GOAL 3.

To continue to build a well-qualified teaching staff who have access to all resources necessary for teaching and to provide substantial opportunities for professional development on and off campus.

Short-term Objectives:

• Inventory current faculty and staff training, skills, resources, and professional needs.
• Develop for faculty and staff new in-service opportunities concerning teaching methodologies.
• Expand teaching/research/advising resources through the Internet.
• Implement contractual professional development programs as appropriate.
• Develop a recruitment and retention strategy for hiring and maintaining diverse faculty.
• Encourage conversion of temporary full-time and part-time positions to full-time tenure track positions.
• Seek to involve new and part-time faculty in School and department activities wherever possible.
• Develop a training program for easy access to technology for all staff.
• Continue updating library holdings and information access.
• Provide adequate release time and resources for faculty professional development.

Long-term Objectives:

• Determine the skills and resources needed by faculty to teach effectively.
• Encourage faculty and staff to formulate their own professional development plans encompassing individual and department needs.
• Align resources and support for teaching staff to attend seminars and conferences, to conduct research and obtain sabbaticals.
• Determine and hire the number of faculty needed for each department based on student involvement and curriculum demands.