CWU – PSYCHOLOGY STRATEGIC PLAN 2013-14
CORE THEME: 1. TEACHING AND LEARNING
OBJECTIVE 1.1 Enhance student success by continually improving the curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular programs.
Outcomes
Indicators
Expected
Responsible
Key Strategies/
Budget/Resource
Performance
Reporting Unit
Initiatives
Analysis
Level
(Criterion)
Assess and
improve our
undergraduate and
graduate curricula.
Record of curriculum
improvements resulting
from
a. reviews of standards
of professional
associations**
b. surveys of journal
articles on
curriculum in
psychology
c. student performance
on the Major Field
Test.
All graduate
programs maintain
appropriate state and
professional
association approval
status.
Graduate Program
Directors
Ensure graduate
programs meet
applicable association
standards
Reinstate two TT
positions taken from
the department in
2010-2011 (both of
which were heavily
involved in our applied
graduate programs)
and conduct successful
searches for both
positions. We need
additional faculty with
the required degrees in
order to maintain our
accreditation through
CACREP and to
acquire BACB
accreditation
All courses and
degree programs
reviewed by
Graduate Program
Directors,
Undergraduate
Program accreditation
fees, varies by program
Approximately $60,000
per faculty member
(cost on top of FTNTT
money currently in the
base)
No new budgetary
impact expected
Act on
appropriate
department
committee at least
biennially.
Record and
implement all
recommended
curriculum changes
CWU averages on
MFT content areas
consistent with
national averages.
Survey of student
estimates of course
effectiveness
Review of syllabi,
assignments, and
student learning
objectives at
department’s peer
evaluation retreat in
spring quarter
Promote effective
teaching
Student Evaluation of
Instruction (SEOI)
administered for every
class and reported in
reappointment, merit,
and post-tenure
reviews.
All average ratings of
course effectiveness
above 4 on 7-point
scale on Senior
Survey
One class per faculty
member is reviewed
at department’s
annual peer
evaluation retreat
All teaching
evaluations will be
consistent with
college and
university norms
Curriculum
Committee (UCC)
recommendations of
program directors and
UCC
Graduate Program
Directors,
Undergraduate
Curriculum
Committee (UCC)
Act on
recommendations of
program directors and
UCC
Department Chair
Assessment
Committee
Faculty member
Institutional
Assessment
No new budgetary
impact expected
Identify areas of
weakness on MFT and
discuss possible
remedies with
department
No new budgetary
impact expected
Identify classes with
low ratings and discuss
possible remedies with
department
No new budgetary
impact expected
Schedule department
assessment retreat or
direct faculty to get
together in small
groups for peer
assessment
No new budgetary
impact expected
Department chair will
identify low SEOIs and
discuss remedies with
applicable faculty
member(s)
No new budgetary
impact expected
Peer observation of
teaching for tenuretrack (TT) probationary
faculty
Annual evaluation of all
non tenure-track (NTT)
faculty
Promote
excellence in
learning to prepare
students for
careers and
advanced study
ETS Major Field Test
taken by graduating
seniors
Completion of portfolio
by graduating majors in
PSY 489
Presentation in PSY
489 on career options
Personnel
Committee
At least two peer
observations of each
TT faculty during
their probationary
period.
Department chair and
personnel committee
will review teaching
commendations and
recommendations with
all faculty members
under review.
Constructive guidance
or training will be given
where appropriate.
No new budgetary
impact expected
Department chair and
personnel committee
will review teaching
commendations and
recommendations with
all faculty members
under review.
Constructive guidance
or training will be given
where appropriate.
No new budgetary
impact expected
Satisfactory
performance or
higher for all NTT
faculty
Personnel
Committee
CWU averages on
MFT content areas
consistent with
national averages.
Department Chair
Identify areas of
weakness on MFT and
discuss possible
remedies
No new budgetary
impact expected
All graduating majors
will submit a
completed portfolio
PSY 489 instructor
and Assessment
Committee
Introduce students to
portfolio requirement in
PSY 200
No new budgetary
impact expected
PSY 489 instructor
PSY 489 instructor will
provide students with
guidance on how to
All graduating majors
will prepare and
deliver a satisfactory
No new budgetary
impact expected
and/or graduate
programs
presentation in PSY
489
Graduate program
committees and
undergraduate
advisement committee
(UAC) assess advisory
materials, assignment
of students to advisors,
advisement at major
mileposts.
Annual review of all
advisory materials,
assure all students
assigned to an
advisor and advised
at entry to major and
registration hold
points.
Graduate Program
Directors, UAC,
Department
Secretary, Faculty
advisors
Communicate advising
expectations to all
faculty advisors
No new budgetary
impact expected
Include psychology
courses in at least
one interdisciplinary
program.
Department chair
Assist related
interdisciplinary
programs in curriculum
planning.
No new budgetary
impact expected
Provide additional
sections of psychology
courses needed to
contribute to the
interdisciplinary
programs
Budget impact unknown,
though we may need
funding to hire some
part-time adjuncts to
teach the extra class
sections.
Contribute to
interdisciplinary
programs that will
enhance career option
for our majors.
research career and
graduate school
options in psychology
OBJECTIVE 1.2 Enhance the effectiveness of student support services.
Outcomes
Indicators
Expected
Responsible
Performance
Reporting Unit
Level
(Criterion)
Provide effective
faculty advising for
students
Percentage of
psychology majors,
minors, and graduate
students who are
formally assigned a
faculty advisor within
the psychology
department.
Percentage of
psychology majors who
report meeting with their
department advisor or
department chair at the
following times in their
major:
- Applying to the major
- At CWU registration
hold points
- During the last two
quarters prior to
intended graduation
100% of all
psychology majors,
minors, and graduate
students will have a
formally assigned
faculty advisor within
the psychology
department.
Department
Secretary,
Graduate Program
Directors
100% - applying to
the major
Assessment
Committee,
Faculty,
Psychology Majors
(on End-of Major
Survey)
75% - at registration
hold points
75% - during the last
two quarters prior to
graduation
Key Strategies/
Initiatives
Budget/Resource
Analysis
The department
secretary will assign all
new undergraduate
psychology majors and
minors to faculty
advisor.
No new budgetary
impact expected
The graduate program
directors will assign all
new graduate students
to a faculty advisor
within their graduate
program.
No new budgetary
impact expected
Faculty will be
encouraged to meet
with advisees during
these periods.
The department
secretary will send an
email to all majors in
the first half of each
quarter, reminding
students to make
appointments with their
advisor.
No new budgetary
impact expected
No new budgetary
impact expected
Ratings on the End-ofMajor Survey on
student satisfaction with
the academic advising
they received during
their major.
Average ratings of
4.5 or above (out of 6
possible) on the
student satisfaction
with academic
advising question.
Assessment
Committee,
Psychology Majors
(on End-of Major
Survey)
New faculty will be
mentored on how to
advise psychology
majors.
No new budgetary
impact expected
CORE THEME: 2. INCLUSIVENESS AND DIVERSITY
OBJECTIVE 2.2 Increase faculty, staff, and student diversity by active programs of recruitment and retention for members of
underrepresented groups.
Outcomes
Indicators
Expected
Responsible
Key Strategies/
Budget/Resource
Performance
Reporting Unit
Initiatives
Analysis
Level
(Criterion)
Pursue diversity
goals by attracting
women and
minority students
and faculty
members and by
increasing student
and faculty contact
with diverse
populations.
Number of faculty
searches
conforming to OEO
guidelines for
recruiting women
and minority faculty
members.
Compare proportion
of women and
minority faculty and
students with
availability and
university averages.
All faculty searches
conform to OEO
guidelines
Departmental
proportions of
women and minority
faculty at least
within one person of
availability
institutional
averages, students
within 5% of
university averages.
Human Resources
Seek advertising
venues that target
women and/or
minorities
Institutional Research
Actively recruit women
and minority
faculty/students to join
the psychology
department
No new budgetary
impact expected
Cost of advertising and
recruitment materials –
no budget estimate
available at this time
CORE THEME: 3. SCHOLARSHIP AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION
OBJECTIVE 3.1 Increase the emphasis on and the opportunities for students, faculty and staff to participate in research, scholarship,
and creative expression activities.
Outcomes
Indicators
Expected
Responsible
Key Strategies/
Budget/Resource
Performance
Reporting Unit
Initiatives
Analysis
Level
(Criterion)
Support
involvement of
undergraduate and
graduate students
in psychological
research
Count professional
meeting papers and
presentations with
student authors and
co-authors
Count student and
faculty participation
in local symposia,
poster sessions,
SOURCE.
Count student
members of faculty
research teams.
Count student
enrollment in
directed research
At least one third of
faculty papers and
presentations have
student co-authors.
At least five
psychology students
and/or faculty will
participate In
SOURCE or other
local research
presentation venues
Faculty
Encourage faculty to
involve students in their
research
Faculty, SOURCE
10 hour service learning
and/or research
assistant requirement
for all psychology
majors. This
requirement increases
student participation in
research with faculty.
At least ten
psychology majors
and/or graduate
students will be
members of faculty
research teams
Faculty
At least ten
psychology majors
and/or graduate
Safari
10 hour service learning
and/or research
assistant requirement
for all psychology
majors. This
requirement increases
student participation in
research with faculty.
Faculty advisors and
PSY 200 instructors will
inform advisees about
Funding for faculty and
student travel to
professional
conferences – no
budget estimate
available at this time
Funding for student
research (i.e. travel,
materials, other
research expenses). No
budget estimate
available at this time
No new budgetary
impact expected
No new budgetary
impact expected
credits
Inspect Senior
Portfolios for
evidence of
research proposal
Confirm completion
of a research thesis
or project for
graduate students.
Support faculty
teaching,
scholarship, and
professional
development
activities.
Number of graduate
assistants to
support faculty
teaching and
research (15 GAs
funded in 20122013)
Count number of
applications for
internal research
students will be
enrolled in directed
research credits
each quarter
Every graduating
psychology major
will have developed
a research proposal
Every graduate
student will create
and complete a
research thesis or
project
Minimum of 18 fulltime (20 hrs/week)
graduate assistants
annually.
At least 25% of
tenure and tenuretrack faculty apply
for internal research
directed research
options.
Assessment Committee
Graduate Studies
Graduate Studies
Require students to
develop research
proposals in PSY 300
Research thesis or
project (PSY 700)
required for all
psychology graduate
degrees
Fund additional
graduate assistantships.
Currently we only have
enough GAs to assist
with teaching (top
priority) with little
support for faculty
research. More GAs for
research would increase
the likelihood that
faculty will produce
Category A and B
scholarly products.
Faculty/Chair
Inform faculty of internal
research funding
No new budgetary
impact expected
No new budgetary
impact expected
Approximately $10,000
per graduate assistant,
total additional needed
= $30,000 (beyond
2012-13 allocation)
No budget resources
needed for applications.
Budget resources
needed for actual
funding of applications
and scholarship
funding.
and scholarship
funding per year.
Count number of
applications for
external research
and scholarship
funding.
At least 10% of
tenure and tenuretrack faculty apply
for external
research and
scholarship funding
in two years
Count number of
infrastructure
(equipment,
materials, facilities)
requests fulfilled
(internal and
external sources).
Count number and
type of psychology
faculty professional
development funded
by the university
Faculty/Chair
Highest priority
infrastructure project
completed with each
program review
cycle
Engineering
Technician/Faculty
All tenuretrack/tenured faculty
members engage in
at least one activity
per year funded by
individual
professional
development fund.
Department Secretary
opportunities
are unknown.
Encourage faculty to
seek external grants.
Graduate studies and
dean’s office informs
faculty of external grant
opportunities
No budget resources
needed for applications.
Budget resources
needed for actual
funding of applications
are unknown.
Submit infrastructure
priorities to dean and
other administrative
offices, as appropriate
Budget resources
needed are unknown.
Inform faculty of
university funding
sources/amounts for
professional
development
No additional budget
resources needed,
assuming that current
levels of funding for
professional
development from the
Provost, Dean,
Graduate Studies, and
the department remain
the same
Monitor department
staff positions
Department staff
should be sufficient
to meet the
demands of
managing a large,
complex department
Department Secretary,
Department Chair
The workload for the
current Department
Secretary is
overwhelming. We
would be able to
function more effectively
with an additional parttime (3/4 time) office
assistant/secretary.
Budget resources
needed hire an
additional office
assistant are unknown.
CORE THEME: 4. PUBLIC SERVICE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
OBJECTIVE 4.1 Enhance the commitment and the level of cooperation between the university and external communities.
Outcomes
Indicators
Expected
Responsible
Key Strategies/
Budget/Resource
Performance
Reporting Unit
Initiatives
Analysis
Level
(Criterion)
Support student
participation in
service learning
activities that
benefit the
community
Courses with
service learning
requirement or other
opportunities for
psychology majors.
Number of
undergraduate
majors who
participated in a
service, research
assistant or
internship
opportunity.
Serve the
community by
providing free
counseling service,
psychological
assessment, and
applied behavior
analysis (through
Number of graduate
students in applied
programs who
participate in a
practica or
internship
opportunity
Every graduating
student has the
opportunity to
participate in a
service learning
opportunity.
100% of
undergraduate
majors will
participate in a
service, research
assistant or
internship
opportunity.
100% of graduate
students in applied
programs will
participate in a
practica or
internship
Faculty/Chair
10 hour service learning
and/or research
assistant requirement
for all psychology
majors. This
requirement will ensure
high levels of student
participation in service
learning activities.
No budget resources
needed for counting
courses. Budget
resources needed for
actual funding of new
courses are unknown.
Department Chair
10 hour service learning
and/or research
assistant requirement
for all psychology
majors. This
requirement will ensure
high levels of student
participation in service
learning activities.
No budget resources
needed.
Graduate Program
Directors
Require internships in
all applied graduate
programs.
Cost of faculty travel to
internship sites – budget
amount needed varies
by program and site
Ensure availability of
internship opportunities
for graduate students
graduate practica
and internships)
opportunity.
Number of graduate
students in MHC,
School Psychology,
and Applied
Behavior Analysis
admitted each year
Our goal for annual
admittance of
graduate students:
Graduate Studies
MHC, SP, and ABA
Program Directors
Reinstate two TT
positions taken from the
department in 20102011 (both of which
were heavily involved in
our applied graduate
programs) and conduct
successful searches for
both positions. The
main limitation to
increasing the number
of graduate students is
lack of qualified faculty
members who can
assist with these
programs. The more
graduate students we
can admit, the service
we can provide to the
community through
practica and internships
MHC, SP, and ABA
Program Directors,
Department Chair
Reinstate two TT
positions taken from the
department in 20102011 (both of which
were heavily involved in
our applied graduate
programs) and conduct
successful searches for
both positions. The
12-16 MHC
12-16 SP
6-10 ABA
Number of faculty
supervisors for
graduate students
enrolled in practica
and internship
Minimum number of
graduate faculty
supervisors needed
to for practica and
internship:
4/quarter for MHC
practica and 1/year
for MHC internship
Approximately $60,000
per faculty member
(cost on top of FTNTT
money currently in the
base)
Approximately $60,000
per faculty member
(cost on top of FTNTT
money currently in the
base)
1/quarter for SP
practica and 1/year
for SP internship
main limitation to
increasing the number
of graduate students is
lack of qualified faculty
members who can
assist with these
programs.
2/year for ABA
internship
CORE THEME: 5. RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT & STEWARDSHIP
OBJECTIVE 5.3 Ensure the University has human resources necessary to accomplish all university objectives.
Outcomes
Indicators
Expected
Responsible
Key Strategies/
Performance
Reporting Unit
Initiatives
Level
(Criterion)
Ensure faculty
staffing adequate
to support timely
delivery of
undergraduate and
graduate courses
at all locations in
which we offer our
programs
(including our
online major).
Number of
undergraduate
psychology courses
offered each quarter
at each location
Each core major
class should be
offered an average
of at least three
times a quarter in
Ellensburg and at
least once a quarter
in the other
locations (Des
Moines and online).
Institutional Research,
Department Chair
Budget/Resource
Analysis
Ensure sufficient faculty
by reinstating two TT
positions taken from the
department in 20102011 and conduct
successful searches for
both positions
Approximately $60,000
per position (also listed
in Objective 4.1)
Maintain current levels
of adjunct instruction
No new budgetary
impact expected other
than what is needed for
across the board salary
increases (if received)
At least two classes
from each major
group should be
offered each quarter
in Ellensburg. At
least one class from
each major group
should be offered
each quarter in
other locations (Des
Moines and online)
Number of graduate
psychology courses
offered each quarter
Class sizes
Graduate class
offerings each
quarter should be
sufficient to allow all
graduate students
to maintain full-time
status
Consistent with
college averages:
40 in lower division
classes (in person),
25 in upper division
classes (in person),
25 in online classes
(all undergraduate
levels), and10 in
Department Chair
Ensure sufficient faculty
by reinstating two TT
positions taken from the
department in 20102011 and conduct
successful searches for
both positions
Approximately $60,000
per position (also listed
in Objective 4.1)
Maintain current levels
of adjunct instruction
No new budgetary
impact expected other
than what is needed for
across the board salary
increases (if received)
Graduate Program
Directors
Ensure sufficient faculty
by reinstating two TT
positions taken from the
department in 20102011 and conduct
successful searches for
both positions. Without
sufficient faculty, we
may not be able to offer
the graduate courses as
often as needed.
Institutional Research
Ensure sufficient faculty
by reinstating two TT
positions taken from the
department in 20102011 and conduct
successful searches for
both positions. Without
sufficient faculty, class
Approximately $60,000
per position (also listed
in Objective 4.1)
Approximately $60,000
per position (also listed
in Objective 4.1)
graduate classes
sizes have to increase
or there will be
insufficient course
offerings.
Maintain current levels
of adjunct instruction
Number of students
on waitlists for
psychology courses
No waitlist should
exceed more than
¼ of the course
enrollment limit
Percentage of
psychology majors
and graduate
students who
complete their
degrees with the
expected time
period,
75% of psychology
students should
complete their
degree within the
following time limits:
4 years for
undergraduate
majors, 2 years for
graduate students in
MS programs
(MHC, ABA,
Experimental), 3
years for graduate
students in Ed.S.
School Psychology
program (due to
year-long
internship)
Institutional Research
Institutional Research
Additional sections of
courses should be
added, if the waitlist
exceeds the limit
Ongoing academic
advising by faculty;
support for advising by
providing appropriate
workload units.
No new budgetary
impact expected other
than what is needed for
across the board salary
increases (if received)
Budget impact unknown,
depends on number of
classes that need to be
added and who will
teach the classes
(adjuncts vs. TT/tenured
faculty)
Additional funding for
faculty to maintain of
increase the number of
classes taught and also
support reallocation of
workload units from
classroom instruction to
advising, Budgetary
impact unknown.
Ratio of full-time to
part-time faculty
At least 80% of
classes are taught
by full-time faculty
Institutional Research
Ensure sufficient fulltime faculty by
reinstating two TT
positions taken from the
department in 20102011 and conduct
successful searches for
both positions.
Ratio of TT/tenured
faculty to NTT
faculty
At least 70% of
classes are taught
by TT/tenured
faculty
Institutional Research
Ensure sufficient TT
faculty by reinstating
two TT positions taken
from the department in
2010-2011 and conduct
successful searches for
both positions.
Approximately $60,000
per position (also listed
in Objective 4.1)
Approximately $60,000
per position (also listed
in Objective 4.1)