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.