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Strategic Plan 2013 - People


As a leader in graduate education at CSU, the College of Education and Health Professions graduate student enrollment in 2007 was at an all time high of 531 students which is 50% of the 1062 total graduate population at the university. The College of Education and Health Professions has streamlined admission criteria, program accessibility and developed an active recruitment strategy to provide quality programs for educators in the region. Graduate enrollment has increased by 80% since 1997. With continued growth, the College of Education and Health Professions anticipates an enrollment of 800 students by 2013.

Undergraduate enrollment in the College of Education grew to more than 1000 students in 2007 which is a 43% increase since 1997. In 2009, programs in Health Science and the School of Nursing merged with the College of Education to become the College of Education and Health Professions creating an undergraduate enrollment of more than 1600 students and graduate enrollment of more than 600 students.

While the student enrollment in the College of Education and Health Professions has dramatically increased, the number of full-time faculty has not. Since 1997, the number of faculty has increased by one position (39 to 40 or 8%), while the university as a whole has increased the number of faculty from 221 in 1997 to 277 in 2007 which is a 20% increase.

As a professional leader in P-12 education and health professions for the region, the College of Education and Health Professions seeks to:

1. Increase the number of qualified faculty. (CSU Goal 1)

2. Increase the number of full and part-time advisors in the College of Education and Health Professions Student Advising and Field Experiences (SAFE) office. (CSU Goal 1)

3. Increase the number of candidates enrolled in high need fields in the following areas: Special Education, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Middle Grade Mathematics, Middle Grades Science, English Education, History Education, Foreign Language Education and Nursing. (CSU Goal 2)

4. Increase the number of graduates recommended for certification and licensure in high need fields especially in the following areas: Special Education, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Middle Grade Mathematics, Middle Grades Science, English Education, History Education, Foreign Language Education and Nursing. (CSU Goal 2)

5. Increase the number of candidates admitted to the Teacher Education Program. (CSU Goal 2)

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Increase the number of candidates admitted to the undergraduate nursing program. (CSU Goal 2)

7. Increase the number of graduate students enrolled in the College of Education and Health Professions. (CSU Goal 2)

8. Increase the number of graduate assistantships in the College of Education and Health Professions and include two new graduate assistants to serve as technology assistants for faculty, staff, and students. (CSU Goal 2)

9. Add full-time staff to support technology needs for faculty. (CSU Goal 2 and CSU Goal 5)

10. Add full-time web developer. (CSU Goal 2 and CSU Goal 5)

11. Add full-time development coordinator. (CSU Goal 4)

12. Increase administrative staff support for COEHP. (CSU Goal 1)

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