COMDDE Strategic Plan
2011-2016
“Three divisions, one department"
To meet the land grant mission of Utah State University, the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education & Human Services, and the Department of Communicative Disorders & Deaf Education plans to implement the following 5-year strategic plan to address: national reputation, growth, and program quality.
Audiology
1. Goal: Increase the number of applicants for the AuD program by ~10% annually, through recruiting efforts targeting universities in the western United States.
Outcome measure: percentage student application increase based on annual application data analysis
2. Goal: Increase enrollment in the AuD program to 10 students/year.
Outcome measure: Head count of student enrollment
3. Goal: Increase the number and diversity of clinic patients, for the pediatric, adult and new (2011) balance clinics through systematic public relations (modest advertising, outreach to healthcare providers and community).
Outcome measure: Lytec billing data generated and analyzed quarterly
Deaf Education
1. Goal 1: Increase the number of Deaf and hearing applicants for the M.Ed. degree in Deaf Education K-12 and M.Ed. degree in 0-5 by targeting undergraduate programs in the state of Utah, the Western region, and the U.S.
Outcome measure: percentage student application increase based on annual application data analysis
2. Goal: Increase distance education American Sign Language course enrollment by 2-5% annually with an increase in the number of qualified adjunct faculty and vigorous advertising of the program.
Outcome measure: yearly enrollment and student credit hour data analysis
3. Goal: Increase the number of Deaf undergraduate students in the Deaf Education Program by becoming more actively involved, publicity- wise, with state, regional, and national high school programs that educate Deaf students.
Outcome measure: Head count of student enrollment
Speech-Language Pathology
1. Goal: Begin a new M.Ed. Outreach cohort of ~ 5 students on a yearly basis. Outcome measure: State Office of Education funding; graduation rate yearly calculation
2. Goal: Increase distance education first and second bachelor degree enrollment by 2-5% annually.
Outcome measure: yearly enrollment and student credit hour data analysis
3. Goal: At the doctoral level, fund 4 doctoral students each year through research and leadership grants and graduate 4 doctoral students in the next 5 years. Outcome measure: head count of students receiving funding from grant support and number of graduates