Strategy Invite those departments who offered proposals in their departmental strategic plans for revisions and enhancements to existing programs to further develop their ideas taking into consideration the purpose and goals of the College and their department, the impact on resources of the College, and academic and market viability. Such programs might include the Chemistry major, a Medical Technician program to replace the previous one with Duke University, the International Studies major, the Public History major, the American History curriculum, and the Child Development curriculum. To consider carefully the creation of new minors and majors programs to ensure their addition would both strengthen the special contribution of their disciplines and complement the curriculum as a whole. Strategy Invite those departments who offered proposals in their departmental strategic plans for new minors or majors programs to further develop their ideas taking into consideration the purpose and goals of the College and their department, the impact on resources of the College, and academic and market viability. To strengthen existing graduate programs and examine feasibility of expanding program offerings.
Strategies Increase enrollment and review curricula of existing graduate programs.
Invite departments who offered proposals in their departmental strategic plans for new graduate programs to further develop their ideas taking into consideration the purpose and goals of the College and their department, the impact on resources of the College, and academic and market viability. Such programs might include a Master of Social Work and a Master of Arts Education. To support departments in their efforts to attain and maintain professional accreditation in so far as doing so does not diminish the department's role in serving the goals and purpose of the College. To examine the benefit and feasibility of shifting the Legal Assistants program to academic credit. To examine the benefit and feasibility of developing new certificate programs for degree seeking students in the areas of music, creative writing, communication, computer skills.