The following is the department's strategic plan. The department is charged with overseeing these goals and the actions that are taken and the goals will be monitored monthly at staff meetings.
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Goals |
Outcomes |
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Enhance academic excellence by increasing number of grants in department |
2008 Dr. Grigos is awarded NIH grant Dr. Stewart is awarded Allergen Grant |
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Enhance academic excellence by increasing faculty publications
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2005-6 10 publications 2006-7 7 publications 2007-8 17 publications |
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Increase collaborative research relationships outside of department |
2005-6 Collaboration with Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Collaboration with Lund University, Sweden 2006-7 Collaboration with Lund University, Sweden 2007-8 New collaboration with NYU Steinhardt Applied Psychology, Collaboration with Lund University, Sweden Cambridge University Johns Hopkins University 2008-9 New collaboration with NYU Medical Center Expanded collaboration with CUNY Expanded collaboration with Sweden |
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Enhance academic excellence by having fully funded doctoral students |
2005-6 4 fully funded doctoral students 2006-7 5 fully funded doctoral students 2007-8 6 fully funded doctoral students |
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Increase academic excellence by having uniform advisement |
2006 Department has a full-time undergraduate advisor 2007 Department hired a part-time MA advisor 2008 Department hired a full-time MA advisor |
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Introduced New Courses 2005 E34.1210 Reading and Writing in Children with Speech and Language Disorders 2006 E34.3001 Seminal Readings 2007 E34.2114 Computerized Analysis of Language Transcripts 2008 E34.2130 Perception and Production of Speech E34.2030 Language and Communication in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders |
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Maintain high employment rates of graduates |
Employment Rates 2005-6 95% 2006-7 100% 2007-8 100% |
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Maintain high Praxis scores |
Praxis Passing Rates 2005-6 96% 2006-7 90% 2007-8 92% |
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Increase awareness of field |
2007 Undergraduate Minor in Speech-Language Pathology was developed |
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Secure adequate department facilities |
August 2007 Department moved into a new facility |
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Offer international experiences |
2005-6 11 students participated in Summer Abroad in London 19 students participated in Summer Abroad in Sweden 4 visiting scholars from Sweden participated in clinical observations 2006-7 13 students participated in Summer Abroad in London 21 students participated in Summer Abroad in Sweden 4 visiting scholars from Sweden participated in clinical observations 1 student completed practicum in Ireland Hosted a Fulbright Researcher from Sweden for one semester 2007-8 20 students participated in Summer Abroad in Sweden 4 visiting scholars from Sweden participated in clinical observations 2008-9 Hosting 3-day meeting with faculty from Gothenburg University & Lund University in Sweden 1 visiting doctoral student from Portugal |
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Provide service to the community by enhancing the clinical services offered through the department |
2005-6 814 clinical visits 2006-7 1007 clinical visits 2007-8 1405 clinical visits |
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Number of students placed at external sites |
2005-6 87 students placed (100%) 2006-7 74 students placed (100%) 2007-8 116 students placed (100%) |