STRATEGIC PLAN
SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
GOAL 1.
To provide, in a quality environment, all students at Salem State
College with a liberal arts and sciences education and to provide
School of Arts and Sciences Department majors with excellent academic
preparation in their chosen disciplines.
Short-term Objectives:
- Provide experiences in content and methodology in a student's
chosen discipline.
- Increase creative and critical thinking and communication skills.
- Expand the opportunities for undergraduate research.
- Increase opportunities for experience with cultural institutions.
- Incorporate technology into the curriculum to enhance problem
solving and research skills.
- Encourage specific approaches to support an increase in written
and oral experiences in upper-level courses within each major.
Long-term Objectives:
- Work with the Admissions Office in developing recruitment strategies
for transfers and freshmen.
- Support and increase the opportunities for study abroad.
- Encourage and support faculty and student participation in mentoring
experiences within the discipline.
- Evaluate and upgrade distribution electives.
- Continue to reduce class size in appropriate courses to encourage
excellence.
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