SLP Program Strategic Plan

Strategic Plan for Academic Years 2019-2020 through 2023-2024

Mission:

The graduate program in speech-language pathology empowers students to become professional leaders with the knowledge and skills to provide clinical services with competence and integrity.

Vision:

• Faculty will be known for providing innovative and diverse educational experiences to empower student success.
• Faculty will be known for leading in research and interprofessional collaborations.
• The program will be known for graduating professionals who provide clinical services with competence and integrity.

Core Values:

Leadership, Empowerment, Professionalism, Integrity, Competence

Strategic Goals:

By the end of the 2023-2024 academic year:

• 75% of the students will pass the written comprehensive exam on the first attempt when averaged across a three-year period.
  • AY21-22: Second year of data collection for three-year average.  The comprehensive exam was redesigned to a case-study based exam.  The new format was administered starting Spring 2022.
• 90% of the students will pass the Praxis exam within the 12-month reporting period when averaged across a three-year period.
  • AY21-22 (on-campus cohort) - 85%
    • 3-year average (on-campus cohort) - 93%
  • AY21-22 (distance cohort) - 91%
    • 3-year average (distance cohort) - 93%
• 70% of the students will earn a cumulative average score of at least 4.25 on their evaluation of diagnostic skills at the end of their program when averaged across a three-year period.
  • AY21-22 (on-campus cohort) - 39.39%
    • 3-year average (on-campus cohort) - 20% *COVID-19 pandemic impacted overall average due to a lack of clinical externships available.*
• AY21-22 (distance cohort) - 39.18%
  • 3-year average (distance cohort) - 58% ****COVID-19 pandemic impacted overall average due to a lack of clinical externships available.****
• 80% of the students will earn a cumulative average score of at least 4.25 on their evaluation of treatment skills at the end of their program when averaged across a three-year period.
  • AY21-22 (on-campus cohort) - 36.36%
    • 3-year average (on-campus cohort) - 29% *COVID-19 pandemic impacted overall average due to a lack of clinical externships available.*
  • AY21-22 (distance cohort) - 73.2%
    • 3-year average (distance cohort) - 79% *COVID-19 pandemic impacted overall average due to a lack of clinical externships available.*
• 25 students will be enrolled in the certificate programs each year when averaged across a three-year period.
  • AY21-22 - 37 certificate participants
    • 3-year average - 40 certificate participants
• Program faculty will have developed two new interprofessional experiences for students.
• • AY21-22: five new interprofessional experience developed for students
• Program faculty will have developed one new faculty practice experience that includes student participation.
  • AY21-22: no new faculty practice experience developed

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