Mission

The mission of the College of Education is to create a learning environment that fosters discovery and dissemination of knowledge to promote learning, equitable access, and enhanced outcomes for all students. Through the integration of outstanding teaching, research, and community outreach, the College of Education investigates significant issues impacting education policy and practice, while preparing its students for leadership and excellence within a diverse and changing educational community.

Values

• Local and national recognition as an excellent educator preparation and professional development institution.
• High quality, nationally recognized research that informs educational policy and practice.
• Diversity of students, faculty, and staff, and an instructional emphasis on preparing educators to work effectively with student populations from diverse economic, cultural, racial, and learning backgrounds and abilities.
• Integration of research, teaching, and outreach efforts that serve the education profession, community, and children and youth.
• Educational programs, teaching, and advisement that are responsive to the needs of students and the education community.
• Supportive and collaborative relationships among faculty, students, staff, and educational programs within the college.
• Instructional emphasis on using technology to improve student learning and other educational outcomes.

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College Level Goals and Objectives Critical to the Establishment and Maintenance of the College's Mission and Values

2004-2009

1.    Advance Research Productivity

a.      develop a college level research productivity infrastructure that assists, facilitates, and promotes faculty scholarly productivity.

b.     seek increased fiscal support for faculty research and student fellowships and assistantships.

(1)               grants and contracts

(2)               central administration

(3)               development efforts

a.      promote the development of interdepartmental and interdisciplinary program initiatives including:

(1)               cross-department practitioner doctoral program

(2)               cross-departmental participation in initiatives promoting reading and literacy

(3)               cross-departmental participation in initiatives promoting the enhancement of student learning (e.g., through technology, assessment, and data management)

(4)               cross-departmental participation in initiatives promoting social/cultural education and safe schools

b.     maintain assessment efforts designed to improve the quality of teacher education programs and to disseminate information to enhance our state, regional, and national reputations

(1)               maintain student, program, department, and college assessment needed for successfully meeting national program approval and accreditation needs

(2)               select and implement new National Accreditation/State Program Approval System

a.      expand efforts to seek selected outside teaching, research, and related educational grants and contracts

b.     maintain and expand established college fund raising activities (e.g., phonathon, direct mail solicitations, etc.)

c.      expand and diversify college fund raising activities by developing a major gifts college strategic plan

d.     expand college outreach activities that serve our community and constituencies and provide graduate assistantships, and research opportunities (e.g., AP Institute, Gear-Up Grant, Daybreak School Community, other credit and noncredit instruction)

a.      intensify student recruitment initiatives to under-represented groups, particularly at undergraduate levels (e.g., Teaching Professions Academy, Gear-Up, U of U disciplinary departments, SLCC)

b.     aggressively seek faculty of color candidates when faculty vacancies arise

c.      enhance scholarships for diverse students