Strategic Plan - University of Arkansas at Monticello

University of Arkansas at Monticello 

Strategic Pan- July 1, 2013 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Page 

Executive Summary............................................................................................................. i 

Historical Overview, Accreditation, and Mission ............................................................... x 

Definitions and Assumptions .............................................................................................. xiii 

Historical Data ..................................................................................................................... xvi 

Schools and Divisions 

School of Agriculture .......................................................................................................... 1 

School of Arts and Humanities ........................................................................................... 7 

School of Business............................................................................................................... 15 

School of Computer Information Systems.......................................................................... 21 

School of Education ............................................................................................................ 29 

School of Forest Resources and Arkansas Forest Resource Center ................................... 37 

Division of General Studies ................................................................................................. 45 

Intercollegiate Athletics ...................................................................................................... 49 

Library ................................................................................................................................. 57 

School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences ................................................................... 63 

Division of Music ................................................................................................................. 71 

School of Nursing ................................................................................................................ 77 

School of Social and Behavioral Sciences ........................................................................... 87 

College of Technology-Crossett .......................................................................................... 95 

College of Technology-McGehee ........................................................................................ 105 

Administrative 

Academic Affairs ................................................................................................................. 113 

Division of Advancement and University Relations ............................................................ 119 

Finance and Administration ................................................................................................ 127 

Media Services .................................................................................................................... 135 

Division of Student Affairs .................................................................................................. 139 

Office of Registrar ............................................................................................................... 147 

Appendix A –Organizational Chart ..................................................................................... 153 

Appendix B–Enrollment (Headcount Data) 

Fall Term Enrollments 1975-2012 ............................................................................. 155 

Fall Term Headcount by Gender and Classification 2001-2012 ................................ 156 

Spring Term Headcount by Gender and Classification 2001-2013 ........................... 158 

Fall Term Headcount by Major 2004-2012 ................................................................ 160

Appendix C- Student Semester Credit Hours (SSCH) and FTE 

Fall Terms 2007-2012 ................................................................................................ 162 

Spring Terms 2008-2013 ............................................................................................ 163 

Summer I Terms 2008-2013 ...................................................................................... 164 

Summer II Terms 2007-2012 ..................................................................................... 165 

Appendix D- Completions by Major CIP Code .................................................................... 166 

Appendix E- Return and Cumulative Graduate Rates of Full-time, First-time Freshmen .. 169 

Appendix F- Approved Programs as of 7/1/2011 ............................................................... 171 

Appendix G- Affirmative Action Plan (Revised May 2009) ................................................. 173

Membership of 2013-14 Strategic Planning Steering Committee 

Jack Lassiter, Chancellor 

Jimmie Yeiser, Provost/Academic Affairs 

Gregory Borse, Arts and Humanities 

Morris Bramlett, Mathematics and Natural Sciences 

Jim Brewer, Media Services 

Kelly Bryant, Agriculture 

Sandra Campbell, Library 

Sharon Cantrell, Workforce Training 

Carol Dolberry, Registrar 

Peggy Doss, Education 

Ranelle Eubanks, General Studies 

Laura Evans, Nursing 

Brian Hairston, Computer Information Systems 

Ted Hammett (Chair) 

Jay Hughes, Student Affairs 

Louis James, Business 

Jay Jones, Finance and Administration 

Scott Kuttenkuler, Residence Life 

Chris Ratcliff, Athletics 

Linda Rushing, College of Technology-Crossett 

Mark Spencer, Arts and Humanities/Music 

Tom Springer, Social and Behavioral Sciences 

Phillip Tappe, Forest Resources 

Bob Ware, College of Technology-McGehee 

Mary Whiting, Admissions

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

The University is unique in many ways, not the least of which is the inclusion of two Colleges of 

Technology. The University's humble beginnings have evolved into a comprehensive regional 

university that offers excellent opportunities for southeast Arkansas and beyond. Those opportunities 

extend beyond the typical role of a four-year institution (baccalaureate and master's degrees) to include 

occupational/technical programs at the Colleges of Technology in Crossett and McGehee, a heavy 

equipment training academy in Warren, collaboration with all two-year colleges in the state, 2+2 

agreements in the areas of business administration and early childhood education with regional twoyear 

colleges, and a host of non-credit course offerings to train workers and upgrade skills in a cost 

effective, non-threatening atmosphere. The University is also very involved in and supportive of the 

economic development efforts of this region and the state. 

To help ensure that there is continued growth as well as changes for the future, this strategic plan is 

being viewed as a roadmap for the institution. We know where we are today, but we are planning to 

be where we want to be in the years ahead. 

This strategic plan complements the University's master plan for campus renovation and 

improvements. The master plan was developed in 2005 and promises to upgrade the three campuses 

to provide an environment conducive to learning, working, recreation and living. When completed, it 

will have given a "facelift" to the University. While the master plan deals primarily with physical 

attributes, the strategic plan targets resources, academics, and quality of life. 

The beginnings for the strategic plan started in November 2005 and developed into the first annual 

plan effective July 1, 2006. This present document (effective July 1, 2013) marks the eighth 

anniversary of a renewal of University strategic planning and contains updated objectives for all areas 

of the University. While the objectives which were accomplished during the first seven years would 

be too numerous to mention, here are a few of the most notable from the previous year which were 

attained through communication, cooperation, and commitment by the university community: 

Weevil Wisdom, a booklet of useful information about UAM, was distributed to all students 

enrolled in a developmental course. 

Academic advisement reports were tested and presented to faculty during training sessions for each 

academic unit. 

the UAM Wellness Fair provided students, staff, and faculty With wellness measures and 

programs to improve health and wellness 

The School of CIS entered two teams in the COBOL division of the Arkansas State Programming 

contest, and finished with both 1 st and 2 nd place in the contest, an outstanding performance by our 

team. 

The School of CIS was also able to create a new computer study lab for CIS majors by redistributing 

existing hardware. 

The Fred J. Taylor Library and Technology Center appeared on the cover of the Summer 2013 

issue of Arkansas Libraries, the journal of the Arkansas Library Association. 

The UAM Library website now provides online access to the Centennial Celebration Collection in 

the UAM Library Digital Collection. 

UAM Library hosted a poster board display featuring four Arkansas Heritage Sites. 

The Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society's campus chapter conducted their annual service 

project in special collections in UAM Library. 

Library Director and an Assistant Librarian served on the editorial board of the Drew County 

Historical Journal. 

i

Associate Librarian received the Arkansas Library Association's 2012 Distinguished Service 

Award for 30 years of service. 

Assistant Librarian was appointed the National Organization Librarian for the Afro-American 

Historical and Genealogical Society and was inducted into the Golden Key International Honor 

Society. 

Four School of Education graduate programs received HLC approval to become 100% online. 

They are the M.Ed, the M.Ed in Educational Leadership, The Master of Physical Education and 

Coaching, and the Master of Arts in Teaching. The Special Education graduate level endorsement 

is also online. 

Increased student membership in the Kappa Delta Pi education honorary society. 

The School of Education, the ERZ and the STEM Center continued to develop a strong 

relationship with the School of Mathematics and Sciences and the School of Arts and Humanities 

which resulted in better prepared students in the content areas and gains in the recruitment of 

English, math and science teacher candidates for the Master of Arts in Teaching degree. 

An Associate Professor in the School of Education had one new article published in refereed 

journals. A Job Analysis of Major College Female Strength and Conditioning Coaches; The 

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and one new article submitted for review; 

Educational Programs in Strength and Conditioning. 

The School of Business Institute of Management (IMA) organization has participated in several 

community events bringing attention to the University 

The Marketing Club took a trip to Dallas as part of the effort to retain business students and to 

promote the university outside the state. 

A student from IMA won the national IMA award for best essay this year. 

The 2012 Practical Nursing graduates of UAM College of Technology-Crossett achieved a 100% 

NCLEX-PN pass rate resulting in 13 of the last 17 years having a perfect pass rate. 

A twelve month follow-up of the 2012 graduates of the Electromechanical Technology- 

Instrumentation program resulted in a 100% placement of graduates. 

84% of UAM-CTC’s last year graduates obtained employment in a field directly related to their 

program of study. 

UAM-CTC coordinated 108 non-credit classes serving 718 students, resulting in 6,141 training 

hours for the community, businesses, and industries. 

For the eighth year, UAM hosted Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants, one from 

France, one from Uruguay. 

Jazz Band performed by invitation at the Midwest International Music Clinic in Chicago, one of 

only four university Jazz bands in America invited to perform. 

Implemented a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, the third program of its kind in the 

nation to be offered purely online. The first cohort of MFA students consists of individuals from 

10 different states 

The Debate program hosted the NAIA National Tournament on our campus. 

Thirteen students from School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences out of 15 applicants were 

accepted into various Colleges of Pharmacy. 

Two out of two applicants were accepted in Colleges of Medicine. 

One of two applicants was accepted into a College of Dentistry. 

Nine applicants from School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences were accepted into graduate 

programs. 

Fifteen grants were awarded to faculty in Mathematics and Natural Sciences. 

ii

Faculty in Mathematics and Natural Sciences had 29 presentations and 12 publications this year. 

Two of the three finalists for the Hornaday Outstanding Faculty Member Award are faculty in 

the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences. 

Several faculty were nominated for Alpha Chi Teacher/Rookie of the Year Award: Jared Gavin, 

Farrokh Abedi, Karen Fawley, Jeff Taylor, and John Hunt. 

The Dean of the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences worked with AP Science teachers 

in the area. He provided three Saturday test prep sessions at Monticello, El Dorado, and 

Arkadelphia. He taught AP Chemistry two days at Star City High School. Three AP Science test 

prep days, and three AP Math test prep days were hosted on the UAM campus this year. 

The Turner Neal Natural History Museum and Pomeroy Planetarium hosted approximately 500 

school children for museum tours and planetarium programs this year. The Turner Neal Natural 

History Museum and Pomeroy Planetarium hosted approximately 500 school children for 

museum tours and planetarium programs this year. Dr. Edson serves as museum director and 

leads museum tours. Dr. Bramlett has taken on the task of providing planetarium shows. Mr. 

Joe Guenter occasionally does planetarium shows for special groups. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Four students from School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences received funding for summer 

research internships. 

More than 30 students were involved with undergraduate research projects in the sciences. 

On October 12, 2012, a dedication ceremony was held for the new George H. Clippert Forest 

Resources Annex and the renovated Henry H. Chamberlin Forest Resource Complex, 15,000 

square-foot facility housing classroom, laboratory and office space for the school of Forest 

Resources. The university built the building debt free and was able to create an endowment 

which will provide an annual maintenance and operation fund for the facility. 

The Spatial information systems academic program underwent an external, 10-year site visit and 

received very favorable reviews. 

In 2012-13, several students traveled across the United States to compete in academic 

competitions. Students representing the Student Chapter of the Society of American Foresters 

competed in a national quiz bowl and reached the semi-finals at the National Convention of the 

Society of American Foresters. Students representing the Student Chapter of the Wildlife 

Society participated in an annual wildlife conclave and quiz bowl sponsored by the Southeastern 

Section of the Wildlife Society and North Carolina State University. Student members of the 

Spatial Information Systems Club traveled to Sandy,, UT to participate in the National Society of 

professional Surveyors’ student competition and earned an honorable mention. Forestry Club 

students competed in the 56 th annual Association of Southern Forestry Clubs Conclave 

competition at Auburn University and placed 3 rd overall. 

A Survey faculty member served as the District 4 director for the Arkansas Society of 

Professional Surveyors. He also served on the Arkansas Specific Professional Licensure Exam 

Task Force and the Surveyor Education Advisory Task Force for the Arkansas State Board of 

Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors. 

Three faculty members served as officers of the Ouachita Society of American Foresters. 

A professor was appointed by Governor Beebe as a member of the Arkansas Board of 

Registration for Foresters. 

An Associate Professor served as a member of the Forest Science and Technology Board of the 

Society of American Foresters. 

U. S. Senator John Boozman toured the UAM/SEREC beef cattle farm, and then met with faculty, 

staff and members of the community. 

iii

Three agriculture students, who are members of the UAM Collegiate Farm Bureau, participated in 

the 2012 Young Farmer and Rancher Discussion Meet held in Hot Springs, AR in conjunction 

with the Arkansas Farm Bureau Convention. 

Over 100 first graders visited the UAM School of Agriculture. Students were able to interact with 

horses used by the university rodeo team. This is the second year for the School of Agriculture to 

partner with the Horse Tales Literacy Project. 

One student represented the UAM Rodeo Team at the College National Finals in Casper, 

Wyoming. He qualified to compete in the college finals by being named reserve champion in the 

Ozark Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. 

School of Agriculture developed a new course in Site Specific Agriculture. The course will use 

spatial information to make crop management decisions. The inaugural class is offered Fall 2013 

and pre-registration enrollment is double what we expected 

The School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SSBS) students have continued to excel in 

undergraduate student research. Two students were awarded Arkansas SURF grants. 

In Social and Behavioral Sciences, Students from each of the five disciplines (Criminal Justice, 

History, Political Science, Psychology and Social Work) have attended and made presentations at 

state, regional and national conferences. They presented their undergraduate research papers, 

which were juried/peer reviewed at professional meetings held across the country. 

The SSBS faculty have been equally active not only in mentoring their students’ research but in 

presenting their own. 

A freshman from Oxnard, California won two golf tournaments. This is the first time in school 

history to have a female overall winner at a golf tournament. 

UAM Baseball team won 32 games which was only the third time a team has reached the 30 win 

plateau 

Baseball was GAC Tournament Runner Up Champions 

The University of Arkansas at Monticello earned 33 selections to the 2012-13 Great American 

Conference All-Academic Team, The GAC All-Academic Team honors student-athletes that have 

reached sophomore athletic and academic standing and have completed at least one full academic 

year at the nominating institution. In addition, the honorees must have at least a 3.30 cumulative 

grade point average on a 4.0 scale. 

Women’s sports had a cumulative GPA of 3.237 in Fall and 3.222 in spring 

107 Student athletes had a 3.0 or higher in the Fall (out of 199) 

84 Student athletes had a 3.0 or higher in the Spring (out 199) 

As part of the UAM planning process, an annual review of all objectives was conducted. This 

complete review of the 2012-13 Strategic Plan has been compiled into a separate document and is 

available to interested readers. 

As we enter the 2013-14 academic year, our planning remains focused around enhancement of 

resources, enhancement of academics, and enhancement of quality of life. This year is one in which a 

vast number of previously targeted intermediate-range objectives are now short-range and attainable. 

The plan for 2013-14 also contains a wealth of new objectives. The formulation of the current plan 

also necessitated abandonment of a few objectives which were deemed to be unattainable or 

unnecessary during the upcoming five-year period. 

iv

We look forward to the 2013-14 planning year as yet another opportunity to encourage institutional 

involvement at all levels in striving for the long-term accomplishments of being a stronger, more 

visible institution; of strengthening academic quality; of increasing the number of students who are 

retained and graduated; and of paving the way for a better quality of life for students, employees, and 

communities served by the University of Arkansas at Monticello. 

_________________________________ 

H. Jack Lassiter, Chancellor 

v

HISTORICAL OVERVIEW, ACCREDITATION, AND MISSION 

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO 

History 

The history of the University and the mission statement of the University are enduring and are used by the 

campus community as the foundation for the daily operations of the University and its strategic plan for the 

future. The mission statement of the University is used as a benchmark to measure UAM’s success. 

The University of Arkansas at Monticello was established in 1909 by an act of the General Assembly of the 

State of Arkansas to serve the educational needs of Southeast Arkansas. Originally called the Fourth District 

Agricultural School, the University opened its doors September 14, 1910. In 1925, the General Assembly 

authorized the school’s name to be changed to Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College. A&M received 

accreditation as a junior college in 1928 and as a four-year institution in 1940. 

Arkansas A&M became part of the University of Arkansas system July 1, 1971, and its mission expanded to 

serve the needs of the state, region, and nation. On July 1, 2003, the University of Arkansas at Monticello 

again expanded its mission to include vocational and technical education with the merger of the Forest Echoes 

Technical Institute and the Great Rivers Technical Institute becoming, respectively, the UAM College of 

Technology at Crossett and the UAM College of Technology at McGehee. With the merger of the technical 

institutes in 2003, the University now offers certificates of proficiency and technical certificates, as well as 

associate, baccalaureate, and master’s degree programs. 

The Arkansas Heavy Equipment Training Academy in Warren was transferred July 1, 2005 by the General 

Assembly to UAM. This program provides additional vocational and technical education programs to the 

mission of the University. 

The University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees governs the University of Arkansas at Monticello. The 

University of Arkansas at Monticello Board of Visitors aids in the continuing development of the University and 

furnishes counsel, guidance, and recommendations for the University. The Board of Visitors’ diverse 

membership is representative of the Southeast Arkansas region; members are appointed by the Governor of 

the State of Arkansas. Each College of Technology has an Advisory Board that serves in an advisory role to the 

administration of each campus. The board is appointed by the University of Arkansas System Board of 

Trustees upon the recommendation of the Chancellor. 

Accreditation 

The University of Arkansas at Monticello is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (a commission of 

the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools), the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher 

Education, the National Association of Schools of Music, the National League for Nursing Accrediting 

Commission, the Society of American Foresters, and the Council on Social Work Education. 

Technical programs have been approved by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, the Arkansas State 

Board of Nursing, the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence, and the Commission on 

Accreditation of Allied Health Education. The UAM College of Technology-Crossett is accredited by the Council 

of Occupational Education. 

Mission 

The University of Arkansas at Monticello shares with all universities the commitment to search for truth and 

understanding through scholastic endeavor. The University seeks to enhance and share knowledge, to 

preserve and promote the intellectual content of society, and to educate people for critical thought. The 

University provides learning experiences which enable students to synthesize knowledge, communicate 

effectively, use knowledge and technology with intelligence and responsibility, and act creatively within their 

own and other cultures. 

The University strives for excellence in all its endeavors. Educational opportunities encompass the liberal arts, 

basic and applied sciences, selected professions, and vocational and technical preparation. These 

opportunities are founded in a strong program of general education and are fulfilled through contemporary 

disciplinary curricula, certification programs, and vocational/technical education or workforce training. The 

vii

University assures opportunities in higher education for both traditional and non-traditional students and 

strives to provide an environment which fosters individual achievement and personal development. 

The University of Arkansas at Monticello seeks to fulfill its mission by: 

1. Offering quality educational opportunities in the form of master’s, baccalaureate, and associate 

degree preparation, as well as certification in a variety of vocational/technical programs, or workforce 

training; 

2. Offering a well-rounded program of general education designed to broaden and enrich students’ 

awareness of the world around them; 

3. Providing contemporary curricula which prepare students for careers in selected fields, for personal 

development, and for meeting societal needs; 

4. Strengthening students’ capabilities as thoughtful contributors to society by encouraging them to take 

personal responsibility and seek the benefits of life-long learning; 

5. Providing support programs which increase the probability of success for those students needing 

additional academic preparation to meet college standards; 

6. Assisting students in developing interpersonal skills needed by responsible and productive members 

of society; 

7. Providing viable programs of public service, continuing education in selected areas, and cooperative 

programs with other educational institutions; 

8. Promoting research programs which strengthen the institution and contribute new information to the 

existing body of knowledge and the extension of knowledge to serve the public; 

9. Providing cultural and aesthetic experiences that will serve to enhance appreciation of the arts; 

10. Maintaining regional and national recognition of the institution and its academic and technical 

programs by continuing to meet the standards of accrediting bodies, and seeking similar recognition 

of appropriate programs for which accreditation is available but yet to be achieved; 

11. Preparing students to live and work in a technological and global society. 

viii

DEFINITIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS 

The "University" is defined as the University of Arkansas at Monticello and is an institution consisting of the 

main campus in Monticello, the UAM College of Technology in Crossett, the UAM College of Technology in 

McGehee, and the Arkansas Heavy Equipment Training Academy in Warren. The Monticello campus provides 

a variety of courses for general education, baccalaureate programs, and master's programs. For the 

convenience of its students, many of the Monticello course offerings are on-line. Others are delivered via 

compressed interactive video and are regularly received at distance learning locations such as Helena, 

Stuttgart, DeWitt, El Dorado, and Warren. The Crossett location offers courses for its technical programs as 

well as a variety of college-transferable general education classes. The same is true of the McGehee location 

which, in addition, provides the Heavy Equipment Training Academy program at the Southeast Arkansas 

Community Based Education Center (SEACBEC) in Warren. 

In implementing the strategic plan, it is assumed that . . . 

. . the University will continue to be a part of the University of Arkansas System and, as such, will be 

headed by a Chancellor (currently Dr. H. Jack Lassiter), a Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs 

(currently Mr. David Ray), and other Vice Chancellors supervising Student Affairs (currently Mr. Jay 

Hughes), Advancement and University Relations (currently Dr. Clay Brown), Finance and 

Administration (currently Mr. Jay Jones), the College of Technology-Crossett (currently Ms. Linda 

Rushing), and the College of Technology-McGehee (currently Mr. Bob Ware). See the organizational 

chart (Appendix A) for an institutional profile as of August 2010. 

. . the University will continue to be an "open admissions" university; that is, admission to the 

University is possible by meeting basic criteria: completion of 8th grade for pre-freshmen and 

completion of high school or equivalent for others. While test scores are required for course 

placement, they are not used in selecting applicants for admission. 

. . the University will continue to get its fair share of first-generation college students. UAM has prided 

itself on focusing individualized attention on its students, both in administrative processes and in 

instructional areas. UAM will continue to expend resources on providing remedial instruction and 

services for those students who enter the University academically disadvantaged. 

. . the University will continue to offer choices for its constituents. Those choices include non-credit 

instruction, occupational (technical) programs, associate degree programs, baccalaureate programs, 

and master's level programs in selected areas. 

. . the University will continue to employ well-qualified faculty and staff to deliver its programs and 

provide administrative support and student services. 

. . the University will continue to operate under fiscal conditions that require closely monitored, 

responsible management of its monetary resources. Participatory budgeting, periodic adjustments in 

tuition and fees to meet increased needs, friendly and persuasive approaches to alumni to support the 

University, and enhanced communication with legislators and the Arkansas Department of Higher 

Education to make needs known are all considered vital to the sustained viability and growth of the 

University. 

For the University to meet the assumptions described above, its comprehensive master plan is focused on 

three areas: resources, academics, and quality of life. 

ix

Resources 

Resources in and of themselves are nothing. However, applied to academics and quality of life, 

including student services, they are everything. Enhancement of resources will provide a backbone of 

support and will result in the enhancement of academics which will then result in the enhancement of 

quality of life. 

Enhancement of resources will assist the University in recruiting, developing, and maintaining an 

excellent faculty and staff. The University must compete with its peer institutions in attracting wellqualified 

faculty and staff. While the woodlands, a quality of life in a small community, and abundant 

natural resources in southeast Arkansas are pleasing to many prospective employees, competitive 

salaries and fringe benefits are also critical in recruiting and retaining highly competent employees. 

Enhancement of resources is believed to be a focus that will allow the University to build partnerships 

and to enhance communications while at the same time improve the image, visibility, and influence of 

the institution. More research opportunities for both students and faculty are also viewed as possible 

with increased resources, as is the desire to recruit, retain, and graduate more students. The 

University is currently the largest employer in Drew County, and with improved resources, could 

become an even greater asset to the area in the form of employment opportunities. 

Academics 

The academic program of the University is the lifeblood of the institution. Enhancement of every 

aspect of the academic program is necessary for the improvement of academic standards and the 

analysis and fruition of sharing academic opportunities among units. Enhancement of resources as 

described above should result in increased opportunities for faculty and student research and creative 

activities as well as more experimental and service learning opportunities. 

Technology is ever-changing. Keeping up with technology is a critical element for any institution of 

higher learning. The University believes that providing the latest technology to faculty and students is 

a primary concern in the enhancement of academic programs. 

As the implementation of this strategic plan continues, the University's two Colleges of Technology are 

offering technical programs at their respective locations and at a limited number of off-campus 

locations. In enhancement of academic programs, the possibility of utilizing the Colleges of 

Technology to offer technical programs at all three campuses is something to be explored and 

applied. 

As mentioned in the assumptions, the University is expected to fulfill the need to offer remediation for 

students who require it. In like fashion, the University is committed academically to accommodate for 

the diverse needs of students. By doing so, the aim to retain and graduate more students is much 

more likely to occur. 

Enhancement of academic programs also involves the improvement of internal and external 

communications. Enhancement of academic programs is expected to reflect an enhanced image of 

the University and its reputation. 

Quality of Life 

The University finds itself in a leadership position in southeast Arkansas and the state. Whatever good 

the University does is sure to filter to the communities and regions it serves. Enhancement of the 

quality of life is a focus that sensitizes the University to what it can do to better serve students and 

others. 

Finding ways to accommodate for the diverse needs of students is one avenue for enhancement of the 

quality of life. Students entering the University have a variety of talents and a variety of 

needs. Maximizing the talents and addressing the needs are necessary for student retention and 

success. 

x

Development of a comprehensive student advising and retention plan is viewed as an integral part of 

the enhancement of quality of life initiative. Student advising and retention is not an isolated event 

and must have the participation of all units and departments on campus. 

Lastly, the University is in a position, with its wealth of offerings and unique resources, to promote 

healthy lifestyles for students, employees, and communities. A truly healthy lifestyle is one that 

reflects good physical, psychological, emotional, and financial traits. The focus on enhancement of 

quality of life is a vehicle whereby these facets of health can be addressed. 

The methodology for the strategic plan is for each department or unit to implement for each of the three focal 

areas a series of short-range, intermediate-range, and long-range objectives that were developed by the 

particular department or unit. Short-range objectives are those expected to be accomplished in one year or 

less. Intermediate-range objectives are considered to be those requiring two to three years to 

complete. Long-range objectives are considered to be those most likely to be fulfilled in three or more years. 

The strategic plan has become a support document for budget preparation each fiscal year. 

The implementation date for the first comprehensive strategic plan was July 1, 2006. At the end of the first 

year, a review by each unit or department was completed and an annual report prepared as a separate 

document. The purpose of the review was to determine progress made in accomplishing individual unit and 

institutional goals and to roll forward the strategic plan to always look forward for at least five years. This 

process has continued each year and this document represents the result of the review of the 2013 plan and is 

effective July 1, 2014. 

HISTORICAL DATA 


In order to better assess the starting point for the strategic plan, various data is provided in the appendices as 

follows: 

Appendix A – Organizational Chart 

This chart depicts the University of Arkansas at Monticello as reporting to the President of the University of 

Arkansas System who, in turn, reports to the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas System. 

Appendix B – Enrollment (Headcount) Data 

The first document gives headcount and a line graph for fall term enrollments from 1975 through 2012. 

Additional documents give fall term headcount (Fall 20012 through Fall 2012) and spring term headcount 

(Spring 2001 through Spring 2013) by gender and classification (undergraduate/graduate). Lastly, this 

appendix includes a headcount by major for fall terms (2004 through 2012). 

Appendix C – Student Semester Credit Hours (SSCH) 

Tables showing student semester credit hours and FTE for fall terms (2007 through 2012), spring terms (2008 

through 2013), Summer I terms (2008 through 2013), and Summer II terms (2007 through 2012) are given. 

These tables reflect SSCH production and FTE since the merger with Crossett and McGehee on July 1, 2003. 

Appendix D – Completions by Major CIP Code 

Completions by major CIP (Classification of Instruction Programs) are given for the academic years of 2004-05, 

2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13. The awards and degrees are 

categorized by degree level. 

xi

Appendix E – Retention and Cumulative Graduation Rates 

Given in this appendix are tables showing re-enrollments and awards received on fall cohorts of full-time, firsttime 

freshmen for fall terms from 2007 through 2011. The rates are given as percentages for the members of 

the freshman cohort after one year, two years, three years, four years, and five years. 

Appendix F – UAM Approved Programs 

Certificates of proficiency, technical certificates, associate degrees, one advanced certificate, baccalaureate 

degrees, and master’s degrees are listed as the approved degree programs for the University as of July 1, 

2013. 

Appendix G – UAM Affirmative Action Plan 

Since 1973, the University has been formally committed to maintaining diversity of its faculty, staff, and 

student enrollment and has continuously taken positive action in precluding discrimination in educational and 

employment opportunities. The most recent version of the University’s Affirmative Action Plan details how 

the plan is administered, communicated, and reviewed. 

xii

Strategic Plan 2013/14 

School of Agriculture 

UAM is Dedicated to Providing Educational Opportunities 

Strategic Goals Objectives Strategies-Measures-Owners 

Enhancement of Resources • Recruit, develop, and retain a quality faculty and staff. 

o See page 2 

• Build partnerships through networking and collaboration. 

• Enhance the university’s image, visibility, and influence. 

• Enhance the research environment for faculty and students. 

• Improve internal and external communications. 

• Improve employment opportunities. 

• Develop internal and external resources. 

• Recruit, retain and graduate students. 

Enhancement of Academics • Improve academic quality standards 

o See page 4 

• Increase opportunities for faculty/student research and creative 

activities and increase experimental and service learning 

opportunities. 


• Provide the latest technology to our students and faculty. 

• Enhance UAM’s image. 

Enhancement of Quality of Life • Accommodate the diverse needs of students. 

o See page 6 

• Develop and implement a comprehensive student retention plan. 

• Promote healthy lifestyles for students, employees, and 

communities. 

1


Strategic Goal 1: Enhancement of Resources 

Objectives Strategy KPI/Measure/Target Strategy Owner 

1.1 Maintain and expand collaboration We will fill the vacant positions in Dean and Faculty 

with Southeast Research and Entomology and Plant Pathology. 

Extension Center and other 

Teaching faculty will make quality 

branches of the University of presentations and publications for 

Arkansas System. 

the U of A Division of Agriculture. 

1.1 Recruit, develop, and retain a 

quality faculty and staff. 

1.2 Build partnerships through 

networking and collaboration. 

1.3 Enhance the university’s image, 

visibility, and influence. 

1.4 Enhance the research 

environment for faculty and 

students. 

1.2A Host a quality annual event for 

alumni. 

1.2B Increase dollars available for 

scholarships. 

1.2C Increase our collaboration efforts 

with local and state FFA programs. 

1.3A Enhance student interaction with 

the agriculture industry and UAM 

alumni. 

1.3B Offer continuing education classes 

to the industry. 

1.4 Maintain and expand collaboration 

with Southeast Research and 

Extension Center and other 

branches of the University of 

Arkansas System. 

Tail gate at Homecoming. 

Recruit new scholarships. 

Facilitate good applications for 

existing scholarships 

Offer $1,000 scholarships to state 

FFA officers. 

Organize meaningful activities that 

showcase our students and 

programs to our stakeholders. 

Partner with the Cooperative 

Extension Service and the 

Arkansas Cattleman’s Association 

to offer continuing education 


Faculty will partner with the 

Arkansas Soybean Promotion 

Board, Cotton Inc. and faculty 

from the U of A to secure grant 

funding. 

Dean and Faculty 


Faculty and Dean 




2




1.5A Enhance the Division webpage to 

Dean 

meet the needs of prospective 

students. 

1.5 Improve internal and external 

communications. 

1.6 Improve employment 


1.7 Develop internal and external 

resources. 

1.8 Recruit, retain and graduate 

students. 

1.5B Publish a periodic e-mail called 

“Neat Stuff from SEREC/UAM.” 

Send it internally and externally. 

1.6A Expand professional summer internship 

activity. 

1.6B Increase collaboration with 

Forestry/ Math and Science/ 

Business regarding employment and 

internship opportunities. 

1.7 Add a portable wireless computer 

lab to teach agriculture computer 

classes. 

1.8 A Manage our scholarship resources 

to attract and retain good students. 

1.8 B Organize a structured recruiting 

effort aimed at captive audiences of 

high school students with a high 

probability of interest or success. 

Create a promotional video or 

slide show for our web page. 

Respond to 12 inquiries from 

prospective students through the 

webpage. 

12 e-mails per year. Dean 

Have an internship day where 

students and employers meet to 

discuss internship opportunities. 

Alert Deans of other schools as 

appropriate when an agriculture 

industry calls looking for 

applicants. 

20 laptop computers in a storage 

cart loaded with agriculture 

technology software. 

25 recognized scholarship winners 

at our annual awards banquet. 

Host a booth at the annual FFA 

State convention. Follow-up with 

those high school juniors and 

seniors who fill out a card. 

Agriculture 

Internship 

instructor 

Dean 

Ag Engineering 

instructor 


Faculty 

3


Strategic Goal 2: Enhancement of Academics 


2.1A Enhance our student’s ability to 

Faculty 

communicate both written and 

orally through class assignments. 

2.1 Improve academic quality 

standards 

2.2 Increase opportunities for 

faculty/student research and 

creative activities and increase 

experimental and service 

learning opportunities. 

2.1B Increase our efforts in assessment 

such as the use of pre-tests and 

other good measures of success. 

2.1C Enhance the professional writing 

and speaking skills of agriculture 

students. 

2.2A Enhance student interaction with 

the agricultural industry. 

Increase our opportunities for oral 

presentations and provide 

feedback. Have written and/or 

oral assignments in every 

agriculture class. 

Participate in a half-day workshop 

on assessment techniques. Use of 

pre-tests in 50% of our agriculture 

classes. Improve our student’s 

completion rate of the on-line 

class evaluations. 

Document improvements in 

writing and speaking skills of 

agriculture students. 

Six meaningful activities per year 

that expose our students to 

cutting edge agricultural practices. 

Faculty 



2.2B Use workshops and short courses 

offered by industry and universities 

as special problems for college 

credit. 

2.2C Expand professional summer internship 

activity. 

2.2D Explore the possibility of a class 

centered on a tour of agricultural 

production, processing and/or 

marketing facilities. 

Explore offering UAM course 

credit for participation in the Beef 

Cattle Short Course. 

Secure five summer internships 

from agriculture enterprises. 

Discuss ideas and details at faculty 

meetings. 

Animal Scientist 

and Dean 

Agri-internship 

instructor 


4




2.3A Utilize the news media to highlight Submit a press release to media Dean 

our success. 

services following every event or 



2.4 Provide the latest technology 

to our students and faculty. 

2.3B Enhance the Division webpage to 

meet the needs of current students. 

2.3C Conduct a systematic review of 

course content in non-agriculture 

courses required for our degree 

options. 

2.4 Develop coursework in site specific 

agriculture. 

2.5 Enhance UAM’s image. 2.5 Expand professional summer internship 

activity. 

award. 

Increase use of the webpage 

and/or BlackBoard in classroom 

instruction. 

Examine course syllabus and 

interview instructor for one 

course in question. 

Offer a pilot course in the fall of 

2013. Acquire software, hardware 

and training prior to the fall 

semester. 

Recruit our best students for 

important summer internship 

positions. 

Faculty 

Dean 

Ag Engineering 

instructor 

Agri-internship 

instructor 

5


Strategic Goal 3: Enhancement of Quality of Life 


3.1A Organize activities around Rodeo 

Rodeo Coach 

weekend. 

3.1 Accommodate the diverse 

needs of students. 

3.2 Develop and implement a 

comprehensive student 

retention plan. 

3.1B Increase our efforts in assessment 

such as the use of pre-tests and 

other good measures of success 

3.2A Host a quality annual recognition 

banquet for students, their families 

and supporters. 

Release three popular press 

articles; promote star athletes and 

tight races for points among 

teams and contestants. 

Apply newly acquired assessment 

skills to our existing assessment 

data. 

Build off of our success in 2013; 

prepare a slide show of annual 

pictures. 



3.3 Promote healthy lifestyles for 

students, employees, and 

communities. 

3.2B Enhance our fall picnic to kick-off 

the academic year. 

3.2C Enhance our student’s first year 

experience. 

3.3A Maintain our role as mentors for our 

students. 

Incorporate feedback from 

freshmen to the 2013 event. Have 

a sit-down meal of Mexican 

dishes. Randomly assign place 

cards at tables in the class rooms. 

Freshmen will make an 

appointment with their advisor 

and discuss their academic 

progress early in the semester. 

A warm and friendly atmosphere 

in the agriculture building. 


Ag Orientation 

instructor and 

Faculty Advisors 


3.3B Host an annual event for Division of 

Agriculture alumni. 

3.3C Take more leadership in the 

Agriculture Alumni Society. 

Hold a reception at the ACPA 

meetings. 

Organize one alumni society event 


Dean 

6


School of Arts and Humanities 



Enhancement of Resources • Recruit, develop and retain a quality faculty and staff. 

o See page 8 





Enhancement of Academics • Improve academic quality standards. 

o See page 11 

• Share academic opportunities across units. 

• Increase opportunities for faculty/student research and 

creative activities and increase experimental and service 




• Accommodate the diverse needs of students. 



o See page 13 

• Develop and implement a comprehensive student retention 

plan. 


communities 

7




1.1 Recruit, develop and retain a 


1.1A Apply to Fulbright/IIE to host two 

Fulbright International Teaching 

Assistants (FLTA). 

Host one Spanish and one French 

FLTA for the academic year. 

Dean, Bacon, 

Francois 



1.1B Determine critical-need areas and 

seek qualified Graduate Assistants 

through class announcements and 

advertisements. 

1.1C Continue to seek Faculty Mentors 

for MFA program as necessary. Their 

qualifications should meet AWP 

Hallmarks of at least one book, 

graduate degree, and successful 

university teaching experience. 

1.1D Hire a tenure-track Assistant 

Professor of Communication with a 

specialization in Applied 

Communication. 

1.2 Enhance communication and 

collaboration with secondary 

schools in the region with the 

purpose of recruiting and of 

enhancing the preparation of highschool 

students for college. 

Employ two Graduate Assistants in 

any of the disciplines of SAH and 

employ one Debate- 

Communication GA. Also employ 

two English Graduate Assistants 

who are students in the MFA 

program. 

Have enough Faculty Mentors that 

MFA students work with a new 

faculty member each semester in 

ENGL 517V Writer’s Workshop. 

Advertise, interview, and hire an 

individual who can begin 

employment in August 2014. 

Lead professional-development 

workshops for public-school 

English teachers. And host visiting 

scholars or writers whose areas of 

expertise go beyond the 

disciplines of SAH, thus leading to 

collaboration with other academic 

units. 

Dean, SAH GA 

Selection 

Committee, 

Director of 

Forensics, MFA 

Director 

Dean, MFA 

Director 

Dean, 

Communication 

Faculty 

Bloom, Walter, 

Borse, Platt, Dean 

8




1.3 Enhance the university’s 

image, visibility, and influence. 

1.3 Plan and organize events that 

attract the public and particularly 

high-school students. 

Host a high-school debate 

tournament, a foreign-language 

festival, a foreign-language film 

festival, and art exhibitions. 


Forensics, Bacon, 

Richard, Lykens, 

Jean-Francois 


resources. 


students. 

1.4A Generate funds from custompublished 

Composition, World 

Literature, and Spanish texts with 

the purpose of using funds in ways 

that will benefit significant numbers 

of students and faculty. 

1.4B Prepare for Higher Learning 

Commission re-accreditation visit. 

Earn royalties of at least $1,500 

and spend those royalties on 

equipment and scholarships. 

Gather and organize necessary 

documents. Contribute to writing 

of Self-Study. Complete Self-Study 

by April 2014. Be ready for HLC 

visit October 2014. 

1.4C Implement MFA in Creative Writing. Start offering MFA classes 

Summer 2013 to first cohort. 

Accept second cohort to begin 

January 2014. Have total of 20 

MFA students by January 2014. 

1.4D Maintain the size of the debate 

team. 

1.4E Seek Curriculum and Standards 

approval of concentration in Applied 

Communication. 

1.5A Increase number of Modern 

Languages majors. 

1.5B Increase number of graduates in 

Communication and Art. 

Continue to have current number 

of students travel to tournaments. 

Gain approval Fall 2014 and 

implement new concentration in 

Spring 2015. 

Have 20 majors by Spring 

Semester 2014. 

Have 8 Communication graduates 

and 4 Art graduates in 2014. 

Dean 

All faculty 

Dean, MFA 

Director 


Forensics 


faculty, Dean 

Bacon, Francois 


Faculty, 

Art Faculty 

9




1.5C Increase the number of 

Have 30 Communication majors, Speech Faculty, 

Communication, Art, and English 30 Art majors, and 60 English Art Faculty, 

majors. 

majors by Spring Semester 2014. English Faculty 


students. 

1.5D Reach program viability standard for 

graduates in Modern Languages. 

Graduate 4 Modern Languages 

majors in 2014. 

Bacon, Francois 

10




2.1A Revise and update the custompublished 

Have new edition or new text by Platt 

Comp I and II text or Fall Semester 2014. 

replace with standard commercially 

published text. 


standards. 

2.1B Continue to Pilot McGraw-Hill online 

remediation program. 

2.1C Further revitalize the English program 

by placing emphasis on close 

readings, theory, grammar, and 

writing. 

2.1D Assure quality and academic 

standards of online classes. 

See marked improvement in endof-course 

testing (ASSET) and 

supplement or replace 

Fundamentals of English with 

McGraw-Hill online program. 

Have assessment data show 

improved performance of English 

majors in the areas of literary 

history and close readings. 

Require all new online faculty to 

undergo Blackboard training. 

Provost, Dean, 

Fundamentals 

faculty, Writing 

Center Director 

(Platt) 

Dean, English 

Faculty 

Dean, IT 

2.2 Share academic opportunities 

across units. 






2.2 Promote the interdisciplinary filmstudies 

concentration and the 

professional-writing concentration 

within the English major. 

2.3A Develop additional articulation 

agreements with off-campus sites for 

placement of Communication 

interns. 

Have at least 5 English majors 

elect the Film Studies 

concentration and at least 5 the 

Professional Writing. 

Place students in internships as a 

result of at least one new 

agreement. 

2.3B Support faculty professional growth. Support faculty through travel 

funds and recognition of 

professional achievement 

(publicity, annual evaluations, 

salary increases). 

Borse, Stewart, 

Dean, Platt 


faculty 

Dean 

11







2.3C Create a “reading” series for students 

and faculty who wish to give 

presentations of scholarly or creative 

Have one such “reading” each 

semester. 

Stewart, Borse, 

Evans, Francois, 

Walter 


learning opportunities 

(Continued). 

work, especially in preparation for 

giving presentations at regional or 

national conferences. 

2.4 Improve internal and external 2.4 Revise and keep updated SAH “Let’s Publish new “Let’s Communicate” Meeks 


Communicate” web page. 

each year. 

2.5 Provide the latest technology 2.5 Increase number of “SMART” Add one Smart room to Wells or Dean 




classrooms. 

MCB by Summer 2014. 

2.6A Maintain offerings in Japanese Offer one Japanese class each 

language and culture. 

semester. 

2.6B Maintain offerings in Latin classes. Offer one or two Latin classes 

each semester. 

2.6C Offer an adequate variety of French Offer five or six sections of French 

classes to serve Modern Language courses each semester. 

majors, French minors, and BA 

students. 

2.6D Maintain offerings of German classes. Offer one German class each 

semester. 

2.6E Offer Special Topics Art courses Provide an internship to at least 

related to regional internship one student per year. 


Shepherd 

Francois 

Francois 

2.7 Enhance UAM’s image. 2.7 Continue series of nonmusical plays. Produce one play a year. Walter 

Strong 

Richard, Lykens 

12




3.1A Expand offerings of online classes, Add at least two new online Dean 

including upper-level classes in all courses to SAH offerings during 

disciplines. 

the academic year. 








communities. 

3.1B Maintain offerings of night sections 

of general-education required 

courses in composition. 

3.1C Expand the number of hybrid 

courses. 

3.2 Retain SAH students through a 

variety of strategies. 

3.3A Support activities of student 

organizations and honor societies: 

The Creative Society, Journalism 

Club,, Sigma Tau Delta, Delta Zeta 

Epsilon, Alpha Chi. 

Have one night section of each 

freshman composition course in 

the schedule each semester. 

Offer at least two hybrid courses 

in every discipline. 

See improvement in retention of 

all SAH majors. 

Provide logistical assistance with 

planning and publicity. Encourage 

faculty to attend events. 

Dean 

Dean, faculty 

Dean, all SAH 

Faculty 

Organizational 

sponsors, Meeks 

13


School of Business 



Enhancement of Resources • Maintain a quality faculty and staff. 

o See page 16 




• Enhance networking opportunities. 


o See page 18 

• Recruit retain and graduate students. 


• Maintain a learning outcomes assessment program that complies 

with ACBSP. 


o See page 20 


• Encourage faculty support of and participation in student 

organizations 

15




1.1A Maintain and enhance the School of 12 Memberships in professional Faculty 

Business reputation by requiring that organizations 

all faculty be members of at least one 

professional organization 

1.1 Maintain a quality faculty and 

staff. 







1.5 Enhance networking 

opportunities for students. 

1.1B Expand, enhance and support faculty 

scholarship 

1.1C Maintain a minimum of 90% 

proficiency on academic qualified 

status. 

1.2 Expand academic collaboration with 

colleagues at other universities. 

1.3A Improve local visibility by developing, 

delivering, and improving continuing 

education workshops to the local and 

regional business & professional. 

1.3B Build community relations by faculty 

participation in community groups. 

1.4A Improve external communications 

with stakeholders. 

1.4B Administer a periodic survey of 

business alumni every three years. 

1.4C Maintain a permanent email address 

data base for graduation class. 

(Cabaniss to do data base) 

1.5A Use ‘Business Day’ and other 

activities to expand student exposure 

to speakers from the business 

community. 

4 conferences attend Faculty 

8 Terminal degrees or professional 

Credentials 

Dean 

2 projects Faculty 

2 of workshops/events Faculty 

6 faculty participating Faculty 

4 press releases Faculty 

Send out emails by 9/15/2011 Cabaniss 

(target) 

55 alumni added Faculty 

Accomplishment of business Day 

Phillips 

16




1.5B Conduct class projects that benefit 1 project Faculty 

local businesses. 

1.5C Improve student placement through, 1 event and 8 contacts Faculty 

internship, job fairs and industry 

contacts. 

1.5 Enhance networking 

opportunities for students 

(Continued). 

17




2.1A Maintain a continuous improvement Pre – Post Test scores 

Assessment 

assessment program for the School Exit Exam scores 

Committee 

of Business. 

Student Evaluation 


standards 


students. 

2.1B Continue to pursue accreditation 

with Association of Collegiate 

Business Schools and Programs 

(ACBSP). 

2.1C Develop a program of junior and 

senior student participation in 

research activities. 

2.1D Monitor our curriculum in view of 

accreditation standards and common 

practice, with revisions in the 

business core, concentration 

requirements, and courses as 

necessary. 

2.1E Conduct a periodic survey of business 

alumni 

2.2A Expand student recruiting with 

faculty serving as speakers at high 

schools to promote School of 

Business programs. 

2.2B Use Introduction to Business class as 

a recruiting tool to attract undecided 

students’ interest in business. 

2.2C Establish a series of School of 

Business social events. 

2.2D Expand and increase student interest 

in School of Business organizations. 

Milestones/Send Preliminary Visit 

Questionnaire 

Dean 

1 research projects Faculty 

3 reviews of proposal changes in 

curriculum 

School Of Business 

Curriculum 

Committee 

Complete survey instrument and Cabaniss 

distribute to alumni 

2 events Faculty 

5 students that change major Faculty 

4 events Faculty 

50 members in organizations Faculty 

18




2.2E Encourage and help members of 3 events and 10 attendees Faculty 

student organizations attend 

conferences. 


students. (Continued) 



2.2F Publicize alumni Success stories in 

certification and in the profession. 

2.3A Maintain a retention plan for the 


1 article Faculty 

6 year graduation rate Faculty 

2.4 Maintain a learning outcomes 

assessment program that 

complies with ACBSP. 

2.3B Provide flexibility of schedules by 

offering online, intersession, night 

classes and CIV classes. 

2.3C Recognize student academic 

achievements 

2.3D Make a recruiting documentary 

focusing on the first-time college 

student. 

2.3E Study the feasibility of a business 

alumni organization. 

2.4 Faculty in each course is to prepare a 

self-assessment instrument to assess 

the learning achieved by the students 

in their respective courses. 

4 courses offered Dean 

2 recognition events Faculty 

Spring 2013 

Question part of Alumni Survey 

Pre/post-tests or other evaluation 

tool that is appropriate 

Cabaniss 

Faculty 

Faculty 

19




3.1 Develop events dealing with business 2 events Faculty 

etiquette, business and social skills. 






3.3 Encourage faculty support of 

and participation in student 

organizations. 

3.2A Have annual student social events. 3 events Faculty 

3.2B Ensure all current business 

administration and accounting 

majors are in the email list for each 

concentration to be used for group 

analysis and support. 

3.2C Expand student involvement in the 

local community and charitable 

events. 

3.2D Attain Gold Chapter Status for 

Institute of Managerial Accountants 

(IMA) Student Chapter and develop 

some IMA scholarship winners. 

200 emails sent out 

200 contacts to students 

Faculty 

3 events Organization 

Advisors 

1 Award Faculty Advisors 

for IMA 

3.2E Award of IMA Scholarship 1 Award Faculty Advisors 

for IMA 

3.3 Faculty sponsorship of students’ Number of faculty involved in Faculty 

organizations that encourage interaction 

student organizations 

with students in a positive 

way that is not directly academic. 

20


School of Computer Information Systems 




o See page 22 

• Build industry and community partnerships through networking 

and collaboration. 







o See page 25 





Enhancement of Quality of Life • Accommodate the needs of the University’s student community. o See page 27 


21




1.1A Maintain and enhance the School of All faculty members being an Faculty 

CIS reputation by requiring that active member of at least one 

faculty serve as members of at least professional organization. 

one professional organization. 









1.1B Expand, enhance and support faculty 

scholarship. 

1.1C Maintain a target level of faculty with 

professional degrees. 

1.2 Encourage faculty to work with 

businesses, school districts, and other 

universities on projects. 

1.3A Serve in an advisory capacity for 

schools, businesses and 


1.3B Provide a positive presence in the 

community. 

1.3C Provide educational opportunities to 

local community. 

1.4A Provide regular external 

communications with stakeholders. 

1.4B Develop a periodic survey of CIS 

alumni to help keep program current. 

1.4C Regular updates to School of CIS 

Facebook Profile, School of CIS 

webpage, and updates via Twitter. 

Fund conference attendance at 

least on a 3 year rotation. All 

faculty take at least 1 Web class 

per year and fund local learning 


Number of terminal degrees or 

professional credentials. 

Number of projects. 

Number of positions served in. 

Number of events held annually 

that give students and faculty an 

opportunity to contribute to the 

community. 

Number of classes provided 

Regular updates via press release, 

Facebook, School of CIS webpage 

and email. 

Send out annual alumni survey. 

Update via Facebook and Twitter 

five times and update webpage at 

least twice per semester. 

Faculty 

Dean 

Faculty 

Faculty 

Faculty 

Faculty 

Faculty 

Dean 

Faculty 

22




1.5A Communicate career opportunities to 

Faculty 

current students & Alumni. 




resources. 


students. 

1.5B Encourage students to network at 

career fairs, with each other, and on 

field trips. 

1.5C Coach students on interview skills, 

resume preparation and professional 

skills development. 

1.5D Develop and maintain an internship 

program so that CIS students can 

have beneficial internship 

experience. 

1.6A Work with Office of Advancement to 

stress benefits of maintaining Alumni 

relationships with graduating Seniors. 

Email and post to School of CIS 

Facebook profile job 

opportunities and internships for 

students and alumni. 

Number of contacts. 

Number of student contacts 

assisted in this area. 

Number of internships in practice 

each year. 

Number of contacts with alumni. 

Faculty 

Faculty 

Faculty 

Faculty 

1.6B Conduct annual survey of CIS alumni. Conduct survey annually. Dean 

1.6C Conduct employer survey every three Conduct survey at set time Dean 

years. 

period. 

1.6D Develop additional scholarship Growth in endowment dollars. Dean 

funding for the School of CIS. 

1.6E Expand student recruiting with 

faculty serving as speakers at high 

schools to promote School of CIS 

programs. 

Number of speaking events. Dean 

1.7A Increase contacts with area high 

schools and community colleges. 


Dean 

23




1.7B Insure an active CIS student 

Organization 

organization. 

Sponsors 


students (Continued). 

1.7C Insure strong personal relationships 

between CIS majors and their 

advisors. 

1.7D Setup one on one interview time with 

sophomores and senior students to 

get their input on the program as 

they progress. 

Monthly meetings for CIS student 

organizations during the school 

year. Bring in relevant speakers 

and take students on field trips to 

expose them to technology. 

Growth in terms of members of 

Chi Iota Sigma. 


Number of students interviewed. 

Faculty 

Dean 

24




2.1A Assess the School of CIS with regard Alumni feedback and feedback Faculty 

to the job we do preparing 

from industry. 

graduates. 


standards. 


across units. 



2.1B Maintain and perform annual 

assessment as a record of the 

development of the program. 

2.1C Encourage upper classmen to 

consider working with professors on 

independent study projects. 

2.1D Improve the quality of the School of 

CIS by modifying prerequisites when 

faculty notice patterns of students 

not being prepared for the class. 

2.1 E Gain industry insight by creation of a 

CIS Advisory Council with alumni and 

local business people. 

2.1F Use Assessment report, Alumni 

feedback and current technological 

trends to review curriculum with 

faculty to keep it as current as 

possible. 

2.2 Provide CIS Security, Ethics in IT, 

Object-oriented Programming, and 

Database Management Systems 

courses to other units. 

2.3A Take our students to business and 

professional meetings and field trips. 

Annual Assessment Report. 

Number of projects. 

Number of changes. 

Annual Meetings. 

Number of proposal changes in 

curriculum. 

Number of non-CIS majors in 

these upper-level courses. 

Number of events. 

Faculty 

Faculty 

Faculty 

Dean 

Faculty 

Faculty 

Faculty 

25




2.3B Promote service to the local business Number of projects. 

Faculty 

community and schools by faculty 

and students. 


communications (Continued). 



2.4A Maintain a retention plan for the 

School of CIS. 

2.4B Accommodate students’ needs by 

providing opportunities to increase 

student participation in student 


2.4C Provide flexibility of schedule by 

offering online, intersession, night 

classes and CIV classes. 

2.5 Enhance UAM’s image. 2.5A Give our students (and school) 

recognition for their student 

organization involvement and 

activities. 

2.5B Seek out conferences for our 

students and make them aware of 

these opportunities. 

Graduation rates and number of 

personal contacts. 

Track number of announcements 

about student organization. 

Monitor number of projects, 

fundraisers, and activities. 

Number of Flex-schedule classes 

offered. 

Press releases, Facebook postings, 

Webpage updates, Twitter 

messages. 

At least one 

conference/networking 

opportunity per year for CIS 

students. 

Faculty 

Faculty, 

Organization 

Advisor 

Dean 

Faculty 

Faculty 

26




3.1 Conduct annual event dealing with Conduct etiquette luncheon each Marsh, Dean 

business etiquette and business and semester 

social skills. 






3.2A Honor students with annual CIS 

Awards Banquet and Senior 

Graduation Dinner. 

Number of events and 

participants. 

Faculty 

3.2B Distribute important information to 

students via email distribution list, 

Facebook, and Twitter. 

3.2C Expand student involvement in the 

local community and charitable 

events. 

3.2D Enhance retention by offering more 

scholarships. 

3.2E Try to provide the most current 

technology, both hardware and 

software for our students’ learning 

environment. 

Number of student emails, tweets, 

and Facebook postings. 

Number of community service 

opportunities and number of 

participants. 

Number of scholarships. 

Number of hardware and 

software upgrades per year. 

Faculty 

Faculty 

Faculty 

Dean 

27


School of Education 




o See page 30 









o See page 33 






• Utilize our Colleges of Technology to offer technical programs to 

all campuses. 




o See page 35 



communities. 

29






1.1A Continue to develop faculty expertise 

through professional development in 

areas of common core curriculum, 

the new teacher evaluation 

standards, and methods to promote 

teachers as facilitators of learning. 

70% of the faculty will attend at 

least 6 hours of professional 

development in the focus areas. 

Teacher Center 

Coordinator; ERZ 

Director; STEM 

Center Director; 

Dean 



1.1B Provide prescriptive professional 

development for faculty 

1.1C Further develop professional learning 

teams to provide additional support 

for faculty 

1.1D Provide additional faculty support for 

programs with increasing enrollment 

1.2 The School of Education/supporting 

units and school-based faculty will 

share expertise and integrate 

resources to support candidate 

learning. 

Observation/evaluation of faculty 

by the dean will evidence use of 

new learning. 

90% of the faculty will be retained 

for the next year. 

Additional full-time/part-time 

faculty, additional Grad Assistants, 

additional adjunct support 

100% of the School of Education 

licensure program faculty will 

partner with public school faculty 

to team-teach, plan strategies, 

conduct research, and/or engage 

in collaborative projects. 

Continued efforts will be made to 

partner with other 

universities/two –year schools for 

course sharing or other creative 

partnerships 

Dean 

Dean 

Dean 

UAM Faculty, 

Partnership 

Coordinator, ERZ 

Staff, Dean, 

Graduate 

Coordinator, STEM 

Center staff 

30






1.3 Utilizing partnerships with the 

Arkansas Department of Education, 

Arkansas post-secondary institutions, 

and public schools to increase 

statewide recruitment efforts for 

teacher education. 

Attend two Arkansas Department 

of Education and/or public schools 

recruitment events and host one 

recruitment event on the UAM 

campus. 

Recruitment/ 

Retention 


Staff 



students. 






resources. 

1.4 Encourage faculty to develop 

proposals for publications, 

presentations, and grants. 

1.5 Utilize resources to create new 

publicity/communications strategies 

1.6 Explore options for new online 

graduate degrees/programs of study 

to enhance employment and 

promotion opportunities for public 

school employees 

1.7 SOE faculty will conduct professional 

development (PD) opportunities for 

other SOE faculty. 

Increase by 2% the number of 

faculty submitting proposals for 

publications, presentations, and 

grants. Faculty will provide 

documentation of submission. 

Distribute and Education 

Leadership recruitment poster. 

Purchase new recruitment 

banners. Continue radio 

advertisement for all programs. 

Create fliers/news releases to 

communicate unit activities, 

initiatives, and programs. Better 

utilize e-blasts. 

At least one new online graduate 

degree or program of study 

Two PD workshops each semester 

conducted by SOE faculty/staff 

Dean 

Dean, NCATE 

Coordinator, 

SOE Coordinators, 

ERZ staff, Teacher 

Center 

Coordinator 

Dean, Graduate 


Dean, Faculty, ERZ 

Staff, STEM staff 

31




1.8A Utilize the SOE recruitment plan to Increase by 20% the number of Recruitment/ 

increase the number of candidates teachers licensed in Middle Level Retention 

admitted to the undergraduate and math/science and 7-12 


MAT programs in Middle Childhood math/science. 

Education 

Math/Science and MAT 7-12 

Leadership 

math/science. 



students. 

1.8B Provide multiple opportunities for 

Praxis I exam support. 


students passing the Praxis I 

exams on the first attempt. 

Staff 

Recruitment/ 

Retention 

Coordinator; SOE 

Faculty 

32





standards. 

2.1 Curriculum and Assessment 

Committee will analyze program data 

to formulate a plan to move students 

from acceptable on the program 

signature assessments to target on 

the signature assessments. 


overall students who are scoring 

at the target level on all program 

signature assessments. 

Curriculum, 

Assessment 

Committee; SOE 

faculty 


across units. 








2.2 Expand partnerships with other units 

to develop activities for public school 

students. 

2.3 Encourage faculty to include students 

when possible in the writing of 

presentation, publication, and grant 

proposals. 

2.4A Faculty will participate in Blackboard 

professional development to improve 

communication in online courses 

2.4B Gain access to data from the 

Arkansas Department of Education 

on SOE graduate success rates, etc. 


activities developed for public 

school students in collaboration 

with other academic units. 


faculty/student submitting 

proposals for publications, 

presentations, and grants. 

Faculty/students will provide 

documentation of submission. 

100% of faculty will have 

completed Blackboard online 

course workshop and made 

modifications to online courses to 

enhance online communication. 

Access to state data by the UAM 


ERZ Staff; SOE 

faculty and staff 

SOE Teacher 

Center 

Coordinator; 

Dean; SOE faculty 

Dean, SOE Faculty 

NCATE/ 

Assessment 


33




2.5 Improve understanding of UAM-CTC 

Dean, ERZ Staff, 

and UAM-CTM course offerings. 

SOE faculty 

2.5 Utilize our Colleges of 

Technology to offer technical 

programs to all campuses. 



2.6 Develop faculty through 

professional development in the 

needs of students in high poverty, 

diverse settings. 

2.7 Enhance UAM’s image. 2.7 Increase the local and state 

recognition of education students 

and graduates that demonstrate 

academic excellence. 

Share technical programs and 

degrees provided at UAM-CTC and 

UAM-CTM with partner public 

schools. 

100% of the SOE faculty will engage 

in professional development for 

strategies for teaching students of 

poverty. 


newspaper articles that detail the 

academic excellence of education 

students. 

Continue billboards campaigns 

Dean, ERZ Staff, 

NCATE/ 

Assessment 


Dean, Teacher 

Center 


Partnership 


34




3.1 Conduct workshops with faculty to Completion of workshop and ERZ staff/Dean 

enhance understanding of working improved faculty evaluations 

with at-risk students, especially regarding attention to special 

those from poverty 

needs 








communities. 

3.2 Provide additional support for atrisk 

students through enhanced 

advising, differentiated instruction 

and referring student to available 

support resources. 

3.3 Develop continuing education 

opportunities for students, 

employees, and communities in the 

area of health and fitness. 

20% increase in undergraduate and 

graduate completion rates over the 

2012-13 year. 

Continue to develop a SOE Fitness 

Laboratory to be used by exercise 

science majors/interns. SOE and 

other faculty may be evaluated and 

receive prescriptive services by 

exercise science interns. 

Recruitment/ 

Retention 


Dean, Faculty 

35


School of Forest Resources 




o See page 38 





• Recruit, retain, and graduate students. 


o See page 40 






Enhancement of Quality of Life • Develop and implement a comprehensive student retention plan. o See page 42 


communities. 

37




1.1A Recruit to replace faculty positions Hire a faculty position for the Dean, Search 

lost through attrition and budget Spatial Information Systems GIS Committee 

shortfalls. 

program and a faculty position for 









1.1B Provide professional development 

opportunities for faculty and staff. 

1.2 Establish a “friends of the School” 

group or organization. 

1.3A Provide meeting forums for leaders 

of state natural resource 


1.3B Participate in state, regional, and 

national workshops and conferences 

to communicate the School’s value to 

stakeholders, including natural 

resource professionals and other 

audiences. 

1.4 Review and implement 

communication strategies. 

the Surveying program. 

Provide funding for selected 

faculty to attend a natural 

resources education conference. 

Establishment of the group or 


Host meetings of state natural 

resource organizations. 

Participate in state, regional, and 

national workshops and 

conferences. 

Continually revise web site, 

redevelop hardcopy materials, and 

enhance social media efforts. 

Dean 

Dean 

Dean & faculty 

Dean & faculty 

Dean, faculty, and 

IT staff 

38




1.5A Identify future priority areas, 

Identification of new priority Dean and faculty 

evaluate the ability of existing area(s) and designation of 

resources to deal with these future resources, as needed. 

needs, prioritize and invest additional 

resources, if necessary. 


resources. 

1.6 Recruit, retain, and graduate 

students. 

1.5B Pursue financial support through 

aggressive grant writing programs. 

1.6 A Review and implement marketing 

strategies to a diverse group of 

potential students. 

1.6B Provide resources for student 

organizations to help them recruit 

and enhance student retention. 

Number of grants submitted/ 

funded. 

Continually revise web site, 

redevelop hardcopy recruiting 

materials, and enhance social 

media efforts. 

Aid in the organization and 

funding of student activities. 

Faculty 

Dean, faculty, and 

IT staff 

Dean, faculty, staff 

39




2.1A Review School of Forest Resources Continue to address a more Dean, faculty, staff 

program structure and curricula, integrated, collaborative set of 

recruitment and retention efforts, degree offerings as identified in a 

and graduation rates. 

recent faculty retreat. 


standards. 


across units. 

2.1B Evaluate classroom learning and 

laboratory exercises to emphasize 

critical thinking, effective 

communication and improved 

problem-solving skills. 

2.1C Include emerging natural resource 

issues across the curriculum. 

2.2A Restructure current degree programs 

and refine curriculum to integrate 

coursework across academic units, 

primarily in collaboration with the 

School of Math and Sciences and the 

School of Agriculture. 

2.2B Evaluate the availability of relevant 

courses for SFR graduate students. 

Curriculum modifications to 

emphasize critical thinking, 

communication, and problem 

solving skills. 

Curriculum modifications to 

include emerging issues. 

Continue to address a more 

integrated, collaborative set of 

degree offerings as identified in a 


Modification of courses and 

offering new courses, if needed. 

SFR Faculty 

SFR Faculty 


SFR Faculty 



2.3A Maintain a rigorous assessment 

program of all SFR majors that 

provides information that may be 

used in improving our educational 

delivery system. 

2.3B Enhance capability to disseminate 

information to alumni and friends of 

the School. 

SFR annual assessment plan. 

Number of contacts, publications, 

and presentations. 

Assessment 


Faculty 

40




2.4 Assess infrastructure needs and make Allocation of technology resources Dean, faculty 

recommendations for improvements. as needed. 

committees 





2.5A Explore the possibility of offering 

graduate certificates for working 

professionals. 

2.5B Evaluate SFR curricula and make 

improvements as necessary to deal 

with the challenges of rapidly 

changing natural resource-based 

professions. 

2.6 Enhance UAM image. 2.6 Enhance and expand School’s 

reputation and image through 

faculty, staff, and student 

involvement in natural resource and 

community activities in the State and 

region. 

Decision on offering graduate 

certificates. 

Continue to address a more 

integrated, collaborative set of 

degree offerings as identified in a 


Number of professional and 

community activities participated 

in by faculty, staff, and students. 

Faculty 


Faculty, staff, 

student 

organization 

advisors 

41




3.1A Identify resources and programmatic Prepared student retention plan. Undergraduate 

strategies to improve student 


retention. 

Faculty 






communities. 

3.1B Promote student and faculty 

involvement in clubs and other 

extracurricular activities. 



communities. 

Number of student 

memberships/Club activities. 

Unit decisions promoting healthy 

lifestyle choices. 

Club Advisors 

Dean, Faculty 

42


Division of General Studies 



Enhancement of Resources • Build partnerships through networking and collaboration. 

o See page 44 





o See page 45 





o See page 46 



communities. 

43




1.1A Collaborate with UBIT (University Attend at least 30 meetings of Ranelle, Crystal 

Behavioral Intervention Team) the UBIT committee. 

regarding academic needs of 

students. 







1.1B Offer general advising sessions on 

sister campuses for B.A.S. (Bachelor 

of Applied Science) degree. 

1.1C Collaborate with Residence Life to 

determine a need for a program 

regarding general studies in the hall. 

1.2 Contact non-degree completers to 

promote UAM degree programs. 

1.3A Post notices regarding associate 

degrees in buildings and in residence 

halls. 

1.3B Review the website regularly to be 

sure it is current. 

Set up a time in the spring 

semester to visit technical 

campuses regarding B.A.S. 

Contact Residence Life regarding 

a time to provide residence hall 

programming. 

Contact five non-degree 

completers. 

Post 30 notices prior to fall and 

spring pre-registration dates 

notifying students of the degree 

possibility. 

Review webpage at least once per 

month to check for relevance. 

Ranelle, Crystal 






students. 

1.4 Contact former students with 90+ 

hours to determine possibility of 

degree completion. 

Contact five students who have 

90+ credit hours to see if the 

student would like to return to 

school. 


44




2.1A Promote the completion of the AA Inform each student advised Ranelle, Crystal 

(Associate of Arts) degree. 

about the AA degree. 


standards 


across units. 





2.1B Meet with each student required to 

take the DEV 101 course. 

2.1.3 Convert from an online to on-ground 

method of course delivery for DEV 

101. 

2.2 Email professional development 

opportunities to faculty and deans. 

2.3A Periodic review of the website for 

providing current information. 

2.3B Post and distribute information about 

the associate degree. 

2.4A Prepare one page document for 

students describing services available 

on campus. 

Put a “hold” on registration until 

each student who is required to 

take DEV 101 visits with us. 

Develop generalized syllabus to be 

used in DEV 101. 

As events are learned about, 

emails will be sent to faculty and 

deans with encouragement for 

faculty to participate. 

Website will be reviewed at least 

monthly to determine relevance 

and currency of information. 

Post flyers in academic buildings 

regarding the availability of the 

associate degree. 

One page document to be placed 

in student orientation folders in 

the fall and spring semesters. 







2.4B Review Course Evaluations for trends 

for general studies for areas of 

improvement. 

CoursEval for faculty of general 

education courses will be analyzed 

to see if trends can be identified. 


45




3.1 Collaborate and accommodate with If there are special student Ranelle, Crystal 

ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) concerns regarding academics, we 

officer to meet needs of special will work with Ms. Whiting to 

students in general studies. 

resolve the issues. 








communities. 

3.2A Work with the Registrar to assist 

students in automatic completion of 

the AA degree. 

3.2B Educate faculty to complete 

advisement reports for the AA 

(Associate of Arts) degree. 

3.3 Distribute healthy choices 

information to students. 

Attempt to resolve the 

unanswered questions from last 

year regarding the automatic 

degree. 

Hold one general session of 

advising to show faculty how to 

complete an AA advisement 

report. 

Set up a table at the Wellness Fair 

and Organization Fair that 

includes healthy choices 

information. 




46


Intercollegiate Athletics 




o See page 48 






o See page 50 




o See page 51 


communities. 

47




1.1 Seek avenues that will bring funds Look for additional ways to fund Athletic Director 

that will allow for the addition of full position. 

time assistant coaches in baseball 

and softball. 







1.2 Explore methods of fundraising from 

the private sector. Be creative to 

initiate a campaign for the 

department that will secure funds to 

help with the goals of the 

department. 

1.3A Expand opportunities for developing 

teams in the ten universitysponsored 

sports to be competitive 

in the Great American Conference, 

the NCAA Central Region, and 

nationally. 

1.3B Develop the Student-Athlete 

Advisory Committee (SAAC) into a 

viable tool for the athletic 

department. 

1.3C Become more compliant with gender 

equity issues in athletics. 

1.3D Develop ideas that will capture the 

task of upgrading and maintaining 

the University’s athletic facilities to 

the best level that is economically 

feasible. 

Increase the tier corporate sales 

program to generate additional 

revenue. Look at ways to increase 

membership in Sports Association. 

Increase scholarship allotment by 

10% for sports to reach fully 

funded programs. 

Increase funding by 10% through 

the Director of Athletics office and 

spend an hour more a week to 

listen to SAAC ideas. 

Continue implementation of the 

phases of Gender Equity Plan. 

Form a committee of three 

members to present a report of 

facility needs. 

Athletic Director 


Athletic Director, 

Faculty Athletic 

Representative, 

SAAC 


Senior Woman 

Administrator 


48






1.4A Establish a level of prudent financial 

responsibility in intercollegiate 

athletics. 

Being fiscally sound within a 

balance ending budget. 


49




2.1A Increase graduation rates of studentathletes. 

Increase by 10% the graduation Athletic Director 

rate of student-athletes. 

2.1B Improve academic standards for Increase the overall GPA rate by 

student-athletes by continuing to 5% of each athletic program. 

seek tutoring programs. 


standards. 



2.1C Monitor team graduation and 

retention rates and provide a report 

to Chancellor. 

2.2 Improve academic standards for 

student-athletes by continuing to 

seek tutoring programs. 

Expand retention rates for 

student-athletes by 5%. 

Increase the overall GPA rate by 

5% of each athletic program. 

Increase the number of tutors 

available during study hall. 


Senior Woman 

Administrator, 


Representative 


Senior Woman 





Senior Woman 




50




3.1 Accommodate the diverse 3.1A Address diversity needs among Implement the Gender Equity Athletic Director, 


student-athletes and athletic staff. Plan and look at ways to diversify Senior Woman 



communities. 

3.1B Expand and develop adequate 

scholarship funds. 

3.1C Continue making student-athletes 

aware of opportunities available to 

them. 

3.1D Promote and enhance the 

development of student 

organizations such as the SAAC and 

CHAMPS/Life skills. 

3.1E Increase opportunities for studentathletes 

job placement after 

graduation. 

3.2A Promote healthy lifestyles for 

student-athletes and athletic staff by 

educating them on work, life, and 

balance initiatives through the NCAA. 

3.2B Provide educational materials that 

will provide information on healthy 

eating habits. 

the athletic staff. 

Implement one campaign to 

increase donations to a 

scholarship account. 

Provide two reports to the 

Student-Athlete Advisory 

Committee on the status of 

Athletics. 

Increase funding by 10% through 

the Director of Athletics office 

and spend an hour more a week 

to listen to SAAC ideas. 

Develop a plan that will use the 

expertise of the Office of Career 

Services. 

Increase participation in 

Champs/Life Skills back. 

Athletic Trainer will provide 

literature four times through out 

the school year to all studentathletes. 

Administrator 






Athletic Trainer 

51




3.2C Establish an Athletic Retreat for Seek additional funding and locate Athletic Director 

coaches and support staff to 

a venue. 

emphasize work, life, and balance. 



communities. (Continued) 

3.2D Promote social media awareness, 

alcohol/drug awareness, nutrition 

and mental health awareness 

Seek grants that will provide 

speakers to address these items. 


52


Library 


Strategic Goals Objectives Outcomes 


o See page 54 






o See page 57 






o See page 59 


communities. 

53

Library 


Objectives Strategy Outcomes Strategy Owners 

1.1A Encourage all library employees to 80% of employees attend libraryplanned 

Library Director 

attend at least one library-planned 

professional 

professional development activity. development activity. 





1.1B Encourage all library employees to 

attend at least one state conference 

or meeting. 

1.1C Show appreciation of library 

employees, student assistants, and 

volunteers. 

80% of employees attend at least 

one state conference or meeting. 

Host three luncheons per year to 

celebrate anniversary dates and 

accomplishments. 

1.1D Review all library positions. Review all library employee 

position descriptions. 

1.2A Publicize the hours of the writing 

center, tutoring center, the Small 

Business Center, and other service 

centers. 

1.2B Familiarize library employees with 

computer labs in academic areas. 

1.2C Facilitate academic units’ inclusion of 

displays and book discussions in the 

library as a part of their efforts to 

educate students. 

Display hours and publication 

materials of the writing center, 

tutoring center, Small Business 

Center, and other service 

centers. 

100% of employees attend at 

least two of the tours of 

academic computer labs. 

Reach out to 100% of the 

academic units to encourage 

inclusion of displays and book 

discussions in the library as a part 

of educational efforts. 


Library Employees 




Librarians 

54

Library 



1.3A Update the library website. 100% of the links on the library Electronic 

webpages will be reviewed Resources 

evaluated, and changes 

Librarian 

submitted to Academic 

Computing as needed. 


image, visibility and influence. 



1.3B Promote the library via e-mail, 

Twitter, and Facebook. 

1.3C Develop an online survey for 

evaluation of all library services and 

resources. 

1.3D Promote the library and promote 

reading to off campus stakeholders. 

1.4A Provide outreach to all of the 

academic units. 

1.4B Assist with the upcoming Higher 

Learning Commission re-accreditation 

visit. 

Post announcements of library 

events, activities, resources, or 

services monthly. 

Design and distribute survey by 

Fall 2013. 

Encourage all library employees 

to present six reading or 

informational programs to 

community groups, such as the 

public schools, the public library, 

the Senior Citizens Center, etc. 

Contact 100% of the academic 

units during Professional 

Development Week. 

Serve on appropriate 

committees, facilitate access to 

available documentation as 

needed, and other functions as 

needed. 

Emerging 

Technologies 

Team 

Electronic 

Resources 

Librarian, Library 

Supervisor, 

Circulation 

Assistant 


Librarians 


55

Library 



1.4C Provide staff development. Coordinate training with staff Library Employees 

meetings and/or a staff 

development day(s) monthly. 

Utilize training vendors and 

library employees as presenters. 




resources. 

1.5 Investigate purchasing a federated 

search tool. 

A federated search tool provides 

users with access to library 

resources through a singlesearch. 

Electronic 

Resources 

Librarian, 

Technical Services 

Librarian, Serials 

Librarian 

56

Library 



2.1A Update all library policies and 

100% of library policies and Library Employees 

procedures. 

procedures are reviewed and 


standards. 


across units. 





2.1B Develop a formal weeding plan for all 

library collections. 

2.2A Offer library instruction to all 

students. 

2.2B Provide online access to Masters 

Theses. 

updated as needed. 

Develop a formal weeding plan 

for half of the library collections 

by Fall 2014. Develop a weeding 

plan for the second half of the 

library collections by Fall 2015. 

Provide one general library 

instruction session per semester. 

Consult with the School of Forest 

Resources and other interested 

academic units about digitizing 

and providing electronic access 

to Masters Theses through 

ProQuest Dissertation Publishing 

(historically known as University 

Microfilms International or UMI). 

2.3 Promote reading on campus. Coordinate with the Arkansas 

State Library and/or Sigma Tau 

Delta to hold at least one book 

discussion. 

2.4A Provide microfilm reader/printer 

scanner for public use. 

Purchase at least one microfilm 

reader/printer scanner and make 

it available in one of the public 

service areas of the library. 




Supervisor 

Librarians 


Librarian, 

Electronic 

Resources 


Librarian 

Special Collections 


Director, 


Assistant 

Library Director, 


Assistant, Serials 


Assistant 

57

Library 



2.4B Provide students with a multimedia 

room for presentations and group 

research. 



(Continued) 

Students will be able to complete 

multimedia assignments in the 

library, such as demonstrating 

proficiency with giving 

PowerPoint presentations. 

Electronic 

Resources 


Supervisor 

2.4C Increase purchase of licensed e-books. Increase purchases of e-books by 

2% by June 2014. 


Electronic 

Resources 

Librarian 

2.4D Investigate databases with multimedia 

files. 

2.5 Enhance UAM’s image. 2.5A Make the scanned forestry collection 

available online via CONTENTdm. 

2.5B Transition to an online government 

documents depository. 

Investigate purchasing at least 

one database which provides 

access to multimedia files, such 

as video. 

Upload scanned forestry 

documents and make accessible 

online by Fall 2013. 

Number of items weeded. 

Percentage of item selection 

profile reviewed and updated. 


Electronic 

Resources 

Librarian 


Librarian 


Librarian, 



Librarian 

58

Library 



3.1A Consult with Director of Special 


Student Services regarding students 

with special needs. 





communities. 

3.1B Develop policies and procedures for 

checkout of electronic devices. 

3.1C Facilitate distance education students 

use of library resources. 

3.2 Encourage library employees to 

participate in campus and community 

health programs. 

Contact the Director of Special 

Student Services each semester. 

Invite Director to meet with 

library employees at least once a 

year. 

Develop policies and procedures 

for checkout of laptops and 

tablets, library use only. 

Investigate purchasing electronic 

devices which students may 

check out. 

Collaborate with Academic 

Computing to incorporate the 

library’s resources into online 

classes. 

90% of library employees will 

participate in at least one 

program offered by Student 

Health Services, the Occupational 

Safety Coordinator, Campus 

Security, and/or UAM’s medical 

insurance provider. 

Electronic 

Resources 


Supervisor, 

Circulation 

Assistant 

Electronic 

Resources 

Librarian, 


Librarian Library Employees 

59


School of Math and Sciences 




o See page 62 







o See page 64 







• Utilize our College of Technology to offer technical programs to all 

campuses. 




o See page 67 



communities. 

61

School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences 



1.1 Provide modern technology in lecture 3 Classrooms and labs receiving Dean 

and laboratory settings. 

significant new equipment 







1.2A Increase level of collaboration with 

the School of Education in regard to 

teacher preparation in the Science, 

Technology, Engineer, and Math 

(STEM) areas. 

1.2B Increase the number of faculty 

members in the School involved with 

collaboration with a school system. 

1.2C Have at least one faculty member 

directly involved with each of the 

statewide collaborative research 

programs. NASA, INBRE, etc...and 

develop more shared classroom and 

field experiences with other 

universities 

1.3A Enhance the School of Math and 

Sciences Webpage and Newsletter to 

be more informative for prospective 

students. 

5 Students entering STEM 

teaching areas. 

3 Faculty working in the public 

schools on projects. 

5 Faculty involved with 

collaborative programs. 

Monthly updates on webpage and 

publication of one newsletter 

Dean, Assistant 

Dean, Faculty 

Dean, Faculty 


Deans, Faculty 

Dean, Webmaster, 

Newsletter Staff 



1.3B Have 100% acceptance rate for 

students applying to medical, 

pharmacy, and pre-professional 

programs. 

1.4 Improve communication with the 

more recent alumni of our programs 

using an updated database, social 

websites, and electronic newsletters. 

100% of applying students 

accepted by graduation date. 

Set up newsletter in electronic 

format. Send mailing to M&S 

alumni 

Pre-Professional 


Advisors, Faculty 

Dean, Webmaster 

62




1.5A Generate funds for student travel. Organize a fundraiser 

Faculty, Club 

$1000 From donations. 

Advisors, Dean 


resources. 


students. 

1.5B Establish research programs that 

receive funded grants. 

1.5C Establish an endowment to provide 

for maintenance of equipment. 

1.5 D Establish an endowment to finance 

field trips. 

1.6 A Recruit at least 5 students into the 

Biochemistry Option of the Chemistry 

major in the current year. 

1.6 B Meet the minimum of four graduates 

per year in Chemistry, Mathematics, 

Natural Sciences and Biology. 

1.6 C Have at least four Math and Science 

graduates per year that enters a 

graduate program in the area of their 

major. 

1.6 D Graduate at least two students in 

mathematics and one in the sciences 

each year that will teach in the local 

and regional schools. 

3 Research grant funded within 

next three years. 

$500 in Foundation Fund 

donations for equipment 

$500 Foundation Fund donations 

for field trips 

5 Biochemistry majors as a stand 

alone major, or as a double major 

with biology. 


Dean, Faculty 

Dean, Foundation 

Director 

Dean, Foundation 

Director 

Pre-Professional 

Advisors, Dean, 

Chemistry Faculty 

4 Graduates in each field Dean, Faculty 

4 Graduates per year that enters 

a graduate program in their field 

2 Math majors in the Master of 

Arts in Teaching (MAT) program. 

1 Science major in the Master of 

Arts in Teaching (MAT) program. 

Faculty, Advisors 

Math Faculty and 

Advisors/ Science 

Faculty and 

Advisors 

1.6 E Develop a freshman seminar or 

orientation for Math and Science 

majors and/or pre-professional 

students 

Is there an established orientation 

program for Math and Sciences or 

Pre-Professional students. 

Dean, Faculty 

63





standards. 

2.1A Establish pre-semester meetings for 

all instructors of common courses, 

100% Faculty attending meeting 

prior to classes beginning. 

Course 

Coordinators 

including the Colleges of Technology 

and Arkansas Early College High 

School to establish course policies 

and testing procedures. 

2.1B Update curriculum guides for all 

allied health programs. 

12 curriculum guides updated Dean, Staff, 

Advisors 


across units. 

2.1C Review and update prerequisites for 

all math and science courses. 

2.1D Study in depth the success rate 

associated with the remedial 

mathematics courses, and make 

recommendations on course policies, 

pre-requisites, class size, instructional 

methods, and other factors that 

affect success rate, with a goal of 

increasing success rate by 5% per 

year. 

2.1E Develop a freshman seminar or 

orientation for Math and Science 

majors and/or pre-professional 

students 

2.2 Have at least two faculty members 

collaborating in research programs in 

other units on this campus. 

Review prerequisites and 

complete changes needed on all 

courses 

20% Passing Intro Algebra 

40% Passing Intermediate Algebra. 

Is there an established orientation 

program for Math and Sciences or 

Pre-Professional students 

2 Faculty in collaborative program 

with faculty from other academic 

units. 

Dean, Faculty 

Dean, Math 

Faculty 

Dean, Faculty 

Dean, Faculty 

64




2.3A Add undergraduate student research 15 majors involved with 

Dean, Faculty 

programs, and increase students undergraduate research projects 

from each discipline presenting 12 students presenting at 

research findings at a state, regional meetings. 

or national meeting. 










2.3B Increase number of science faculty 

publishing research results in 

refereed journals, and /or presenting 

at state, regional, or national 

meetings. 

2.3C Provide a leadership role in state and 

regional professional organizations. 

2.3D Have at least one collaboration 

between a faculty member and a 

local industry 

2.4A Make final adjustments to the twoyear 

schedule in which all regular 

courses are taught in a regular 

rotation to try to eliminate major 

conflicts that commonly occur. 

2.4B Establish a plan in which assessment 

data from various sources is gathered 

and reviewed. 

2.5 Have all programs remain current 

with appropriate technology and add, 

modify, or delete programs to better 

serve students. 

6 publications by faculty in 

refereed journals 

15 Presentations by faculty at 

national, regional, and state 

meetings. 

2 Faculty in leadership roles. Faculty 

1 Faculty involved with industrial 

collaborations 

Develop a pan with zero major 

conflicts 

Development of a plan. 

Minimum $15000 spent on 

technology for teaching and 

research. 

Dean, Faculty, 

Assistant Deans 

Dean, Faculty 

Dean, Asst Dean – 

Math, Asst Dean- 

Science, Faculty 

Dean, Assessment 

Chair, Assessment 

Committee 

Dean 

65




2.6 Utilize our College of 



2.6 Establish pre-semester meetings for 

all instructors of common courses, 

including the Colleges of Technology 

and Arkansas Early College High 

School to establish course policies 

and testing procedures. 

100% Faculty attending at least 

one meeting prior to classes 

beginning. 

Course 




2.7A Maintain the tutoring program in 

Science Center at level of 18 hours 

per week. 

2.7B Increase the number of students 

using the Science Center tutoring 

2.8 Enhance UAM’s image. 2.8A Have all science faculty members 

publishing research results in 

refereed journals, and /or presenting 

at state, regional, or national 

meetings. 

2.8B Encourage undergraduate student 

research programs, and have at least 

one student from each discipline 

presenting research findings at a 

state, regional or national meeting. 

18 Hours per week tutoring 

available. 

Dean, Asst Deans, 

Course 


100 unique students served Course 

coordinators 

15 publications and presentations Dean, Faculty, 

per five year period for national Assistant Deans 

meetings; per three year period 

for regional and state meetings. 

12 students from chemistry, 

biology, and mathematics doing 

research and presenting at 

meetings. 

Dean, Faculty 

66




3.1 Accommodate the diverse 3.1 Explore on-line homework packages 2 Packaged software instructional Math Faculty, 


for math courses 

systems in mathematics remedial Course 






communities. 

3.2A Explore alternate delivery systems 

and revise them in a manner that 

brings about a significant 

improvement in success rates. 

3.2B Have advisors more actively involved 

with our majors during the first year 

through specific major meetings, 

group advising sessions, or other 

activities. 

3.2C Develop a formal program in 

conjunction with local health care 

professionals in which preprofessional 

students “shadow” or 

intern in their area of interest. 

3.3 Conduct public service programs 

which promote healthy lifestyles and 

to actively incorporate student 

participation into these programs. 

courses tested. 

2 Software packages and texts 

tested. 

Develop a group advising meeting 

for each major and each preprofessional 

program. 

100% of all applying students 

shadowing health care 

professionals. 

2 Programs conducted with at 

least 10 people attending those 

programs. 


Math Faculty, 

Course 



Deans, Faculty 

Pre-Med Advisor, 

Chair Pre- 

Professional 

Committee 

Dean, Faculty 

67


Division of Music 




o See page 70 








o See page 72 









o See page 74 



communities. 

69






1.1A Employ Faculty Mentors to teach in 

proposed MA in Jazz Studies 

program. 

Recruit and hire for possible start 

date of July 2014 or July 2015. 

Meggs, Dean 







students. 




resources. 

1.1B Hire tenure-track Assistant Professor 

with expertise in vocal instruction 

and music theatre. 

1.2A Continue to nurture existing 

relationships with arts organizations 

such as the SEARK Concert 

Association and the National 

Receive approval to hire, 

advertise, and employ the person 

beginning August 2014. 

SEARK concerts will continue to be 

held on the UAM campus. 

Federation of Music Clubs. 

1.2B Host summer band camps. UAM will host Junior High, High 

School, and Jazz Band summer 

camps. 

1.3 Upgrade recruitment publications, 

such as brochures. 

1.4 Improve library holdings and upgrade 

faculty computers and software. 

Design and print new brochure for 

Music. 

Purchase new library materials 

and faculty computers and 

software as needed. 

1.5A Publish an annual music alumni 

newsletter. 

Newsletter will be published and 

distributed electronically. 

1.5B Maintain the Calendar of Events. Calendar of Events will appear on 

Music website. 

1.6A Build the book, score, and CD Collections will increase in 

collections in the Fred J. Taylor quantity and quality. 

Library and Technology Center and in 

the Music Listening Laboratory 

located in the Library. 

Dean and all 

Music Faculty 

Faculty and 

Carolyn Howell 

Windham, Webb, 

Meggs, Pack, 

Askew 

Howell, all Faculty 

All Faculty, Dean 

Windham 

Howell, UAM 

Webmaster 

All Faculty 

70




1.6B Enhance learning through improved 

Dean 

facilities by requesting renovation of 

the Music Building. 


resources. 


students. 

1.7A Recruit students not only from the 

region but nationally. 

1.7B Maintain an appropriate number of 

music and music education majors. 

Acquire funding through upper 

administration and focus on 

update of heating-and-cooling 

system in 2013-2014. Will make 

other renovations if funding is 

available. 

Advertise the UAM program in at 

least one national music journal 

and enroll at least three students 

from outside Arkansas-Tennessee- 

Louisiana-Texas-Mississippi 

region. 

The number of BA and BME 

students will total approximately 

80. 

1.7C Maintain number of Music graduates. The number of graduates per year 

will be at least 6. 

All Faculty 

All Faculty 

All Faculty 

71




2.1A Seek NASM and HLC approval of an 

Provost, Dean, 

MA degree in Jazz Studies. 

Meggs, Webb 


standards. 










2.1B Do helpful program assessment that 

will lead to program improvement. 

2.2A Support Faculty travel to 

conferences. 

2.2B Help students find opportunities to 

perform with area arts organizations 

and professional groups. 

2.3 Promote Division of Music events to 

the university community and the 

public. 

2.4A Upgrade faculty computers and 

printers and other devices as need 

demands. 

Design MA curriculum and apply 

for approval from Graduate 

Council, ADHE, U of A Board, 

NASM, and HLC with aim of 

gaining approval by Fall 2014. 

Tie pre-test and post-test data for 

Theory and History and 

evaluations of student 

performances to the program’s 

Student Learning Outcomes and 

make appropriate program 

changes. 

All travel to conferences at which 

Faculty are presenting will be 

funded. 

Some students will perform with 

area arts organizations and with 

professional groups. 

Send out emails about events well 

in advance of events and send out 

reminder emails up to the time of 

the events. 

All faculty should possess 

adequate technology by start of 

Fall Semester 2013. 

Faculty 

Dean 

All Faculty 

All Faculty, Howell 

Dean 

72





to our students and faculty 

(Continued). 

2.4B Update the Music Computer Lab. New computers and software will 

be installed in the Music 

Computer Lab whenever 

necessary. 

Windham, Askew 



2.5 Offer courses in accordance with 

widely disseminated rotation of 

courses so that students can do 

useful degree plans. 

2.6 Enhance UAM’s image. 2.6 Support choir and band tours and 

participation in regional and national 

competitions. 

Adhere to published rotation of 

courses. 

Jazz Band I will tour China. 

All Faculty 

Meggs 

73




3.1 Accommodate the diverse 3.1A Maintain offerings of online sections Offer at least two online sections Dean 


of Music Appreciation. 

each semester. 

3.1B Offer selected Music courses online. Offer at least one class other than 

Music Appreciation on line or in a 

hybrid format each semester. 

Dean 






communities. 

3.2 Improve advisement of Music majors 

and make sure Music majors get 

needed tutoring. 

3.3 Maintain the number of guest artists 

performing for the campus and 

Monticello communities. 

Music majors will be enrolled in 9 

hours of General Education each 

semester their first two years and 

will make use of the Writing 

Center when needed. 

Host as many guest artists as in 

2012-2013. 

Faculty 

Meggs, Skinner 

74


School of Nursing 



Enhancement of Resources • Recruit, develop and retain quality faculty and staff. 

o See Page 76 


• Enhance the image, credibility, and influence of the School of Nursing. 






o See Page 81 



• Provide the latest technology to students and faculty. 

• Accommodate the diverse learning styles and needs of students. 


Enhancement of Quality of 

Life 



• Promote healthy lifestyles for students, employees, and communities. 

o See Page 84 

75




1.1 Provide opportunities for faculty 

Dean, Faculty 

development activities focused on 

current research and technology in 

the discipline of nursing. 




networking and collaboration 

1.2A Build educational collaboration to 

increase awareness of educational 

opportunities for Colleges Of 

Technology (COT) - McGehee and 

Crossett Practical Nurse graduates 

and faculty. 

Provide webinars and other 

Continuing Education Units (CEU) 

offerings during monthly faculty 

meetings. Encourage faculty 

members to attend conferences in 

their areas of expertise. Encourage 

faculty members to become 

Certified Nurse Educators. 

Address practical nurse graduates 

of each of the Colleges of 

Technology (COT) campuses in June 

and December to explain the 

program and career advancement 

opportunities available at the UAM 

School of Nursing (SON). Address 

Associate degree program students 

at SouthArk and Southeast AR 

community colleges annually. 

Address diploma and associate 

degree nurses at Jefferson Regional 

Medical Center and other nearby 

hospitals annually. 

Attend graduation ceremonies at 

COT annually. 

Collaborate with clinical simulation 

faculty on both of the COT 

campuses to facilitate use of SON 

simulation lab equipment. 

Dean 

76




1.2B Increase scholarship endowments 


through an orchestrated fundraising 

Students 

campaign. 



(Continued) 

1.3 Enhance UAM’s image, 




1.3 Improve publicity efforts using 

various media (print, electronic and 

scheduled events). 

1.4A Use scheduled meetings within the 

SON to internally disseminate 

information 

1.4B Inform clinical facilities and other 

affected external agencies of all 

relevant SON policy changes, 

initiatives, and projects. 

Collaboratively develop a list of 

giving opportunities and potential 

donors/sponsors. 

Schedule one appointment per 

year with appropriate person at 

each clinical agency. 

Collaborate with the Office of 

Advancement to initiate an annual 

Phone-A-Thon staffed by 

scholarship recipients (spring 2013) 

Arrange press releases and netlist 

announcements regarding SON 

degree programs, application 

deadlines, accomplishments of 

students and faculty, and SON 

events. 

Maintain a current SON website 

Maintain and monitor the SON 

Alumni Facebook page. 

Include all information pertinent to 

SON faculty, staff and students on 

faculty and curriculum meeting 

agendas. 

Insure that all faculty and student 

representatives are notified of 

meeting dates, times, and location. 

All affected parties will be notified 

via email, telephone calls, or faceto-face 

presentations when 

changes occur. 

Dean, Student 

Nurses Association 

(SNA) advisor, 

Sigma Theta Tau 

International (STTI) 

advisor, FaceBook 

coordinator 

Dean, Staff 

Dean, Staff, Faculty 

77




1.5 Provide recruitment opportunities 

Dean, Course 

for all interested agencies. 

Coordinators, Staff 


opportunities 


resources 

1.6A Establish donation opportunities 

for SON alumni within the UAM and 

SON system. 

1.6B Provide professional development 

opportunities for faculty. 

SON will collaborate with the 

Director of Career Services to host 

an annual career day for the SON 

and other University units as 

indicated and invite all area 

employers (spring). 

All agency position announcements 

will be forwarded to all junior, 

senior, and AASN nursing students. 

Alumni will be notified of donation 

opportunities via Facebook and 

other organized efforts. 

SON scholarship recipients and 

other student volunteers will 

conduct a Phone-A-Thon annually 

in spring as coordinated with the 

Office of Advancement. 

The SON will maintain association 

with Gamma Xi Chapter of STTI and 

provide continuing education 

opportunities as available. 

SON will provide webinars or faceto-face 

presenters for continuing 

education for faculty and the area 

nursing community at least twice 

each semester. Dean will 

encourage faculty to identify and 

request development opportunities 

in January and February (annually) 

for presentation during budget 

hearings. 

Dean, Faculty, STTI 

faculty advisor, 

students 

Dean 

78




1.7A Develop recruitment plans for all 

SON programs. 


students 

Provide brochures and talking 

points to the Office of Admissions 

for recruitment presentations as 

requested. 

Coordinate with all area high 

school counselors and COT 

personnel at Crossett and 

McGehee Practical Nursing (PN) 

programs to present information to 

interested students (annually). 

Send SON postcards to all 

prospective students, and 

distribute postcards within Drew 

and surrounding counties. 

Breakthrough to Nursing (BTN) will 

establish a presentation for K-12 

students in their chosen clinical 

focus during each school year. The 

annual AR Student Nurses and 

National Student Nurses 

Association award packets will 

include a summary of the project. 

Dean, Staff, 

Faculty, Student 

Nurses Association 

& SNA advisor 

79




1.7B Retain students through purposive 

Dean, Faculty 

advising, teaching, and remediation. 


students 

1.7C Increase recruitment efforts for the 

RN-BSN program. 

SON faculty will develop a more 

comprehensive remediation policy 

for students at risk for failure. 


students passing the HESI E2 exam 

on the first attempt. 


graduates who pass the NCLEX-RN 

on the first attempt. 

Increase presentations to area 

health care agencies to at least 6 

per year. 

Increase RN-BSN recruitment to at 

least 8 students per year. 

Dean, Faculty 

80



Objectives Strategy *KPI/Measure/Target Strategy Owner 

2.1A Faculty and Curriculum Committees HESI E2 and NCLEX-RN pass rates Dean, and Faculty 

will analyze program data and will increase to ≥ 90%. 

& Curriculum 

formulate a plan to increase HESI E2 

Committees 

and NCLEX-RN pass rates. 


standards. 


across units. 



2.1B Increase practice opportunities for 

nursing students through 

development and implementation 

of the simulation laboratory. 

2.1C Review all pre- and corequisite 

courses in all 

programs for relevancy and 

appropriateness. 

2.1D Prepare for AASN NLNAC 

accreditation visit (long-term goal). 

2.2 Identify courses such as Healthy 

Aging and CPR/First Aid that contain 

content appropriate to other 

disciplines i.e., adult education, 

sociology, physical education. 

2.3A Analyze employer, senior, and 

alumni survey data to improve 

programs. 

2.3B Increase awareness of all nursing 

programs to maintain quality and 

number of applicants. 

Use the simulation laboratory for at 

least 8% of clinical experiences in 

fall 2013 and 15% of clinical 

experiences in spring 2014. 

Will review all courses during one 

Curriculum Committee meeting 

annually. 

Prepare NLNAC candidacy form. 

Request funding for initial 

candidacy. 

Examine the appropriateness of 

allowing students outside the SON 

to enroll in Healthy Aging and 

CPR/First Aid. 

SON will obtain a 35% rate of 

return on all surveys. 

Annual presentations to all area 

public schools and local agencies 

that employ RNs and LPNs. 

Dean, Faculty 

Dean, Faculty 

Dean 

Dean, Faculty 

Dean 

Dean 

81




2.3C Increase awareness of preparation Annual presentations to PN Dean 

and application process into the students on the COT Crossett and 

AASN program (external). 

McGehee campuses and South 


communications (Continued). 


to students and faculty. 

2.3D Encourage faculty to communicate 

class expectations and unit 

information with students via 

Blackboard. 

2.4A Provide educational opportunities to 

faculty to facilitate usage of the 

simulation laboratory with high-tech 

simulation mannequins to enhance 

mastery of clinical skills. 

Arkansas Community College. 

100% of SON courses will have a 

Blackboard supplemental 

instruction component. 

100% of faculty will provide 

Skyscape information to students 

and encourage its usage. 

Dean, Faculty 


Teaching 

Resources 

Committee, 

Student Nurses 

Association 

2.4B Full time simulation laboratory 

coordinator to keep up with latest 

trends in clinical simulation and 

coordinate the simulation laboratory 

(long-term goal). 

Will have at least one webinar for 

faculty to increase knowledge and 

expertise in usage of Skyscape and 

other online resources. 


Teaching 

Resources 

Committee, 



82




2.4C Increase awareness of 

100% of faculty will provide 

Skyscape and other online 

Skyscape information to students 

resource availability to 

and encourage its usage. 

students and faculty. 


to students and faculty 

(Continued). 


learning styles and needs of 

students. 

2.4D Increase availability of 

electronic textbooks. 

The simulation laboratory will serve 

as clinical site for 25% of the 

required clinical experiences (longterm). 

Will have a Phone-A-Thon in 

spring 2013 to raise funds 

for the simulation 

laboratory. 

2.5A Administer a learning style 

inventory to all nursing 

students during the first fall 

semester of the nursing 

sequence. 

2.6 Enhance UAM’s image. 2.6 Increase the local and state 

recognition of nursing students who 

demonstrate academic and service 

excellence. 

At least 75% of required 

textbooks will be available 

in electronic format by 

spring 2014. 

Faculty will tailor teaching 

strategies to all learning styles and 

will see a 5% increase in junior, 

senior and associate nursing 

student retention. 


newspaper articles that detail the 

academic and service excellence of 

nursing students. 


Teaching 

Resources 

Committee, 




Teaching 

Resources 

Committee, 



Faculty 

Dean 

83




3.1 Use the SON course survey to Establish a baseline for future Dean 

identify student perception of how analysis. 

Faculty 

well faculty accommodates 

students’ diverse needs. 


needs of nursing students. 






communities. 

3.2A Provide additional support for 

struggling students through the 

development of support activities. 

3.2B Increase opportunities for 

involvement, professional growth 

and recognition through Student 

Nursing Association and STTI 

membership. 

3.3A Increase awareness of local and 

national health promotion initiatives 

through participation in a variety of 

health fairs in the local 

communities. 

3.3B Support student participation in 

health promoting activities. 


support activities offered to 

students through the SON. 

Announce benefits of membership 

of both organizations during 

Summer I and II classes. 

Nominate all eligible students for 

induction into STTI (annual). 

100% of students will participate 

annually in at least one health fair. 

At least 50% of junior and senior 

nursing students will participate in 

health promotion activities with 

local public school children in 

collaboration with a local dietician 

during summer 2014. 

Dean, Course 


Course 

Coordinators; 

SNA and STTI 

advisors and 

officers 

Dean, faculty, 

students 

Dean, SNA 

Advisor, students 

84


School of Social and Behavioral Sciences 




o See page 86 








o See page 90 





o See page 92 



communities. 

85




1.1A Solicit faculty recommendations for Send an email to targeted faculty of Dean 

potential additions to faculty units soliciting recommendations. 





1.1B Hold orientation sessions for new 

staff. 

Provide new staff with support and 

information by holding monthly 

sessions where they can discuss 

cares and concerns. 

1.1C Recognize outstanding faculty. Provide Media Services with 

information regarding outstanding 

faculty achievement. 

1.1D Support faculty research projects. Inform faculty regarding available 

opportunities for research. 

1.2A Encourage faculty to consider 

publishing collaborative work 

and/or teach team taught courses. 

1.2B Encourage faculty to attend national 

conferences. 

1.2C Encourage faculty to join state 

professional organizations 

associated with their field. 

Hold discussions during faculty 

meetings where faculty members 

are allowed to brainstorm about 

the possibilities of collaborative 

work, whether in print or in the 

classroom. 

Forward emails to faculty about 

conferences in their areas of 

expertise on a regular basis and 

discuss the possibility of funding. 

Forward information about the 

state and professional 

organizations to selected faculty 

members. 

Dean 

Dean, Faculty 

Club 

Dean 

Dean 

Dean 

86




1.3A Advise the community of the 

Send information about what SSBS Dean, Faculty 

accomplishments of SSBS faculty and students and faculty members 

students. 

have accomplished to Jim Brewer 





1.3B Host student and faculty forums that 

are open to public participation. 

and other local media sources. 

Host additional Undergraduate 

Student Research Forums and 

Faculty Brown Bag seminars that 

are advertised to the public. 

1.4A Update and Revise SSBS website. Create a new, user-friendly SSBS 

website that clearly outlines the 

accomplishments of and 

opportunities in the SSBS. 

1.4B Advise Academic Affairs of SSBS 

events and accomplishments. 

1.4C Enhance communication between 

Title IV-E of the Federal Social 

Securities Act (IV-E) and the SSBS. 

1.4D Advise the community of the 

accomplishments of SSBS faculty and 

students. 

Send routine emails to Provost 

and Chancellor to keep them 

informed of what is happening in 

the department. 

Meet with Director of IV-E and 

discuss ways to enhance 

cooperation between the two. 

Send information about what SSBS 

students and faculty members 

have done (i.e. publications or 

conference participation) to Jim 

Brewer and other local media 

sources. 

Dean, Faculty 

Mentors 

Dean 

Dean 

Dean, IV-E 

Director 

Dean, Faculty 

87




1.5 Secure additional paid and unpaid 

Dean, McKee, 

internships for Social Work and 

Saulsberry, 

Criminal Justice majors. 

Howard, Walker 


opportunities for graduates. 


resources. 


students. 

1.6A Encourage more faculty members to 

apply for Faculty Research Grants. 

1.6B Secure additional Arkansas statesponsored 

Student Undergraduate 

Research Fund (SURF) grants for 

UAM students. 

1.7A Consolidate and strengthen the role 

of the Student Retention Committee. 

Contact local employers and 

employment agencies about the 

possibility of hosting paid/unpaid 

internships for graduating Social 

Work and Criminal Justice majors. 

Send emails to faculty members 

that have projects that would 

qualify for a UAM Faculty 

Research Grant and advise them 

on how to complete the 

paperwork. 

Contact Arkansas committee 

responsible for SURF grants and 

discuss expectations for UAM 

students before submitting 

applications in the Fall 2010 

semester. 

Have regular meetings where 

strategies are proposed, revised 

and ultimately implemented. 

Dean, Clubb, Kim 

Dean, Wright, 

UAM SURF Grant 

Committee 


Dean, Strong, 

Saulsberry 

1.7B Recruit upper-division students to be 

mentors for incoming freshman and 

sophomores in the SSBS. 

Send letters to high achieving 

students that would be good 

candidates to be a mentor to 

incoming freshman/sophomores. 

Dean, Strong, 

Saulsberry 

88




1.7C Recognize student achievement. Send letters of achievement to Dean 

qualifying students (i.e. 

dean’s/chancellor’s lists, who’s 

who, etc.) and give out awards at 

the annual awards banquet. 


students (continued). 

1.7D Communicate more effectively with 

students on academic 

probation/suspension. 

Send letters encouraging students 

on academic probation/ 

suspension to seek advice and 

help in raising their academic 

performance. 

Dean 

89




2.1A Foster faculty discussion about 

Dean 

strategies to improve academic 

quality standards. 


standards. 


across units. 

2.1B Revise and update the SSBS Senior 

Survey. 

2.1C Ensure that new faculty members 

understand what is expected of them 

in the classroom. 

2.1D Perform periodic review of Social 

Work curriculum leading into the 

2013 accreditation period. 

2.1E Perform periodic review of faculty 

syllabi for the inclusion of 

appropriate and timely information. 

Promulgate standards for Syllabi and 

procedures for Online courses. 

2.2 Appoint a committee to investigate 

SSBS potential for interdisciplinary 

graduate degree. 

Add sessions to the agenda of 

departmental faculty meetings 

that give faculty members the 

opportunity to brainstorm about 

ways to improve academic quality 

standards. 

Create a senior survey that allows 

the SSBS to collect and analyze 

key data regarding the quality of 

education offered. 

Hold meetings where new faculty 

members can discuss ways to 

improve their syllabi and course 

content. 

Strengthen the core classes 

required for a Social Work degree 

to ensure the preparedness of 

UAM’s graduates in the field of 

social work. 

Improved syllabi distributed to 

students. 

Committee report indicating 

feasibility and possible proposal 

for action. 

Dean, Strong 

Dean, New 

Faculty 

Dean, Social Work 

Director 

Dean 

Dean, Faculty 

90




2.3 Encourage faculty members to hold More classes offered at 

Dean, Faculty 

more classes in the evenings or alternative times. 

online. 



2.4 Enhance UAM’s image. 2.4 Network with the community about 

job opportunities for recent 

graduates by discussing what is 

desired in UAM graduates. 

Contact local agencies that have 

hired recent graduates to discuss 

how well our graduates are doing 

at the job and thereby make UAM 

graduates more marketable. 

Dean, McKee, 

Walker 

91

School of Social and Behavioral Science 



3.1 Provide information to SSBS students Distribute information via hall Dean, Director of 

regarding services on campus that bulletin board and in the SSBS Social Work 

offer counseling and/or advice about main office/Social Work office. 

improving academic skills (e.g., the 

writing center and UAM’s mentoring 

program). 






3.2A Consolidate and strengthen the role 

of the newly-formed Student 

Retention Committee. 

Have regular meetings where 

strategies are proposed, revised 

and ultimately implemented. 

Dean, Members of 

Student Retention 

Committee 



communities. 

3.2B Regulate the letters sent to students 

in the department. 

3.3 Provide information regarding 

healthy choices to students. 

Create a timetable and electronic 

file that states when student 

letters (i.e. dean/chancellor’s lists 

and academic probation) are to be 

sent out. 

Distribute information via hall 

bulletin boards and in main 

offices, including the Social Work 

departmental office, etc. 

Dean 

Dean, Director of 

Social Work 

92


College of Technology - Crossett 




o See page 94 









o See page 98 








all campuses. 




o See page 101 


• Promote healthy lifestyles for students, employees and 

communities. 

93

College of Technology-Crossett 



1.1A Provide professional development 90% of the faculty, staff, and Vice-Chancellor and 

opportunities for faculty, staff, and administration will attend a Assistant Vice 

administration. 

minimum of 18 hours of in-service Chancellor 



1.1B Maintain a faculty and 

administrative staff who are 

members of a professional 


1.1C Develop a mentoring program for 

new faculty members. 

annually. 

25% of the administrative staff 

and faculty will be members of a 

professional organization. 

Research mentoring programs 

from at least three post-secondary 

career and technical institutions. 

Administrative Staff 

and Faculty 

Assistant Vice 

Chancellor and Faculty 



1.2A Review and update all current 

articulation/MOU agreements with 

high schools or higher education 

institutions, and 

internship/preceptorship 

agreements with 

businesses/industries. 

1.2B Review all current occupational 

advisory committee membership to 

ensure representation of 

community, business, industry, and 

all sectors of the community. 

1.2C Maintain current number of 

apprenticeship partnerships. 

Review 100 % of agreements and 

increase participation by at least 

one new agreement or internship. 

Review 100% of advisory 

committee membership annually; 

develop a UAM-CTC Program 

Advisory Committee Member’s 

Handbook. 

Maintain 100% of existing number 

of apprenticeship partners. 

Vice Chancellor, 

Administrative Staff, 

and Faculty 

Faculty, Vice 

Chancellor, and 


Chancellor 

Vice-Chancellor, 

Apprenticeship 

Committee, and 

Electrical Adjuncts 

94




1.2D Develop and conduct customized Develop and conduct a minimum Vice-Chancellor, 

training courses for businesses, of two training courses per year. Assistant Vice 

industries, labor and/or 

Chancellor, and Faculty 

governmental agencies. 



(Continued). 





students. 



1.3A Support the involvement of faculty 

and staff in community events. 

1.3B Enhance aesthetic appeal of college 

property through buildings and/or 

grounds improvement projects. 

1.4A Identify growing occupational fields 

for new program consideration. 

1.4B Add/enhance programs of study in 

growing occupational fields as 

identified and assess the need to 

maintain existing programs. 

1.5 Review and update all program 

brochures, flyers, and informational 

material to ensure accuracy. 

Participate in at least two 

community events per year. 

Complete a minimum of two 

improvement projects each year. 

Identify, survey, and document 

the need for at least one potential 

new technical program offering 

per year. 

Review 100% of current programs 

annually for viability; increase 

number of technical programs 

with a target of one new program 

every two years, based on 

research. 

Review and update 100% of 

publications annually. 

Staff and Faculty 

Vice-Chancellor and 

Maintenance 

Supervisor 



Chancellor, and Faculty 

Vice-Chancellor, UAM- 

CTC Advisory Board, 


Chancellor, 

Occupational Advisory 

Committees, and 

Faculty 


Chancellor, Counselor, 

Student Services 

Coordinator, and 

Information 

Technology (IT) 


95




1.6 Develop internship programs that Develop or enhance and expand at Administrative Staff 

teach technical skills by alternating least one new internship 

and Faculty 

traditional instruction and 

course/program per year. 

cooperative training through written 

arrangement between the 

institution, employers, and students. 




resources. 


students. 

1.7A Equip classrooms with LCD 

projectors and in-room computer 

linkage. 

1.7B Develop a plan for expansion of 

facilities to accommodate more 

technical programs. 

1.7C Equip classrooms with SMART 

technology capability. 

1.8A Identify new recruitment 

opportunities and maintain existing 

recruiting activities and/or projects. 

1.8B Provide new tutoring sessions 

and/or workshops for students. 

Install equipment in at least two 

new classrooms per year. 

Document, review, and update 

facilities’ plan annually. 

Equip at least one classroom with 

new SMART equipment. 

Establish a minimum of two new 

recruitment activities and/or 

projects. 

Develop and implement a tutoring 

program for reading; develop and 

conduct at least one study skills 

workshop. 

Vice-Chancellor and IT 


Vice-Chancellor, IT 

Coordinator, Faculty, 

and Maintenance 

Supervisor 

Vice-Chancellor, IT 



Chancellor 


Counselor, Student 

Services Coordinator, 

and Faculty 



96




1.8C Adopt a recognition program for 


student achievement. 



students (Continued). 

1.8D Develop a mentoring program for 

incoming students. 

Complete by-laws and eligibility 

requirements to implement the 

National Technical Honor Society 

program by December 31, 2013. 

Draft a plan for mentoring 

program by June 30, 2014. 


Chancellor, Student 


and Faculty 

97




2.1A Ensure quality assurance through 

All Staff and 

internal and external reviews. 

Faculty 


standards. 


across units. 








Conduct an annual internal 

review through assessment 

report and annual reports; every 

five years complete self-study and 

host visiting team from Council on 

Occupational Education (COE). 

2.1B Maintain accreditation with COE. Meet criteria annually 

documented through COE Annual 

Report. 

2.2A Provide flexible and innovative 

professional development activities 

that are common to all programs. 

2.2B Develop new technical programs that 

coordinate course materials which 

cross academic units. 

2.3 Develop new programs consistent 

with future employment trends as 

outlined in current employment data 

and projections for the service area. 

2.4 Schedule inter-campus meetings of 

faculty and staff to increase 

awareness of academic networking 

potential. 

Offer a minimum of two 

professional development 

activities per year. 

Increase number of technical 

programs with a target of one 

new program every two years, 

based on research and resources 

that cross academic units. 

Research employment data and 

conduct at least one survey of 

regional employers to ascertain 

possibilities for new programs. 

Schedule at least two meetings 

with representatives from the 

main campus and the College of 

Technology-McGehee; at least 

three UAM-CTC staff/faculty 

members will serve on UAM 

Assembly committees. 



Chancellor and 

Faculty 


Chancellor 








Staff, and Faculty 

98




2.5A Develop and offer on-line technical Develop at least one new on-line Faculty and IT 

classes. 

technical course per year. 







2.5B Complete a campus-wide 

assessment of instructional and lab 

equipment and develop a plan to 

address any deficiencies. 

2.6A Provide technical training 

opportunities for secondary students 

to prepare them for advanced/highskill 

technical programs. 

2.6B Provide short-term technical courses 

for adults and youth who need and 

desire training, retraining, and/or 

upgrading of skills to achieve entry, 

stability, or advancement in 

employment. 

2.6C Develop and offer technical courses 

by Compressed Interactive Video 

(CIV) that originate from the Colleges 

of Technology campuses. 

Complete assessment at least 

annually; develop plan to upgrade 

and replace. 

Provide at least one opportunity 

per year. 

Provide at least two short-term 

technical courses per year. 

Develop and offer at least one 

new CIV course every two years. 



Chancellor, IT 




Staff, and Faculty 




Faculty 




Faculty 




needs of students (Continued). 

2.7A Offer career guidance and counseling 

opportunities for each student. 

2.7B Offer technical courses as evening, 

night, weekend, or on-line courses to 

accommodate the diverse needs of 

adults. 

Ensure that at least one individual 

session for guidance and/or 

counseling is provided to each 

student each semester. 

Offer at least one course per 

technical program each semester 

that meets at alternative times 

and/or is made available through 

non-traditional modes of delivery. 


Services 


Faculty 




Faculty 

99




2.8 Enhance UAM’s image. 2.8A Incorporate accreditation and 

articulation agreement information 

into promotional materials. 

Review 100% of promotional 

materials; add accreditation and 

articulation information where 



2.8B Maintain and update professional 

publications and website. 

needed. 

Review 100% of existing 

promotional materials; revise as 

necessary; create new materials 

for new technical programs. 



100




3.1A Promote available counseling and 

wellness services through posters, 

flyers, and informational materials. 






3.1B Review and assess resources and 

services to determine if they meet the 

needs of all students, with special 

emphasis on students with disabilities 

and disadvantaged students. 

Assess 100% of materials to 

determine that information is 

current; add resources for a 

minimum of two new resources 

and/or contacts per year. 

Evaluate 100% of available 

resources and services and update 

information that is disseminated 

to students; ensure that at least 

one professional development 

opportunity is provided to the 

staff and faculty each year that 

will inform them of the current 

resources and services available to 

targeted students. 

3.1C Provide campus-wide wireless internet 

access. 

Make campus-wide internet 

access available by July 1, 2014. 

3.1D Develop a job placement office. Make a job placement office 

available by July 1, 2015. 

3.2A Develop and incorporate procedures to 

identify at-risk students. 

3.2B Schedule orientation sessions for new 

and returning students. 

3.2C Offer college work-study positions that 

will benefit students financially, while 

providing resources for the institution’s 

staff. 

Utilize grant opportunities for 

funds to support a position that 

will focus solely on retention. 

Schedule at least one orientation 

session each semester. 

Employ at least ten work-study 

students per fiscal year. 




and Faculty 


and Faculty 

Vice-Chancellor and 

IT Coordinator 



Services Coordinator 



and Faculty 



and Faculty 

101




3.3A Provide activities or programs for Schedule at least two activities or Vice-Chancellor, 

students, employees, and community programs per year. 


members to promote healthy 

and Faculty 

lifestyles, overcome and prevent 

discrimination and stereotyping, and 

promote wellness related to personal 

and occupational environments. 

3.3 Promote healthy lifestyles 

for students, employees, 

and communities. 

3.3B Provide events that promote multicultural 

awareness, social skills, and 

teamwork abilities of students. 

3.3C. 

Provide students, faculty, and staff 

with on-site recreational space and 

equipment. 

3.3D Expand the staff/faculty lounge to 

improve morale and create a more 

stress-free environment. 

Schedule at least one event per 

semester. 

Survey for interest and develop 

written plan by July 1, 2015. 

Complete expansion by July 1, 

2015. 



Faculty, and Staff 



Coordinator, Faculty 

and Staff 


Maintenance 

Supervisor 

102


College of Technology - McGehee 




o See Pages 104 









o See Pages 107 








all campuses. 




o See Page 110 



communities. 

103




1.1 A Provide in-service training 

90% of the faculty will attend a Assistant Vice 

opportunities for faculty, staff, and minimum of 30 in-service hours. Chancellor, 

administration. 

90 % of staff and administration Faculty 





1.1 B Research feasible employee benefits, 

incentives and strategies to aid in the 

recruitment of quality faculty and 

staff. 

will attend a minimum of 8 hours. 

A faculty/staff recruitment plan is 

in place, and will be evaluated 

annually. 

1.1 C Recognize outstanding faculty. Outstanding faculty will be 

selected and honored annually. 

Media releases will be provided 

when requested. 

Research possibilities for stipend 

rewards for outstanding faculty. 

1.1 D Promote the existing tuition waiver 

policy for faculty and staff. 

1.2 A Review, update, and develop 

networks in all current 

internship/preceptorship contracts 

and memorandums of 

understandings among secondary 

schools, businesses/industries and 

higher education institutions. 

1.2 B Review all current advisory 

committee membership to ensure 

adequate and appropriate 

representation of businesses, 

industries, and all sectors of the 

community. 

2 % of faculty and staff will take 

advantage of tuition waiver policy. 

Review existing partnerships 

annually to determine needed 

changes and to determine 

partnership satisfaction. Create 

new contracts with schools, 

businesses and industries as 

needed. 

100% of programs will annually 

review advisory committee 

members to ensure adequate and 

appropriate representation of the 

committee. 



Chancellor 



Chancellor, Project 




Chancellor 



Chancellor, 

Faculty, Project 


Departmental 

Faculty 

104

College of Technology – McGehee 



1.3 A Associations will be cultivated with Three contacts will be made Vice-Chancellor, 

legislators and other local and state annually. 

Faculty, Staff 

officials. 

1.3 Enhance the University’s 

image, visibility, and 

influence. 



students. 





1.3 B Expand community organization 

involvement. 

1.3 C Promote the placement rate of 

students in their field of study. 

1.4 Identify departmental research 

needs 

1.5 Ensure university media material is 

current and maintain accuracy of 

student learning outcomes, program 

requirements and contact 

information in printed and electronic 

material. 

1.6 A Maintain and increase opportunities 

for channeling students into 

internship and employment. 

Attend community activities as 

scheduled, obtain memberships to 

community organizations and 

volunteer when needed. 

Increase the gainful employment 

rate by 3%. 

Adjust faculty workload for 

identified research needs 

Revise departmental budgets as 

necessary. 

Review and update all program 

brochures and other informational 

material to update 100% of 

publications as needed. 

Host a minimum of two Advisory 

Committee sessions annually per 

department. 

1.6 B Increase student employment 

opportunities on campus. 

Increase student worker positions 

as funding allows. 

1.6C Utilize the student career coach. Host two job fairs on UAM 

McGehee Campus during the 

2013-14 school year. 

50% of eligible students will have 

developed résumés, a student 

portfolio, and attended practice 

interview sessions. 



Chancellor, Faculty 

and Staff 

Administration 

Departmental 

Directors 

Student Services, 

Faculty 

Departmental 

Faculty 


Student Career 

Coach 

105




1.7 A Develop and encourage 

Schedule mandatory faculty and Vice Chancellor, 

departmental collaboration staff meetings quarterly. 


campus wide. 

Chancellor 


resources (Continued). 


students. 

1.7 B Promote external professional 

development opportunities 

1.7 C Identify current advancement in 

technology and equipment. 

1.7 D Partner with business, industry, 

labor, and government entities to 

identify possible resources 

1.8 A Enhance student support services 

by offering the following: 

institutional and departmental 

orientation, assessing student 

learning outcomes, counseling, 

advising, tutoring, and consistent 

support/contact with all current 

students. 

Increase the total number of 

external professional 

development hours attended by 

5%. 

Each program will create a list of 

new technology to be added to 

the program as funding allows. 

Regularly attend community, 

regional and state meetings 

Offer orientation prior to each Fall 

and Spring semester. Annually 

attend 5 job fairs and 5 high 

school recruitment days. 100% of 

full time instructors will document 

6 recruitment activities annually. 

Each program will prepare an 

assessment every three years. 



Chancellor 

Administration, Faculty 

and Staff 

Administration and 

Faculty 

Student Services, 

Faculty, Administration 

1.8 B Increase credit enrollment of fulltime 

equivalent (FTE). 

1.8 C Update and maintain retention 

plan and strategies. 

1.8 D Review current programs to ensure 

Bmultiple exit points. 

Increase FTE by 1.5% annually. 

Increase student retention rate by 

1.5% annually. 

Incorporate multiple exit points in 

100% of applicable technical 

programs. 

Faculty, Staff, 


Recruitment/Retention 

committee, Faculty 


Chancellor 

106




2.1 A Research and plan for implementing Assess programs annually to Administration 

viability standards mandated by the ensure each program has an 

Department of Higher Education. average of 4 graduates over a 3- 


standards. 


across units. 






2.1 B Create and utilize assessment tool for 

each program to ensure Student 

Learning Outcomes are being 

measured in every program. 

2.1 C Identify and assist students who have 

deficits in technical math and English. 

2.2 A Meet with other departmental 

faculty bi-annually to discuss 

curriculum alignment. 

2.2 B Encourage faculty to combine 

cooperative efforts between 

interdisciplinary programs. 

2.3 A Provide diverse selections of 

internship opportunities. 

year period. 

100% of students will be 

evaluated during and upon 

completion of each program 

utilizing the student learning 

outcomes assessment tool. 

Programs will present a report to 

the Counsel on Assessment of 

Student Academic Achievement 

on a rotating three year schedule. 

Assign committee to use research 

results to develop policies and 

propose to faculty for future 

implementation. 

Departmental faculty will meet 

twice annually. 

Interdisciplinary faculty will 

participate in cross-program 

teaching during the 2013-2014 

year. 

Departmental faculty will meet 

annually to assess diversity of 

existing internship opportunities. 

Faculty and 


Faculty 


Chancellor 

Faculty 


Chancellor, 

Faculty 

107




2.3 B Support a research/field trip for Incorporate a minimum of one Faculty and 

students in each program of study to research/field trip per program Administration 

participate in new, creative learning annually. 






learning opportunities 

(Continued). 





2.3 C Provide customized training 

programs as identified by business 

and industry. 

2.4 A Partner with business, industry, 

labor, and government in our service 

area to identify training needs. 

2.4 B Communicate with faculty, staff and 

students through meetings, emails 

and activities. 

2.4 C Improve student/faculty 

communication for online classes 

2.5 A Review and identify program and 

campus specific needs in the area of 

technology/teaching equipment. 

2.5 B Provide the latest technology 

through collaborative funding. 

108 

Offer 10 noncredit classes and 

services annually for individuals who 

need and desire training, retraining, 

and upgrading of skills. 

Collaborate with businesses semi 

annually to identify the community’s 

training needs. 

Attend scheduled community, 

regional and state meetings. 

Conduct monthly departmental 

meetings. 

Conduct quarterly staff meetings. 

Schedule one faculty/student activity 

per fall and spring semester. 

Schedule student orientation and 

training to blackboard and Weevilnet 

each fall and spring. 

Develop an online course contact 

policy. 

Develop an informational pamphlet 

to hand to students when they enroll 

in an online class. 

100% of faculty will complete a 

survey to identify needs annually and 

as needed. 

Prioritize results from 1.7 C and 2.5 A 

to purchase when funding allows. 

Project 


Project 


Faculty, 


Faculty, Staff, 

Administration, IT 

Department 

Faculty, 


Project 


Project 


Administration




2.6 Coordinate with UAM College of Offer one course on UAM and/or Assistant Vice 

Technology Crossett and UAM main UAM College of Technology Chancellor 

campus to determine technical Crossett campuses as needed. 

programs needed on other 

campuses, (i.e. Keyboarding). 






2.7 A Provide professional development to 

faculty regarding the diverse needs of 

students. 

2.7 B Provide guidance and counseling to 

enable all students to have a greater 

understanding of the educational 

options made available for special 

needs students. 

2.7 C Identify resources to accommodate 

the diverse needs of students. 

Offer annual training related to 

meeting the diverse needs of 

students. 

Offer special student services 

orientation and cards to 100% of 

qualified students. 

Implement resources as needed. 

2.8 Enhance UAM’s image. 2.8 Improve UAM’s image through media 1. Publicize educational and 

training as needed. 

2. Recognize students and faculty 

for achievements, scholarships, 

awards, and activities. 

3. Maintain and update UAM- 

McGehee’s webpage 

continuously. 


Special Student 

Services 


Services, Faculty, 

Department 

directors, 


Project 


109




3.1 A Offer alternative schedule and 

Administration, 

delivery methods for courses. 

Faculty 



Offer one online, compressed 

interactive video, night, and 

weekend, lab or intersession class 

per program annually. 






communities. 

3.1 B Increase faculty awareness of the 

diverse needs of students. 

3.2 Update and implement a student 


3.3 A Provide opportunities in healthy 

living for students, faculty and the 

community. 

3.3 B Provide students, faculty, staff and 

administration access to free tobacco 

prevention /cessation services and 

resources. 

Offer professional development 

training related to meeting the 

diverse needs of students 

annually. 

Update retention plan and 

implement new strategies 

annually and as needed. 

Offer one physical fitness class 

annually. 

Research feasibility of faculty 

health center or partnerships with 

local health centers. 

Offer one free tobacco prevention 

and cessation services/seminar 

annually. 


Retention 

Specialist, Faculty 


Project 


Tobacco 

Prevention 

Specialist 

110


Academic Affairs 

























communities. 

111




1.1A Solicit faculty recommendations for Request information from Provost 

recruitment. 

targeted faculty. 









1.1B Offer professional development for 

faculty based on determined need. 

Hold a minimum of one 

professional development activity 

yearly. 

1.1C Recognize outstanding faculty. Provide Media Services with 

information suitable for 

publication regarding outstanding 

faculty achievement. 

1.1D Support faculty research projects and 

encourage solicitation of external 

funding sources. 

1.2A Attend professional conferences and 

disseminate information on available 

opportunities for professional growth. 

1.2B Attend community activities and 

meetings. 

Inform faculty regarding available 

opportunities for grants and/or 

research. 

Each staff member will attend at 

least one conference. 

The unit will attend as many 

community events as scheduling 

will permit. 

1.2C Host meetings to foster collaboration. Host at least one meeting to 

foster collaboration. 

1.3 Share time, knowledge, and resources 

with external public. 

1.4.A 

1.4.B 

Apprise Media Services of good news, 

human interest stories, regarding 

faculty, staff, and students. 

Solicit unit information that can be 

disseminated internally and externally. 

Attend external community 

events, support other units in 

their efforts, encourage media 

exposure. 

Report to Media Services stories 

suitable for publication. 

Number of times information is 

requested. 

Provost, Academic 

Advising 

Provost 

Provost, Staff 






Provost 

112





1.5 Offer new courses, programs, and Monitor new courses, programs, Provost, Staff 


degrees. 

and degrees that are offered. 

1.6 Develop internal and external 1.6 Disseminate grant and research Number of grants submitted Provost, Staff 

resources. 


students. 

possibilities. 

1.7A Provide representatives at events for 

students or potential students. 

and/or funded. 

AA staff will attend at least one 

event where students or potential 

students gather. 

1.7B Increase mentor contact. Market the mentor program to 

students. 

1.7C Contact students who never 

completed college but who have 

completed at least 90 hours. 

Increase adult learners by 5. 

1.7.D Provide training for academic advisors. Provide at least 2 training sessions 

per year. 

AA Staff 

Academic Advising 

AA staff 


113




2.1A Document number of students who Monitor student success in AA Staff 

are successful with professional professional exams using 

exams. 

information from Deans. 


standards. 

2.1B Perform periodic review of faculty 

syllabi for the inclusion of 

appropriate and timely information. 

2.1C Review academic programs 

periodically. 

Check syllabi randomly for 

appropriate information. 

Monitor program review 

according to the fixed schedule. 

AA Staff 

Provost 


across units. 






2.1D Apply policy changes mandated by 

the legislature or the Dept. of Higher 

Education. 

2.2 Have a Unit Update with Deans at 

Academic Council meetings. 

2.3 Support faculty/study research and 

other learning opportunities. 

Monitor changes requested. 

On the Academic Council agenda 

put Unit Updates so that units can 

involve others/seek input, etc. 

Number of grant proposals 

submitted, IRB (Institutional 

Research Board), and Animal Use 

and Care Committee reviews 

accepted. 

Provost 

Provost 

Provost 





2.4 Apprise Media Services of new 

programs and degrees. 

2.5A Support unit efforts to purchase 

technology equipment. 

2.5B Support AREON (Arkansas Research 

and Education Optical Network) 

activities. 

Solicit unit information that can be 

disseminated internally and 

externally. 

Number of purchase orders 

approved. 

Number of activities. 


Provost 


114






2.6 Offer a variety of courses in a variety 

of subject areas and varying time 

slots including more online, varying 

course lengths (such as 8 weeks) 

Number of new courses, different 

modes of instruction, and lengths 

of courses. 

Provost 

2.7 Enhance UAM’s image. 2.7 Increase the number of graduates in 

degree programs. 

Number of graduates by degree. 

Provost 

115




3.1 Offer a variety of programs, courses, Monitor course, program, and AA Staff 

and degrees. 

degree offerings. 






3.2 Review academic unit retention plans 

to develop a comprehensive plan. 

Seek unit collaboration in the 

development of a University-wide 


AA Staff 



communities. 

3.3 Provide information regarding 

healthy choices to the UAM 

community. 

Distribute information on campus 

through Weevil Wisdom, etc. 

AA Staff 

116


Division of Advancement and University Relations 












• Increase opportunities for faculty/student research and increase 

experimental and service learning opportunities. 



• Utilize Colleges of Technology to offer technical programs to all 

campuses. 







communities. 

117




1.1A Provide funding for academic units to 20% of academic units will host Director of Alumni 

host program specific alumni activities. alumni events 

Affairs 







1.1B Engage faculty and staff for external 

fundraising efforts. 

5% increase in the number of 

faculty participating in donor 

visits. 

1.1C Highlight faculty achievements. Feature one faculty 

member/unit in each alumni 

magazine (book author, travel 

abroad with students, elected 

or appointed to leadership 

position in professional) 

1.2A Develop professional connections for 

new concepts and ideas 

1.2B Collaborate with outside agencies 

regarding alumni programs. 

1.2C Develop continuing education program 

for alumni and friends 

organizations, Attend CASE Conference and others). 

(Council for the Advancement 

and Support of Education) 

Partner with professional travel 

companies to host future 

alumni trips 

Provide year-round educational 

classes for both adults and 

children with at least three 

classes for each population: 

Obtain six registrants for each 

class offered. 

1.3A Produce UAM Alumni Magazine Design and publicize Alumni 

Magazine three times yearly 

1.3B Development of University Facebook 

account 

Director of Alumni Affairs to 

develop and maintain Facebook 

account 

Vice Chancellor 

Vice Chancellor/ 


Media Services 


Director of Alumni 

Affairs 

Coordinator of 

Continuing Educ. 


Alumni Affairs/ 

Director of Media 

Services 



Web-publisher 

118




1.3C Presence at University and Community Advancement Staff at 75% of Advancement staff 

functions 

University functions and 


image, visibility, and influence 

(Continued). 

1.3D Development and branding of university 

logo and media campaigns 

1.3E Create media that visually connects with 

the university 

1.3F Keep Alumni included in information and 

activities on the campus 

1.3G Promote Trotter House as a functional 

component of the University 

Community events 

Develop two new television 

Commercials, theater trailers, 

billboards and Social media 

components. 

Create advertisement package 

that attracts both traditional 

and non-traditional aged 

students as well as young 

alumni. 

Produce and disseminate six 

regular issues of the 

E-Newsletter: The Boll Weevil 

Bulletin. 

Produce and disseminate 

special editions of the 

newsletter for Commencement, 

Homecoming and Salutations 

for holidays. 

Develop Trotter House brochure 

and distribute to public agencies 

and businesses throughout the 

city, state ,and region 

Mark. Committee/ 

Dean of 

Enrollment 

Management/ 




Services/ 

Web-publisher 




Media Services/ 

Web-publisher 

Trotter House 

Manager and 

staff/ 


Services 

119




1.3H Provide meeting space for institutional Access provided free of charge Director of Special 

stakeholders 

to agencies and organizations Events 


image, visibility, and influence 

(Continued). 

desiring meeting space 

1.3I Provide assistance for special events Assistance in set-up for the 

following: Parent/Family 

Appreciation Day, Homecoming, 

Medicaid Conference, six SEARK 

Concerts and many others. 

Director of Special 

Events 



students. 



1.3J Provide individual foundation report/ 

giving record to donors, key alumni, and 

friends of the University 

Report provided to each donor 

and friend giving $250 plus 

1.4 Provide support for grant opportunities Serve as host department for 

those grants that must operate 

through a foundation regarding 

tax purposes and classification. 

1.5 Frequent and coordinated contact with 

faculty, staff, students, alumni and 

friends 

Phone solicitation campaigns 

by Alumni Delegates and 

Director of Alumni Affairs 


Accountantproject 

manager 


Accountant 


Alumni Affairs 

Adm. Asst./ 

Alumni Delegates 

120




2.1 Provide support for advisory boards Maintain list of key alumni, Vice Chancellor 

community leaders and business 

professionals for agencies 

desiring board members 


standards 


across units. 



increase exp. and service 






2.6 Utilize Colleges of Technology 

to offer technical programs to 

all campuses. 



2.2 Provide news of academic 

opportunities to friends and alumni 

2.3 Offer a short, domestic service 

learning alumni trip 

2.4A Increase awareness of foundation 

scholarships 

2.4B Connect with the interest of a wide 

cross section of the UAM Alumni 

Population 

2.5 Assist in fund-raising for technology 

equipment 

2.6 Assist the two COT (college of 

Technology) campuses in fund-raising 

initiatives 

2.7A Provide services for Special Student 

Populations, i.e. International 

121 

Promote new academic programs 

and Master’s programs through 

Electronic Newsletter and Alumni 

magazine. 

Publicize project and idea for 

young alumni through 

E-newsletter, alumni magazine, 

Harvested e-mails, Facebook. 

Secure 5 alumni to participate 

Extensive dissemination by UAM 

Admissions/academic units re: 

endowments and other funds 

available to student support. 

Provide domestic and 

international travel opportunities 

for generational alumni reflecting 

age and interests. 

Contact 

on 

donors who specifically 

work in technology 

Solidify two donors/companies to 

give to each of the COT Campuses 

Maintain rigorous compliance 

with SEVIS (Student Exchange 

Visitor Information System) 

Rehab agencies, and Section 504 



Affairs 





Dean of Enrollment 

Management/ 

Accountant 



Vice Chancellor / 


Affairs 



Management




2.7B Offer “reasonable accommodations” Excellent compliance record from Dean of Enrollment 

to students officially classified as ADA/Section 504 re: Test taking, Management 

disabled by the ADA/Section 504 note taking, Braille, Hearing aids, 

Rehab. Act 

reading machines, proctors, 


needs of students 

(Continued). 

2.8 Enhance UAM’s image. 2.8A Development of University Facebook 

Account 

2.8B Development and branding of 

University 

2.8C Keep Alumni included in information 

and activities on the campus and 

programs sponsored off-campus. 

attendants, and physical access. 

Maintain and update existing 

Facebook page with no comments 

older than one month. 

pver Develop at least two new 

billboards each year; three new 

theater trailers; and social media 

Outlets including Facebook, 

twitter, and YouTube. 

Alumni Magazine Electronic 

Newsletter ASBTDC (Arkansas 

Small Business and Technology 

Development Center) Newsletter 

Community Education Literature 


Affairs 

Marketing 

Committee/ 


Management/ 


Services 


Media Services/ 


Affairs/ 


ASBTDC/Coordinator 

of Community 


122











communities. 

3.1 Offer an attractive scholarship 

package for all students based on the 

student’s merit and/or need 

3.2 Increase alumni involvement with the 

Division in order to assist with student 

enrollment/matriculation, and 

expansion of alumni database 

3.3 Support collaborative wellness 

activities for the University 

Community. 

Increase endowed scholarships 

by 3% 

Select 10 students to serve as 

Alumni Delegates to assist with 

Phone calling, personal letters 

to alumni 

Promote wellness efforts and new 

facility to alumni and friends. 


Dean of 

Enrollment 

Management 





Affairs 


123

124


Finance and Administration 








• Improve employment opportunities 


Enhancement of Academics • Increase opportunities for faculty/student research and creative o See page 129 









communities. 

125




1.1A Provide regionally competitive 

Executive Council, 

salaries and exceptional fringe 

Jones 

benefits to UAM employees. 



Maintain current percentage of 

university contributions on 

retirement, health and dental 

insurance. 



1.1B Increase employees’ awareness of 

UAM’s robust benefits package by 

providing online access to benefits 

information. 

1.1C Provide training opportunities on 

UAM’s administrative (ERP) and 

learning management software (LMS) 

to faculty and staff. 

1.1D Encourage Finance and 

Administration employees to engage 

in professional development 

activities. 

1.2A Explore opportunities for new 

partnerships, networking and 

collaboration available as a result of 

connectivity to the Arkansas 

Research and Education Optical 

Network (AREON). 

1.2B Participate in various association 

events and leadership. 

Email employees regarding this 

information in March 2014. 

Provide on-line benefits access 

through WeevilNet by July 1, 

2014. 

Provide 3-5 opportunities for 

faculty and staff to participate in 

ERP and LMS training by June 30, 

2014. 

Communicate expectations of 

professional development and 

available funds to employees in 

July/August 2014. 

Select 2-3 institutions in Arkansas 

by December 31, 2013, that are 

candidates for an administrative 

software upgrade and contact 

regarding interest in a PeopleSoft 

conversion that involves UAM 

hosting. 

Attend at least one association or 

trade meeting in FY2014. Include 

as element of the annual 

personnel evaluation review. 

Colwell, Hargis 

Jones, Hoyle, Ross, 

Fendley 

Jones, Gasaway, 

Colwell, Physical 

Plant Director, 

Hoyle, Brewer 

Jones, Hoyle 

Jones, Gasaway, 

Colwell, Hudgins, 

Hoyle, Brewer 

126




1.3A Focus on improvement of new 

Jones, Ross 

business processes in WeevilNet and 

communicate success. 







1.3B Develop a best practices presentation 

and present at a conference. 

1.4A Implement electronic work order 

system for physical plant. 

1.4B Develop an annual operational plan 

that incorporates the use of a master 

calendar and is designed as a tool for 

managing the component units of 

Finance and Administration. 

1.5A Develop an annual operational plan 





Survey users of WeevilNet 

regarding areas of possible 

improvement and document one 

employee or department success 

story involving WeevilNet per 

quarter in campus news. 

Develop a best practices 

presentation during FY2014 and 

present at one trade conference 

during FY2015. 

Electronic work order system 

operating by July 1, 2014. 

Publish and distribute the 

document, Finance and 

Administration 2014, by 

September 15, 2013. 





Jones, Hoyle, 

Gasaway, Brewer, 

Physical Plant 

Director, Colwell, 

Ross 


Director 

Jones 

Jones 

127




1.5B Develop existing employees through Meeting with supervisors in Jones 

improved use of personnel 

Finance and Administration to 

evaluations. 

discuss the goal and means of 


opportunities (Continued). 


resources. 

1.6A Update management plan for 

balance sheet accounts, primarily 

cash and accounts receivable. 

1.6B Study feasibility of additional 

residence hall units, improve existing 

residence hall space and 

achieving by January 1, 2014. 

Update document outlining plan 

for asset management by 

September 15, 2013 and 

incorporate into Finance and 

Administration 2014 document. 

Present recommendation to 

executive council for additional 

and improved residence halls 

space by August 15, 2013. 

1.6C Reduce energy costs on all campuses. Develop plan for managing energy 

consumption in University 

buildings by utilizing new 

automated control system and 

programmable thermostats by 

March 30, 2014. 

Jones 

Jones 


Director, Jones 

128




2.1A Provide information to campus Include one news item per quarter Hoyle, Jones 

communities about enhanced of enhanced research 

research opportunities available opportunities available through 

through the AREON. 

AREON in campus news. 










2.2A Replace all outdated internal cabling 

in University buildings. 

2.2B Implement electronic work order 

system for physical plant. 

2.2C Develop an annual operational plan 





2.3A Train all faculty members in the use 

of the newly implemented learning 

management software system. 

2.3B Provide information to campus 

communities about enhanced 

research opportunities available 

through the AREON. 

2.3C Enhance data systems and retrieval 

ability in order to improve collection, 

analysis and reporting methods. 

Complete master plan for 

replacing internal cabling by 


Electronic work order system 

operating by July 1, 2014. 





Provide 3-4 opportunities for 

faculty and staff to participate in 

ERP and LMS training by June 30, 

2014. 

Include one news item per quarter 

of enhanced research 

opportunities available through 


Develop plan for training campus 

in areas of determined need on 

WeevilNet by September 30, 

2013. 

Hoyle, Jones 


Director, Hoyle 

Jones 

Fendley, Hoyle 

Hoyle, Jones 

Ross, Hoyle, Jones 

129




2.3D Provide new computers on a fouryear 

Include this item in annual Jones 

rotation in all primary academic operating budget each year. 

laboratories. 



2.3E Replace all outdated internal cabling 

in university buildings. 

Develop master plan for 

completion of internal cabling by 


Hoyle, Jones 

2.4 Enhance UAM’s image. 2.4A Study feasibility of additional units 

and improved existing residence hall 

space and replacement of science 

center. 

2.4B Maintain clean and attractive 

buildings and grounds. 

2.4C Identify and plan to address critical 

deferred maintenance needs. 

Study next steps regarding 

residence halls 

additions/improvements and 

science center replacement. 

Make report to executive council 

by March 30, 2014. 

Develop documented process for 

maintaining building and grounds 

that becomes the basis for the 

physical plant director’s weekly 

report to the VCFA. Conduct brief 

survey of campus communities 

including students, faculty and 

staff regarding cleanliness of 

buildings and grounds by June 30, 

2014. 

Conduct survey of campuses, 

identify and prioritize most critical 

deferred maintenance needs by 

December 31, 2013 with 

estimated costs of remediation. 

Executive Council, 

Jones 


Director 


Director 

130




3.1A Provide students with information Include one news item per quarter Hoyle, Jones 

regarding enhanced research of enhanced research 

opportunities available through the opportunities available through 

AREON. 


Coordinate with academic affairs 





communities. 

3.1B Provide quality financial aid service 

to all UAM students. 

3.2 Provide safe working conditions for 

students, faculty and staff. 

office. 

Hire new financial aid analyst to 

assist with increased work-load of 

department and to assist with 

student loan management by 

August 31, 2013. 

Distribute safety standards 

relative to the duties of physical 

plant staff annually and conduct 

periodic safety meetings. Goal of 

zero workers’ compensation 

claims in FY2014. 

Brewer 


Director 

131

132





Enhancement of Resources • Continue to improve and enhance all phases of external 



• Increase university name recognition in central and north 

Arkansas. 

• Incorporate the Graphic Arts Center into the Media Services 

function. 

• Continue to expand and refine advertising/marketing campaign. 

• Continue building Facebook site and explore the use of Twitter as 

a media and marketing tool. 

Enhancement of Academics • Continue to spotlight and publicize unique and unusual 


achievements of students, faculty, and staff. 

• Continue to prepare feature stories and profiles of students and 

faculty who excel in one or more academic areas. 

• Continue to expand coverage of faculty achievements through 

contacts with professional journals and publications. 

Enhancement of Quality of Life • Continue to publicize university events and research that promote 

healthy lifestyles. 


• Inform the public of cultural and research programs that enhance 

the quality of life for both the university community and the 

general public. 

133




1.1 Develop closer relationships with Increase personal contacts with Director of Media 

media, particularly in the Little Rock Little Rock media. 

Services 

metro area. 

1.1 Continue to improve and 

enhance all phases of external 


1.2 Increase university name 

recognition in central and 

north Arkansas. 

1.3 Incorporate the Graphic Arts 

Center into the Media Services 

function. 

1.4 Continue to expand and refine 

advertising/marketing 

campaign. 

1.5 Continue building Facebook 

site and explore the use of 

Twitter as a media and 

marketing tool. 

1.2 Increase targeted advertising and 

media contacts in those areas. 

1.3 Work with graphic arts specialist to 

enhance publications and other printed 

materials. 

1.4 Diversify television advertising, explore 

new locations for outdoor advertising 

in Little Rock metro area, and explore 

more options for social media 

advertising. 

1.5 Examine ways that Facebook and 

Twitter can be better utilized to reach 

a broader audience of potential 

students, alumni and donors. 

Show an increase in student 

inquiries with Office of 

Admissions from those areas. 

Show a refreshed look and 

design to printed materials. 

Purchase television advertising 

package on second Little Rock 

area station, purchase second 

billboard in metro area, and 

purchase advertising on 

Facebook. 

Publicize university’s UAM News 

Facebook site to a broader 

audience. Open Twitter account 

for UAM News. 


Services 


Services 


Services 


Services 

134




2.1 Maintain lines of communication with Write at least one story per Director of Media 

department and unit heads to stay month highlighting something Services 

abreast of student and faculty 

unusual or unique about a 

achievements. 

student or faculty member. 

2.1 Continue to spotlight and 

publicize unique and unusual 

achievements of students, 

faculty and staff. 

2.2 Continue to prepare feature 

stories and profiles of 

students and faculty who 

excel in one or more academic 

areas. 

2.3 Continue to expand coverage 

of faculty achievements 

through contacts with 

professional journals and 

publications. 

2.2 Allocate more time to the creation of 

in-depth features and human interest 

stories. 

2.3 Work with unit heads and faculty to 

maintain and update a list of 

professional journals and publications 

serving specific academic disciplines. 

Create at least one feature story 

per month that examines the 

achievements of faculty, and 

students. 

Expand media list of professional 

publications to better publicize 

faculty achievements at a 

national level. 


Services 


Services 

135




3.1 Continue to maintain contact with Make sure that lifestyle and Director of Media 

faculty and staff involved with 

health-related events receive Services 

promoting healthy lifestyles. 

broad coverage. 

3.1 Continue to publicize 

university events and research 

that promote healthy 

lifestyles. 

3.2 Inform the public of cultural 

and research programs that 

enhance the quality of life for 

both the university 

community and the general 

public. 

3.2 Work closely with faculty and staff to 

make sure adequate coverage is given 

to events, programs and activities that 

promote both culturally enriched and 

healthy lifestyles. 

Track the number of stories 

spotlighting cultural events and 

programs promoting healthy 

lifestyles. 


Services 

136


Division of Student Affairs 









Enhancement of Academics • Share academic opportunities across units. 


• Increase opportunities for faculty/student research and increase 

experimental and service learning opportunities. 









communities. 

137




1.1 Recruit, develop and retain a 



networking and 

collaboration. 

1.1A Give access to Recreation Areas 

including: Weight Room, Exercise 

Center, Circuit Training, Racquetball, 

Tennis, Basketball Courts and 

organized sport competitions at a 

reseasonable rate. 

1.1B Provide access to professional 

learning opportunities which include: 

Customer Service, Behavior 

Intervention, Vet-Friendly, FERPA, 

Crisis Management, Event Planning, 

and Hazing intervention and 

prevention. 

1.1C Give access to sponsored 

programming by the Division of 

Student Affairs including public, 

special and cultural events. 

1.2A Utilize faculty/staff on programming 

committees and student affairs staff 

serve on external committees. 

Monitor log of facilities and fitness 

areas. Compare data against 

previous weeks, months, or years. 

Monitor rental of Rec Area lockers 

and F/S. Monitor number of F/S 

participation in 

IM/Rec activities. 

Monitor log of faculty and staff 

participation. 

Monitor log of faculty and staff 

participation. Compare data 

against previous weeks, months, 

or years. 

Committee rosters and meeting 

minutes reflect faculty member’s 

attendance and participation on 

Parents Day, Homecoming, 

Career, Wellness, Scholarship 

Committees, CASSA and HLC Self- 

Study 

Richardson 

Gentry 

Ryburn 

L. Hughes 

Kuttenkuler 

Kidwell 

Richardson 

J. Hughes 

Joubert 

All Directors 

All Directors 

138






collaboration. (Continued) 


image, visibility and 

influence. 

1.2B Reinforce the partnership agreement 

with dining services vendor to 

generate revenue in support of 

capital improvements to dining 

facilities and the University Center. 

1.3A Encourage campus organizations to 

engage in a variety of community 

service projects. 

1.3B Promote the use of facilities by 

outside agencies and community 

groups. 

1.3C Utilize community facilities for 

student programs/activities. 

1.3D Collaborate with Athletics to develop 

regulation volleyball court in UC gym. 

Legal and binding contract (on file) 

between the University and 

ARAMARK. Outlines partnership 

regarding refurbishments, 

renovations, and future 

improvements. 

Community Service Form that logs 

Community Service Hours. 

Monitor number of facility 

reservation forms completed. 

Create & send facility use post 

event evaluations & compare 

data. 

Monitor number of activities, 

number of students participate 

and survey facility owner post 

events. 

Purchase and install regulation 

system. Monitor use of new court. 

J. Hughes 

All Directors 

All Directors 

Gentry 

Joubert 

Gentry 

1.3E Launch Weevil Perks Organized list of Monticello 

Businesses participating by August 

16, 2013. Expand Monticello 

participants and Launch Weevil 

Perks in McGehee & Crossett by 

June 30, 2014. 

Joubert 

139





image, visibility and 

influence. (Continued) 

1.4 Improve Internal and 

external communications. 

1.3F Develop the “City Fest” Have 40 Monticello Businesses 

participate in the first annual 

“Communiversity Fest” on August 

20. 2013. 50+ by August 2014. 

1.4A Test UAMAlert - Emergency 

Notification system. 

1.4B Test emergency plan with mock drill/ 

scenario in conjunction with City of 

Monticello and Drew County 

Emergency Management Agencies. 

System administrators test the 

system weekly and an all users 

test is conducted in the fall and 

spring semesters. 

Drill to be performed and reports 

submitted to state offices by 

January 2014. 

Joubert 

J. Hughes 

Kuttenkuler 

Kidwell 

Kidwell 

1.4C Expand Reach Screen and/or video 

messaging presence on the campus. 

1.4D Replace obsolete computer in 

IM/REC. 

System implementation. 

Monitor number of ads per 

department posted to REACH. 

Inventory computers and chart 

acquisition. 

Kuttenkuler 

J. Hughes 

Gentry 

Gentry 


resources. 

1.5A Use Council for the Advancement of 

Standards in Higher Education (CAS) 

model to conduct a self-assessment 

of one functional area in each 

department. 

Committee rosters and Self- 

Assessment Guides (SAGs) 

All Directors 

1.5B Professional Development targeting 

student needs, safety and customer 

service philosophies. 

Staff members across the 

department of Student Affairs will 

regularly engage in professional 

development. 

All Directors 

140





resources. (Continued) 

1.5C Expand video surveillance presence 

on the campus. 

Identification of new locations for 

camera placement and system 

implementation. 

J. Hughes 

Kidwell 

Kuttenkuler 

1.5D Expand use of social media. Number of “likes” and “followers”. 

Create social media interaction 

Activities and monitor 

participation numbers. 

1.5E Develop and implement a campuswide 

Emergency Management Plan 

with assistance from the 

Preparedness-Technology, Analysis, 

and Coordination (P-TAC) Center 

which is operated by the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA). 

1.5F Implement the Arkansas Association 

of Chiefs of Police (AACP) Model 

Policies. 

Review and approval by Executive 

Council. 

Review and approval by UofA 

Systems Office of General Counsel 

and UAM Executive Council 

All Directors 

Kidwell 

J. Hughes 

Kuttenkuler 

Kidwell 

J. Hughes 

141




2.1A Provide tutorial services for all Employ student tutors from across L. Hughes 

students. 

as many disciplines as possible. 

2.1B Offer tutoring for special populations Track tutorial sessions. 

L. Hughes 

(athletics, cheerleaders, etc.) 

2.2 Promote philanthropic activities, 

experimental and service learning 

projects. 


across units. 



increase experimental and 

service learning 


Project/event implementation. 

Development of Community 

Service Directory and promotion 

of events by SGA. 

J. Hughes 

Kuttenkuler 

Joubert 

Jones-Green 

2.3 Improve internal and 


2.3A Provide faculty, staff and students a 

confidential program of identification, 

intervention and response in order to 

provide our campus with the greatest 

chance of success with the greatest 

level of protection. 

2.3B Continue “Pilot Project” and monitor 

academic progress of residential 

students in program. 

2.3C Provide support to the Division of 

Academic Affairs in the delivery of 

Weevil Wisdom. 

Develop a network of campus 

professionals to serve on the 

Behavior Intervention Committee 

which meets regularly. 

Grades First 

Record number of classes 

presented to and enrollment of 

each class. 

J. Hughes 

Kuttenkuler 

L. Hughes 

Kidwell 

Richardson 

Kuttenkuler 

Gentry 

Richardson 

L. Hughes 

Jones-Green 

Joubert 



2.3D Post Academic deadlines, Library & 

Writing Center hours, tutoring 

schedule and programs. 

2.4A Replace obsolete computers in the 

Testing Center and Tutoring Labs. 

Monitor number of posts to 

REACH IM/REC marker board & 

bulletin boards. 

Inventory computers and chart 

acquisition. 

Gentry (could be, 

All Directors) 

L. Hughes 

2.4B Provide current tests via on-line. Testing report. L. Hughes 

142




2.4C Provide on-line voting for 

Joubert 

Homecoming and SGA positions. 



(Continued) 

Administer on-line elections using 

CourseEval software. Increase 

participation to 12%. 



2.4D Provide students access to career 

service software (College Central 

Network) . 

2.5A Support services provided by TRIO 

Grant: Upward Bound Bridge 

component must meet federal 

qualifications for eligibility. 

2.5B Access to Commuter Lounge and Vet 

Friendly Lounge. 

2.5C Use Council for the Advancement of 


model to conduct a self-assessment of 

one functional area in each 

department. 

Create a virtual Career Service 

Center and increase the number 

of registered accounts by 10%. 

Programs include specialized 

tutoring, life skills workshops, 

financial aid assistance, career 

counseling. 

Sign-in sheets 

Establish systematic plans and 

processes to meet internal and 

external accountability 

expectations with regard to 

student learning and development 

outcomes. 

2.5D In residence hall study rooms Monitor deployment of new study 

rooms and work with student to 

L. Hughes 

Jones-Green 

L. Hughes 

All Directors 

Kuttenkuler 

2.6 Enhance UAM’s image. 2.6A Provide placement, programming, 

projects, and events which recognize 

and reward academic achievement. 

2.6B Develop year-long marketing plan for 

ResLife. 

Placement, program, project, and 

event implementation. 

Coordinate, review, budget, 

adopt, and implement. 

All Directors 

Kuttenkuler 

143





needs of students.. 

3.1A Increase student involvement in 

University sponsored activities. 

Establish baseline of total surveys 

administered for the year. 

All Directors 




3.1B Offer cultural and educational 

opportunities that provide exposure 

and enrichment to foster student 

growth and enlightenment. 

Offer a minimum of six programs 

(Three per semester) each year. 

3.1C Remodel Red Barn Replace carpet, repaint, and 

furnish. 

3.2A Offer programs and activities to 

maximize lifelong learning and 

personal wellness. 

Activities to be offered include: 

Comprehensive Wellness Fair 

Hunting Safety 

STD Awareness and Prevention 

Depression Screening 

Sexual Assault Awareness 

Substance Abuse 

Eating Disorders 

L. Hughes 

Gentry 

Richardson 

Joubert 

J. Hughes 

Joubert 

Gentry 

L. Hughes 

Richardson 

Kidwell 

3.2B Provide Commuter Lounge and Vet- 

Friendly Lounge as an area to study 

and spend time while on campus. 

3.2C Use Council for the Advancement of 


model to conduct a self-assessment of 

one functional area in each 

department. 

Sign-in sheets. 

Initial Report and Action Plan 

L. Hughes 

All Directors 

144






retention plan. (Continued) 

3.2D Utilize a reward/incentive system for 

student organization participation in 

campus events. 

3.2E Provide access to a variety of 

leadership modules to engage 

students in learning. 

3.2F Develop and institute a master 

housing plan. 

Track student attendance and 

active participation at sponsored 

events through Greek point 

system and Program/Event 

Evaluation Forms. 

Online student leadership 

modules offered by 2013. 

Review Master Housing Plan and 

extend existing plan two 

additional years. 

3.2G Develop a residential retention plan. Measure implications of new 

academic year policy and measure 

against previous semesters. 

3.2H Implement and utilize Program/Event 

Evaluation Form to obtain feedback on 

programming quality and 

effectiveness. 

3.2I Launch ARAMARK “Your Voice 

Counts”, an advanced research 

methodology designed to generate 

ongoing consumer satisfaction 

feedback. 

Target score of 3.5+ average linker 

using the comprehensive analysis 

document. 

Number of Rescue Alerts and 

WOW Alerts 

All Directors 

Kuttenkuler 

Joubert 

L. Hughes 

Kuttenkuler 

J. Hughes 

Kuttenkuler 

All Directors 

Aramark 

J. Hughes 

145






communities. 

3.3A Offer collaborative wellness activities 

for the University Community. 

3.3B Provide training on security 

awareness, procedures for reporting 

criminal actions, policies concerning 

campus security, criminal and drug 

enforcement policies, crime 

prevention, crime statistics, 

prevention and awareness of rape, 

acquaintance rape, domestic violence, 

dating violence, sexual assault, and 

stalking for current and incoming 

students and current and new 

employees. 

Programs/services to be offered 

include: Comprehensive Wellness 

Fair; Accessibility to: Exercise 

Center, Circuit Training, Cardiovascular 

equipment; Intramurals; 

Organized fitness competitions; 

and,Smart Choices regarding 

drugs & alcohol. 

Target score of 3.5+ average using 

the comprehensive analysis 

document. 

Gentry 

Richardson 

Kidwell 

Pickens 

Kuttenkuler 

146


Office of the Registrar 



Enhancement of Resources • Recruit, develop, and retain a quality faculty and o See page 148 

staff. 

• Build partnerships through networking and 


• Enhance the University’s image, visibility, and 

influence. 


• Develop internal and external communications. 









• Promote healthy lifestyles for students, employees, 

and communities. 

147






image, visibility, and 

influence. 



1.5 

. 

Develop internal and external 

resources. 




1.1 Recruit, develop, and retain a 1.1 As time permits, to continue to cross- 

All full-time employees will have a Registrar 

train co-workers within the office. 

1.2 Provide training and support to deans, 

faculty, and students. 

1.3A Continue the implementation of a new 

administrative software package. This 

is expected to take additional years to 

be completely implemented and 

integrated with other users on the 

campus. 

1.3B In conjunction with the 

implementation of a relational 

database administrative software, to 

develop a “common data set” for 

placement on the UAM website. 

1.4 List forms available on the website for 

the Office of the Registrar, to analyze 

which ones, if any, should be 

removed, and to compare the lists 

with forms available in hard copy 

format to determine which additional 

forms should be placed on the web. 

1.5A Continue the compilation of a 

perpetual master calendar for the 

office to improve efficiency and to 

help ensure that no vital processes go 

undone. 

common core of skills. 

Feedback from deans, faculty, and 

students. 

Successful startup of each term, 

and successful reporting using 

PeopleSoft database to retrieve 

and organize data. 

Appearance of CDS available on 

UAM web site. 

No missing forms and no receipt 

of submitted forms which contain 

unneeded information or which 

lack necessary information. 

Enter all necessary calendars into 

PeopleSoft. 

Registrar 

Registrar and 

Associate 

Registrar 

Registrar and 

Institutional 

Research Officer 

Registrar, 


Registrar, and 

Registrar’s 

Assistant. 

Registrar and 


Registrar 

148




1.5B Continue with the process of reviewing An even larger percentage of the Archival Specialist 

and organizing the content of student file room will be reorganized. and Student 

folders; to scan, index, and shred 

Workers. 

courtesy letters or other non-critical 

documents; and to place the contents 

in vinyl, acid-free sleeves in order to 

recoup additional shelf space. 


resources (Continued). 


students. 

1.5C Implement specific cost-cutting 

measures: reduction in postage 

expenses by using student-pickup of 

mail, fax and e-mail transmissions 

rather than snail mail, and grouping of 

mailings to Crossett and McGehee; 

reduction in paper and forms expense; 

and reduction in copier and printer 

toner. 

1.6 Make advisement report tool available 

to students so that they can monitor 

their progress and can graduate in a 

timely manner. 

Maintenance and Operations 

(M&O) funds will be sufficient to 

make it through the year and to 

enable the purchase of at least 

one new desktop computer. 

There will be no “surprises” (lack 

of requirements) when a given 

student’s expected graduation 

rolls around. 

All staff members. 

Registrar and 


Registrar 

149





standards 




needs of students 

2.1A To finish programming advisement 

reports into PeopleSoft to 

accommodate students under current 

requirements. 

2.1B In conjunction with continued 

implementation of PeopleSoft, to 

revise procedures for equivalencies, 

substitutions, and exceptional course 

registrations. 

2.2A Set up all office forms on disk and to 

place all the forms on the web site. 

2.2B Continually review standard forms and 

work toward improvement or 

streamlining of those forms. 

2.3 Research and implement some type of 

“scholarly intramurals” to appeal to 

those students who wish to participate 

in collegiate competition based on 

academic talent and knowledge. 

2.4 Enhance UAM’s image. 2.4 Students, faculty, staff, and the general 

public will be treated in an efficient and 

professional manner. 

By May 2014, all advisement 

reports will be available to 

students in their self service, and 

all advisors will have access. 

Changes will be made in some of 

the ways things are currently 

processed. 

No necessary forms will be missing 

from the website. 

There will be no current forms 

which cry out for revision. 

There will be at least one 

“scholarly intramural” during the 

year. 

There will be no complaints from 

our constituents. 

2.1A Registrar 

and Associate 

Registrar 

Registrar and 


Registrar 

Registrar, 



Registrar’s 

Assistant. 

Registrar, 



Registrar’s 

Assistant 

All Staff 

All Staff 

150




3.1A Inventory existing office signage and There will be no negative signage All Staff 

get input from all staff members to and there will not be a lack of 

update the signage for succinct and needed signage. 

positive communication. 





communities. 

3.1B Provide opportunities for developing 

improved communications in dealing 

with difficult situations. 

3.2A Provide opportunities for employees to 

take one class during the workday 

3.2B Encourage and reward (in some way) 

participation in campus and community 

3.2C events Reorganize which to are some aimed extent at health the suite issues 

or offices quality to make of life. them more efficient 

and to maximize existing space. 

There will be at least one 

opportunity for staff to participate 

in a communications activity 

training session. 

Employees will be reminded of 

this opportunity. 

Employees will participate in at 

least one campus activity and will 

be At least encouraged one of the to participate rooms will in be 

community noticeably reorganized activities 

All Staff 

Registrar 

All Staff 

All Staff 

3.2D Plan for replacement of aging office 

computers, ideally one per year, from 

M&O funds. 

At least one desktop computer 

will be replaced. 

Registrar 

151

Appendix A


Organizational Chart 

Board of Trustees 

President 

Chancellor 

Board of Visitors 

Athletics 

Economic Development 

Governmental Affairs 

Strategic Planning 

Institutional Research/ 

Freedom of Information Officer 

Provost, Vice Chancellor for Academic 

Affairs, and Graduate Dean 

Associate Vice Chancellor 


Student Affairs 


Advancement/University Relations 



Vice Chancellor, UAM College 

of Technology-Crossett 

Vice Chancellor, UAM College 

of Technology-McGehee 



Distance Education 

Division of General 

Studies 

Military Science 

Library 




School of 

Mathematical and 

Natural Sciences 

School of Social and 

Behavioral Sciences 

Graduate Programs 

Registrar 



School of Computer 

Information Systems 

School of Forest 

Resources 


Dean of Students 

Counseling/Testing/ 

Career Services 

Judicial Affairs 

Residence Life 

Upward Bound 

Faculty/Staff 

Housing 

Public Safety 

Student Programs/ 

Activities 

Dining Services/ 

Catering 

Intramurals/ 

Recreation 

Student Health/ 

Wellness 


Community 


Fine Arts Center 

Special Events 


Reservations 

Trotter House 

Web Publishing 

Arkansas Small 

Business & 

Technology 

Development 

Center 


Management 

Admissions 

International 

Students 

Marketing 

Scholarships 


Services 


Copy Center 

Graphic Design 


Publications 

UAM Foundation 


for Administration 

Contracts 

Human Resources/ 

Payroll 

Purchasing 

Financial Aid 


Building 

Maintenance 

Custodial Services 

Grounds 

Maintenance 

Motor Pool 

Warehouse 

Associate Vice 

Chancellor for Finance 

Accounts Payable 

Accounts Receivable 

Budget 

Cashier 

Grants Administration 

Travel 

Information Technology 

Academic Computing 

Administrative Systems 

End User Support 

Network Management 

System Management 


Chancellor 

Library 

Technical 

Programs 

Fiscal 

Operations 

Physical 

Plant 


Bookstore/ 

Cashier 

Career 

Pathways 


Technology 

Public 

Safety 

Vocational 

Counseling 


Chancellor 

Adult Education 

AHEOTA 

Support Staff 

Technical 

Programs 


Technology 

Public 

Safety 

Career 

Pathways 

Physical 

Plant 


Bookstore/ 

Cashier 

153 

Revised July 2013

Appendix B

Enrollment 

University of Arkansas at Monticello - Fall Enrollment 

4,400 

3,900 

3,400 

2,900 

2,400 

1,900 

1,400 

2012 

2011 

2010 

2009 

2008 

2007 

2006 

2005 

2004 

2003 

2002 

2001 

2000 

1999 

1998 

1997 

1996 

1995 

1994 

1993 

1992 

1991 

1990 

1989 

1988 

1987 

1986 

1985 

1984 

1983 

1982 

1981 

1980 

1979 

1978 

1977 

1976 

1975 

Year 

Note: The University of Arkansas at Monticello Merged on July 1, 2003, with Forest Echoes Technical Institute in Crossett 

And Great Rivers Technical Institute in McGehee. 

155

Fall 

2001 


Fall Term Headcount by Gender and Classification 

Undergraduate Graduate Total Total Total 

Full 

Time 

Part 

Time Total 

Full 

Time 

Part 

Time Total 

Full 

Time 

Part 

Time Headcount 

Male 812 97 909 7 47 54 819 144 963 

Female 1,000 199 1,199 12 158 170 1,012 357 1,369 

Total 1,812 296 2,108 19 205 224 1,831 501 2,332 

Fall 

2002 

Male 885 97 982 13 35 48 898 132 1,030 

Female 1,121 213 1,334 33 85 118 1,154 298 1,452 

Total 2,006 310 2,316 46 120 166 2,052 430 2,482 

Fall 

2003* 

Male 971 119 1,090 11 37 48 982 156 1,138 

Female 1,282 322 1,604 57 76 133 1,339 398 1,737 

Total 2,253 441 2,694 68 113 181 2,321 554 2,875 

Fall 

2004 

Male 975 145 1,120 22 30 52 997 175 1,172 

Female 1,295 317 1,612 79 79 158 1,374 396 1,770 

Total 2,270 462 2,732 101 109 210 2,371 571 2,942 

Fall 

2005 

Male 951 184 1,135 18 27 45 969 211 1,180 

Female 1,280 404 1,684 26 69 95 1,306 473 1,779 

Total 2,231 588 2,819 44 96 140 2,275 684 2,959 

Fall 

2006 

Male 941 245 1,186 9 29 38 950 274 1,224 

Female 1,234 644 1,878 16 61 77 1,250 705 1,955 

Total 2,175 889 3,064 25 90 115 2,200 979 3,179 

156

Fall 

2007 


Fall Term Headcount by Gender and Classification 


Full 

Time 

Part 

Time Total 

Full 

Time 

Part 

Time Total 

Full 

Time 

Part 


Male 990 255 1,245 18 19 37 1,008 274 1,282 

Female 1,257 530 1,787 36 82 118 1,293 612 1,905 

Total 2,247 785 3,032 54 101 155 2,301 886 3,187 

Fall 

2008 

Male 985 289 1,274 22 19 41 1,007 308 1,315 

Female 1,276 632 1,908 24 55 79 1,300 687 1,987 

Total 2,261 921 3,182 46 74 120 2,307 995 3,302 

Fall 

2009 

Male 1,120 279 1,399 11 24 35 1,131 303 1,434 

Female 1,361 603 1,964 29 52 81 1,390 655 2,045 

Total 2,481 882 3,363 40 76 116 2,521 958 3,479 

Fall 

2010 

Male 1,132 299 1,431 12 30 42 1,144 329 1,473 

Female 1,379 695 2,074 32 59 91 1,411 754 2,165 

Total 2,511 994 3,505 44 89 133 2,555 1,083 3,638 

Fall 

2011 

Male 1,154 352 1,506 14 41 55 1,168 393 1,561 

Female 1,522 763 2,285 8 66 74 1,530 829 2,359 

Total 2,676 1,115 3,791 22 107 129 2,698 1,222 3,920 

Fall 

2012 

Male 1161 404 1,565 17 31 48 1,178 435 1,613 

Female 1,444 821 2,265 21 46 67 1,465 867 2,332 

Total 2,605 1,225 3,830 38 77 115 2,643 1,302 3,945 

Note: "Full time" as defined here is 12 or more hours for undergraduate students; 9 or more hours for graduate students. 

*Fall 2003 onward includes headcount at Monticello, Crossett, and McGehee 

157

Spring 

2001 


Spring Term Headcount by Gender and Classification 


Full 

Time 

Part 

Time Total 

Full 

Time 

Part 

Time Total 

Full 

Time 

Part 


Male 730 112 842 9 37 46 739 149 888 

Female 922 200 1,122 10 81 91 932 281 1,213 

Spring 

2002 

Total 1,652 312 1,964 19 118 137 1,671 430 2,101 

Male 741 104 845 19 36 55 760 140 900 

Female 922 227 1,149 30 83 113 952 310 1,262 

Spring 

2003 

Total 1,663 331 1,994 49 119 168 1,712 450 2,162 

Male 783 84 867 8 42 50 791 126 917 

Female 1,032 245 1,277 27 83 110 1,059 328 1,387 

Spring 

2004* 

Total 1,815 329 2,144 35 125 160 1,850 454 2,304 

Male 859 135 994 13 29 42 872 164 1,036 

Female 1,212 304 1,516 54 90 144 1,266 394 1,660 

Spring 

2005 

Total 2,071 439 2,510 67 119 186 2,138 558 2,696 

Male 838 175 1,013 18 27 45 856 202 1,058 

Female 1,154 336 1,490 79 91 170 1,233 427 1,660 

Spring 

2006 

Total 1,992 511 2,503 97 118 215 2,089 629 2,718 

Male 843 240 1,083 15 24 39 858 264 1,122 

Female 1,164 529 1,693 25 58 83 1,189 587 1,776 

Spring 

2007 

Total 2,007 769 2,776 40 82 122 2,047 851 2,898 

Male 883 308 1,191 8 16 24 891 324 1,215 

Female 1,138 645 1,783 20 94 114 1,158 739 1,897 

Total 2,021 953 2,974 28 110 138 2,049 1,063 3,112 

158

Spring 

2008 


Spring Term Headcount by Gender and Classification 


Full 

Time 

Part 

Time Total 

Full 

Time 

Part 

Time Total 

Full 

Time 

Part 


Male 883 286 1,169 15 19 34 898 305 1,203 

Female 1,142 599 1,741 36 83 119 1,178 682 1,860 

Spring 

2009 

Total 2,025 885 2,910 51 102 153 2,076 987 3,063 

Male 937 311 1,248 15 23 38 952 334 1,286 

Female 1,170 699 1,869 24 54 78 1,194 753 1,947 

Spring 

2010 

Total 2,107 1,010 3,117 39 77 116 2,146 1,087 3,233 

Male 1,002 344 1,346 15 25 40 1,017 369 1,386 

Female 1,315 681 1,996 28 63 91 1,343 744 2,087 

Spring 

2011 

Total 2,317 1,025 3,342 43 88 131 2,360 1,113 3,473 

Male 965 354 1,319 10 26 36 975 380 1,355 

Female 1,311 724 2,035 31 61 92 1,342 785 2,127 

Spring 

2012 

Total 2,276 1,078 3,354 41 87 128 2,317 1,165 3,482 

Male 1,023 370 1,393 14 41 55 1,037 411 1,448 

Female 1,366 805 2,171 6 64 70 1,372 869 2,241 

Spring 

2013 

Total 2,389 1,175 3,564 20 105 125 2,409 1,280 3,689 

Male 989 385 1,374 14 28 42 1,003 413 1,416 

Female 1,302 803 2,105 23 47 70 1,325 850 2,175 

Total 2,291 1,188 3,479 37 75 112 2,328 1,263 3,591 

Note: "Full time" as defined here is 12 or more hours for undergraduate students; 9 or more hours for graduate students. 

*Spring 2004 onward includes headcount at Monticello, Crossett, and McGehee 

159


Fall Term Headcount by Major 

Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall 

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 

Division of Agriculture 

Agriculture 67 70 70 78 93 89 89 87 82 

Pre-Veterinary 5 5 9 5 12 8 8 16 15 


Art 15 24 27 32 19 30 26 25 28 

Communication 15 

English 48 44 50 55 62 48 48 55 44 

Journalism 8 13 16 12 8 2 0 0 0 

Modern Languages 3 13 14 14 

Music 45 36 32 30 38 43 50 40 35 

Music Education 11 16 29 31 27 31 27 47 54 

Speech Communication 31 26 22 23 23 22 24 22 14 


Accounting 63 70 83 91 76 74 79 77 64 

Business Administration 232 217 226 230 199 199 170 160 164 

Division of Computer 

Information Systems 

Computer Inf. Systems 157 125 106 105 98 97 92 92 89 

Adv. Certificate in CIS 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 


Early Childhood Ed. 193 191 185 178 162 182 177 186 159 

Middle Level Ed. 29 25 27 20 24 39 49 56 39 

Teaching and Learning 24 35 

Teacher Licensure 10 4 14 18 8 10 4 3 2 

Health & PE 109 90 85 83 95 124 109 102 56 

Health & PE - All Non 

Licensure 26 34 60 78 97 123 116 130 160 

Master of Arts in Teaching 88 30 24 49 41 41 72 43 46 

Master of Education 73 75 50 50 33 30 25 27 18 

Master of Education 

Leadership 10 13 11 18 17 17 12 8 11 

Master of Physical Education 12 14 

Special Ed Licensure/Cert 2 8 10 

School of Forestry 

Forestry 59 48 46 33 38 28 42 20 11 

Forest Resources 20 52 

Spatial Infor. Systems 36 37 33 34 33 26 19 16 14 

Land Surveying Tech. 13 8 5 5 5 4 2 1 6 

Wildlife Management 37 31 41 38 40 46 53 35 14 

M.S. Forest Resources 23 20 21 18 21 25 22 17 15 

160


Fall Term Headcount by Major 

Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall 

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 


Associate of Arts 12 11 17 21 26 41 47 46 47 

Applied Science (AAS) 8 13 36 37 68 70 114 135 144 

Applied Science (BAS) 2 10 21 16 11 19 

General Studies 417 545 682 556 650 568 344 349 338 

General Studies (BGS) 10 42 42 45 

School of Mathematical and 

Natural Sciences 

Allied Health 34 32 33 48 41 41 35 47 49 

Biology 44 38 39 47 39 52 37 42 49 

Chemistry 9 14 19 14 12 12 18 14 18 

Mathematics 27 23 22 23 18 22 20 22 19 

Natural Science 10 12 10 11 7 5 6 12 8 

Pre-Engineering 5 9 15 14 10 14 8 11 12 

Pre-Medicine 45 36 60 49 49 41 33 33 41 

Pre-Pharmacy 24 31 39 29 41 24 23 29 32 

Division of Nursing 

Nursing (BSN) 317 316 298 275 320 341 312 307 272 

LPN to RN (AASN) 35 37 23 11 32 34 41 42 27 

School of Social and 

Behavioral Sciences 

Crime Scene Investigation 3 7 9 6 7 3 1 

Criminal Justice 102 99 76 83 70 78 93 127 120 

History 13 20 20 26 31 30 25 42 28 

History and Social Studies 17 19 14 9 7 10 2 0 0 

Law Enforcement Admin. 2 0 1 0 3 2 0 

Political Science 18 15 16 17 13 19 16 9 16 

Pre-Law 13 15 15 8 14 12 8 8 4 

Psychology 76 76 80 79 79 83 89 81 87 

Social Work 78 87 74 76 81 83 69 90 79 

Crossett 

Admin. Office Technology 15 22 16 29 18 13 15 15 21 

Child Care Orientation 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 

Computer Maint./Networking 11 21 13 24 15 13 14 12 7 

Correctional Law Enforcement 11 8 

Early Childhood Education 9 31 34 

161

Appendix C

STUDENT SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS (SSCH) AND FTE - FALL TERMS 

(FTE = Undergraduate SSCH divided by 15; Graduate SSCH divided by 12) 

DATE OF REPORT: 10/24/2012 C. Pace 

2007 % of 2008 % of 2009 % of 2010 % of 2011 % of 2012 % of 

SSCH FTE Total SSCH FTE Total SSCH FTE Total SSCH FTE Total SSCH FTE Total SSCH FTE Total 

Crossett 

Technical 1,936 129 5% 2,016 134 5% 2,656 177 6% 2,242 149 5% 2,744 183 6% 3.156 210 7% 

Non 

Technical 877 58 2% 999 67 3% 1,370 91 3% 1,485 99 3% 1,594 106 4% 1,666 111 4% 

Total 2,813 188 7% 3,015 201 8% 4,026 268 10% 3,727 248 9% 4,338 289 10% 4,822 321 11% 

McGehee 

Technical 2,380 159 6% 1,674 112 4% 2,493 166 6% 2,812 187 7% 3,296 220 7% 3,413 228 8% 

Non 

Technical 1,218 81 3% 1,400 93 4% 1,522 101 4% 1,757 117 4% 1,662 111 4% 1,719 115 4% 

Total 3,598 240 10% 3,074 205 8% 4,015 268 10% 4,569 307 11% 4,958 331 11% 5,132 342 11% 

Monticello 

ECHS* 1,291 86 3% 1,767 118 5% 1,334 89 3% 1,632 109 4% 2,037 136 4% 2,337 156 5% 

Undergraduate 28,927 1,928 77% 29,347 1,956 77% 31,000 2,067 75% 31,584 2,106 74% 33,228 2,215 73% 31,775 2,118 71% 

Graduate 860 72 3% 742 62 2% 692 58 2% 853 71 3% 658 55 2% 696 58 2% 

Total 31,078 2,086 83% 31,856 2,136 84% 33,026 2,213 81% 34,069 2,285 81% 35,923 2,406 80% 34,808 2,332 78% 

Grand Total 37,489 2,514 100% 37,945 2,542 100% 41,067 2,749 100% 42,365 2,839 100% 45,219 3,026 100% 44,762 2,996 100% 

*Early College High School 

162

STUDENT SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS (SSCH) AND FTE - SPRING TERMS 





Crossett 

Technical 1,902 127 5% 2,111 141 6% 2,332 155 6% 2,790 186 7% 2,772 185 7% 3,013 201 7% 

Non 

Technical 913 61 3% 1,100 73 3% 1,462 97 4% 1,332 89 3% 1,497 100 4% 1,573 105 4% 

Total 2,815 188 8% 3,211 214 9% 3,794 253 9% 4,122 275 10% 4,269 285 10% 4,586 306 44% 

McGehee 

Technical 2,529 169 7% 2,402 160 6% 3,273 218 8% 3,679 245 9% 3,694 246 9% 3,289 219 8% 

Non 

Technical 1,360 91 4% 1,423 95 4% 1,591 106 4% 1,467 98 4% 1,667 111 4% 1,491 99 4% 

Total 3,889 259 11% 3,825 255 10% 4,864 324 12% 5,146 343 13% 5,361 357 13% 4,780 319 12% 


ECHS* 1,437 96 4% 1,731 115 5% 1,502 100 4% 1,791 119 4% 1,956 130 5% 2,061 137 5% 

Undergraduate 26,648 1,777 74% 27,386 1,826 74% 29,304 1,954 72% 28,516 1,901 70% 29,914 1,994 71% 28,447 1,896 70% 


Total 28,970 1,946 81% 29,815 1,999 81% 31,593 2,119 79% 31,112 2,088 77% 32,488 2,176 77% 31,185 2,090 77% 

Grand Total 35,674 2,393 100% 36,851 2,468 100% 40,251 2,697 100% 40,380 2,705 100% 42,118 2,818 100% 40,551 2,715 100% 


163

STUDENT SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS (SSCH) AND FTE - SUMMER I TERMS 


DATE OF REPORT: 7/16/2013 



Crossett 

Technical 327 22 7% 553 37 10% 545 36 9% 793 53 13% 766 51 16% 837 56 16% 

Non 

Technical 166 11 3% 238 16 4% 264 18 4% 248 17 4% 199 13 4% 259 17 5% 

Total 493 33 10% 791 53 15% 809 54 13% 1,041 70 17% 965 64 20% 1.096 73 21% 

McGehee 

Technical 456 30 9% 664 44 12% 703 47 11% 891 59 15% 741 49 15% 558 37 11% 

Non 

Technical 191 13 4% 140 9 3% 224 15 4% 152 10 3% 90 6 2% 153 10 3% 

Total 647 43 13% 804 54 15% 927 62 15% 1,043 69 17% 831 55 17% 711 47 14% 


ECHS* 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 

Undergraduate 3,215 214 66% 3,370 225 63% 3,835 256 62% 3,545 236 59% 2,520 168 52% 2,679 179 51% 


Total 3,625 249 77% 3,711 253 70% 4,345 298 72% 3,882 264 66% 2,972 206 63% 3,294 230 66% 

Grand Total 4,765 325 100% 5,306 359 100% 6,081 414 100% 5,966 403 100% 4,768 325 100% 5,101 350 100% 


164

STUDENT SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS (SSCH) AND FTE - SUMMMER II TERMS 





Crossett 

Technical 0 0 0% 28 2 1% 0 0 0% 132 9 4% 154 10 4% 170 11 6% 

General 

Education 39 3 1% 33 2 1% 0 0 0% 229 15 6% 117 8 3% 141 9 0% 

Total 39 3 1% 61 4 2% 0 0 0% 361 24 10% 271 18 7% 311 21 0% 

McGehee 

Technical 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 37 2 1% 12 1 0% 52 3 1% 37 2 1% 

General 

Education 132 9 4% 152 10 4% 71 5 2% 135 9 4% 221 15 6% 66 4 0% 

Total 132 9 4% 152 10 4% 108 7 3% 147 10 4% 273 18 7% 103 7 0% 


ECHS* 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 

Undergraduate 2,537 169 78% 2,721 181 79% 2,763 184 82% 2709 181 72% 2,885 192 76% 2,102 140 70% 


Total 2,960 204 95% 3,117 214 94% 3,152 217 97% 3150 217 87% 3,164 216 86% 2,478 171 86% 

Grand Total 3,131 216 100% 3,330 229 100% 3,260 224 100% 3658 251 100% 3,708 252 100% 2,892 199 100% 


165

Appendix D

Appendix D 


Completions by Major CIP Code 

CIP 

Code 

Major 

Certificates of Proficiency 

04- 

05 

05- 

06 

06- 

07 

07- 

08 

Awards 

08- 09- 

09 10 

19.0706 Child Development Associate 13 22 17 29 23 43 20 

43.0102 Correctional Law Enforcement 3 4 5 

47.0104 Computer Repair & Networking 4 5 4 4 7 

47.0303 Industrial Equipment Repair 23 21 25 19 21 

48.0508 Welding 11 11 9 18 23 22 23 

51.0712 Healthcare Office Skills 5 23 34 36 14 

51.0904 Emergency Medical Technology(Basic/Intern) 12 23 12 39 7 14 10 

51.1614 Nursing Assistant 9 32 45 42 77 93 77 

52.0401 Office Support 14 15 19 19 17 

52..0901 Hospitality Services 6 3 9 12 15 14 

Degree Level Total 45 94 132 201 227 269 208 

10- 

11 

11- 

12 

12- 

13 

Technical Certificates 

01.9999 Agriculture, Agriculture Operations 2 2 0 

03.0511 Forestry Technology/Technician 

15.0403 Electromechanical Technology 3 6 4 2 7 17 23 16 28 

15.0499 Electromechanical and Instrum./Maint. Tech. 6 5 24 20 22 13 4 

15.1202 Computer Maintenance and Networking 3 7 9 12 6 4 6 4 5 

19.0708 Early Childhood Education 4 4 17 9 7 13 20 15 15 

43.0102 Correctional Law Enforcement 5 7 

43.0106 Forensic Science and Technology 

47.0303 Heavy Equipment Operation 6 3 6 6 6 17 13 17 10 

47.0604 Automobile Technology 4 3 3 1 

48.0508 Welding Technology 3 3 9 6 4 9 19 

51.0000 Health Professions 1 

51.0707 Health Information Technology 4 22 29 36 18 

51.0904 Emergency Medical Tech. (EMT Paramedic) 4 8 6 3 7 9 7 9 

51.3901 Practical Nursing 33 26 30 25 19 23 29 22 21 

52.0401 Administrative Asst./Sec. Science 24 19 21 17 16 19 15 11 14 

52.0901 Hospitality Services 4 2 9 10 13 16 

Degree Level Total 88 79 122 105 101 150 162 155 163 

Advanced Technical Certificates 

15.0499 Electromechanical Tech., Instrumentation 10 16 23 23 

Associate Degrees 

01.0301 Agricultural Production Operations, General 2 0 1 

03.0509 Wood Science/Pulp and Paper Technology 1 0 1 

15.1102 Land Surveying Technology 6 9 3 2 5 9 4 4 2 

24.0102 General Studies 155 176 154 210 201 170 61 98 56 

30.9999 General Technology 15 25 38 37 44 56 58 56 

166

Appendix D 



CIP 

Code 

Major 

43.0103 Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Admin. 

43.0106 Forensic Science and Technology 

04- 

05 

05- 

06 

06- 

07 

07- 

08 

Awards 

08- 09- 

09 10 

47.0303 Industrial Technology 2 1 5 6 6 9 16 20 12 

51.3801 Nursing (AASN) 10 14 7 2 8 11 16 16 12 


10- 

11 

11- 

12 

12- 

13 

Advanced Certificates 

52.1201 Management Information Systems, General 


Baccalaureate Degrees 

01.0102 Agriculture 9 8 13 14 18 21 18 20 13 

03.0501 Forestry 10 8 6 9 5 7 2 6 4 

03.0601 Wildlife Management 4 0 3 5 5 4 3 8 

09.0101 Communication 4 9 1 

19.0401 Journalism 1 0 2 2 1 

13.1001 Special Education and Teaching, General 

13.1202 Elementary Education and Teaching 

13.1203 Middle School Education and Teaching 3 2 1 1 7 4 8 3 

13.1209 Early Childhood Education 22 39 21 33 18 24 15 38 24 

13.1303 Business Teacher Education 1 0 

13.1312 Music Education 1 4 1 1 1 

13.1314 Health and Physical Education 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 

13.9999 Teaching and Learning 1 6 

15.1102 Spatial Information Systems 5 8 9 4 5 13 10 5 6 

16.0101 Modern Languages 2 1 1 

23.0101 English 9 11 9 8 13 17 14 11 14 

23.1001 Speech (became Communication 2010-11) 8 4 7 5 6 5 

24.0102 General Studies 16 26 32 17 

26.0101 Biology 10 12 8 14 11 10 7 19 12 

27.0101 Mathematics 9 5 5 6 2 4 0 8 2 

30.0101 Natural Science 1 4 3 7 2 8 4 12 2 

30.9999 Applied Science 2 3 1 2 

31.0501 Health and Physical Education & Exercise Sci. 20 15 14 17 12 33 31 19 18 

40.0501 Chemistry 2 2 1 2 4 4 6 5 6 

42.0101 Psychology 8 13 17 11 22 16 15 16 19 

43.0104 Criminal Justice 11 16 19 8 11 8 12 14 7 

44.0701 Social Work 12 15 12 8 11 7 8 13 8 

45.0101 Social Sciences, General 1 4 1 5 1 1 

45.1001 Political Science 5 3 5 4 2 7 8 4 2 

50.0701 Art 6 4 2 3 2 4 3 4 6 

50.0901 Music 6 4 3 1 6 3 8 8 9 

167

Appendix D 



CIP 

Code 

Major 

04- 

05 

05- 

06 

06- 

07 

07- 

08 

Awards 

08- 09- 

09 10 

51.1601 Nursing (BSN) 31 38 38 21 28 27 31 33 15 

52.0201 Business Administration 58 33 41 61 46 43 47 37 29 

52.0301 Accounting 13 9 12 19 7 13 13 24 10 

52.1201 Computer Information Systems 35 31 9 16 20 18 16 15 14 

54.0101 History 6 6 5 9 5 13 7 5 7 


CIP 

Code 

Major 

04- 

05 

05- 

06 

06- 

07 

07- 

08 

08- 

09 

09- 

10 

10- 

11 

11- 

12 

12- 

13 

10- 

11 

11- 

12 

12- 

13 

Post-Bacc Certificates 

13.0401 Educ. Leadership and Admin., General 1 

13.1315 Reading Teacher Education 


Master's Degrees 

03.0506 Forest Resources 9 4 5 6 5 6 5 6 3 

13.0401 Educational Leadership 5 8 3 2 9 8 6 3 3 

13.1202 Elementary Education and Teaching 

13.1205 Education (MAT) 52 78 50 34 49 31 47 34 44 

13.1206 Education (MED) 22 17 26 14 5 8 9 5 4 

31.0501 Physical Education and Coaching (MPEC) 9 


Total Awards 657 701 711 808 824 1,003 945 1,071 857 

NOTE: Students completing double majors are included in both counts. 

168

Appendix E

APPENDIX E 

RETENTION AND CUMULATIVE GRADUATION RATES OF FIRST-TIME FRESHMEN 

AT UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO, FALL 2007- 2010 ENTERING COHORTS 

(Source: Arkansas Department of Higher Education) 

AFTER YEAR ONE 

Fall Cohort Re-enroll Graduated Cohort Success 

Year # Students % Students % % 

2007 633 307 48.5 16 2.5 51.0 

2008 619 299 48.3 33 5.3 53.6 

2009 666 320 48.0 26 3.9 52.0 

2010 743 311 41.9 55 7.4 49.3 

2011 691 282 40.8 49 7.1 47.9 

AFTER YEAR TWO 



2007 633 226 35.7 68 10.7 46.4 

2008 619 223 36.0 74 12.0 48.0 

2009 666 253 38.0 65 9.8 47.7 

2010 743 238 32.0 84 11.3 43.3 

2011 691 

AFTER YEAR THREE 



2007 633 199 31.4 137 21.6 53.1 

2008 619 167 27.0 123 19.9 46.8 

2009 666 201 30.2 82 12.3 42.5 

2010 743 

2011 691 

AFTER YEAR FOUR 



2007 633 104 16.4 173 27.3 43.8 

2008 619 104 16.8 148 23.9 40.7 

2009 666 

2010 743 

2011 691 

AFTER YEAR FIVE 



2007 633 50 7.9 190 30.0 37.9 

2008 619 

2009 666 

2010 743 

2011 691 

169

170

Appendix 

F


APPROVED PROGRAMS AS OF 07/01/13 

Associate of Applied Science 

Crime Scene Investigation 

General Technology 

Industrial Technology 

Law Enforcement Administration 

Nursing (LPN to RN) 

Associate of Arts 

Associate of Science 

Land Surveying Technology 

Bachelor of Arts 

Art 


English 

Health and Physical Education, non-licensure 

History 

Middle Childhood Education 

Modern Languages 

Music 

P-4 Early Childhood Education 

Political Science 

Bachelor of Applied Science 

Bachelor of Business Administration 

Accounting 

Business Administration 

Bachelor of General Studies 

Bachelor of Music Education 

Bachelor of Science 

Agriculture 

Biology 

Chemistry 

Computer Information Systems 

Criminal Justice 

Forest Resources 

Health and Physical Education 

P-12 

Non-licensure 

Exercise Science 

Mathematics 

Natural Science 

Psychology 

Spatial Information Systems 

Teaching and Learning 

Bachelor of Science in Nursing 

171

Bachelor of Social Work 

Master of Arts in Teaching 

Master of Education 


Educational Leadership 

Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing 

Masters of Physical Education and Coaching 

Master of Science 

Forest Resources 

Pre-Professional Studies 

Pre-Veterinary 

Pre-Engineering 

Allied Health, Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Medicine, Pre-Pharmacy 

Pre-Law 

Technical Certifications 

Administrative Office Technology 

Automotive Service Technology 

Computer Maintenance/Networking 

Correctional Law Enforcement 


Early Childhood Education 

Electromechanical Technology 

Emergency Medical Technology (EMT) 

Health Information Technology 

Health Professions 

Heavy Equipment Operation 

Hospitality Services 


Practical Nursing 

Welding Technology 

Certificates of Proficiency 

Child Development Associate 

Cisco Network Associate 

Computer Repair and Networking 

Correctional Law Enforcement 


Emergency Medical Technology/Technician Basic 

Emergency Medical Technology Intermediate 

Healthcare Office Skills 

Hospitality Skills 

Industrial Equipment Repair 


Nursing Assistant 

Office Support 

Welding 

172

Appendix 

G


COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY-CROSSETT 

COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY-MCGEHEE 

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN 

Revised February 6, 2013 

Table of Contents 

I. Purpose and Intent of the Affirmative Action Plan…………… ……………………… 174 

II. Plan Administration………………………………… .. …………………………………… 174 

A. Responsiblilities ............................................................................................................ 174 

B. Human Relations Committee ..................................................................................... 175 

C. Plan Communication ................................................................................................... 175 

D. Monitoring and Reporting Systems .......................................................................... 176 

E. Physical Facilities and Activities ................................................................................ 177 

III. Affirmative Action in the Recruitment and Retention of Students 177 

IV. Affirmative Action in the Employment of Personnel ................................................... 180 

V. Reports and Review........................................................................................................... 182 

VI. Timetable ............................................................................................................................ 182 

Attachments 

Attachment A ................................................................................ List of Contact Information 

173






The University of Arkansas at Monticello is committed to the policy of providing educational opportunities to all 

qualified students and employment opportunities to all persons, regardless of their economic or social status, and will 

not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, veteran 

status, or any legally protected class. 

Inquiries concerning the applications of federal and state laws and regulations regarding discrimination should be 

directed to the Affirmative Action Officer, Babin Business Center Room 205-C, UAM, phone 870-460-1522. 

I. Purpose and Intent of the Affirmative Action Plan 

The purpose of the Affirmative Action Plan is to affirm and to communicate the University’s program of positive action 

to preclude discrimination in educational and employment opportunities at the University on the basis of race, color, 

religion, creed, gender, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, veteran status, or any legally protected class. 

The University is committed to maintaining diversity of its faculty, staff, and student enrollment. In 1973, this 

institution adopted an affirmative action plan to recruit minority students and personnel. This plan has been 

communicated to the campuses and has been periodically reviewed and revised by the Executive Council. The 

members of the Executive Council are listed in Attachment A of this Plan. Objectives, strategies, and initiatives of the 

Minority Retention Plan supplements the purpose and intent of the Affirmative Action Plan. 

II. Plan Administration 

A. Responsibilities 

To assure the coordination and application of the Affirmative Action Plan of the University of Arkansas at Monticello, 

the Executive Council is the delegated authority by the Chancellor to implement the procedures and actions described in 

this plan and to monitor and report as to its progress. The Executive Council is composed of the Chancellor, the 

Provost, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Vice Chancellor for 

University Advancement, Vice Chancellor 

174

College of Technology-Crossett, and Vice Chancellor College of Technology-McGehee. The current Affirmative 

Action Officer for the University of Arkansas at Monticello is listed in Attachment A of this Plan. 

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs has been designated to coordinate efforts to comply with all 

federal and state laws and regulations applicable to qualified disabled individuals. The current Vice Chancellor for 

Student Affairs is also listed in Attachment A of this Plan. 

Through the joint and/or separate actions of the Executive Council, other officers of the University are involved in the 

process. Ultimately, all supervisors and all academic officers are responsible for supporting and following the 

Affirmative Action Plan. 

B. Human Relations Committee 

To ensure continuing evaluation and review of the Affirmative Action Plan, an advisory committee on affirmative 

action has been established. This committee has been named the Human Relations Committee and has functioned since 

1980. This committee, which is appointed by the Chancellor, is diverse in composition and includes students, academic 

employees, and non-academic employees. The Affirmative Action Officer serves as chairperson of this committee. 

The committee is charged with the following responsibilities: (a) participate in the review and evaluation of the 

Affirmative Action Plan; (b) assist in the implementation of the Plan; and (c) identify any problem areas in the Plan’s 

implementation and recommend alternative solutions. 

C. Plan Communication 

Communication of the University’s Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policy and of the Student Recruitment Plan 

is an essential part of the University’s Affirmative Action Plan. Internal and external knowledge of the University’s 

policy of non-discrimination is critical to its effective implementation. The following measures have been included as 

affirmative actions: 

1. An annual memorandum in the spring semester from the Chancellor to the University reaffirming the Affirmative 

Action Plan of the University will be circulated to all academic and non-academic unit heads. 

2. All supervisory personnel and personnel involved in student recruitment and related processes will be advised of the 

175

Affirmative Action Plan in writing and in meetings at least once a year. 

3. All University publications will include the University’s statement on affirmative action. 

4. All standard University publications will include the following non-discrimination statement: The University of 

Arkansas at Monticello is firmly committed to complying with all applicable federal, state and local laws, and 

regulations, which provide educational and employment opportunities to all persons, regardless of their economic or 

social status. The University will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender, ethnic or national 

origin, disability, age, veteran status, or any legally protected class. 

5. All position announcements will include the phrase “UAM is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer” 

AA/EOE. 

6. All orientation sessions for new faculty and new staff will include in the agenda a statement and explanation of the 

University’s policy regarding affirmative action. 

7. These communication procedures will be evaluated periodically to determine their adequacy in disseminating 

information about the Affirmative Action Plan of the University of Arkansas at Monticello and in encouraging positive 

attitudes and active support for the plan. 

D. Monitoring and Reporting Systems 

To ensure (a) that the affirmative actions of this Plan are being taken, (b) that there is continuing evaluation and review 

of the Affirmative Action Plan, and (c) that there is accurate and comprehensive student, personnel, and employment 

data available to enable evaluation-review of the program, the following structures and procedures have been 

developed. 

To ensure affirmative actions are being taken, a copy of all correspondence—internal and external—relating directly to 

affirmative action matters will be forwarded to the Affirmative Action Officer. These copies will be maintained in files 

for use in validating the University’s implementation of its Affirmative Action Plan and compliance with federal and 

state laws, executive orders, and other EEO rules and regulations. 

176

To ensure that there is accurate and comprehensive student, personnel, and employment data available to enable 

evaluation/review of the program, a number of procedures will be used. These include inspections of physical facilities, 

monitoring of student recruitment and activities, and continued scrutiny of employment practices. All of these 

measures are described further in this document. 

E. Physical Facilities and Activities 

Under the direction of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, periodic inspections of all physical facilities will be 

conducted by the Coordinator of Special Student Services to ensure non-discrimination in the area of accessibility for 

disabled individuals. 

All institutional activities available to students and personnel in general will be monitored by the supervisors of these 

activities to ensure non-discrimination. These activities include, but are not limited to, ticket purchases for athletic 

events, concerts, and lectures; participation in the credit union; health services; and any programs and/or facilities 

receiving University support. 

Any problems revealed in the areas of physical facilities and activities will be reported to the individuals responsible for 

the management of these facilities and/or activities and will be made a matter of record and brought to the attention of 

those responsible for evaluating and implementing affirmative action at the University. 

III. Affirmative Action in the Recruitment and Retention of Students 

As an institution of higher education and in accord with its policy of equal employment opportunity, the University 

hereby declares its policy of equal educational opportunity. All applicants for admission will be considered solely on 

the basis of individual qualifications. All available student scholarships, grants, loans, and job opportunities will be 

distributed without regard to an applicant’s race, color, religion, creed, gender, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, 

veteran status, or any legally protected class. 

This policy is noted in all student handbooks, and the complaint or grievance of any student or prospective student who 

has reason to feel he/she has been affected by discrimination will be considered through appropriate procedures. 

In assuring equal educational opportunity, the University of Arkansas at Monticello will pursue the following 

objectives: 

A. The University will continue efforts to eliminate any disparity between African-American, other minorities, and 

Caucasian students entering as 

177

first-time enrollees at this institution by utilizing its Office of Admissions, which has responsibilities for the recruitment 

of students. The Office of Admissions will continue to revise and intensify the recruitment program to assure equal 

educational opportunities for all students. It is the intent of the recruitment program to include the following: 

1. A professional staff that is committed to maintaining diversity of the student enrollment. 

2. Regular contact with organizations and groups, African-American and other minority leadership, and high school 

personnel to identify prospective minority students. Also, potential transfer students are included. 

3. African-American and other minority representation in the Student Ambassador program and professional staff in the 

Office of Admissions. 

4. African-American and other minorities shall have student worker opportunities on all campuses. 

B. The Director of Admissions will coordinate high school visits for the institution and, where possible, will utilize 

diverse recruitment teams composed of professional staff and students. 

C. All brochures for the campus will be reviewed by unit/department supervisors to ensure that they reflect a diverse 

population in photographs and graphics. Before brochures and other public documents are printed, they must be 

approved by the Affirmative Action Officer. Advertisements and promotions (written and broadcast) and videos will 

have diverse representation. 

D. A diverse Student Recruitment Committee will be appointed by the Chancellor at Monticello, Crossett, and 

McGehee. The membership of these committees will include faculty, professional staff, and students. There will be at 

least one minority faculty or staff member on the committee and one minority student member. These committees will 

meet at least once each semester and will have as a primary duty to review the student recruitment program for the 

institution. The Monticello committee will also include in its membership all professional staff members in the Office 

of Admissions. The Director of Admissions shall serve as the chairperson of the Monticello committee. The 

chairperson of this committee in Crossett and McGehee will be appointed by the supervising Vice Chancellor. 

178

E. The University campuses will continue to provide student development services that will include academic support 

as well as career and personal counseling. These services will assist in the retention and development of students. At 

particular risk are those students who are first generation college students, who are low income, and/or who are 

disabled. Specifically, the services will provide the following activities for minority students: 

1. Coordinating placement with academic units and making referrals to the Office of Financial Aid and other resources 

such as the UAM Writing Center and academic advisors. 

2. Counseling of minority students to attend graduate and professional schools. 

3. Inviting students who complete a withdrawal form to visit with a student development services professional who may 

be able to assist the student in resolving problems. 

F. The institution will continue offering remedial programs to better prepare students who are academically deficient. In 

addition, services are available to assist any student who is in academic difficulty. Tutors are provided for all general 

education courses and for a limited number of upper-level courses. 

G. The institution will continue programs with area high schools to bring economically and educationally 

disadvantaged students to the campus on a weekly basis and for an extended program during the summer. These 

programs enable a large number of minority students to experience the opportunities of post secondary education and to 

provide basic skill instruction that will better prepare the minority student for admission to institutions of higher 

education. These programs are totally dependent upon federal grants, and these grants must be maintained in order for 

the programs to continue. 

H. The institution will continue to expand the mobility of minority students between two- and four-year institutions 

through the following activities: 

1. An active recruitment program with two-year institutions will be continued. 

2. The Office of Academic Affairs will continue to study and implement cooperative programs with two-year and 

vocational institutions. These programs encourage the acquisition of associate degrees and lay the groundwork for the 

transfer of these students to the University for additional skills or degrees. 

179

I. The Office of Financial Aid will continue to review each student aid request on a case-by-case basis. Financial aid 

will continue to be awarded according to stated objective criteria; no financial aid will be awarded on any arbitrary 

basis such as race, color, gender, creed, disability, age, veteran status, or any legally protected class. There will continue 

to be an annual review of student financial aid resources. Awards of all aid, including institutional scholarships, will be 

categorized by ethnicity and gender. Copies of the annual review are forwarded to the Office of Civil Rights and to the 

UAM Human Relations Office. 

J. Student development services continue to acquaint minority students with the GRE Minority Student Listing and 

other available opportunities and encourage minority participants. Participation in the GRE Minority Student Listing 

gives minority students a chance to acquire financial aid to attend graduate school. 

K. The institution will continue promotion of an educational and social atmosphere that will be conducive to the 

educational, social, and psychological well-being of all students and will encourage minority students to become equal 

partners in all institutional activities and programs. This objective will be enhanced through the following activities: 

1. Support will be given to special programs such as Black History Month, special speaker series, and dances/concerts 

with minority entertainers. 

2. The Student Activities Board will fund events which will be of special interest to minority students. 

3. The Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs will file an annual report with the Affirmative Action Officer that will 

indicate the activities completed that were of special interest to minority students and the participation of minority 

students in campus activities and organizations. This report will be submitted by June 1 of each year. 

IV. Affirmative Action in the Employment of Personnel 

UAM positively reaffirms its policy of equal employment opportunity. The University is expressly committed to a 

program of affirmative action in maintaining and promoting non-discrimination in all aspects of recruitment, retention, 

and employment of individuals at all levels and throughout the University. It is the specific intent of the University 

Administration to recruit, hire, and promote all faculty and staff without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, 

ethnic or national origin, disability, age, veteran status, or any 

180

legally protected class. The decision to employ any individual will be based upon that individual’s qualifications, 

merit, and professional ability. All personnel actions within the institution are guided by a set of written procedures that 

are available to all employees. Such specific policies are contained in a campus document named the UAM Operating 

Procedures Manual. A copy of the specific policies related to affirmative action is found in the Appendix attached to 

this Plan. 

While University employees and applicants for employment are to be protected from discrimination in all aspects of 

employment, it is not feasible to address the entire range of personnel actions in this Plan. Personnel policies and 

procedures are established by federal and state laws and the University policies and procedures for the purpose of 

regularizing all elements of personnel practice so as to preclude discrimination. 

In assuring equal employment opportunity, the University of Arkansas at Monticello will pursue the following 

objectives: 

A. The University will recruit and employ classified and non-classified minority employees. Race, color, religion, 

creed, gender, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, veteran status, or any legally protected class will not be factors 

in determining duty assignments, financial remuneration, or institutional benefits. 

B. The University will continue to recruit minorities through broad-based public advertising and through 

announcements to predominately African-American colleges and universities. 

C. Advertising, recruiting, and monitoring of all vacancies and positions will be processed through the Human 

Relations Office, which is headed by the Affirmative Action Officer. 

D. Efforts will be made to assist minority employees to achieve academic credentials and/or specific technical skills 

necessary for promotion at the University. 

E. The University staff and faculty will assist new employees when possible in securing non-discriminatory housing. 

All staff housing owned by the University will be administered by stated policies to ensure non-discrimination. 

F. The University will assist employees through the Human Relations Office in identifying appropriate agencies to help 

them determine their rights and recourse should an instance of housing discrimination occur. 

181

V. Reports and Review 

The purpose of this plan is to demonstrate the University’s commitment to equal employment opportunity and equal 

educational opportunity, and to establish the means most suited to insuring the fulfillment of that commitment. While 

this plan addresses the most critical issues of affirmative action at the University, it cannot be considered final. This 

plan will require periodic review and evaluation to provide needed improvements or changes. 

The Affirmative Action Officer will prepare a report to the Arkansas Legislative Council as required detailing the 

categories of employees by ethnicity. The report will also include a brief recital of affirmative action employment 

efforts during the preceding period. 

VI. Timetable 

Spring 

Semester An annual memorandum from the Chancellor to the University reaffirming the Affirmative Action Plan of the 

University will be circulated to all academic and non-academic unit heads. 

June The Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs will file an annual report with the Affirmative Action Officer that will 

indicate the activities completed that were of special interest to minority students and the participation of minority 

students in campus activities and organizations. 

The Affirmative Action Officer will prepare a report to the Arkansas Legislative Council detailing the categories of 

employees by ethnicity and reciting affirmative action employment efforts during the reporting period. 

August All orientation sessions for new faculty and new staff will include in the agenda a statement and explanation of 

the University’s policy regarding affirmative action. 

The members of the Human Relations Committee will be appointed by the Chancellor. 

The members of the Student Recruitment Committee will be appointed by the Chancellor. 

November The Office of Financial Aid will conduct an annual review of student financial aid resources. 

182

Periodically The Executive Council will review and revise the Affirmative Action Plan. 

The Coordinator of Special Student Services will make inspections 

of all physical facilities to ensure non-discrimination in the area of accessibility for disabled students. 

All supervisory personnel and personnel involved in student recruitment and related processes will be advised of the 

Affirmative Action Plan in writing and in meetings at least once a year. 

Continually Supervisors of institutional activities available to students and personnel in general will monitor these 

activities to ensure non- discrimination. 

The Human Relations Committee will also continue to review, plan, and monitor activities and make 

recommendations to the Executive Council. 

All brochures for the campus will be reviewed by unit/department 

supervisors to ensure that they reflect a diverse population in photographs and graphics. 

183

Attachment A 






Executive Council Members: 

Chancellor Dr. Jack Lassiter 870-460-1020 

lassiter@uamont.edu 

Provost and Vice Dr. Jimmie Yeiser 870-460-1033 

Chancellor for Academic yeiserj@uamont.edu 

Affairs 

Vice Chancellor for Mr. Jay Jones 870-460-1022 

Finance & Administration jonesj@uamont.edu 

Vice Chancellor for Dr. Clay Brown 870-460-1028 

Advancement and browncl@uamont.edu 

University Relations 

Vice Chancellor for Mr. Jay Hughes 870-460-1053 

Student Affairs hughesj@uamont.edu 

Vice Chancellor for Ms. Linda Rushing 870-364-6414 

College of Technology- rushingl@uamont.edu 

Crossett 

Vice Chancellor for Mr. Bob Ware 870-222-5360 

College of Technology- wareb@uamont.edu 

McGehee 

Affirmative Action Office Melodie Colwell 870-460-1522 

colwell@uamont.edu 

Coordinator of Special Ms. Mary Whiting 870-460-1026 

Student Services whitingm@uamont.edu 

184

Student Recruitment Committee Monticello 

Crossett 

McGehee 

Human Relations Committee 

Dr. Michael Alexander, Faculty 

Ms. Lanee Dunlap, Non-Classified 

Ms. Melodie Colwell, Non-Classified 

Mr. Charles Rocconi, Non-Classified 

Ms. Linda Tucker, Non-Classified 

Mr. Jason Cooper, Classified 

Ms. Sage Loyd, Classified 

Ms. Mary Whiting, Non-Classified 

Student Representative 

185

Strategic Plan - University of Arkansas at Monticello

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?