{"id":128,"date":"2011-09-01T11:06:05","date_gmt":"2011-09-01T16:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/science\/?page_id=128"},"modified":"2014-06-09T15:28:23","modified_gmt":"2014-06-09T20:28:23","slug":"mission-and-goals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/science\/biochemistry-chemistry\/mission-and-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission and Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">The primary mission of the Department of Chemistry &amp; Physics is to\u00a0provide specialization programs which prepare students with education and training for entry into an occupation or entry into professional or graduate school. Majors in chemistry, engineering-physics, and industrial technology and chemistry-medical technology provide this preparation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The secondary mission is to provide students with an understanding of the\u00a0physical world through core educational requirements in chemistry, geology, general physical science and physics. The department provides additional science service courses to other majors through the offering of minors and additional required course work in the above disciplines. Significant support is provided to the education school with courses for a teaching major and supporting field, as well as graduate physical science courses contributing to the Master of Education degree.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">Goal 1: To emphasize the classroom and laboratory as the most important place on campus.<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li><strong>Objective 1<\/strong>: To obtain new and replacement equipment for the laboratories to\u00a0enhance learning.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 2<\/strong>: To provide laboratory facilities for industrial technology and\u00a0some engineering labs. such as circuits, robotics, automation materials, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 3<\/strong>: To continue to use departmental and engineering \u2013 physics\u00a0scholarships to help junior and senior majors complete their program and\u00a0graduate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 4<\/strong>: To promote the use of supplementary instruction, tutoring and\u00a0study sessions to emphasize student achievement.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 5<\/strong>: To encourage teacher effectiveness through recognition, awards,\u00a0and competitive salary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">Goal 2: To provide a superior education in developing students\u2019 abilities to think, solve problems, use the scientific method, and communicate effectively.<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li><strong>Objective 1<\/strong>: Use a comprehensive assessment program to place students in\u00a0courses which will meet their needs and enhance their chances of success; to\u00a0assess accomplishment at the end of the sophomore year to insure the\u00a0presence of learning skills needed for continued success; to assess\u00a0accomplishments at the senior level in their major field. Continue the use of\u00a0the SME Manufacturing Technology certification (C Mfg T) for BSIT seniors\u00a0assessment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 2<\/strong>: To encourage upper level majors to engage in undergraduate\u00a0research or projects to specialize in their field and experience an advanced\u00a0level of problem solving and enhanced laboratory skills.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 3<\/strong>: To improve the academic image of the departmental programs by\u00a0achieving professional accreditation in industrial technology (NAIT) and\u00a0chemistry (ACS).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 4<\/strong>: To continue to provide the physical science component of the\u00a0general education curriculum emphasizing the scientific reasoning to everyday\u00a0problems.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 5<\/strong>: To insure that the majors\u2019 curriculum prepares graduates for\u00a0employment and\/or professional school. To insure that graduates\u2019 experience\u00a0is closely aligned with anticipated future job requirements.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 6<\/strong>: Continue to support student activity clubs (\u039b \u0391 \u0392 club and the\u00a0SPS and engineering club) to enhance student identity with a professional\u00a0field and to interact with fellow students with the same interest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">Goal 3: To recruit and retain well qualified diverse faculty.<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li><strong>Objective 1<\/strong>: Recognize faculty for achievement in teaching, research, and\u00a0service by listing on annual reports and nominating for awards.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 2<\/strong>: Retain and\/or increase the current level of terminal degreed\u00a0faculty in the department.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 3<\/strong>: Promote and recommend competitive salaries to retain well qualified\u00a0faculty. Compare to similar size state university salaries around the United States rather than just Arkansas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 4<\/strong>: Place emphasis on faculty with teaching expertise and full-time\u00a0expectation for advising, sharing committee assignments, and workloads by\u00a0using as criteria for hiring and recommendation for raises.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 5<\/strong>: To encourage departmental faculty to attend professional\u00a0meetings and remain current. At least one professional meeting per year by\u00a0providing travel money. Request increased travel funds to meet this objective.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 6<\/strong>: To request an additional faculty member in industrial technology\u00a0to replace the half-time faculty position lost in fall 2002. (BSIT graduating\u00a0majors average 9.3 for ten years 1990-2000 and about 15 majors\/year from\u00a02000-2002 pending December graduates.) The new\/replacement faculty needs to be qualified to teach courses in industrial technology, engineering and physics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">Goal 4: Recruit and retain well-qualified students in the physical sciences and technology including students interested in science teaching.<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li><strong>Objective 1<\/strong>: Recruit southwest Arkansas students identified by the Admissions\u00a0staff. Provide tours of laboratory facilities to increase admitted students.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 2<\/strong>: Revise the SAU Departmental Web site to provide recruiting\u00a0information on major and pre-professional programs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 3<\/strong>: Recruit international students by cooperating and providing major\u00a0information with the international student campus advisor.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 4<\/strong>: Provide additional student help with supplemental student instruction, tutorial help and study sessions to improve retention and increase\u00a0the graduation rate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 5<\/strong>: To strengthen the on-campus industrial technology program by\u00a0establishing a regular course offering schedule.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 6<\/strong>: Continued emphasis on advising based on up-dated degree plans\u00a0and use of advising transcripts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 7<\/strong>: Active recruiting of potential students through visitation of\u00a0schools, industries and civic groups.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 8<\/strong>: Increase graduation rates by maintaining contact and advising\u00a0students who have \u201cstopped out\u201d.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 9<\/strong>: To evaluate the need and viability of a major in Industrial\u00a0Technology Education.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 10<\/strong>: To evaluate the need and viability of an AS in Engineering\u00a0Technology to replace the current AA in Industrial Technology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">Goal 5: To reinforce and promote a positive image of the physical science and technology department and its programs and faculty.<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li><strong>Objective 1<\/strong>: Promote the presentation of papers at professional meetings.\u00a0Target: fifty percent of the departmental faculty will present papers at least\u00a0once per year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 2<\/strong>: Promote the application for grants. Target: at least one\u2013half the\u00a0departmental faculty will write a grant application per year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 3<\/strong>: Recognition of faculty or programs in the press or through\u00a0community participation service. Example: science fair judging or promotion.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 4<\/strong>: Recognition of faculty through consulting or other application of\u00a0expertise activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Goal 6: <\/strong>To promote the utilization of a broad range of technology.<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li><strong>Objective 1<\/strong>: Development of the Departmental Web-site to help in recruiting\u00a0students. Development of a separate BSIT Web site.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 2<\/strong>: Increased utilizations of electronic access of library materials for\u00a0research and enhanced course work.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 3<\/strong>: Greater use of compressed video or other distance learning\u00a0technology in the off\u2013campus industrial technology courses.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 4<\/strong>: Greater use of simulation computer technology in chemistry,\u00a0physics, engineering and technology where appropriate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 5<\/strong>: Greater use of computers for data collection and analysis in\u00a0laboratory. More interfacing equipment will be purchased to utilize computer\u00a0hardware and update current capability.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 6<\/strong>: Greater utilization of graphing calculators in doing what was\u00a0formerly computer analysis of data by interfacing to TI-CBL and Casio Analyzers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective 7<\/strong>: Evaluate Web based BSIT Courses for supplements to the\u00a0curriculum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The primary mission of the Department of Chemistry &amp; Physics is to\u00a0provide specialization programs which prepare students with education and training for entry into an occupation or entry into professional or graduate school. Majors in chemistry, engineering-physics, and industrial technology and chemistry-medical technology provide this preparation. 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