Governance





Draft Program Appraisal Framework

Evaluation Criterion
Illustrative Indicator(s)
I. Quality of Teaching and Learning Program
a. Faculty and staff take advantage of opportunities to improve/guide program curricula Response to regional demands and conformance to national accreditation guidelines
b. Department has a continuous process to assess student learning outcomes and uses assessment results for program improvement
c. Faculty and instructional academic staff engage in instructional innovation and use appropriate technology Description of use of instructional technology; description of use of alternative delivery systems
d. Program graduates are successfully employed/enrolled in graduate or professional schools Results of alumni feedback from Career center
e. Program graduates have accomplished their goals
 Results of alumni feedback (e.g., Career Center surveys, focus groups)
f. Evaluations of teaching
g. Grade distributions
h. Teaching-related publications
I. Teaching-related grants
j. Faculty and instructional academic staff participate in professional development activities related to teaching and learning
 Description of type and extent of participation in professional development activities related to teaching and learning
k. Department maintains or participates in certificate programs
 Description of department's involvement in certificate programs
e. [Related elements identified by the department (optional)]
   
II. Quality of Faculty and Instructional Academic Staff in Research/Creative Activity and Professional Service
a. Faculty and academic staff engage in appropriate scholarly activity
Books, articles, conference presentations, performances, consultancies and contract work, workshops, exhibtions, shows. Quality indicators: citations, reviews, prestige of journals/venues, internal/external awards or other recognition, including letters, invitations.
b. Faculty and instructional academic staff apply for and receive grants appropriate to their field
 Grant applications submitted; grants received; total grant dollars received
c. Faculty and instructional academic staff actively participate in professional organizations
 Memberships in professional organizations; offices in professional organizations; attendance at professional meetings; referee activity; editing journals
d. [Related elements identified by the department (optional)]
   
III. Contribution to the University's Strategic Initiatives
a. Department is involved in activities related to community engagement
 Number and description of CBL courses, research projects, cooperative grants, internships, outreach activities; attendance at performances/shows on/off campus
b. Department is involved in activities that promote and celebrate diversity
 Number and description of diversity courses and programs offered; diversity of faculty, academic staff; other diversity initiatives
c. Department promotes access for students and increases effective utilization of classrooms
 Evidence that morning, afternoon, and evening courses effectively utilize classrooms. Evening majors offered (Yes/No). Modular scheduling used (Yes/No). Articulation agreements established (Yes/No).
d. [Related elements identified by the department (optional)]
   
IV. Contribution to the University Community
a. Department members actively serve on governance committees.
 Department members serve on governance committees; department members chair governance committees
b. Department members actively serve on administrative committees/task forces
 Department members serve on administrative committees/task forces; department members chair administrative committees/task forces
c. Department members participate in activities related to student life
 Departmental members participate in activities related to student life (e.g., clubs, extra-curricular activities, attend graduation)
d. [Related elements identified by the department (optional)]
   
V. Program and Course Enrollment
a. Department has a number of majors and minors appropriate for its FTE faculty
 Five-year trend of majors/FTE, minors/FTE, and graduates/FTE, student contract hours
b. Department provides a number of service courses appropriate for its FTE faculty
 Five-year trend of student credit hours per FTE
c. Department maintains appropriate workload policy to support 21 credit- hour requirement
d. Department efficiently deploys its resources to maximize enrollment/student learning
e. [Related elements identified by the department (optional)]