SACS Reaffirmation
| Objective | Professional Activity and Service | |
| Tenured and tenure-track faculty members will participate regularly and perform service in the state, regional, national, and international profesional organizations of the field. Associated Goals: Professional Activity and Service |
| Indicator | Professional Activity and Service Professional activity and service will be measured by the number of professional organization conventions attended during the evaluation period or by service performed as a member of a professional organization. |
| Criteria | Professional Activity and Service Participation in one regional, national, or international professional organization meeting during the evaluation period will indicate a satisfactory level of professional activity. Service as a committee member or the like equals participation in one organization meeting. |
| Finding | Professional Activity and Service All tenured and tenure-track faculty members attended at least one professional organization meeting at the regional level or above during the evaluation period. |
| Action | Professional Activity and Service Repeat assessment during the next academic year. |
| Objective | Research Productivity | |
| Tenured and tenure-track faculty members will maintain an ongoing program of research and publication. Associated Goals: Research Productivity |
| Indicator | Research Productivity The measure of research productivity will be the number of convention presentations and publications (published or accepted for publication) during the evaluation period. |
| Criteria | Research Productivity A total of two convention papers or one paper published or accepted for publication during the evaluation period will indicate an ongoing program of research and publication. |
| Finding | Research Productivity All tenured and tenure-track faculty members presented at least two convention papers during the evaluation period or had one paper published or accepted for publication. |
| Action | Research Productivity Repeat assessment in the next academic year. |
| Objective | Teaching Excellence | |
| Faculty members will sustain an above average level of classroom instruction. Associated Goals: Teaching Excellence |
| Indicator | Student Evaluation of Teaching The measure of teaching effectiveness will be the average IDEA System score for all classes taught during the evaluation period. |
| Criteria | Student Evaluation of Teaching An average grade for all classes taught in the evaluation period of 4 or better will indicate excellence in classroom instruction. |
| Finding | Teaching Excellence During the evaluation period, the average IDEA System score for all faculty members exceeded 4 (data available for Fall, 07, only). |
| Action | Teaching Excellence Raise the criterion score to 4.25 and repeat assessment during the next academic year. |