Draft Plan Continued
Objective I.C
In keeping with the recommendations of the Assessment Academy, we identify four key traits to be cultivated in our students. We will advance critical thinking skills, mastery of content areas, effective communication, and the effective use of technology.
Actions Steps:
| I.C.1 |
Provide appropriate training for faculty and students in the use of technology to support high quality instruction and scholarship. |
| I.C.2 |
Provide support services for the use of technology to support high quality instruction and administration with an emphasis on easy access to this resource as appropriate. |
| I.C.3 |
Include the four traits as well as the method of assessment in class syllabi. |
| I.C.4 |
Annually summarize trait attainment by program and across the university annually.
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Objective I.D
Continue regularly scheduled undergraduate/graduate program review and utilize the results to promote improvement of the curriculum and instructional delivery systems.
Action Steps:
| I.D.1 |
Align the undergraduate and graduate program review process.
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| I.D.2 |
Establish timeline for the review, analysis, and final report of the program reviews. |
| I.D.3 |
Post program review final reports on the NMHU website. |
Objective I.E:
Promote civic engagement through placing students in applied settings.
Action Steps:
| I.E.1 |
Maximize the use of regional resources for clinical, practicum, and internship assignments.
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| I.E.2 |
Create a service learning office. |
Objective I.F:
Provide the resources and technology to meet student and program needs.
Action Steps:
| I.F.1 |
Provide the resources to ITS and EOS that will enable them to keep NMHU current in its utilization of educational technology.
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| I.F.2 |
Upgrade all classrooms to accommodate the latest technological advances in instructional delivery. |
| I.F.3 |
Construct a new student center that will be conducive to student participation in campus activities. |
| I.F.4 |
Provide computer access to all students and faculty. |
Objective I.G:
Provide an accessible education to the region’s populations.
Action Steps:
| I.G.1 |
Continue the University’s policy of providing an affordable college education. |
| I.G.2 |
Reach out to area high schools and offer a variety of courses for dual credit students. |
| I.G.3 |
Continue to improve the college preparatory courses available to underprepared freshmen. |
| I.G.4 |
Provide the leadership required for a seamless system of education for Northern New Mexico. |
| I.G.5 |
Collaborate with area schools/districts to establish teacher preparation and improvement programs as well as leadership development training for school administrators. |
| I.G.6 |
Develop strategies for personnel at the Centers to facilitate the transfer of students from the Centers or from the communities to the main campus. |
| I.G.7 |
Expand the current STEM initiatives. |
| I.G.8 |
Document the number and geographic source of enrollment inquiries. |
| I.G.9 |
Provide the needed student support services to off-campus sites. |
| I.G.10 |
Expand educational outreach services by providing increased capacity for distance education. |
Objective I.H:
Implement effective student retention programs.
Action Steps:
| I.H.1 |
Re-establish a retention committee comprised of faculty, students, and staff to review data and identify opportunities for improving retention rates.
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| I.H.2 |
Early alert: Four weeks into each semester, faculty flag students who have multiple absences or who are having academic problems. |
| I.H.3 |
Enrollment success cohort: Identify, monitor, and provide aggressive academic advisement for high risk freshmen who show deficiencies in both math and English. |
| I.H.4 |
Build a Bridge Workshops: A mandatory workshop for students who fail to achieve satisfactory academic progress (SAP). This workshop focuses on SAP criteria. |
| I.H.5 |
Free tutoring in areas of greatest need, particularly in math and English. |
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