College of Education and Health Professions - Strategic Plan 2013

The vision of the College of Education and Health Professions is to prepare highly qualified professionals and leaders who possess the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to increase the quality of life in the community by improving P-12 student learning and professional health care.

Click on the links below to view the COEHP's Strategic Plan for achieving this vision.

Academic Programs
People
Finance
Facilities

Strategic Plan Assessment 2010

Academic Programs

The College of Education and Health Professions significantly contributes to the academic mission of the university by providing 82% (31) of all graduate programs (38) within the university and 40% (18 out of 45) of all undergraduate programs. 

As a professional leader in P-12 education and health professions for the region, the College of Education and Health Professions seeks to:

1. Obtain a Doctorate in Education.(CSU Goal 1)
2. Exceed state and national pass rates on certification/licensing exams. (CSU Goal 1)
   
   • Exceed the national average for first time pass rate for NCLEX-RN examination.
   • Exceed the national average for the pass rate on the national counselor exam.
   • Exceed the Georgia Assessment of Certified Educators examination pass rate for all certification areas.
3. Add new graduate degrees to address the need of the region (CSU Goal 1):
   
   • Master of Science degree in Exercise Science
   • Master of Science degree in Nursing
   • Master of Science degree in Public Health
   • Master of Education degree in Student Affairs
   • Master of Science degree in Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling
   • Online Master of Arts in Teaching Degree in Math and Science Education
   • Specialist Degree in Special Education
    
4. Achieve outstanding ratings (4) on all indicators of the Regent’s Principles and Actions for teachers, counselors, and leaders. (CSU Goal 1)
5. Expand programs to address the needs in the region. (CSU Goal 1)
   
   • Revise Master of Education Degree in Special Education to include Adaptive Curriculum as a specialty.
   • Create Online RN to BSN program for nursing.
   • Create Online BSN to MSN program for nursing.
   • Develop and offer an online Master of Education in Education Leadership
   • Create an online EDS in Leadership
6. Obtain or maintain national accreditation/recognition for all eligible programs. (CSU Goal 1)
   
   • Maintain NCATE/PSC accreditation.
   • Obtain National Accreditation of both the undergraduate and graduate programs in Health Science by the Council of Education in Public Health (CEPH).
   • Obtain national recognition for educator preparation programs from Specialty Program Associations (SPAs) recognized by NCATE.
   • Obtain national accreditation from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing while maintaining accreditation from the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.
   • Maintain national accreditation of counseling programs from Counseling and Counseling Related Educational Programs (CACREP).

 

People

As a leader in graduate education at CSU, the College of Education and Health Professions graduate student enrollment in Fall 2009 was at an all time high of 624 students which is 52% of the 1210 total graduate population at the university. The College of Education and Health Professions has streamlined admission criteria, program accessibility and developed an active recruitment strategy to provide quality programs for educators in the region. Graduate enrollment has increased by 108% since 1997. With continued growth, the College of Education and Health Professions anticipates an enrollment of 800 students by 2013.

Undergraduate enrollment in the College of Education grew to more than 1000 students in 2007 which was a 43% increase since 1997. In 2009, programs in Health Science and the School of Nursing merged with the College of Education to become the College of Education and Health Professions, creating an undergraduate enrollment of more than 1900 students (including enrollment in teacher preparation programs housed in other colleges) and a graduate enrollment of more than 600 students.

While the student enrollment in the College of Education and Health Professions has dramatically increased, the number of full-time faculty has not. From 1997 to 2008, the number of faculty increased by three positions (37 to 40 or 8%). In Fall 2009, four health science faculty and 17 nursing faculty were added to the COEHP as a result of the reorganization of the college, but no new faculty positions were added. While the COEHP has seen little increase in the number of full-time faculty since 1997, the university as a whole has increased the number of faculty from 221 in 1997 to 296 in 2009, which is a 34% increase.

As a professional leader in P-12 education and health professions for the region, the College of Education and Health Professions seeks to:

1. Increase the number of qualified faculty. (CSU Goal 1)
2. Increase the number of full and part-time advisors in the College of Education and Health Professions Student Advising and Field Experiences (SAFE) office. (CSU Goal 1)
3. Increase the number of candidates enrolled in high need fields in the following areas: Special Education, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Middle Grade Mathematics, Middle Grades Science, English Education, History Education, Foreign Language Education and Nursing. (CSU Goal 2)
4. Increase the number of graduates recommended for certification and licensure in high need fields especially in the following areas: Special Education, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Middle Grade Mathematics, Middle Grades Science, English Education, History Education, Foreign Language Education and Nursing. (CSU Goal 2)
5. Increase the number of candidates admitted to the Teacher Education Program. (CSU Goal 2)
6. Increase the number of candidates admitted to the undergraduate nursing program. (CSU Goal 2)
7. Increase the number of graduate students enrolled in the College of Education and Health Professions. (CSU Goal 2)
8. Increase the number of graduate assistantships in the College of Education and Health Professions and include two new graduate assistants to serve as technology assistants for faculty, staff, and students. (CSU Goal 2)
9. Add full-time staff to support technology needs for faculty. (CSU Goal 2 and CSU Goal 5)
10. Add full-time web developer. (CSU Goal 2 and CSU Goal 5)
11. Add full-time development coordinator. (CSU Goal 4)
12. Increase administrative staff support for COEHP. (CSU Goal 1)

 

Finance

In 1997, the College of Education had no endowed scholarships or faculty chairs. By 2007, the College of Education secured two endowed faculty chairs and more than 10 endowed scholarships.

In 2007, the College of Education began its first unrestricted endowment for benefit of the College. The endowment began in summer 2007 with gifts of $5,000 or greater.

In Fall 2007, the College of Education conducted its first annual fund (Friends of the College of Education) to raise unrestricted funds support faculty recruitment and development, program development, enhanced faculty and student instructional technology, and dynamic community educational programs.

As a P-12 educational leader for the region, the College of Education and Health Professions seeks to:

1. Achieve endowments to support College of Education and Health Professions programs, faculty, and students.
   • Achieve a $2,000,000 College of Education and Health Professions Endowment supported by the Education Order which is funded by gifts of $5,000 or greater. (CSU Goal 4)
   • Achieve a $500,000 School of Nursing Endowment supported by gifts of $5,000 or greater. (CSU Goal 4)
2. Achieve gits to name the college and school.
   • Achieve a $10,000,000 gift to name the College of Education and Health Professions. (CSU Goal 4)
   • Achieve a $3,000,000 gift to name the School of Nursing. (CSU Goal 4)
3. Increase annual giving.
   • Achieve a $25,000 Friends of Education annual fund for the College of Education and Health Professions. (CSU Goal 4)
   • Establish and achieve a $15,000 Friends of Nursing annual fund for the College of Education and Health Professions. (CSU Goal 4)
   • Establish and achieve a $5,000 Friends of the Health Sciences annual fund for the College of Education and Health Professions. (CSU Goal 4)
4. Increase number of donors.
   • Achieve 500 donors for the “Friends” of Education. (CSU Goal 4)
   • Achieve 200 donors for the “Friends” of Nursing. (CSU Goal 4)
   • Achieve 50 donors for the “Friends” of the Health Sciences. (CSU Goal 4)
5. Increase funds to support faculty professional development and research. (CSU Goal 1 and Goal 4)
6. Increase funds to support student professional development. (CSU Goal 2 and Goal 4)
7. Increase external funding from grants and contracts. (CSU Goal 3 and Goal 4)

 

Facilities

As a P-12 educational leader for the region, the College of Education and Health Professions seeks to:

1. Outfit all classrooms in Jordan Hall, Lumpkin Center, and Illges with state of the art instructional technology including an instruction computer, projection system, audio system, document camera, and smartboard technology. (CSU Goal 5)
2. Enhance the technology capabilities in the College of Education and Health Professions Media Production Studio to include: state of the art video editing software, online streaming for COEHP content including classroom teaching and programming, portable video cameras with microphones for all classrooms, enhanced video components for each classroom instructional computer, two high definition monitors, and DVD production equipment. (CSU Goal 3 and Goal 5)
3. Provide professional development to all faculty and staff on all instruction technology within the College of Education. (CSU Goal 5)
4. Create a new state-of-the-art Environmental Learning Center at Oxbow Meadows that is recognized a leader in the region. (CSU Goal 1 and Goal 3)
5. Increase number of classrooms in Jordan Hall. (CSU Goal 1 and Goal 2)
6. Increase number of 30+ classrooms in Jordan Hall. (CSU Goal 1 and Goal 2)
7. Create new front entrance to Jordan Hall. (CSU Goal 1 and Goal 2)
8. Expand the Coca-Cola Space Science Center.
   • Create a new addition of approximately 1000 square feet onto the Coca-Cola Space Science Center Center’s existing lobby for additional exhibitions and functions. (CSU Goal 1 and Goal 2)
   • Create a new 8000 sq. ft. research and academic facility next to Coca-Cola Space Science Center Center’s to include three educational 50 seat classrooms, three laboratories,10 faculty offices, and a large multi-purpose auditorium to enhance STEM related fields at CSU. (CSU Goal 1 and Goal 2)
9. Expand space available to the Department of Health, Physical Education and Exercise Science (HPEX) to include the Health and Wellness Center (formerly Health and Safety).
10. Expand space available to the School of Nursing. Renovate first floor of Illges to include space for simulation labs.