Effectively Supporting Administrators, Deans, Chairs, Faculty, Staff, And Students
Continue working closely with deans, chairs, faculty, and staff of the different colleges who have programs at The University Center in The Woodlands.
Objective
Assessment - SHSU In The Woodlands
The University Center in The Woodlands only has three partners after 13 years of operation which include SHSU, Texas A&M, and Texas Southern University. With only half of the partners at the beginning of the Fall 2010 semester, it is important to see how SHSU has done in comparison to last year.
Indicator
Comparison Of Institutional Data - Table
A table will be utilized to illustrate the comparison of SHSU in the Woodlands for the Fall 2009, 2010, and Spring 2010, 2011 semesters.
Criterion
Student Enrollments - SHSU In The Woodlands
SHSU in The Woodlands will continue to increase by 1% or more in comparison to last year at the same time period.
Finding
Assessment - Effective Support
In comparing Fall 2009 to Fall 2010 semesters, SHSU in The Woodlands increased 10% or more in all areas of assessment which included sections, total enrollments, and total headcount enrollments.
In comparing Spring 2010 to Spring 2011 semesters, SHSU in The Woodlands increased 1% in sections, 0% in enrollments, and 2% in headcount enrollments.
Action
SHSU In The Woodlands
The deans, chairs, faculty, and staff of the different colleges with programs in The Woodlands sustain their commitment by bringing forth additional programs as well as different classes like hybrid and day. The Director of Academic Student Services for SHSU in The Woodlands and their staff will work closely with deans, chairs, and faculty in bringing forth additional class sections to give the students further options.
Goal
Successful Collaboration With Departmental Programs And Services
Departmental collaboration in bringing forth additional programs/services to students attending SHSU in The Woodlands.
Objective
Assess Departmental Programs And Services Of SHSU In The Woodlands
Departmental programs and services will be compared over a three year period to establish availability for SHSU students attending The Woodlands campus.
Indicator
Evaluating Programs/Services - Table
A table will quantify the departmental programs and services brought forth from the main campus in Huntsville, Texas, to the SHSU campus in The Woodlands.
Criterion
Departmental Programs And Services At SHSU In The Woodlands
SHSU in The Woodlands will maintain or slightly increase the programs and services for SHSU students.
Finding
Determining The Effectiveness Of Collaboration With Departmental Programs/Services
The table illustrates an increase of departmental collaboration in bringing forth services to students attending SHSU in The Woodlands. With the addition of a Graduate Information Session in the Fall and Spring semesters, SHSU students were given the opportunity to learn the process for graduate school. As far as advising, the SAM Center, Education, Accounting, and Criminal Justice majors have continued servicing the students in The Woodlands by using traditional and alternative methods. The Writing Center provided a graduate student for two or three days a week to meet with students one-on-one during the fall and spring semesters. In addition, the finance department provided the services of a tutor for their 334 and 337 classes.
Action
Effective Collaboration With Departmental Programs And Services
The SHSU staff in The Woodlands will collaborate with departments on the main campus to bring about additional programs and services for the students attending the off-campus facility.
Goal
Enhancing Academics Through Instructional Support
Working with faculty, adjuncts, and departments to ensure SHSU student's needs are being met.
Objective
Assessing Instructional Support In The Woodlands For SHSU
The comparison of instructional support for classes in The Woodlands regarding testing services for SHSU students.
Indicator
Exhibiting The Effectiveness Of Instructional Support For Testing Services
The table will display the testing services provided by SHSU personnel in The Woodlands pertaining to the requests from faculty, adjuncts, and departments.
Criterion
Measuring Testing Support Provided By SHSU Personnel
SHSU faculty, adjuncts, and departments will increase their requests of SHSU personnel regarding testing services in The Woodlands.
Finding
Summative Testing Services At SHSU In The Woodlands
With scheduled faculty quizzes and tests more than doubling and an unprecedented amount of ADA students totaling 36 within the last year, correspondence testing had to be redirected to the testing center at Montgomery College or main campus due to shortage of personnel for SHSU in The Woodlands.
Action
Evaluating Instructional Support Regarding Testing Services
Since the numbers of students acquiring disability accommodations continue to rise, SHSU in The Woodlands will develop a close working relationship with the Disabilities Office on the main campus and the building coordinator at TUC to ensure student’s needs are being met.