SACS Reaffirmation
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Assessment : 2006 - 2007 : Administrative Support :
Family and Consumer Sciences, Department of
3 Goals 3 Objectives 3 Indicators 3 Criteria 3 Findings 3 Actions
GOAL: Program In Hospitality Administration
| Objective | Program In Hospitality Administration | |
| To broaden the focus and change the name of the current program in Food Service Management to Hospitality Administration. Associated Goals: Program In Hospitality Administration |
| Indicator | Hospitality Administration Program Whether or not progress has been made toward broadening the current Food Service Management program into a program in Hospitality Administration. |
| Criteria | Program in Hospitality Administration Curriculum proposal for course name changes and descriptions submitted. |
| Finding | Program in Hospitality Administration Progress was made toward broadening the focus of the Food Service Management to Hospitality Administration. Course names and descriptions were approved by the curriculum committee. Thus, this objective was met. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Program in Hospitality Administration Continue with two part-time faculty at the current time; focus on the addition of two more courses to round out the offerings required for the change in focus and name. |
GOAL: Program Offerings
| Objective | Program Assessment And Improvement | |
| To assess all of the programs in the department and construct plans for program improvement. Associated Goals: Program Offerings |
| Indicator | Program Assessments  Each program director/leader shall conduct an assessment of the program or programs for which that director/leader has assumed leadership. These assessments shall lead to directions for improvement which shall then be implemented. |
| Criteria | Program Assessment This criterion is met when programs have been assessed for the 2006-2007 AY during the 2007-2008 AY. Accredited programs will use accreditation standards; all assessments will be reported in the OATdb. |
| Finding | Program Offerings Each program director/leader conducted an assessment of each program under that director/leader''s responsibility. Thus, this criterion was met. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Program Assessments Implement suggestions for improvement from the assessment. |
GOAL: Service To Departmental Stakeholders
| Objective | Mission, Stakeholders | |
| To re-write the mission of the department and to re-assess its stakeholders. Associated Goals: Service To Departmental Stakeholders |
| Indicator | Mission And Stakeholders The indicator for this objective is whether or not the faculty met and accomplished this task. |
| Criteria | Mission, Stakeholders A re-written mission statement (100% completion). |
| Finding | Mission, Stakeholders The faculty of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences met and re-wrote the department mission statement and re-assessed and determined its stakeholders, both primary and secondary; thus, this objective was met. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Mission, Stakeholders Now that this process is complete, the faculty will begin writing a five-year plan. |