Social Sciences & Education

The Division includes:

Department of Business and Economics

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Department of Journalism and Media Studies

Political Science, Social Work and Sociology Political Science

Department Mission Statement:

The mission of the Division of Social Sciences and Education is to prepare professional women for the on-going challenges of the twenty-first century, to graduate students who will be productive citizens of the world and to certify excellence through national accreditation of all program areas within the Division.

Department Goals and Objectives:

Strategic Goal 1:  To review the curriculum and program offerings annually to ensure currency and relevance and to implement new offerings as indicated.
 

Objective 1.1-- Conduct annual assessment of student learning outcomes for each department in the division.

Strategic Goal 2:  To continue to create and maintain higher order learning centered classroom environments.
 

Objective 2.1-- Collect and review syllabi for each course in each department in the division to identify best practices in instruction in higher order learning.

Strategic Goal 3:  To secure assistance for grant writing for programs that will expand research opportunities for faculty and students and to engage them in cutting-edge research and publications.
 

Objective 3:1-- Conduct grant writing workshops for the division and encourage faculty in the division to take advantage of grant writing workshops, internal and external to the college, with the aim to conduct research that leads to publishable work.

Strategic Goal 4:  To provide avenues, internally and externally, through which faculty and students can showcase and publish scholarly works.
 

Objective 4:1-- Plan division and college-wide activities where faculty and students in the division can present their work.
 

Objective 4:2-- Assist faculty and students in the division to attend and present at conferences.

Strategic Goal 5:  To provide institutional support and technology to facilitate innovations in teaching, research and scholarship.
 

Objective 5:1-- Plan division activities, such as speakers at division meetings, that focus on latest trends and innovations in teaching, research and scholarship.
 

Objective 5:2-- Identify funds for technological enhancements

Strategic Goal 6:  To work with the Office of Administrative Support Services to prepare classrooms and laboratories to accommodate state-of-the-art instructional equipment.
 

Objective 6:1-- Conduct an annual assessment of all classrooms and laboratories within the division with Administrative Support Services to plan upgrades.

Strategic Goal 7:  To ensure that programs acquire and maintain all accreditation standards and meet graduate and professional school and work requirements.
 

Objective 7:1-- Review accreditation standards on an annual basis.
 

Objective 7:2-- Review student learning outcomes with particular relevance to graduate and professional school and to work preparedness with all departments within the division and to make improvements in the curriculum as needed.

Strategic Goal 8:  To provide diverse, challenging and stimulating educational expenses for students.
 

Objective 8:1-- Encourage faculty in the division to use current events and real world applications as instructional techniques.
 

Objective 8:2-- Plan division activities for faculty and students to dialog about world events in a forum that encourages debate and problem solving.

Strategic Goal 9:  To provide and support faculty participation in professional development activities related to the mission and goals of the institution.
 

Objective 9:1-- Encourage faculty to participate in conferences and training by seeking out and publicizing discipline specific opportunities.
 

Objective 9:2-- Allocate resources in the division budget and encourage allocation in department budgets to faculty development.
 

Objective 9:3-- Work with the faculty development committee in securing and promoting services and programs.

Strategic Goal 10:  To expose students to world-views and diverse options through curricular and co-curricular activities.
 

Objective 10:1-- Support internationalization of the curriculum in the division
 

Objective 10:2-- Promote study abroad opportunities for faculty, staff and students in the division
 

Objective 10:3-- Promote workshops and programs in the division on global opportunities and global experiences

Strategic Goal 11:  To provide opportunities for members of the college community to dialog on topical issues

Objective 11:1-- Promote programs within the division, such as brown bag lunches and forums, for discussion of current events and topical issues