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Strategic Plan - Department of Counseling: 2005

Priority / Action Area 1. Increase Research Productivity among Faculty and Students. (UND AA 2 & 3)
Long-term Objectives	Short-term Goals	Action Steps	Evaluation	Responsible	Time Table	Resources needed
Continue to provide better support and infrastructure for faculty scholarship	Continue to increase grant submissions, targeting those with indirect costs to support additional research-relevant activities	Continue to develop relationships with potential grant partners	Form Consortia	All faculty	Ongoing
		Continue to link developmental leaves to grant-writing activities.	Monitor leave accomplishment	Tenured Faculty	Ongoing
		Use GRA allocation provided by Grad Dean to increase grant submissions and publications	Assess number of grants and manuscripts submitted	All faculty	Begin Fall 2004
	Utilize UND internal funding programs more thoroughly	Ensure that at least one faculty member applies for ORPD funding at each round	Monitor success rate of submissions	Chair	Ongoing
	Utilize UND internal funding programs more thoroughly	Ensure that at least one faculty member applies for Grad School Summer Professorship each year	Monitor success rate of submissions	Chair	Ongoing
	Link courses and research teams to publication opportunities	Design research relevant to the classroom	Each faculty use one class	Chair	Ongoing
		Develop a summer research course that will result in a publication	Successful Publication	Select Faculty	Begin Summer 2005
	Release time for new, tenure-seeking faculty	Continue to provide course reduction during year 4 of tenure accrual	Successful tenure review and publication	Chair	Ongoing	Salary for one course reduction as needed
Increase student publications, presentations, & travel	Continue to increase grad student research activity and dissemination	Continue annual Dept. Research Fair Continue to encourage students to submit to Graduate School Research Fair	Participation	All faculty	Ongoing
	Establish a fund for student research and travel support	“Building brick” donations continuing to grow	$$ raised	Linneman & Juntunen	Ongoing
		Newsletter 1x/year	$$ raised	Faculty	Ongoing	Need funding


		Create a calendar of professional development opportunities and conferences	Student participation	Faculty	Begin Fall 2005
		Continue to forward announcements to students	Student participation	All faculty	Ongoing
	Encourage students to apply for travel funding from student govt., University offices, and external sources	Apply to SAC, VPAA, Deans and professional and community organizations	Student participation	Faculty	Ongoing

Priority / Action Area 2: Maintain a current program curriculum, capable of meeting changing student and professional needs (UND 1 & 3)
Long-term Objectives	Short-term Goals	Action Steps	Evaluation	Responsible	Time Table	Resources
Respond to current professional issues in all represented disciplines	Adjust to supply and	Monitor regional, local, and national trends	Student job placement	All faculty	Ongoing
	Adjust to supply and	Recruit students from diverse geographical & individual backgrounds	Assess Representation	All faculty	Ongoing
	Identify and respond to new training needs for a changing pop’n	Explore establishing emphasis areas or specialties in gerentological, health, and child counseling	Enrollment Success of trial courses	All faculty	Ongoing
		Increase recruitment of international students.	Enrollment & employment	All faculty	Ongoing


Maintain quality of training and update as necessary to address emerging content areas and professional licensure	Identify and respond to new training needs for a changing pop’n	Increase recruitment of American Indian students	Enrollment & employment	All faculty	Ongoing
		Increase recruitment of American Indian students	Enrollment & employment	All faculty	Ongoing
	Maintain steady enrollment and advising ratio in MA & Ph.D.	Recruit actively and continue with selective admissions	Student - advisor satisfaction.	All Faculty	Ongoing
	Increase awareness and admissions to Rehab Counseling track	Develop recruiting strategies and disseminate information about combined program	Numbers of Applications	Houston & Perry	Ongoing	Need funds to develop noew materials for advertising and recruitment
	Develop competency-based evaluations for specific courses/areas.	Review competency-based models and select appropriate methods for MA & Ph.D. programs	Student performance evaluations	Whitcomb	Begin Spring 2005
	Offer a 12-credit post-MA certificate for LPCC requirements	Submit proposal to Graduate Committee for approval Currently under review by state counseling board, before proposal to graduate committee	Enrollment	Whitcomb & Juntunen	Submit Fall 2001 Ongoing
	Pursue CACREP accreditation for masters programs in counseling	Research implications, costs, and benefits of accreditation	Change in applicant pool	Whitcomb	Ongoing


	Pursue NRPS accreditation for RLS			Schroeder
	Pursue CORE accreditation for masters Rehab program			Houston
	Pursue International Registry for undergrad rehab program			Perry
	Increase resources to keep up with escalating costs	Consider student fees for grad programs		TD	Begin Fall 2005
Continue to improve quality of relationships with collateral training units	Assess current level of training students receive from non-Counseling staff/supervisors	Obtain feedback from students on quality of instruction in psychology department and fieldwork	Student satisfaction	TD	Ongoing
	Assess current level of satisfaction with students from supervisors & external faculty	Survey supervisors and faculty	Performance evaluations	TD	Ongoing
	Increase opportunities to interact with field supervisors	Develop a “Field Placement Day” for all students & supervisors	Participant satisfaction	Halbur	Begin Spring 2005
	Increase opportunities to interact with field supervisors	Seek opportunities for increased research collaboration with sites	Completed research	All Faculty	Ongoing
	Develop and implement college-wide undergrad stats course	Consult with Dean as to funding of doc student to teach this course	Course is implemented	Chair	Begin spring 05	Need additional GTA position
Improve Instructional Technology Resources	Upgrade and maintain computer lab, methods lab and practicum site equipment	Seek Student Technology Fee funds	Obtaining Equipment	Wettersten	Ongoing
Improve Instructional Technology Resources		Use equipment money strategically	Obtaining equipment	Chair	Ongoing
Continue to increase opportunities for student identification as professional counselors	Continue to increase faculty involvement with ACA	Identify faculty interests relevant to ACA involvement	Increased ACA awareness	Whitcomb Halbur	Ongoing
	Continue to increase student involvement with ACA and NDCA	Promote ACA & NDCA activities	Increased awareness	Whitcomb & student	Ongoing
	Continue to make professional counselors literature more available	Post subscriptions, copy licensure materials, etc.	Increased awareness	Whitcomb	Ongoing
	Continue to increase student involvement in professional Rehabilitation organizations	Promote membership and conference attendance	Increased awareness	Perry	Ongoing
	Continue to increase student involvement in professional RLS organizations	Promote membership and conference attendance	Increased awareness	Schroeder	Ongoing

Priority / Action Area # 3: Faculty and student recruitment and retention (UND 3 & 7)
Long-term Objectives	Short-term Goals	Action Steps	Evaluation	Responsible	Time Table	Resources
Continue to develop a solid base of faculty across all ranks, with decreased turnover	Improve recruitment strategies	Develop more engaging ad materials	Applicant pool	Search chair	Ongoing
		Target applicants more assertively	Applicant pool	Search chair	Ongoing
		Update and monitor webpage	Response to page	Linneman	Ongoing
		Include new faculty resources in ads	Applicant pool	Chair	Ongoing
		Send more info on dept to applicants	Applicant response	Search chair	Ongoing
	Improve retention strategies	Consider effect of flexible faculty roles	Faculty success	Chair	Ongoing
		Publicly recognize faculty work at faculty meetings	Feeling appreciated	All Faculty	Ongoing
		Include recognition in faculty meeting Minutes	Feeling appreciated	Chair	Ongoing


		Support new faculty with financing for research, from any possible source	Greater satisfaction	Chair	Ongoing
Recruit stronger and larger pools for grad and undergrad programs	RLS to grow from 55 to 75 in 5 yrs.	Change recruiting emphasis from focus on end point job titles to R&L as a whole field; change recruiting materials Implement student fees	Greater numbers and higher quality applicants	Schroeder	Begin Fall 2005
	RHS to grow from 20 to 40 in 5 years	Implement student fees		Perry
	Rehab Counseling program to grow from 5 to 10 in 5 years	Consider student fees		Houston
	Increase applicant pools for Ph.D. program and MA counseling program	Work with grad school office to change recruiting materials and strategies		Chair and TD

Priority / Action Area # 4: Continually improve the learning environment (UND 4 & 7)
Long-term Objectives	Short-term Goals	Action Steps	Evaluation	Responsible	Time Table	Resources
Actively demonstrate importance of students in the department	Continue to recognize student work	Update achievements board regularly	Referring to board	Linneman & student wkr	Ongoing
	Establish annual celebration rituals	Spring Congrats & Farewell Party	Participation	Faculty	Ongoing
	Establish annual celebration rituals	Fall Orientation Party	Participation	Faculty	Ongoing
	Get to know all students	Continue to post pictures of everyone in hall or web page	Recognition	Linneman & Harrie	Ongoing
Sustain positive morale of faculty and staff	Provide adequate support staff resources to meet dept. demands	Continue to monitor work load	Hiring new staff person as necessary	Chair	Ongoing
Maintain quality physical work environent	Maintain all office space	Verify need for current space, as nec	Keeping space	Chair	Ongoing
	Consider new construction	Seek estimates, discuss equipment options with Dean	Utilization of space	Chair	Ongoing	Capital funds
Support RLS in attaining department status in 5 yrs.	Work with RLS to facilitate process	Open discussions with Dean	RLS attains dept. status	Schroeder	Begin Spring 2005	Unknown resources needed
Support RLS in attaining department status in 5 yrs.	Work with RLS to facilitate process	Learn more about process of establishing department status	RLS attains dept. status	Schroeder	Begin Spring 2005	Unknown resources needed

Counseling Psychology & Community Services

Grand Forks, ND

Counseling Psychology & Community Services

Grand Forks, ND