LEHMAN COLLEGE
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| Objectives | Responsibility | Target Date | Action Plans | Outcomes | Status |
| 2.1 Engage all divisions to refine the objectives of the General Education program. | General Education Advisory Council* | 2005-6 | Define learning objectives for the Gen Ed curriculum through workshops involving faculty responsible for the basic skills areas, distribution courses and LEH and writing intensive courses. Include in objectives discussion of modes of inquiry, learning styles and core competencies. |
Learning objectives developed and published. Ongoing formative reassessment of objectives to foster curriculum development and improvement. Refine objectives of gen ed program. |
In progress: Objectives developed and published in Middle States PRR and on Gen Ed website. Blackboard site created for each distribution area. Ongoing formative reassessment of objectives. |
| 2005-6 | Clarify difference between LEH 300 and 301 | Completed: Definition of Gen Ed page | |||
| 2005-6 | Reexamine sequencing of gen ed courses Define overall purpose of Gen Ed curriculum and role of LEH courses |
Provide guidelines for advising students. Provide coherence to gen ed program as a whole. |
In progress Identify existing internship courses, create new courses e.g. travel In progress: website statement and brochure being prepared | ||
| 2.2 Communicate General Education objectives to the faculty and prospective entering and transfer students. | General Education Advisory Council | 2005-6 | Learning objectives for each distribution area and LEH to be communicated to all faculty in each area through Blackboard site, orientations and workshops and to all students in syllabi | Faculty and students understand and are engaged in the curriculum. Students are successful in achieving learning objectives | Learning objectives published on gen ed website
/Blackboard for ongoing discussion. Meetings of Gen Ed coordinators with faculty teaching in each particular area |
| Spring 2006-2007 | Dissemination of objectives across distribution areas and LEH | Communicate coherence of gen ed curriculum as a whole | Preparation of Gen Ed brochure and webpage in progress | ||
| 2005-7 | Continue to pilot seminar for Freshman in FYI (LEH 100) | Faculty and students understand and are engaged in curriculum from first semester | Refine LEH 100/101: ongoing evaluation by Gen Ed Advisory Council | ||
| Spring 2006-Fall 07 | Create further mechanisms to communicate gen ed objectives to transfer
students. Include in Admissions materials, and include in Transfer Orientation, incorporate into Bridging the Colleges. |
Transfer students understand learning objectives of gen ed requirements | Creation of set of brochures, curricular information materials, focus groups for transfers in progress | ||
| 2.3 Ensure that General Education objectives are integrated into the specific courses. | Chairs, Curriculum Committee; FYI Leadership, WAC Advisory Committee and General Education Advisory Committee | 2005-2007 | Workshops organized by General Education Advisory Council. FYI leadership and WAC Advisory Committee will continue to engage faculty in this process. Include discussion of modes of inquiry, learning styles and core competencies. | Faculty teaching Gen Ed courses will be familiar with the overall objectives of the curriculum and will be engaged in the assessment process. | Surveying students on awareness of objectives General Education Advisory Council formed and active |
| 2.4 Assess student performance outcomes. | Outcomes Assessment Steering Committee | 2003-2006 | General Education and WAC Advisory Committees to develop recommendations | CPE, LAST results coordinated with courses taken |
A series of assessments vehicles have been identified by which success will be evaluated. This includes: LAST, CPE, CLA and NSSE. College funding CLA'05 assessment approximately
$30,500. |
| WAC Advisory Committee | 2004-2006 | Consultant engaged to evaluate WAC Program | Consultant report submitted in Spring'05 currently being evaluated. | ||
| Rubrics to be developed for the Gen Ed components related to writing and computational competencies | In progress | ||||
| 2.5 Assure wide spread participation from all Divisions in General Education and LEH offerings, and assure the long-term adjunct and senior faculty participate | Deans and Chairs (D. Kircheimer, J. Jervis, E. Chudnovsky & F. Deveaux) | 2005-2007 | Deans to review participation of faculty from their divisions and, working with Chairs, increase participation to provide one FT faculty per block (approximately 35) for 2006-7 | Faculty from all divisions engaged in Gen Ed curriculum | In progress |
| Deans, Chairs, Steve Wyckoff | 2005-6 | Include Math in 20 FYI blocks | Ensure students have math skills for future majors | In progress: Deans, chairs, S. Wyckoff preparing schedules for fall 2006 | |
| 2.6 Identify, promote, and provide adequate support for areas of high growth potential, consistent with the College's Liberal Arts and Sciences traditions. | Paul Kreuzer (chair), D. Bernstein, O. Kayaalp, P. Lerzundi, S.Polirstock, Z-G Xia. | 2005-2006 | Continue implementation plans for MSW and MPH. | MSW and MPH programs admit first cohorts of students in Fall 2005 | Completed: MSW admitted cohort of 25 students in Fall'05. MPH approved by CUNY in Spring'05 to admit first cohort in Spring'06 |
| D. Bernstein, M. Gottlieb, C. McCarthy | 2005-6 | Expand capacity in Speech Pathology: increase full-time faculty. | Increase in number of students in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences (SLHS) | In progress: Actively recruiting SLHS faculty for 2006-7 | |
| S. Polirstock, A. Digby, F. Deveaux, A. McNamee, D. Fletcher. | 2005-2006 | Develop a program in Educational Leadership, Administration, and Supervision due to the needs in the Bronx/greater service area. | New program established | In progress: New faculty hired. Letter of intent approved by Lehman College Senate. Working on full proposal. |
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| Family Nurse Practitioner Program | 2005-2006 | Develop proposal for approval by CUNY and SED | New program established | In progress: Proposal approved by CUNY with final revisions. | |
| 2.7 Compile data necessary to align programs and courses in and across divisions starting with general education and progressing to majors. | Scheduling Management Committee | 2005-6 | Generate data analysis of student curricular needs for courses in (1) LEH, (2) Writing Intensive, and (3) Distribution areas. | Improved retention and graduation rates | In progress: Committee formed and functioning |
| Web-based course scheduling team (Van Voorhis, chair) | 2005-6 | Fine tune new course scheduling tool (LCSS) to be piloted in Spring, Summer, Fall 06. All departments to be trained in February and March 2006 | Web-based scheduling system | In progress: Web-based scheduling system piloted in Spring 06 | |
| Scheduling Management Committee | Spring 2006 | Seek funding to offer Sophomore Year Initiative Program (SIP) to improve performance into 5th semester | Improved persistence and graduation rates | In progress | |
| Gen Ed Advisory Council, Chairs, major advisors | 2005-7 | Establish connections between gen ed and majors: analyze student curricular needs regarding majors and programs during 2005-6 academic year. | Overall coherence to Lehman academic experience; improved progression and graduation rates | In progress: To be initiated Spring 2006 | |
| 2.8 Facilitate transfer process and transfer student success | Enrollment Management Council, Title V Implementation Team | 2005-2007 | Under auspices of CUE, implement the Bridging the Colleges Program by establishing faculty to faculty discussions on concerns regarding general education competencies. | Improved performance of transfer students in LEH courses |
In progress: |
| Develop strategies with BMCC as part of the Latino Student Success Project Develop articulation agreements with BCC in Biology, Dietetics, Media Studies, Political Science as part of the Title V project | Improved retention/ graduation rates for Latino transfers. Seamless transfer of students in these programs and improved graduation rates for these students | This part of the project has not yet begun. Discussions between faculty begun; draft agreements in process | |||
| Implement Degree Works so that transfer courses will appear on Lehman College transcripts. Implement TrEQ | Improved graduation audit, efficient TAP Auditing, ability for automated pre-requisite checking established. | In progress: Team established, TIPPS update in process, first catalogues authenticated. | |||
| Develop a new individual Title V grant proposal focused on the transition to or transfer into the upper-division. | Grant awarded |
Completed:To be submitted in March Committee established; concept developed. |
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