SACS Reaffirmation
| Objective | Faculty Scholarship | |
| Increased activity by Kinesiology faculty in presentations, publications, grants submitted, and dollars awarded. Associated Goals: Faculty Excellence |
| Indicator | Faculty Presentations Count the number of presentations and grant presentations reported on annual FES and compare to previous year. |
| Criteria | Presentations 80% of the Kinesiology faculty will make at least one professional presentation during the 2006-2007 academic year. |
| Finding | Presentations 100%, all full-time kinesiology faculty made at least one (1) professional presentation during the 2006-2007 academic year (Source, FES). |
| Indicator | Faculty Publications Count the number of publications reported on annual FES and compare to previous year. |
| Criteria | Publications 80% of faculty will have at least one (1) professional publication during the 2006-2007 academic year. |
| Finding | Faculty Publications Four of the full-time Kinesiology faculty reported on FES to have at least one professional publication during the 2006-2007 academic year. |
| Action | Faculty Publications Continue to support and encourage faculty to publish in tier 1 & 2 journals. |
| Action | Presentations Continue to encourage and support faculty members to present their research at professional conferences. Seek larger allocations for professional travel. |
| Objective | Professional Service | |
| Increased number of kinesiology faculty serving and seeking to serve as leaders and committee members in professional organizations. Associated Goals: Faculty Excellence |
| Indicator | Faculty Service Count the number of committee assignments reported on FES and compare to previous year. |
| Criteria | Faculty Service 70% of faculty will have service activity in one or more professional organizations. |
| Finding | Faculty Service 100% of kinesiology full-time faculty were engaged in one or more professional organization during the 2006-2007 (Source, FES). |
| Action | Service Continue to seek support for faculty who provide external scholarly service. |
| Objective | Content Knowledge | |
| Kinesiology BA students will communication their personal philosophy pertaining to a career in kinesiology. Associated Goals: Quality And Effectiveness |
| Indicator | Course Requirement Following the lecture/discussion on philosophy, students will write a personal philosophy regarding the field of kinesiology. |
| Criteria | Assignment 100% of students enrolled in Foundations of Kinesiology (KIN 131) will write and present their personal philosophy regarding the field of kinesiology in relation to their intended profession of their choice. |
| Finding | Philosophy Paper 100% of students enrolled in Foundations of Kinesiology (KIN 131) wrote and presented their personal philosophy regarding the field of kinesiology in relation to their intended professional choice. |
| Action | Follow-Up Continue to assess students regarding their personal philosophy regarding the field of kinesiology. |
| Objective | Increase Faculty Size | |
| Increase the number of full-time faculty members in Kinesiology Department. Associated Goals: Quality And Effectiveness |
| Indicator | Hiring New Faculty Successful negotiations of contracts with new full-time faculty members. |
| Criteria | Faculty Hiring New full-time faculty members are successfully hired. |
| Finding | Faculty Hiring Dr. Emily Roper and Dr. Ryan Zapalac were hired during the 2006-2007 academic year. |
| Action | Faculty Hiring Continue to recruit and maintain highly qualified faculty to teach in the Kinesiology department. |
| Objective | Teaching Effectiveness | |
| Kinesiology full-time tenure-track faculty will score at or above the national average on the IDEA Evaluation Instrument. Associated Goals: Quality And Effectiveness |
| Indicator | Faculty Teaching Scores Teaching scores obtained from IDEA Evaluation Instrument. |
| Criteria | IDEA Scores 80% of full-time tenure-track faculty will score at or above the national average on the IDEA Evaluation Instrument. |
| Finding | IDEA Scores 100% of full-time tenure-track Kinesiology faculty scored at or above the national average as determined by scores derived on IDEA Evaluation Instrument for 2006-2007. |
| Action | IDEA Scores Identify and implement creative mechanisms to assist faculty with their teaching effectiveness. |
| Objective | Collaborative Partnerships | |
| Network with community colleges to increase awareness of Kinesiology BA programs and cultivate multi-leave collaborative partnerships. Associated Goals: Visibility And Impact |
| Indicator | Partnerships Finalized BA Kinesiology articulation agreement is published on SHSU web-site. |
| Criteria | Networking Kinesiology BA articulation agreement is published or SHSU articulation web-site. |
| Finding | Networking Kinesiology BA articulation agreement in published on SHSU articulation web-site. |
| Action | Networking Continue to promote and build multi-level collaborative partnerships and mentoring relationships. |
| Objective | Program Growth | |
| Implement recruitment plan to increase enrollment in undergraduate Kinesiology BA degree program. Associated Goals: Visibility And Impact |
| Indicator | Program Recruitment Log all recruitment activities and number of brochures used to recruit students for Kinesiology BA degree program. |
| Criteria | Program Growth Implement recruitment plan to increase enrollment in undergraduate Kinesiology BA degree program. |
| Finding | Recruitment Activities The Kinesiology department has the visibility events: Saturdays @ SAM - Spring 06, Spring 07, Fall 06, Fall 07; and Student Orientation Dates (6 per year). |
| Action | Graduation Guidelines Continue to encourage and provide academic support to students seeking Kinesiology BA degree. |