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Mission
Statement
Seven different academic support programs come under the umbrella of
Academic Services. They include: the Academic Support Program for Student
Athletes, the Chemistry Tutorial Program, the Learning
Center (which includes The Academic Success Program
for Students with LD/ADHD), the Math Tutorial, the Summer Bridge Program, and the Writing Center. The mission of Academic
Services is to provide an array of coordinated and collaborative learning opportunities
which will assist students in becoming independent learners and achieving
academic success. While each program has its own distinct purpose, each
operates under the broad mission of diversifying and enhancing the
educational experience for all students.
Goals and
Objectives
Academic Services is an administrative unit that comes under the direction
of an associate dean. The unit is responsible for:
1. Supervising the administration of seven educational support programs to
ensure effective management and decision-making by the directors of each
program. The objectives are:
- to clarify and enforce
university policies and procedures
- to investigate, deal
with, and resolve disputes and/or problems encountered by Academic
Services directors, and when appropriate, their staffs
- to meet regularly with
directors on an individual basis for the purpose of keeping abreast of
activities, accomplishments, problems, and challenges presented to the
different units in Academic Services
- to conduct on-site
visits on a regular basis
- to provide leadership
through direct involvement and numerous university committees
- to review, discuss,
and analyze reports and statistical information
2. Informing and consulting with directors regarding pertinent issues and
implementing appropriate responses to these changes. The objectives are:
- to explore the
advances in information technology, their impact on instructional
support services, and how academic support services are delivered to
students
- to ensure that
professionals in Academic Services are prepared to deal competently with
technological changes that occur in the workplace
- to examine ways to
deal with future changes in enrollment that will address the needs of
traditional as well as nontraditional college students
3. Identifying financial and human resources, as well as physical
facilities, to address each unit's needs. The objectives are:
- to request funding for
various programs
- to review, prepare,
and submit operating budgets to the Dean of the College of Arts
and Sciences for selected programs
- to prepare annual
reports and biweekly proceedings from selected programs
- to interview and
recommend potential candidates for staff openings
4. Presenting and leading sessions, discussions, and seminars to acquaint
students, parents, faculty, staff, administrators, school personnel, and
friends of the University with the mission, objectives, and successes of
programs in Academic Services.
5. Disseminating information to the University community to promote
instructional support services and programs available to students.
- to advertise and
promote services directly to students through various publications
- to advertise materials
about Academic Services at least twice each year to instructors,
particularly to those who teach freshman courses
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