in-place/developed to attract and retain distinguished faculty in teaching and research.
Criterion
Faculty Recruitment
Three (3) Jr. Faculty members will be hired in 2007-2008.
Finding
Faculty
Three new Assistant Professors were hired to begin tenure-track positions in Fall 2008.
Action
Faculty Search Committee
2008-2009 Faculty Search Committee to reconvene to assess needs for new faculty for academic year 2009-2010.