Priority 4
ADVANCE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING |
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1: Align program pathways and curricular offerings for clarity, efficiency, and efficacy from entry to achievement of student goals.
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Increase Completion Rate by 10%: Percentage of students who complete their programs within the expected time frame. |
Baseline set year 1 with target increase % determined from baseline. Meet target within 3 years.
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Program Pathways:
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By year 3 |
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Course Alignment: Measure of how well courses align with program pathways. Identify bottlenecks or courses that are not offered in a timely manner |
Yearly |
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Increase Advising Satisfaction: Average score from student surveys on the quality of academic advising. |
Baseline set year 1 with target increase % determined from baseline. Meet target within 3 years.
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Reduce Average Time to Degree (certificate) by 1 quarter |
Within 3 years |
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2: Deliver degrees and programs that are responsive to community interests and labor market demand. |
Increase Program Enrollment Growth Rate in programs that are not capacity constrained by 2% |
Baseline set year 1 with target increase % determined from baseline. Meet target within 3 years.
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Increase Job Placement Rate by 10%: Percentage of graduates employed in their field of study within six months of graduation. |
Baseline set year 1 with target increase % determined from baseline. Meet target within 3 years. |
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Increase Community Partnership Development Rate by 2 per year: Number of new partnerships formed with local businesses and organizations. |
Over 3 years |
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Increase measure of Graduate Satisfaction: Average score from graduate surveys on the relevance of their education to their career. |
Baseline set year 1 with target increase % determined from baseline. Meet target within 3 years.
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3: Build and sustain programs that lead to a living wage, improved socioeconomic status, or efficient transfer. |
Increase percentage measurement of Living Wage Employment: Percentage of graduates earning a living wage within six months of graduation. |
Baseline set year 1 with target increase % determined from baseline. Meet target within 3 years.
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Increase Transfer Success Rate by 10%: Percentage of students who successfully transfer to four-year institutions. |
Baseline set year 1 with target increase % determined from baseline. Meet target within 3 years.
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Increase Program Sustainability: Assessment of the long-term viability of programs based on enrollment, outcomes and cost. |
Baseline set year 1 with target increase % determined from baseline. Meet target within 3 years. |
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4: Empower faculty to incorporate creativity, collaboration, and technology to advance transformational learning. |
Offer Faculty Development focused on creativity, collaboration and technology. This might include Professional Learning communities, conferences, workshops on pedagogical innovations, etc |
Within 3 years |
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Increase Percentage of Innovative Teaching Practices: Percentage of courses incorporating innovative and high impact teaching practices. |
Baseline set year 1 with target increase % determined from baseline. Meet target within 3 years. |
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Increase Student Engagement Score by 10%. Average score from student surveys on engagement and involvement in courses. |
Baseline set year 1 with target increase % determined from baseline. Meet target within 3 years. |
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Increase the extent to which technology is integrated into teaching and learning and how it is used (for lecture, student use integral to learning, etc) |
Baseline set year 1 with target increase % determined from baseline. Meet target within 3 years. |
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Faculty Collaboration: Increase the Percentage of faculty involved in collaborative teaching, research, and grant projects |
Baseline set year 1 with target increase % determined from baseline. Meet target within 3 years. |
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5: Utilize culturally responsive pedagogies to improve equitable student success.
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Reduce Equity Gap by 2% per year Annual percentage reduction in achievement gaps between different student demographic groups. |
Yearly |
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Offer Training in Culturally Responsive Teaching yearly. Measure the percentage of faculty completing training in culturally responsive pedagogies. |
Yearly |
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Student Success: Increase Percentage of students from underrepresented groups achieving academic success as measured by graduation rate, completion rate, persistence rate by 10% |
Baseline set year 1 with target increase % determined from baseline. Meet target within 3 years.
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Inclusive Curriculum Development: Increase percentage of courses incorporating culturally responsive content. |
Baseline set year 1 with target increase % determined from baseline. Meet target within 3 years. |
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Student Feedback on Cultural Responsiveness: Qualitative feedback from students on the institution’s cultural responsiveness. |
Yearly |