Five-Year Strategic Plan

Objectives

Anticipated Outcomes

Specific Tasks

Budget Initiatives

Curriculum Development

Ø       Development of a graduate curriculum in Educational Psychology that meets NASP accreditation standards.

Ø       Development of a graduate curriculum in Clinical Psychology that meets current Virginia Licensed Practical Counselor (LPC) standards.

Ø       Evaluate graduate curricula in relation to NASP guidelines.

Ø       Evaluate graduate curricula in view of changes in licensing standards.

Ø       Offer course-release time to faculty members to develop courses needed for accreditation.

Ø       $20,000 to purchase psychological testing materials to update resources

Ø       $5000 (2 X $2500) to hire additional adjuncts to allow course release time for two faculty members to develop at least 2 new courses

Accreditation

Ø       Development of accreditation of the graduate curriculum in Educational Psychology that satisfies NASP School Psychology accreditation standards.

Ø       Development of accreditation of the graduate curriculum in Educational and Clinical Psychology by CAMP and NAMP.

Ø       Identify courses needed to satisfy accreditation and licensing requirements.

Ø       Propose changes to graduate curriculum committee.

Ø       Request two new faculty positions: 1 Clinical or Counseling Psychologist and 1 School or Cognitive Psychologist

Ø       $100,000 (2X $50,000) to hire two new faculty members (1 Counseling/ Clinical Psychologist & 1 Cognitive/School Psychologist)

Instructional Load

Ø       Offer sufficient course sections to serve needs of undergraduate majors, general education students, & graduate students

Ø       Hire 50 adjuncts over 2 semesters to cover courses (figure assumes no positions filled, 3 vacancies)

Ø       $125,000 to hire 50 adjuncts

Ø       $1000 Request at least 5% increase in non-personal services operation budget.

Non-traditional Program

Ø       Development of a curricular plan to serve non-traditional students.

Ø       Design a four-year plan to offer all courses needed for Psychology majors through night & weekend class sections

Ø       No additional cost.

Space Allocation

Ø       Provide adequate space for faculty offices, research space & classrooms.

Ø       Request improvements to instructional space in Psychology Lab 3^rd & Boisseau

Ø       Request 2 new offices for faculty.

Ø       $15,000 renovate Human Growth lab

Ø       $4000 equip faculty offices

Seek Grants

Ø       Psychology faculty submit at least 1 grant proposal

Ø       Development of departmental goals for research

Ø       Establish research mentorships.

Ø       $5000 (2 X $2500) to hire additional adjuncts to provide course release time to research mentor & 1 faculty member who write a research proposal

Objectives

Anticipated Outcomes

Specific Tasks

Budget Initiatives

Multi-disciplinary Programs

Ø       Improved service to the educational community.

Ø       Meet with related departments in related disciplines to propose Minor studies in Psychology

Ø       Propose Minor studies curricula to School Curriculum Committee

Ø       No additional cost.

Student Mentoring

Ø       Provide tuition & stipend support for graduate students.

Ø       Provide opportunities for students to be mentored in funded laboratories & enter doctoral program study.

Ø       Pursue Bridges to the Doctorate associations with The Penn State University, Virginia Tech, and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Ø       Encourage graduate students to submit abstracts for poster presentations at a regional conference

Ø       $3000 travel funds for one on-site visit for proposal collaboration.

Faculty Mentoring

Ø       Career development for faculty.

Ø       Create infrastructure for research in the department.

Ø       Create research experience & funding opportunities for students.

Ø       Monthly meetings between research mentor & faculty member to develop research design & proposal.

Ø       $3000 travel funds to take a group of students to the regional professional conference each year.

Ø       $2000 travel funds for 2faculty 2 to visit the program directors 2 & meet with off-site research mentors

Advisement

Ø       Refined estimates of instructional need due to improved pre-registration totals.

Ø       Improved retention rates due to personalized interaction with students.

Ø       Improve orientation process to new students.

Ø       Increase likelihood that students will complete the BS degree in 4 years.

Ø       Initiate new advisement process.

Ø       Seek training in registration computing for all full time faculty members.

Ø       Establish accountability process for advisement.

Ø       Organize advisement training.

Ø       $500 honorarium and travel costs of guest for advisement training session.

Giving Back to the Community

Ø       Establish and maintain reputation as resident experts in human behavior to this community.

Ø       Document events at which members of this department share expertise.

Ø       Forge university training relationships with local professionals.

Ø       No additional costs.

Objectives

Anticipated Outcomes

Specific Tasks

Budget Initiatives

Curriculum Development

Ø       Establish a doctoral program in Psychology.

Ø       Development of a graduate curriculum in Clinical Psychology that meets current Virginia Licensed Practical Counselor (LPC) standards.

Ø       Form consortium agreements with partners who have NASP accreditation

Ø       Form consortium agreements with partners who have licensing accreditation

Ø       Create and submit curriculum design for doctoral program.

Ø       $20,000 to purchase psychological testing materials to update resources

Ø       $2500 to hire adjunct to allow course release time program devt.

Ø       $1500 to travel to or to host consortium schools for collaboration

Accreditation

Ø       Development of accreditation of the graduate curriculum in Educational Psychology that satisfies School Psychology accreditation standards.

Ø       Development of accreditation of the graduate curriculum in Educational and Clinical Psychology by CAMP and NAMP.

Ø       Identify courses needed to satisfy accreditation and licensing requirements.

Ø       Propose changes to graduate curriculum committee.

Ø       Request two new faculty positions: 1 Community/ Clinical Psychologist & 1 Afro-Centric Specialist/School Psychologist

Ø       $100,000 (2X $50,000) to hire two new faculty members (1 Community/ Clinical Psychologist & 1 Afro-Centric Specialist/School Psychologist)

Instructional Load

Ø       Offer sufficient course sections to serve needs of undergraduate majors, general education students, & graduate students

Ø       Hire 24 adjuncts to cover courses for both semesters. (figure assumes 3 positions filled)

Ø       $60,000 to hire 24 adjuncts

Ø       $1200 Request at least 5% increase in non-personal services operation budget.

Non-traditional Program

Ø       Implementation of a curricular plan to serve non-traditional students.

Ø       Provide support services for non-traditional and graduate students’ attendance at evening classes.

Ø       Offer year 1 of 4-year plan for non-traditional night & weekend class sections

Ø       Create brochure to advertise program

Ø       Propose CCAMPUS grant proposal to fund costs of childcare for children of students.

Ø       $300 brochure print costs.

Space Allocation

Ø       Provide adequate space for faculty offices, research space & classrooms.

Ø       Request 2 new offices for faculty.

Ø       $4000

Seek Grants

Ø       That at least 10% of Psychology faculty submit proposals or be funded.

Ø       Development of departmental goals for research

Ø       Establish research mentorship relationships.

Ø       $5000 (2 X $2500) to hire adjuncts to provide course release time to research mentor & 1 faculty member who writes a research proposal

Objectives

Anticipated Outcomes

Specific Tasks

Budget Initiatives

Multi-disciplinary Programs

Ø       Increased service to the university community.

Ø       Create brochures to publicize new Minors in Psychology.

Ø       $300 brochure print costs.

Student Mentoring

Ø       Provide tuition & stipend support for graduate students.

Ø       Provide opportunities for students to be mentored in funded laboratories & enter doctoral program study.

Ø       Pursue Bridges to the Doctorate associations with The Penn State University, Virginia Tech, and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Ø       Request graduate student assistantships

Ø       $3000 travel funds for one on-site visit for proposal collaboration.

Ø       $6000 in graduate student work funds

Faculty Mentoring

Ø       Career development for faculty.

Ø       Create infrastructure for research in the department.

Ø       Create research experience & funding opportunities for students.

Ø       Monthly meetings between research mentor & faculty member to develop research design & proposal.

Ø       Encourage graduate students to submit abstracts for poster presentations at a regional conference.

Ø       $3000 travel funds to take a group of students to the regional professional conference each year.

Ø       $2000 travel funds for 2 faculty to visit program directors & meet with off-site research mentors

Advisement

Ø       Refined estimates of instructional need due to improved pre-registration totals.

Ø       Improved retention rates due to personalized interaction with students.

Ø       Improve orientation process to new students.

Ø       Increase likelihood that students will complete the BS degree in 4 years.

Ø       Initiate new advisement process.

Ø       Seek training in registration computing for all full time faculty members.

Ø       Establish accountability process for advisement.

Ø       Organize advisement training for all new faculty.

Ø       No additional costs.

Giving Back to the Community

Ø       Establish and maintain reputation as resident experts in human behavior to this community.

Ø       Document events at which members of this department share expertise.

Ø       Forge university training relationships with local professionals.

Ø       No additional costs.

Objectives

Anticipated Outcomes

Specific Tasks

Budget Initiatives

Curriculum Development

Ø       Development of a graduate curriculum in Educational Psychology that meets NASP accreditation standards.

Ø       Development of a graduate curriculum in Clinical Psychology that meets current Virginia Licensed Practical Counselor (LPC) standards.

Ø       Submit graduate curricula to NASP for review.

Ø       Submit graduate curricula to CAMP and NAMP for licensing accreditation

Ø       Create brochures to promote new programs in Educational and Clinical Psychology

Ø       $5000 for consumable testing resources (e.g., answer sheets) and upgrades

Accreditation

Ø        Development of accreditation of the graduate curriculum in Educational Psychology that satisfies School Psychology accreditation standards.

Ø       Development of accreditation of the graduate curriculum in Educational and Clinical Psychology by CAMP and NAMP.

Ø        Identify courses needed to satisfy accreditation and licensing requirements.

Ø        Establish continuation programs for VSU graduate students with School Psychology & Clinical Psychology with nearby accredited programs.

Ø        Request two new faculty positions: 1 Forensic/ Clinical Psychologist & 1 Health/School Psychologist

Ø        $100,000 (2X $50,000) to hire two new faculty members (1 Forensic/ Clinical Psychologist & 1 Health/School Psychologist)

Instructional Load

Ø       Offer sufficient course sections to serve needs of undergraduate majors, general education students, & graduate students

Ø       Hire 24 adjuncts to cover courses (figure assumes 2 additional full time faculty positions have been filled & graduate faculty only teach 9 hrs/ sem.)

Ø       $60,000 to hire 24 adjuncts

Ø       $2000 Request at least 5% increase in non-personal services operation budget.

Non-traditional Program

Ø       Development of a curricular plan to serve non-traditional students.

Ø       Provide support services for non-traditional and graduate students’ attendance at evening classes.

Ø       Offer year 2 of 4-year plan for non-traditional night & weekend class sections.

Ø       Submit proposal for CCAMPUS support for childcare of student parents

Ø       $200 brochure print costs.

Space Allocation

Ø       Provide adequate space for faculty offices, research space & classrooms.

Ø       Request 2 new offices for faculty.

Ø       Request that Master Plan Committee create plans for Social Science building.

Ø       $4000

Ø       $7500 architect fees

Seek Grants

Ø       That at least 20% of Psychology faculty submit proposals or be funded

Ø       Establish research mentorship relationships for new faculty.

Ø       Provide ongoing research coordination

Ø       $6000 to host grant-writing workshop

Objectives

Anticipated Outcomes

Specific Tasks

Budget Initiatives

Multi-disciplinary Programs

Ø       Increased collaboration with university community.

Ø       Seek collaboration with other departments to participate in multi-disciplinary Center for Excellence programs

Ø       $200 brochure print costs

Student Mentoring

Ø       Provide tuition & stipend support for graduate students.

Ø       Provide opportunities for students to be mentored in funded laboratories & enter doctoral program study.

Ø       Pursue or maintain Bridges to the programs with Penn State, VATech, VCU. JMU, WMU, & VA Consortium

Ø       Establish Bridges programs for Educational (School& Clinical Psychology with accredited Virginia universities

Ø       Request secure graduate office spaces

Ø       Encourage students to go to conferences

Ø       $3000 travel funds for one on-site visit for proposal collaboration.

Ø       $6000 graduate student research assistantships

Ø       $6000 graduate student offices

Faculty Mentoring

Ø       Career development for faculty.

Ø       Create infrastructure for research in the department.

Ø       Create research experience & funding opportunities for students.

Ø       Monthly meetings between research mentor & faculty member to develop research design & proposal.

Ø       $3000 travel funds to take a group of students to the regional professional conference each year.

Ø       $2000 travel funds for two faculty to visit the program directors & meet with off-site research mentors

Advisement

Ø       Refined estimates of instructional need due to improved pre-registration totals.

Ø       Improved retention rates due to personalized interaction with students.

Ø       Improve orientation process to new students.

Ø       Increase likelihood that students will complete the BS degree in 4 years.

Ø       Refine new advisement process.

Ø       Implement accountability process for advisement.

Ø       Create faculty advisement manual.

Ø       No additional costs

Giving Back to the Community

Ø       Establish and maintain reputation as resident experts in human behavior to this community.

Ø       Document events at which members of this department share expertise.

Ø       Forge university training relationships with local professionals.

Ø       No additional costs.

Objectives

Anticipated Outcomes

Specific Tasks

Budget Initiatives

Curriculum Development

Ø       Development of embedded electronic assessment procedures in adaptation of changes in SACS accreditation process.

Ø       Establishment of Program Coordinators for Educational & Clinical Masters programs as assistants to the department Chair

Ø       Initiate embedded assessment processes in undergraduate curriculum.

Ø       Train department members to implement the new electronic assessment procedures

Ø       Evaluate prerequisites for all undergraduate classes.

Ø       Propose curriculum changes to School Curriculum Committee.

Ø       $3000 for consumable resources.

Accreditation

Ø       Initiate accreditation of the graduate curriculum in Educational Psychology that satisfies School Psychology accreditation standards.

Ø       Initiate accreditation of the graduate curriculum in Educational and Clinical Psychology by CAMP and NAMP.

Ø       Identify courses needed to satisfy accreditation and licensing requirements.

Ø       Propose changes to graduate curriculum committee.

Ø       No additional costs.

Instructional Load

Ø       Offer sufficient course sections to serve needs of undergraduate majors, general education students, & graduate students

Ø        Request two new faculty positions: 1 Community or Environmental Psychologist and 1 Physiological or Gender Psychologist

Ø       Hire 24 adjuncts to cover courses (not including the requests for research mentoring or course development.) (The projected figure assumes 3 full time faculty positions have been filled)

Ø        $100,000 (2X $50,000) to hire two new faculty members (1 Community or Environmental Psychologist and 1 Physiological or Gender Psychologist)

Ø        $60,000 to hire 24 adjuncts

Ø       $1200 Request at least 5% increase in non-personal services operation budget

Non-traditional Program

Ø       Implementation of a curricular plan to serve non-traditional students.

Ø       Provide support services for non-traditional and graduate students’ attendance at evening classes.

Ø       Offer years 1 & 3 of 4-year plan for non-traditional night & weekend class sections

Ø       Submit CCAMPUS proposal for childcare costs of non-traditional students

Ø       $200 brochure costs

Space Allocation

Ø       Provide adequate space for faculty offices, research space & classrooms

Ø       Request 2 new offices for faculty.

Ø       $4000

Seek Grants

Ø       That at least 33% of Psychology faculty submit proposals or be funded

Ø       Foster research among new faculty

Ø       Provide ongoing mentorship

Ø       $5000 (2 X $2500) to hire adjuncts to provide course release time

Objectives

Anticipated Outcomes

Specific Tasks

Budget Initiatives

Multi-disciplinary Programs

Ø       Increased participation in multi-disciplinary programs.

Ø       Develop & propose at least 1 interdisciplinary course to the School Curriculum Committee

Ø       No additional cost.

Student Mentoring

Ø       Provide tuition & stipend support for graduate students.

Ø       Provide opportunities for students to be mentored in funded laboratories & enter doctoral program study.

Ø       Maintain Bridges to the Doctorate associations.

Ø       Propose CCAMPUS grant proposal to fund costs of childcare for children of students.

Ø       Encourage students to go to conferences.

Ø       $3000 travel funds for one on-site visit for proposal collaboration.

Ø       $10,000 graduate student assistantship funds

Faculty Mentoring

Ø       Career development for faculty.

Ø       Create infrastructure for research in the department.

Ø       Create research experience & funding opportunities for students.

Ø       Monthly meetings between research mentor & faculty member to develop research design & proposal.

Ø       $3000 travel funds to take a group of students to the regional professional conference each year.

Ø       $2000 travel funds for 2 faculty to visit program directors & meet with an off-site research mentors

Advisement

Ø       Refined estimates of instructional need due to improved pre-registration totals.

Ø       Improved retention rates due to personalized interaction with students.

Ø       Improve orientation process to new students.

Ø       Increase likelihood that students will complete the BS degree in 4 years.

Ø       Initiate new advisement process.

Ø       Seek training in registration computing for all full time faculty members.

Ø       Establish accountability process for advisement.

Ø       Organize advisement training for new faculty.

Ø       No additional costs.

Giving Back to the Community

Ø       Establish and maintain reputation as resident experts in human behavior to this community.

Ø       Document events at which members of this department share expertise.

Ø       Forge university training relationships with local professionals.

Ø       No additional costs.

Objectives

Anticipated Outcomes

Specific Tasks

Budget Initiatives

Curriculum Development

Ø       Development of embedded electronic assessment procedures for changes in SACS accreditation process.

Ø       Re-evaluation of undergraduate curricula with enlarged faculty with broadened range of expertise

Ø       Initiate embedded assessment processes in undergraduate curriculum.

Ø       Train department members to implement the new electronic assessment procedures

Ø       Evaluate prerequisites for all undergraduate classes.

Ø       Propose curriculum changes to School Curriculum Committee.

Ø       $3000 for consumable resources.

Accreditation

Ø        Development of accreditation of the graduate curriculum in Educational Psychology that satisfies School Psychology accreditation standards.

Ø        Development of accreditation of the graduate curriculum in Educational and Clinical Psychology by CAMP and NAMP.

Ø       Reduce all 15 full time faculty members to 3-3 schedule, 9 hours/semester load

Ø       No additional costs.

Instructional Load

Ø       Offer sufficient course sections to serve needs of undergraduate majors, general education students, & graduate students

Ø       Request two new faculty positions: 1 Forensic and 1 Industrial Organizational or 1 Quantitative Psychologist

Ø       Reduce all 15 full time faculty members to 3-3 schedule, 9 hours/semester load

Ø       $100,000 (2X $50,000) to hire two new faculty members (1 Forensic and 1 Industrial Organizational or 1 Quantitative Psychologist)

Ø       $2400 Request at least 5% increase in non-personal services operation

Non-traditional Program

Ø       Delivery of a curricular plan to serve non-traditional students.

Ø       Provide support services for non-traditional and graduate students’ attendance at evening classes.

Ø       Offer years 2 & 4 of 4-year plan for non-traditional night & weekend class sections

Ø       Submit CCAMPUS proposal for childcare cost support

Ø       $200 in brochure print costs.

Space Allocation

Ø       Provide adequate space for faculty offices, research space & classrooms.

Ø       Request 2 new offices for faculty.

Ø       $4000

Seek Grants

Ø       That at least 50% of psychology faculty submit grant proposals or be funded

Ø       Development of departmental goals for research

Ø       Establish research mentorship relationships.

Ø       $5000 (2 X $2500) to hire adjuncts to provide course release time to research mentor & 1 faculty member who writes a research proposal

Objectives

Anticipated Outcomes

Specific Tasks

Budget Initiatives

Multi-disciplinary Programs

Ø       Increased emphasis on multi- & interdisciplinary course offerings.

Ø       Participate in multi-disciplinary programs.

Ø       Provide course release time to develop interdisciplinary course

Ø       $2500 to hire adjunct to allow course release time for course devt.

Student Mentoring

Ø       Provide tuition & stipend support for graduate students.

Ø       Provide opportunities for students to be mentored in funded laboratories & enter doctoral program study.

Ø       Maintain Bridges associations.

Ø       Encourage graduate students to submit abstracts for poster presentations at a regional conference.

Ø       $3000 travel funds for one on-site visit for proposal collaboration.

Faculty Mentoring

Ø       Career development for faculty.

Ø       Create infrastructure for research in the department.

Ø       Create research experience & funding opportunities for students.

Ø       Monthly meetings between research mentor & faculty member to develop research design & proposal.

Ø       $3000 travel funds to take a group of students to the regional professional conference each year.

Ø       $2000 travel funds for 2 faculty to visit program directors & meet with an off-site research mentors

Advisement

Ø       Refined estimates of instructional need due to improved pre-registration totals.

Ø       Improved retention rates due to personalized interaction with students.

Ø       Improve orientation process to new students.

Ø       Increase likelihood that students will complete the BS degree in 4 years.

Ø       Implement accountability process for advisement.

Ø       Organize ongoing advisement training for all new faculty.

Ø       No additional costs

Giving Back to the Community

Ø       Establish and maintain reputation as resident experts in human behavior to this community.

Ø       Document events at which members of this department share expertise.

Ø       Forge university training relationships with local professionals.

Ø       No additional costs.