COEHS Strategic Plan
“Empowering the Pride”
Mission Statement:
The Mission of UNA’s College of Education and Human Sciences is to Educate, Inspire, and Serve.
Themes
Goal: Expand educational and professional opportunities for students including research and scholarship, study abroad and away, and internships.
Aspiration: All students engage in two or more transformational experiences prior to graduating.
Goal: Expand relationships, partnerships, networking, and clinical experience opportunities.
Aspiration: All students complete at least one experience linked with networking and professional partnerships.
Goal: Optimize communication between COEHS and students.
Aspiration: All students regularly receive information regarding educational opportunities and experiences via departmental and UNA formal communication platforms.
Goal: Ensure COEHS degree programs provide creative, contemporary, and student-centered experiences.
Aspiration: All departments develop and maintain innovative academic programs which prepare students to effectively meet the needs of the modern job market.
Goal: Expand opportunities for student-faculty engagement in meaningful educational experiences.
Aspiration: All programs ensure four or more content-specific seminars, workshops, conferences or other opportunities annually.
Goal: Focus on instruction and technology integration in all aspects of effective student preparation.
Aspiration: All programs meet or exceed standards for professional accreditation, ensure full-time faculty teach 75% or more of classes while including relevant technology.
Goal: Cultivate and support recruitment and retention characterized by diversity, inclusion, and respect for individuals.
Aspiration: All departments implement recruitment, scholarship, and retention efforts targeting diverse populations.
Goal: Create and expand programs directly addressing initiatives aimed at diversification and inclusion.
Aspiration: All programs provide opportunities for students and employees to engage in activities integrating the concepts of diversity and inclusion.
Goal: Provide opportunities for students to engage in diverse experiences outside the classroom setting.
Aspiration: All students engage in at least one event or activity focused on diversity and inclusion annually.
Goal: Develop and effectively market academic programs to increase COEHS enrollment in support of university growth.
Aspiration: Increase enrollment within the college by 10% in five years.
Goal: Pursue external support for research, service-based projects, scholarships, advancement and other initiatives for COEHS program growth.
Aspiration: All faculty members remain engaged in at least one activity aimed at the pursuit of external support/advancement.
Goal: Market programs and broadly communicate the COEHS impact on the community and beyond.
Aspiration: Prospective students are introduced to UNA in multiple ways including social media.
Goal: Engage stakeholders in marketing efforts and communicating the COEHS as an integral component of the UNA story.
Aspiration: UNA stakeholders are included in a significant portion of marketing efforts.
Goal: Deliver academic programs and credentialing options which are responsive to the contemporary learner.
Aspiration: Offer doctoral, micro-credentials, foundational or other programs targeting a broad range of audiences.