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STRATEGIC GOAL I: Assess and enhance academic quality

STRATEGIC GOAL I: Assess and enhance academic quality. July 11-12, 2019 Dr. Jay Stubblefield Vice President for Academic Affairs.

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STRATEGIC GOAL I: Assess and enhance academic quality

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  1. STRATEGIC GOAL I:Assess and enhance academic quality July 11-12, 2019 Dr. Jay Stubblefield Vice President for Academic Affairs

  2. Objective 1.1: Connect all development, improvement and implementation of curricula and programs to the University mission and planning, budgeting, and assessment processes.

  3. Institutional Accreditation Lincoln Memorial University • Southern Association of College and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) • Visit by On-Site Reaffirmation Committee, March 25-28, 2019. • Reaffirmation review resulted in no recommendations. • In April 2019, LMU requested a waiver of the five months normally allocated for the response report, thereby allowing the University to be considered for reaffirmation in June rather than December 2019; waiver approved in April 2019. • LMU’s SACSCOC accreditation was reaffirmed on June 13, 2019. • LMU’s next SACSCOC reaffirmation date is December 2029.

  4. Program Accreditation College of Veterinary Medicine • American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Council on Education (COE) • The Council accredited Lincoln Memorial College of Veterinary Medicine for a period of up to seven years, effective January 7, 2019. • A substantive change report will be submitted to increase total class size to 220, with students starting in both Fall and Spring; will be reviewed at the 2019 AVMA COE Board meeting. School of Law • American Bar Association (ABA) • The law school received full approval from the American Bar Association’s Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar on February 21, 2019. • The next ABA site visit is anticipated in the 2021-2022academic year.

  5. Program Accreditation (cont.) School of Allied Health Sciences • Medical Laboratory Science • In April 2019, official notification NAACLS was received indicating that the Medical Laboratory Science Program received10 years of continuing accreditation. • Sport and Exercise Science • The Athletic Training Program will complete its teach out of the BS in Athletic Training in May 2020. The program will submit interim progress reports to the CAATE in October 2019 and in October 2020. • Veterinary Health Science and Technology (VHST) • The Veterinary Medical Technology Program submitted its biennial report in September 2018 and will submit an interim report to the AVMA CVTEA in September 2019.

  6. Program Accreditation (cont.) School of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences • Social Work • Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) • Self-study writing has begun and will be submitted March 2020. • Site visit September or October 2020. • Reaffirmation decision by CSWE Commission on Accreditation (COA) February 2021.

  7. Program Accreditation (cont.) School of Business • Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) • In good standing • Next Quality Assurance Report due September 2019 • Reaffirmation self-study due to ACBSP in July 2021

  8. Program Accreditation (cont.) Carter & Moyers School of Education • Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) • CAEP and the Tennessee Department of Education concurrent onsite visit scheduled for April 19-21, 2020. • Final work is in progress on reaffirmation report for CAEP.

  9. Program Accreditation (cont.) Caylor School of Nursing (CSON) • Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) • Tampa • Site visit by ACEN at LMU–Tampa, October 24-26, 2018. • Received notification in April 2019 that the ASN and BSN programs at the Tampa site have been approved for initial accreditation. • Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) and Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Programs • Submitted a Self-Study Report in December to ACEN for continuing accreditation of the ASN and BSN programs located at the five sites in Tennessee and Kentucky. • A site visit was held February 5-7, 2019. The site visit went very well, and the visitors recommended the LMU CSON for continuing accreditation of both the ASN and BSN programs in Kentucky and Tennessee. The official letter confirming continuing accreditation is expected in September 2019.

  10. Program Accreditation (cont.) DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (DCOM) • American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (AOA COCA) • During the November 30-December 2, 2018, meeting, COCA approved the progress report for DCOM from the full accreditation site visit. All standards were met.

  11. Program Accreditation (cont.) DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (DCOM) (cont.) • Additional Location Application for DCOM at LMU-Knoxville • Application was approved during the April 26-29, 2018 COCA meeting. • COCA conducted a pre-operational site visit February 6-8, 2019. • COCA reviewed the site visit team report during the April 27, 2019 COCA meeting and all standards were met. • Another pre-operational visit occurred June 6-7, 2019 and the COCA Executive Committee approved DCOM at LMU-Knoxville to commence Fall 2019.

  12. Program Accreditation (cont.) DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (DCOM) (cont.) • The Doctor of Physical Therapy and Doctor of Occupational Therapy received approval to be in the accreditation cycle for a May 2021 start with 60 students each. • The Program Directors and Director of Clinical Education administration are hired to develop the program. • The full application to address each standard of accreditation is due Summer 2020.

  13. State Authorizations Caylor School of Nursing • The Florida Department of Education Commission for Independent Education application for annual licensure process for academic year 2019-2020 began in February 2019. LMU was approved at the Commission meeting on May 22, 2019. • A self-evaluation report was submitted in March to the Kentucky Board of Nursing for continued approval of the ASN program at the Corbin extended learning site. A site visit is scheduled for October 28-29, 2019. • A survey visit by the Tennessee Board of Nursing is scheduled for September 18-19, 2019. A survey report will be submitted in August 2019 prior to the visit.

  14. State Authorizations (cont.) • Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (KYCPE) approved each of the following online programs to be offered to Kentucky residents: MBA, DNP, DMS, MSCJ, and MSN. • LMU annual licenses for KYCPE have been renewed for both the Corbin and online sites. • LMU has maintained compliance with all NC-SARA processes and guidelines.

  15. Pass Rates School of Allied Health Sciences • Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) • The MLS Program continues to celebrate a 100% first attemptpass rate on the ASCP BOC national board exam and a 100% employment rate of the graduates in the clinical field. Caylor School of Nursing • Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) and Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) • Pass rates for the ASN and BSN programs remain above both the national level and the Tennessee and Kentucky average. The 2018 combined overall NCLEX-RN pass rates are as follows: • ASN = 97% • BSN = 99% • The pass rate for the first graduating cohort of the Tampa, Florida,BSN program for the December 2018 graduates was 100%.

  16. Pass Rates (cont.) Caylor School of Nursing (cont.) • Master of Science In Nursing (MSN) • The MSN certification pass rates remain at or above the national level. The 2018 certification pass rates are as follows: • Family Nurse Practitioner = 100% for all three sites (for May 2018 and December 2018 graduating cohorts) • Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner = 100%(for May 2018 graduates) • Nurse Anesthesia = 100% (for December 2018 graduates)

  17. Pass Rates (cont.) College of Veterinary Medicine • 2019 North American Veterinary Licensing Exam (NAVLE) pass rate for the class of 2019 was 95.1%. • Objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) are given each semester during the first three years of curriculum. The results are used to enhance and support the curriculum and to support outcomes assessment as required by the AVMA COE. • Clinical year exit survey was conducted and the results were reviewed by the CVM Outcomes and Assessment Committee and action items were developed to improve the curriculum

  18. Objective 1.2:Create, revise, and support, or discontinue academic programs.

  19. Program Implementations • Direct Entry Doctor of Medical Science in Physician Assistant Studies • Plan to transition Physician Assistant (PA) Program at the Harrogate site from the Master of Medical Science in Physician Assistant Studies to the Doctor of Medical Science (DMS) in Physician Assistant Studies has been submitted to Accreditation Review Commission for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). SACSCOC also has been notified. • First class to be admitted to DMS will be May 2020 • Graduates of master’s degree PA program will have the option of completing a bridge program for the DMS degree after graduation while they work clinically. • Physician Assistant Program (Master of Medical Science) • Foundation in primary care medicine and expanded training in surgical practice (first class October 2020; LMU-Knoxville).

  20. Program Implementations (cont.) • Master’s Degree in Teaching Adult Learners (TAL Program); launch set for Fall 2019.   • PhD Integrative Biosciences approved by SACSCOC; launch set for Fall 2019. • MBA, Healthcare Administration concentration; launch set for Fall 2019. • MBA, Operations Management concentration, launch set for Fall 2019. • Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree program being offered as a fully-online degree program with residency requirements; launch set for Fall 2019.

  21. Program Implementations (cont.) • Master of Science Biomedical Science alternate admissions pathway with “mile markers” for guaranteed medical school admission; approved by Academic Council. • General Studies major for Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science; approved by Academic Council. • Exercise and Rehabilitation Science, B.S. major to provide students a route to a variety of post-baccalaureate programs in the rehabilitation sciences; approved by Academic Council. • Exercise Science B.S., Coaching concentration to replace minor; approved by Academic Council. • Exercise Science B.S.Sport Therapy concentration; approved by Academic Council.

  22. Program Implementations (cont.) • 3+4 DVM Daemen College (NY) contract has been initiated and signed. • A DVM/PhD is undergoing approval in conjunction with the School of Math and Science and DCOM. • A Rural Practice Certificate program was implemented in spring 2018 for fourth year DVM students.

  23. Program Investigations • Doctor of Dental Medicine is in the investigation phase. A feasibility or needs assessment is currently being developed and initial discussions have been made with potential consultants. • Master of Arts in Psychology – Concept approval with feasibility study ongoing. • Doctor of Psychology is in investigation phase. • Master of Public Health – Concept approval with feasibility study ongoing. • 3+1 Biology/Biotechnology double bachelors degrees with Gannan Medical University – agreements completed and submitted to Chinese Ministry of Education for review and approval.

  24. Program Investigations (cont.) • Masters of Veterinary Education (MVEd) has been developed in collaboration with the School of Education; approval pending. • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Business Analytics concentration – feasibility study • BBA, Management Information Systems concentration – feasibility study • Master of Business Analytics (MSBA) and proposing to offer the program fully online – feasibility study

  25. Program Investigations (cont.) • Minor in Philosophy • Communications Art program to include the MCOM major and a new Professional Communications major • 4 + 1 programs (from undergraduate to graduate) and 3 + 3 programs (from undergraduate to Law School) are being considered and/or implemented.

  26. Program Investigations (cont.) • Dual DO/MBA program with LMU-Knoxville DCOM students • MBA and DBA program face-to-face at the Kingsport Higher Education Center • JD/MBA • JD/MPA • Exploring feasibility of the addition of a new clinical affiliate for the Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) Program in Chattanooga, TN

  27. Program Investigations (cont.) • JD/DVM is being considered now that accreditation is finalized for both programs • Additional 3+4 veterinary programs are being investigated with Colleges and Universities that have a significant undergraduate enrollment into the CVM • A DVM/MEd is being developed in conjunction with the School of Education.

  28. Program Revisions • Revised the BBA Sport Management Concentration to better align with the Common Professional Components of the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation. • The EdS program launched the Research Track Option (RTO) designed for candidates who want to go on to the EdD program to have more preparation for graduate level research and writing. All EdS hours earned at LMU may be counted toward the EdD. • In response to a critical shortage of special education teachers in school systems across the state, the MEdITL was granted state approval and launched a special education concentration and a special education add-on licensure endorsement. • Criminal Justice Master’s degree program was moved to a fully online program in fall 2018.

  29. Other Initiatives • The Center for Innovation in Veterinary Education and Technology (CIVET) serves as an incubator for development of innovative teaching approaches and technology in veterinary medicine through educational research and the development of teaching models, digital based interactive books and cloud-based study materials. • The Center for Animal and Human Health in Appalachia (CAHA) is hosting the second Appalachian One Health Leadership Experience in fall of 2019 to connect multiple disciplines across LMU campus together with one-health leaders and experts to develop one-health leaders. • Cooperative Agreements between The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and the Environment, Department of Veterinary Science (Gluck Equine Research Center) and Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and Lincoln Memorial University-College of Veterinary Medicine allow students to gain research and pathology experience at centers of excellence

  30. Grants Caylor School of Nursing (CSON) • The CSON received one HRSA award, the Nurse Anesthesia Traineeship (NAT), which was funded for $58,435 for the 2018-2019 academic year. • Two HRSA grants have been received for the 2019-2020 academic year: • Small amount for Nurse Anesthesia Traineeship (NAT) grant which provides traineeship monies for MSN NA students (over $1.3 million received over last 10 years for MSN NA through HRSA). • Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) grant for nearly $2 million over 4 years for MSN Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (FPMHNP).

  31. Discontinued Programs • The Sport and Exercise Science Department has elected to discontinue enrollment of new or transfer students into the Physical Education (PE) major due to declining enrollment and declining demand for physical education instructors in TN schools. • The School of Education is in the teach-out process for physical education and music licensures after the University discontinued the content majors.

  32. Discontinued Programs (cont.) • The School of Business eliminated the following: • Doctor of Business Administration concentrations in • Accounting; and • Sport Management. • The Business Education Program as it was redundant to create education versions of currently offered BBA concentrations.

  33. Academic Affairs • Improved General Education performance for bachelors degree seeking students; national percentiles increased about 15 percentage points. • New Faculty Academy (NFA) planned for Fall 2019; reviews of NFA implemented in Fall 2018 were positive. • Faculty attendance at commencements has been standardized to a minimum of one per year with deans managing the distribution between May and December.

  34. Office of Institutional Effectiveness (IE) • Completed federal and state data reporting for the 2018-2019 academic year, including IPEDS, TICUA, KPEDS, and FLCIE reporting. • Offered 16 assessment workshops and provided in-depth formative feedback to all academic programs, administrative units, and academic and student services units on the 2017-2018 Outcomes Assessment Reports (OARs). • Enhanced OAR forms, academic program review materials, and assessment timelines. • Led institutional QEP assessment efforts and development of the QEP assessment plan.

  35. Office of Institutional Effectiveness (IE) (cont.) • Engaged in the following processes: • Renewal of state licenses (Florida, Kentucky, and Alabama) • Renewal of agreements (NC-SARA; SARA portal/THEC) • Data reporting (e.g., NCAA, SACSCOC reaffirmation data) • Survey development, deployment, analysis and dissemination of results (e.g., CIRP, NSSE) • External survey completions (e.g., US News and World Report) • The “Common Data Set” • Student Achievement data collection and dissemination • QEP data analysis • Strategic Planning Retreat data and SWOT analysis • Ad hoc requests from University divisions/units

  36. Objective 1.3:Pursue international collaborations to enhance the diversity and quality of the University community and academic programs.

  37. International Collaborations • International Partnerships • Ongoing partnerships • Gannan Medical University (China) • University of Costa Rica (Cosa Rica) • Chukyo University (Japan) • University of West England (England) • Akita University (Japan) • Ramhamhaeng University (Thailand) • Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University (China) • New partnerships • Universidade Sao Francisco (Brazil) • Universidad Anahuac (Mexico) – in process • Liaocheng University (China) – in process

  38. International Collaborations (cont.) • International Partnerships • Expanded/further developed three existing international partnerships: • Ider University - coordinated School of Education study-abroad program for summer 2019 . • University of West England - helped facilitate/coordinate research on cognitive animal psychology - Dr. Sheri Browning, (Psychology); May 7 – June 11, 2019). • Gannan Medical University (GMU) - assisted School of Mathematics and Sciences with proposal to China’s Ministry of Education (CMOE) for a joint 3+1 BS program in Biotechnology (from GMU) and Biology (from LMU); proposal submitted by GMU on April 1, 2019, for potential implementation in fall 2020; anticipate response from CMOE in September 2019; proposal then must be submitted to China’s finance organization for review/approval.

  39. International Collaborations (cont.) • Research Collaboration – School of Mathematics and Sciences • Research collaboration with the University of Costa Rica permitted undergraduate students the ability to conduct international research. • LMU offered a SP19 course in partnership with the University of Costa Rica; three students traveled to Costa Rica and conducted research and conservation outreach. • Student-led ACA Ledford research project in Costa Rica in summer 2019.

  40. International Collaborations (cont.) • Study Abroad • Summer 2019 • Dr. Anne-Marie Buchanan (Criminal Justice) is teaching in Tanzania through the KIIS program; two Social Work majors are participating in this experience. • Dr. Mark Tichon and Dr. Duran Williams (Education) and 12 students from the School of Education’s graduate counseling and guidance program and the master’s on-line programs will travel to Mongolia in July for a study abroad and service learning experience. • Winter 2019 • Dr. Bonnie Price (Veterinary Health Science and Technology) will teach a study abroad course “Comparative Global Healthcare” with KIIS in Zanzibar in winter 2019.

  41. International Collaborations (cont.) • Teaching Abroad – Summer 2019 • Dr. Richard Vogel (Media Communications) - China. • Dr. Charlie Gee (Media Communications) - Costa Rica • DCOM Rotations Abroad • The Davis Scholarship is available to LMU-DCOM students to complete rotations with all expenses paid through affiliation with Gannan Medical University (GMU) in Ganzhou City and Beijing, China. • Through affiliation and student exchange, international rotations were scheduled for 23 DCOM students in China (15); Australia (2); Japan (2); New Zealand (1); Malawi (2); and Guatemala (1).

  42. International Collaborations (cont.) • College of Veterinary Medicine • signed an MOU with James Cook University (Australia) for student and faculty exchange. • has an MOU in process with the University of Santo Tomas (Chile). • accepts transfer students from the Caribbean veterinary schools. • is in process to integrate the Caribbean veterinary school students into the clinical year program. • had clinical year students who participated in the following international programs: • Briarhill Veterinary Clinic, Galway, Ireland • Sycamore Lodge Equine, Kildare, Ireland • Darwin Animal Doctors, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos (2 students)

  43. International Collaborations (cont.) • Fulbright Awards (Summer 2018) • Dr. Richard Vogel (Media Communications) received a Fulbright Award to Thailand and completed research for optimum curriculum for teaching media literacy in Thai K-12 schools.  • Dr. Charlie Gee (Media Communications) received a Fulbright Award to Croatia to lecture at middle schools, high schools and universities in countries throughout the region on a range of topics from fake news to the unique culture of the Southeastern US. • Professor Melanie Reid (Law) received a Fulbright Award to teach in Latvia.

  44. Objective 1.4: Ensure that new and revised programs have clearly articulated student learning outcomes.

  45. Clearly Articulated Student Learning Outcomes • Several methods are being used to ensure clearly articulated student learning outcomes • Course syllabus template has sections for course objectives and for student learning outcomes. • More extensive standardized review of course syllabi is occurring, including use of check sheets scored by faculty. • Learning and program goals are articulated in department mission statements, in program literature, and on web pages. • All programs review and update catalog/handbook information annually to ensure consistency and accuracy regarding academics and policies.

  46. Clearly Articulated Student Learning Outcomes (cont.) • Methods used (cont.) • Annual Outcomes Assessment Reports for academic programs receive deeper review and revisions. • All program catalogs are being reviewed by University Counsel and include unified policies, notifications, and processes. • School-specific methods, e.g., • School of Law • Faculty approved an Assessment Plan that complies with the ABA assessment standards and ensures the assessment of all Programmatic Learning Outcomes over a seven-year period. • Assessment Committee established a standard form and procedure for faculty to submit course-level evaluation reports to Director of Assessment for all core classes.

  47. Clearly Articulated Student Learning Outcomes (cont.) • Methods Used (cont.) • College of Veterinary Medicine • LMU CVM has developed a Curricular Map encompassing University, College and Professional goals and expectations. Each course and lecture has SLOs mapped to a Veterinary Competency as outlined by the AVMA and NAVMEC. • American Association of Veterinary Medical College competencies and entrustable professional activities (EPA) are being implemented throughout the curriculum and linked to the LMU CVM curricular map.

  48. Objective 1.5: Evaluate faculty compensation against benchmark salary levels with respect to faculty rank, appointment type, academic discipline, experience, workload requirements, and scholarly activity.

  49. Evaluate Faculty Compensation • Faculty compensation is benchmarked against disciplinary, regional and national data. • LMU-DCOM faculty and academic staff compensation is analyzed based on data provided through the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM). Data are also reviewed through the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) for clinicians.

  50. Objective 1.6: Enhance the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum (ALLM), and its services.

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