The factors that negatively impact the presence of faculty in lower division are being identified, such as, for example, adding classes late in the registration cycle. The number of students required to meet minimum enrollment was raised at lower division, upper division, and graduate levels, a change which shifted resources to lower division. Identify factors, including incentives, that affect the presence of faculty members in the lower division and redirect faculty resources accordingly. Support the University-wide faculty General Education Committee in monitoring course availability, faculty teaching, the content of General Education and course duplication. Strategies Support college efforts to create apprenticeships and organize university service to support internships.
All freshman have career advising session.
Increase faculty participation in lower division classes. The University continues to maintain and strengthen its outstanding research departments, with the consequence that undergraduates may partake of our rich and varied research environment. Strategies Departments will increase opportunities for honors credit. Deans and department heads will provide incentives, support, and recognition to faculty members who offer undergraduates opportunities to participate in research. The freeware Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view or print .pdf files.