A loyal and highly professional staff. All courses must be rigorous and emphasize the intellectual skills associated with an excellent college level academic experience. Greater efficiency in the curriculum is needed. Drake is offering too many programs. Some programs may be usefully combined We need to emphasize quality.
Majors supported by one or two faculty members are problematic.
Use of undergraduate courses for graduate credit should be minimal. For graduate credit to be awarded, a higher level of performance is to be expected. Integration of liberal and professional education needs to become a reality. Ongoing critical review of the curriculum is needed. Faculty resources are not always used effectively.