Agricultural And Industrial Sciences, Department Of
Goal
Recruiting And Retaining Faculty And Students
The department will recruit and retain quality faculty and students while enhancing diversity and professionalism.
Objective
Professional Development In Research
Goal 3. Objective 4. All faculty will participate in professional research development opportunities.
Indicator
Prof Research Development
Goal 3. Objective 4. Indicator 1.: Description ?????? Identify research professional development activities in which factuly participated .
Criterion
Identify Prof Dev in Research
Goal 3. Objective 4. Indicator 1. Criteria 1.: Faculty will submit a list of each professional development activity in which they participated.
Finding
Faculty Engagements
Faculty were active in professional meetings with attendance, 51 refereed presentations
Action
Development
Faculty attended Contracts and Grant Workshop. Attended professional development meetings in their specialty area.
Objective
Increase Student Recruitment Activities
Goal 4. Objective 1. The student recruitment effort will be increased.
Indicator
Identify Student Rectuiting Efforts
Goal 4. Objective 1. Indicator 1.: Description ?????? The department will identify all recruiting efforts.
Criterion
Recruiting at Community Colleges
Goal 4. Objective 1. Indicator 1. Criteria 1: Evaluation procedure: Ag Ambassadors and (or) faculty and student recruiters will visit at least 5 junior/community colleges.
Finding
Recruitment
Student Recruitment accomplishe by ambassadors and student organizations
Criterion
On campus recruiting
Goal 4. Objective 1. Indicator 1. Criteria 2.: Evaluation procedure: Ag Ambassadors and (or) faculty and student recruiters will meet with at least 10 groups or individual visitors to campus.
Finding
Recruitment
Ambassadors were available for student visitations and campus tours.
Criterion
Recruiting Brochures, Mailouts and Calls
Goal 4. Objective 1. Indicator 1. Criteria 3: Personal phone calls, e-mails or other communication with prospective students will be conducted by Ag Ambassadors and (or) other students deemed suitable for the effort.
Finding
Recruitment
Ambassadors established "myspace" and "facebook" pages. Sent ecards to prospective students. Recruitment letters sent to students requesting information.
Criterion
Recruiting Booth
Goal 4. Objective 1. Indicator 1. Criteria 4: Ag Ambassadors and (or) faculty and student recruiters will staff a recruiting booth at no less than five major venues (FFA Convention, 4-H activities, stock shows, etc.) per year.
Finding
Recruitment
Recruiting booth was diplayed and ambassadors availabe for 10 events.
Action
Student Recruitment
Ambassadors made multiple career day visitation to high schools and junior colleges. State 4H round-up. Faculty partipated at State and National events for students recruitment.
Objective
Expand Position Advertisements
Goal 4. Objective 2. Expand faculty position advertisement.
Indicator
Chair And Faculty Openings
Goal 4. Objective 2. Indicator 1.: Description ?????? The department has the chairs, animal science, industrial technology and horticultural, various instructor and pool faculty positions open.
Criterion
Recruit Chair and Faculty
Goal 4. Objective 2. Indicator 1. Criteria 1.: Evaluation procedure: All faculty position postings will be distributed by mail and electronically to at least five different list-serves, websites, national organizations, or other common faculty recruitment venues.
Finding
Positions
Advertisement for faculty positions was accomplished through professional journals and list serves.
Action
Recruitment
Three faculty positions were advertised extensively to ASCARR Instituitions.
Objective
Increase Faculty Diversity
Goal 4. Objective 3. Increase faculty diversity.
Indicator
Actively Recruit Faculty Of Diverse Backgrounds
Goal 4. Objective 3. Indicator 1.: Description ?????? There are several departmental openings and the department will be active in recruiting faculty that are from diverse backgrounds
Criterion
Participate with Hispanic Serving Institutions
Goal 4. Objective 3. Indicator 1. Criteria 1.: The department will participate with Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) on grant activities promoting careers in agricultural sciences and industrial technology.
Finding
Diversity
Collaborate with Colleges and universities with underrepresented students.
Criterion
Actively Seek Diversity
Goal 4. Objective 3. Indicator 1. Criteria 2.: When faculty positions become available, search committees will attempt to make personal contact with at least five qualified women and (or) minority individuals, inviting their application.
Finding
Diversity
Increase in diversity in department faculty was accomplished with nationality, ethnicity and gender.
Action
Diversity
Hired 1 female and 1 male of under represented ethnicity in our department
Objective
Increase Student Diversity
Goal 4. Objective 4. Increase student diversity.
Indicator
Seek Students Of Diverse Backgrounds
Goal 4. Objective 4. Indicators 1.]: Description ?????? The department will increase its recruiting efforts targeting students of diverse backgrounds.
Criterion
Identify High Schools and Community Colleges with Diversity
Goal 4. Objective 4. Indicator 1. Criteria 1: Evaluation procedure: High schools with a diverse populations will be targeted for recruiting activities for Ag Ambassadors.
Finding
Diversity
Increase student diversity with participation of Career Tracks Grant. Ambassadors attend schools with large percent of Under represented students.
Action
Student Diversity
Sponsored Career Tracks Workshop for under represented students. Ambassadors made over 4000 contacts with students.
Objective
Student Retention
Goal 4. Objective 5. Increase efforts to retain students.
Indicator
Increase Efforts For Student Retention
Goal 4. Objective 5. Indicator 1.: Description ?????? The department will increase efforts to retain students through the use of university-wide services and departmental programs.
Criterion
Student advisement
Goal 4. Objective 5. Indicator 1. Criteria: Evaluation procedure: Departmental faculty will assist the SAM Center staff in providing academic advisement for all students with a GPA of 2.5 and below.
Finding
Student Retention
All tenured faculty participated in student advising. Tenure tracked faculty were trained for advising.
Criterion
First Alert
Goal 4. Objective 5. Indicator 1. Criteria 1.: Evaluation procedure: The names of students with two consecutive unexcused absences or other class-related problems will be submitted to the SAM Center ??????First Alert?????? program.
Finding
Student Retention
Faculty participated in campus first alert program and personally advised students.
Criterion
EXL in Ag
Goal 4. Objective 5. Indicator 1. Criteria 3.: Evaluation procedure: Freshman and recent transfer students will be encouraged to attend and participate in the various student organizations and the EXL in AG (Expanding Leadership in Agriculture) program
Finding
Student Retention
Increase student retention activites.
Action
Retention
ExL in AG program active. Ambassadors involved with Freshman experience.
Goal
Public Relations
The department will improve its public relations efforts to build upon its positive image.
Objective
Community And Campus Communications
Goal 5. Objective 1. The department will communicate activities and event across campus and to the general public.
Indicator
Public Relations To Community And SHSU
Goal 5. Objective 1. Indicator 1.: Description ?????? Public relations activities are an essential to any program to create awareness and good will.
Criterion
Public Relations Office on Campus
Goal 5. Objective 1. Indicator 1. Criteria 1.: Evaluation procedure: At least 15 news articles will be written and submitted to the Office of Public Information on campus
Finding
Public relations
Public and university relations.
Criterion
Faculty / Staff Accomplishments
Goal 5. Objective 1. Indicator 1. Criteria 2.: Evaluation procedure: An annual report of faculty and staff accomplishments and activities will be prepared and distributed campus-wide
Finding
Faculty Accomplishments
Report accomplishments to dean, president associated offices.
Criterion
Public Relations to Public
Goal 5. Objective 1. Indicator 1. Criteria 3.: Evaluation procedure: Information regarding personnel changes, faculty/staff/student accomplishments, and upcoming events will be sent to trade magazines, newspapers, and other industry-related publications
Finding
Public relations
Maintain website and newsletter for department activities. Participae in alumni board activities.
Criterion
Alumni Dinner and Auction
Goal 5. Objective 2. Indicators 1.Criteria 3.: Evaluation procedure: Departmental and campus news will be shared with Ag Alumni Board members and alumni attending the annual Ag Alumni dinner and auction each summer
Finding
External Relations
Work with Alumni board and support Alumni social
Criterion
Speaking engagements
Goal 5. Objective 4. Indicators 1. Criteria 1.: Evaluation procedure: Departmental faculty and staff will accept invitations to speak at no less than 15 local or regional events each year
Finding
Faculty Engagements
Faculty participated in 51 peer reviewed presentations and an extensive non-peer reviewed and community speaking engagements.
Action
Public Awareness
Communication to the public and university community was extensive.
Objective
Communication To Alumni And Supporters
Goal 5. Objective 2. The department will provide regular new and information to alumni and supporters.
Indicator
Alumni Newsletter
Goal 5. Objective 2. Indicators 1.: Description ?????? The department will create a yearly newsletter and several news briefs for dissemination to alumni and supporters.
Criterion
Newsletter Mailout
Goal 5. Objective 2. Indicators 1.Criteria 1.: Evaluation procedure: An annual newsletter will be published and mailed to all alumni and supporters for which there are good addresses.
Finding
Newsletter
Alumni Newsletter distributed to Ag Alum and campus administrators.
Indicator
Website Update
Goal 5. Objective 2. Indicators 2.: Description ?????? The department will update website
Criterion
Website Update
Goal 5. Objective 2. Indicators 1.Criteria 2.: Evaluation procedure: The department website will be updated weekly with news and events
Finding
External Relations
Press Releases, communication with public and alumni.
Action
External Relations
Maintain continual contact with Alumni and supportors of department.
Objective
Communication To Students
Goal 5. Objective 3. Students will be made aware of upcoming departmental and university events and activities.
Indicator
Public Relations To Students
Goal 5. Objective 3. Indicator 1.: Description ?????? The department will ensure that students have access to information on upcoming events and activities.
Criterion
Updates on TV Monitor
Goal 5. Objective 3. Indicator 1. Criteria 1.: Evaluation procedure: Weekly updates will be provided on the department??????s news monitor in the Thomason Building
Finding
Internal relations
Maintain communication with students on information boards and TV monitor in Thomason Building.
Criterion
Email Listserv announcements
Goal 5. Objective 3. Indicator 1. Criteria 2.: Evaluation procedure: Work with Computer Services to determine if a list-serve can be developed to distribute news and information to all agriculture majors and minors at SHSU.
Finding
Internal relations
Student information and relations is maintained through electronic and personal contact.
Action
Student Relations
Communication with students will continue
Goal
Graduates
The department will produce graduates that are successful in their chosen professions.
Objective
Graduate Career Success
Goal 6. Objective 1. Gradutes will be successful in matching personal career goals with educational background.
Indicator
Graduating Sr Survey
Goal 6. Objective 1. Indicator 1.: Description ?????? The department will have graduating seniors to complete the ??????Graduating Senior Survey,?????? document critiques from internship mentors, and develop process of gathering information from student employers.
Criterion
Graduate Employment
Goal 6. Objective 1. Indicator 1. Criteria 1.: Evaluation procedure 1a: At least 75% of the graduates in agricultural sciences and technology will respond that they are employed in careers or occupations directly related to their discipline of study within two years of graduation in a biannual alumni survey.
Finding
Employment
Students found careers in related fields of study or applied for graduate school.
Criterion
Sr. Employment
Goal 6. Objective 1. Indicator 1. Criteria 2.: Evaluation procedure: Of those responding, at least 50% of agricultural sciences and technology graduates will find satisfactory employment or engagement in further academic studies within three months of graduation.
Finding
Employment
Employment Satisfaction
Action
Sr Success
Continue with academics and laboratory activites for successful students and laboratory activities. Career Day for employment opportunities.
Objective
Graduate Employer Satisfaction
Goal 6. Objective 2. Gradutes will be rated by employers as "above average" in technical projrciency, communication skills and academic training.
Indicator
Employer Satisfaction
Goal 6. Objective 2. Indicators 1.: Description ?????? Using the findings from internship mentors and student employer data will be reviewed to determine the level of success of our students.
Criterion
Graduate Preparation
Goal 6. Objective 2. Indicators 1. Criteria 1.: Evaluation procedure: At least 70% of employers hiring SHSU Agriculture Science and Technology graduates will respond as ??????agree?????? or ??????strongly agree?????? with the statement that ??????SHSU graduates were well-prepared academically for the position in which they were hired or placed.??????
Finding
Graduate Skills
Employees respond with satisfaction of the skills of employees.
Criterion
Employer Satisfaction with Technical Proficiency
Goal 6. Objective 2. Indicators 1. Criteria 2.: Evaluation procedure: At least 70% of employers hiring SHSU Agriculture Science and Technology graduates will respond as ??????agree?????? or ??????strongly agree?????? with the statement that ??????SHSU graduates were technically proficient for the position in which they were hired or placed.??????
Finding
Employer Satisfaction
Responding employers please with skill and knowledge of employee.
Criterion
Graduate Communication Skills
Goal 6. Objective 2. Indicators 1. Criteria 3.: Evaluation procedure 2c: At least 70% of employers hiring SHSU Agriculture Science and Technology graduates will respond as ??????agree?????? or ??????strongly agree?????? with the statement that ??????SHSU graduates have adequate communication skills for the position in which they were hired or placed.??????
Finding
Graduate Skills
Employers are pleased with skills and communication of employees.
Action
Employer
Continue with responses from employers for employee satisfaction. Continue academics and laboratory activities.
Goal
Resource Development
The department will secure the necessary resources to ensure excellence in research, instruction and service.
Objective
Improve Facilities
Goal 7. Objective 1. Improve exisiting and obtain new laboratry facilities for teaching and research.
Indicator
Improve Facilties And Equipment
Goal 7. Objective 1. Indicators 1.: Description ?????? The Department will improve equipment and supplies for teaching and research as well as continuing the development of departmental master plans for facilities.
Criterion
Gibbs Ranch
Goal 7. Objective 1. Indicators 1. Criteria 1.: Evaluation procedure: Develop a Master Plan for new facilities at Gibbs Ranch
Finding
Facilities
Developed Gibbs Ranch facility master plan and is availabe for public review.
Criterion
Capital Equipment
Goal 7. Objective 1. Indicators 1. Criteria 4.: Evaluation procedure 1d: Use allocated Capital Equipment and other funding to improve instructional and research capabilities
Finding
Facilities
Capital equipment funds and other resourses were used to update and improve equipment and facilites.
Criterion
External Support
Goal 7. Objective 1. Indicators 1. Criteria 2: Evaluation procedure 1b: Work with administration and University Advancement Office to secure external support of the Gibbs Ranch Master Plan
Finding
Research
Faculty received over 410K in external grants and funding.
Finding
External Relations
Worked extensively with advancement office to secure external funds for facility and program improvements. Department received over 250K for development funds.
Finding
Grants
over 410K received in External funding and grants
Criterion
Ag and IT Facilities
Goal 7. Objective 1. Indicators 1. Criteria 3.: Evaluation procedure 1c: Work with Physical Plant and Dean??????s office to secure support and funds for having a Soil Science Lab placed in the Farrington Building
Finding
Facilities
Enrich Facilities and improvement.
Criterion
CAD Lab
Goal 7. Objective 1. Indicators 1. Criteria 5.: Evaluation procedure: Work with Physical Plant, Computer Services and the Dean??????s office to secure funds for improving the computer aided design laboratory.
Finding
Facilities
CAD lab was updated with new software and work stations.
Criterion
ITB Drafting Lab
Goal 7. Objective 1. Indicators 1. Criteria 6.: Evaluation procedure: Work with Physical Plant, Computer Services and the Dean??????s office to secure funds for moving the Drafting Laboratory to the Industrial Technology Building.
Finding
Facilities
Updated software and computers for ITB lab.
Action
Facility Improvement
Upgraded Hort Classroom and green house tables. New Computers for IT Lab. New equipement for Meat Lab and Equine facilities.
Objective
Increase Grants
Goal 7. Objective 2. Increase the number of external grants.
Action
Grant Writing
External grants and funding was accomplished.
Objective
Increase External Support
Goal 7. Objective 3. Increase external financial support from alumni, friends and other donors.
Indicator
External Support
Goal 7. Objective 2. Indicators 1.: Description ?????? The department will place more emphasis on obtaining external grants and increasing the amount of external funding.
Criterion
Federal External Support
Goal 7. Objective 2. Indicators 1. Criteria 1.: Evaluation procedure: Obtain at least one federal grant per year
Finding
Grants
Increase grant activity. Several grants were requested. 1 grant received from USDA. Several from TDA.
Criterion
State/Regional External Support
Goal 7. Objective 2. Indicators 1. Criteria 2.: Evaluation procedure: Obtain at least five state or regional grants per year
Finding
Grants
Multiple Grants were submitted to state and regional associations.
Criterion
10 % increase
Goal 7. Objective 3. Indicators 1. Criteria 1.: Evaluation procedure: Increase external funding from donors for discretionary uses by ten percent each year
Finding
Grants
external funding over 700K.
Criterion
Increase Scholarships and Assistantships
Goal 7. Objective 3. Indicators 1. Criteria 2.: Evaluation procedure: Increase scholarship, assistantship or other endowments by at least one per year.
Finding
External Relations
Increase external support request. Received 2 new scholarship endowments.
Criterion
Secure In-kind donations
Goal 7. Objective 3. Indicators 1. Criteria 3.: Evaluation procedure: Secure at least five in-kind donations per year to support Gibbs Ranch and livestock enterprises
Finding
External Relations
Received in kind donations to educational program for AG mech, animal science, Ag business and gribbs ranch.
Criterion
Alumni Support
Goal 7. Objective 3. Indicators 1. Criteria 4. Evaluation procedure: Secure at least $3,000 per year from the Ag Alumni Association to support student activities and departmental initiatives
Finding
External Relations
Alumni provide funds to student groups and department.
Criterion
External Support Committee
Goal 7. Objective 3. Indicators 1. Criteria 6.: Evaluation procedure: Establish a faculty committee to develop a proposal outline and determine how to allocate local funds for professional development of faculty
Finding
External Relations
Development committe and faculty work with Alumni group for external funds. Chair worked with Advancement office.
Criterion
Prof Conf Support for Faculty
Goal 7. Objective 3. Indicators 1. Criteria 7.: Evaluation procedure: Provide a means by which all tenured and tenure-track faculty attend at least one national professional conference annually. Create a list of $ and faculty conference attendance
Finding
Faculty Accomplishments
Secured funds for faculty professional development.
Indicator
Increase External Support Activities
Goal 7. Objective 3. Indicators 1.: Description ?????? The department will increase activities to increase external support.
Action
External funds
Received 2,000 for livestock judging program.
Action
External funds
Secured 40K for equine program.
Goal
Instruction
The department will offer effective and progressive instructional programs.
Objective
Course Review
Goal 1. Objective 1. Courses will be reviewed, created, modified or deleted.
Indicator
Course Review
Goal 1. Objective 1. Indicator 1. Faculty will review and modify all course syllabi to ensure each meets university, college and department standards.
Criterion
Update Syllabi
Goal 1. Objective 1. Indicator 1. Criteria 1.: Faculty will submit update syllabi each semester.
Finding
Syllabi
Each faculty updated and provided syllabi to department. Updated to web site.
Criterion
List courses for deletion
Goal 1. Objective 1. Indicator 2. Criteria 1.: List courses requested for deletion.
Finding
Curriculum
Review of course inventory and 120 hour degree plan.
Indicator
Course Deletions
Goal 1. Objective 1. Indicator 2. Faculty will review all course course offerings and will request deletion of out-dated or ineffective courses.
Indicator
New Courses
Goal 1. Objective 1. Indicator 3: Faculty will review programmatic needs and create new courses.
Criterion
New Courses
Goal 1. Objective 1. Indicator 3. Criteria 1: List new courses.
Finding
Curriculum
Course inventory was reviewed and updated with course deleted and new courses added and approved by curriculum committee.
Action
Course inventory
Reviewed curriculum and course inventory. Process will continue.
Goal
Research
The department will offer effective and progressive research programs.
Objective
Professional Development In Research
Goal 3. Objective 4. All faculty will participate in professional research development opportunities.
Indicator
Prof Research Development
Goal 3. Objective 4. Indicator 1.: Description ?????? Identify research professional development activities in which factuly participated .
Criterion
Identify Prof Dev in Research
Goal 3. Objective 4. Indicator 1. Criteria 1.: Faculty will submit a list of each professional development activity in which they participated.
Finding
Faculty Engagements
Faculty were active in professional meetings with attendance, 51 refereed presentations
Action
Development
Faculty attended Contracts and Grant Workshop. Attended professional development meetings in their specialty area.
Objective
Increase Grants
Goal 7. Objective 2. Increase the number of external grants.