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Strengths Review of All Academic Activities ? Academic leaders use Academic Program Metrics which is designed in collaboration with College Deans and the Faculty Senate to evaluate the health and productivity of programs. The data includes student credit hour production, faculty totals by type, majors and graduates for each credential, levels of teaching stress, administrative stress, and advising stress, which enables a macro-level comparative view across all academic programs. Objectives aligned with mission and vision were created and deployed based on the data. Criterion 1.1 ? The President and Provost provide strong academic support through multiple shared services throughout the College of Management. An annual review of the mission and vision are performed by the academic leaders to ensure its relevancy. The College of Management creates and monitors an environment that fosters social and community responsibility by providing diverse opportunities to empower teaching and learning. Criterion 1.2 ? Leaders in the College of Management closely monitor the enrollment trends for all modalities. There is a review of weekly enrollment reports from the university that are used to make decisions in course scheduling and program/course teach out. The Provost and the Dean of the College of Management and leadership team meet with the Military Advisory Council and the Civic Advisory Council to provide a venue for two-way communication about College of Management programs. Students are encouraged to participate in internships to apply what they have learned in the classroom in the real world and serve the community. Faculty assistance is available through the process, students are required to provide weekly reflections, a project paper, and the supervisor's evaluation of their performance. Standard 2 - Strategic Planning ? Vision 2025 framework has six priorities clearly articulated, tracked and measured within the College of Management. The Strategic plan was formed through the engagement from different stakeholders both internally (faculty, adjunct faculty and staff) and externally (the Civic Advisory Council and President’s Military Advisory Council) and clearly communicated through University Strategic Impact Groups. Each of the key objectives is clearly assessed and tracked for completion. College of Management has a systematic approach in pace to keep the stakeholders informed on the progress of each of the strategic objectives and actively seek for their feedback in the process. Efforts by the leadership team to engage with the Advisory Councils led to the creation of two new majors: business analytics, and healthcare administration. Criterion 3.1 ? The College of Management has a systematic approach in place to seek feedback from different stakeholders. Through the meetings with students, full-time faculty, adjunct faculty, staff, and advisory council members, all of them feel their voices are being heard and concerns are resolved to satisfaction in a timely manner. They all feel comfortable providing candid feedback to the administrators in the college. Standard 4 - Student Learning Assessment ? The College of Management has the process in place for all assessment reporting activities. Evidence supports the systematic approach associated with assessment performance measurements, activity elements, formative and summative artifacts. The current use of results included specific improvement actions taken/changes made based on data obtained from the assessment cycle. Results of closing the loop and the commitment to the continuous improvement process are clearly documented. Criterion 5.1.C. ? The College of Management leadership has a strong commitment to empower faculty, both full time and adjunct for academic activities. Each of the full time faculty members is provided an annual stipend of $2000 for their professional development activities ($2,500 for international travel), adjunct faculty members are also highly satisfied with the ample resources they have received. The Faculty Center for Innovation (FCI) supports full-time and adjunct faculty in achieving their teaching scholarship goals. The College of Management has access to a Faculty Development Endowment (FDE) Fund that exists to improve the academic programs through direct financial grants by the university to faculty. A Grow-Your-Own Program is available for full-time faculty members who are seeking financial assistance to defray the costs associated with working toward the completion of a terminal degree. All faculty members are well informed for the strategic planning processes, actively involved in curriculum development and assessment processes. Criterion 6.1 ? College of Management follows the policy and processes set forth by the university which has comprehensive oversight over the processes of curriculum development and the outcomes of student learning to ensure its alignment with mission, vision, and Core Values of the university. ? Faculty feel well supported from the instructional designers to get the curriculum created and enhanced within Canvas (LMS). Actions taken to curriculum changes are based on assessment results. Some faculty members are practitioners themselves who bring in industry relevancy material and real world cases into classroom. It's a common practice for faculty to invite local business owners as guest speakers to provide students opportunities to understand the operation of local businesses, engage in the possible internship and employment opportunities. Criterion 7.3 ? The university has centralized shared services in assessment, advising, tutoring, library services, and career services to support student success in teaching and learning. Different tools are being adopted and implemented annually in budgetary planning, such as Watermark, Peregrine, Handshake, etc.
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