School/College:
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
New Academic Program Proposal:
Academic Program Proposal Status:
Approved through unit curricular process
Institutional Themes:
Provide Civic Leadership through Partnerships
Improve Students Success
Achieve Global Excellence
Enhance Educational Opportunities
Expand Resources and Improve Effectiveness
Institutional Academic Initiatives:
Improve retention/graduation rates
Increase online offerings and enrollment
Increase domestic non-resident & international enrollment
Unit initiative Description:
We have designed an undergraduate major in conflict resolution that is intended to attract and retain new students, as well as existing students at PSU. In the short run, existing faculty are teaching virtually all of the courses required for the major, so we will not need additional resources for starting the major. In the long run, we will need a few tenure-track positions to bring in qualified people from the CR field, preferably above entry level. This is crucial for long term student retention and program development.
Desired outcomes:
With strong undergraduate program, we can then refine, upgrade, and streamline the graduate program.
How initiative supports overall unit or school/college plans:
Measure of progress and success for this unit initiative:
UG learning objectives are integrated into our proposed undergraduate major. They will be assessed through links to the new PSU learning platform.