The College of Education and Professional Studies promotes a supportive, equitable, collaborative, and engaged learning environment that initiates opportunities for individuals to make intellectual and civic contributions through reflective practice, creative innovation, and practical application.
Core Themes and Goals
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TEACHING AND LEARNING
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Maintain required and initiate new accreditation, national, state, and/or professional standards that relate to teaching and learning in all CEPS programs.
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Provide advising that results in increased efficiency and rate of graduation.
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INCLUSIVENESS AND DIVERSITY
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Recognize exemplary teaching, scholarship and service.
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Recruit and retain diverse faculty.
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Recruit and retain diverse students.
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Facilitate inclusiveness throughout CEPS programs.
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Facilitate globalism throughout CEPS programs.
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SCHOLARSHIP AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION
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Students and faculty participation in scholarship and/or creative expression activities (e.g., SOURCE).
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Obtain grant and private donation funding.
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Provide and/or maintain hardware and software technologies.
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PUBLIC SERVICE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
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Facilitate relationships between CEPS and PK-20 educational institutions and/or business and industry professionals.
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Facilitate interdisciplinary relationships with other universities, colleges and departments.
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Increase participation in university sponsored life-long learning opportunities.
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RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT & STEWARDSHIP
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Restore departmental office goods and services budget to 2009 levels.
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Expand sources of revenue to support CEPS initiatives.
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Programs will maintain or increase FTES.
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Deliver programs at the centers that have the human resources needed to accomplish programmatic goals.
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Students will be taught primarily by tenure and tenure track positions.
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Facilitate and monitor mentorship program for new faculty, including TT, FTNTT, and lecturers.
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Upgrade and/or add onto buildings and facilities.