Academic & Administrative Prioritization In Initiative Chairs/Associate/Assistant Deans Forum May 8, 2018 Kimberly Jones, PPTF Academic Committee Chair Rhea Ballard-Thrower, PPTF Administrative Committee Chair Vancito Wallace, PPTF Data Committee Chair Angela Cole Dixon, Associate Provost http://provost.howard.edu/ProgramPrioritization.asp
The Charge In order to maintain and elevate our status as a premier academic institution, it is essential that the programs offered at Howard University are of the highest academic quality, and provide contemporary and exceptional educational experiences to our students. As we prepare for the University-wide accreditation process in 2019-2020, it is critical that the University undertake a comprehensive academic and administrative review process to position the University to remain relevant and positioned for a successful future.
Middle States The University has begun preparation for our Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) 2019 - 2020 self-study and accreditation site visit. In accordance with Standard VI universities must now demonstrate engagement in continuous institutional improvement.
Program Prioritization Task Force (PPTF) To that end, the Office of the Provost and Chief Academic Officer has formed the Academic and Administrative Program Prioritization Task Force to compile evidence to: • strengthen the university’s overall academic program portfolio • facilitate utilization of best practices in the development of new program offerings, and • ensure effective alignment of resources with University initiatives. PPTF Members Faculty, students and staff. Faculty and staff were nominated by their deans, the Faculty Senate, or their supervisors. Students were nominated by the presidents of HUSA or the Graduate Student Council.
List of PPTF Members (Updated 4/16/18) Shareefah Al Uqdah, Ph.D., School of Education Rhea Ballard-Thrower, M.I.L.S., JD, University Library System, PPTF Co-Chair Kim Bey, Ph.D., College of Arts & Sciences Helen Bond, Ph.D., CETLA Matthew Bruckner, JD, School of Law Keonna Carter, JD, Office of the General Counsel Kyron Carter, Enrollment Management Eugene Cooper, Human Resources Lisa Crooms-Robinson, JD, School of Law Lundyn Davis, Student Jozanne Douglas, M.S., GCDF, Office of Career Services Constance Ellison, Ph.D., Graduate School Kimberley Freeman, Ph.D., School of Education Rajni Goel, Ph.D., School of Business Tanya Greenfield, DDS, College of Dentistry Dana Hector, CRA, Research & Administrative Services Altaf Husain, Ph.D., School of Social Work Amos Jackson, Student Lennon Jackson, M.Ed., MSW, Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
List of PPTF Members Kimberly Jones, Ph.D., Engineering & Architecture, PPTF Co-Chair Eleanor King, Ph.D., Arts & Sciences Leslie Lawrence, D.M.D., M.S., College of Dentistry George K. Littleton, Ph.D., College of Medicine Michael Marcus, College of Pharmacy Chloe Martin, Student Sylvia McDonald-Kaufman, JD, M.Div., Graduate School Walter Peterson, Office of Admissions Jeremy Randall, Development & Alumni Relations Precious Smith, Office of Undergraduate Studies Raymond Smith, Ph.D., School of Business Shelese Smith, Office of the Provost Omari Swinton, Ph.D., College of Arts & Sciences Lekidelu Taddesse-Heath, MD, College of Medicine Patricia Talbert, Ph.D., cPHN, MPH, MS, CPHA, CHES, College of Nursing & Allied Health Sciences Lauren Thompson, Student Robin Thornhill, Ph.D., School of Communications
Review Process and Projected Timeline Spring 2017 -- Initial Task Force Meeting Summer - Fall 2017 • Develop data collection & analysis plans Develop & refine guiding questions, rubrics, metrics Develop commu • Phase 1: Instrument Development engagement & communication strategies Meetings with deans, department chairs, faculty • Phase 2: HU community/key Jan - Mar 2018 stakeholder feedback • Develop data collection instruments Student leaders nominate student task force members and focus gr • Phase 3: Data Collection participants • Phase 4: Evaluation April 2018 • Obtain HU community feedback on data collection instruments via (w meetings with deans; department chairs; Faculty Senate officers, H HUSA; focus groups; and HU Community Forums) Develop evaluation process & evaluation tools Populate data temp Apr-May 2018 • Integrate HU community feedback and Finalize Deploy data collection instruments Summer 2018 -- Data collection and Conduct evaluation Early Fall 2018 -- Submit final report
Draft Instrument Development • Section 1 -- Instructions • Section 2 -- Background • Section 3 -- Key Area Questions • Mission, Productivity, Quality, Demand, Net Revenue/Efficiency • Section 4 -- Assessment Plan • Section 5 -- SWOT Analysis
Ongoing Campus Engagement • Faculty Senate Council Discussion • Deans Council Presentations • March 23, 2018 • March 7, 2018 • May 8, 2018 • April 11, 2018 • Campus Community • Chairs and Associate Deans • April 4, 2018 (Faculty Senate meeting) Presentations • April 18, 2018 (HU Communications email) • March 27, 2018 • April 25, 2018 (HUSO forum) • April 24, 2018 • April 26, 2018 (HU Communications email) • May 8, 2018 • April 29, 2018 (HUSA meeting) • April 30, 2018 (HU Communications email) • April 30, 2018 (East Campus Faculty Forum) • May 2, 2018 (HUSO email) • May 2, 2018 (West Campus Faculty Forum) • May 4, 2018 (HU Communications email) Prioritization@howard.edu
Focus Groups • Administrative Student Focus Group – Monday, 4/23/18 @7:00am • Academic Student Focus Group – Monday, 4/23/18 @4:30pm • Faculty & Staff Focus Groups • Administrative: Thursday, 5/3/18 @2:00pm • Academic : Thursday, 5/3/18 @2:00pm • Academic: Friday, 5/4/18 @2:00pm • Administrative: Wednesday, 5/9/18 @11:00am Please submit comments on RUBRICS to Prioritization@howard.edu
Unit it Leads (c (chairs, , dir irectors … ) • Responsible for completing and submitting self study reports, in collaboration with faculty members and staff • Will be trained in Task Stream (TBD) Please email comments to: Prioritization@howard.edu
Thank you!!!
Pil ilots • School of Education • College of Pharmacy • College of Nursing & Allied Health Sciences
The Data Collection Tool
Taskstream by Watermark https://taskstream.com/saml/howard
Previous Meetings with Chairs, Associate & Assistant Deans this semester… • The program review process & the KPIs (key performance indicators) • The data collection instrument • Campus engagement
Today’s Meeting… • Campus engagement • The data collection instrument • The data collection tool
Upcoming Meetings with Chairs, Associate & Assistant Deans this summer… • The evaluation tool • Faculty credentialing in • Completing the program review report in • Faculty engagement in the program review process
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