SACS Reaffirmation
| Objective | Faculty Composition | |
| The composition of the department's faculty will be adequate to support the mission of the department. Associated Goals: Mission-Driven Faculty |
| Indicator | Effective Researchers The faculty must meet department standards defining effective researchers. |
| Indicator | Effective Service Providers The faculty must meet department standards defining effective service providers. |
| Indicator | Effective Teachers The faculty must meet department standards defining effective teaching. |
| Indicator | Faculty Qualifications Percent of classes taught by academically qualified (AQ), professionally qualified (PQ), and/or both AQ/PQ faculty. |
| Criteria | Academically Qualified At least 50% of the faculty will meet criteria for "academically qualified". |
| Finding | AQ FACULTY For 2006-2007, 53.57% of the classes were taught by AQ faculty. One faculty member was on sick leave for the S07 semester that required pool faculty to teach 3 sections. The additional numbers are due to pool faculty used to teach sections to meet demand before AQ faculty can be hired. |
| Criteria | Professionally Qualified At least 90% of faculty will meet the criteria to be AQ, PQ, or both. |
| Finding | AQ/PQ Faculty There were 83.93% of the classes taught by either by AQ, PQ or both AQ and PQ faculty. The unexpected loss of an PQ adjunct and the pool faculty required to replace the 3 sections left open due to an AQ faculty member''s sick leave reduced the level below the 90% level. |
| Action | Faculty Hires Two new AQ faculty members were hired; one for Business Communications and one for Business Law/Finance to begin F07. |
| Action | Faculty Requirements The department requested two additional AQ faculty positions. |
| Objective | Develop Outstanding Banking, Finance And General Business Programs | |
| All department programs will prepare graduates for jobs in their respective disciplines or for continued education at a higher level. Associated Goals: Quality Academic Programs |
| Indicator | Ranking In EBI Survey Departmental programs will be ranked in the top 50% of schools evaluated in the EBI survey. |