SACS Reaffirmation
| Objective | Enhance Student Programs | |
| Enhance undergraduate and graduate programs. Associated Goals: 1. Highest Quality Of Education |
| Indicator | 1.1(a) Curriculum review A review process will be in-place/established for all programs (undergraduate and graduate) and curriculum. |
| Criteria | Undergraduate Curriculum Review Explore the feasibility of performing an undergraduate curriculum review. |
| Finding | Undergraduate Curriculum Review It was determined that an outside consultant should be contacted to perform undergraduate curriculum review. |
| Indicator | 1.1(b) Program View A periodic cycle for program review of the doctoral program will be developed. |
| Criteria | Doctoral Program Self Study Explore the feasibility of developing a doctoral program self study. |
| Finding | Doctoral Program Self Study The SHSU Graduate Council developed guidelines for a Doctoral program self-study at SHSU. |
| Action | Doctoral Program Self-Study The College of Criminal Justice Doctoral Program will be the first doctoral program at SHSU to conduct a self-study in 2007-2008 based on the developed guidelines |
| Action | External Consultant Contacted one external consultant to perform undergraduate cirriculm review in 07-08 |
| Objective | Image And Visibility | |
| Enhance image and visibility. Associated Goals: 2. Enhance Image And Visibility. |
| Indicator | 1.5(b) Marketing Approach An integrated marketing approach will be in-place/implemented to ensure quality and consistency in communicating information about the College of Criminal Justice to prospective undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, employers and other constituencies. |
| Criteria | Marketing efforts. Develop a plan to improve and streamline the college marketing efforts. |
| Finding | Marketing Efforts It was determined that the best way to improve and streamline the college marketing efforts is to have a marketing coordinator. |
| Indicator | Recruiting Efforts Increase the number of recruiting efforts, college fairs, etc. by 20% in 2006-2007. |
| Criteria | Recruiting efforts Increase the number of recruiting efforts, college fairs, etc. by 20% |
| Finding | Recruiting efforts Increased the number of recruiting efforts, college fairs, etc. by 20% from 05-06 |
| Action | Marketing Coordinator Posted job opening for a Marketing Coordinator with SHSU Human Services. |
| Action | Recruitment Continue to increase the number of recruiting efforts, college fairs, etc. |
| Objective | High Quality Teaching | |
| To continue to develop a productive research faculty with a committment to high quality teaching. Associated Goals: Faculty Excellence In Teaching And Research |
| Indicator | Attract And Retain Faculty Mechanisms will be in-place/developed to attract and retain distinguished faculty in teaching and research |
| Criteria | Senior Level Full Professor At least one Senior level Full Professor will be hired in 2006-2007 |
| Finding | Full Professor One Senior Level Full Professor was successfully identified and hired in 2006-2007. |
| Action | Junior Faculty Continue to attract and retain junior faculty with strong promise in teaching and research |