Achieving a minimum of 10 refereed publications per academic year. Increase involvement of graduate students in faculty research; Increase research collaborations with post-docs and visiting research faculty members.

Enrollments - SCH; majors increase; Masters students increase. Curriculum - Degree programs revised; core courses taught by core faculty ; honors program revised; formal assessment program instituted. Improve advising - undergraduate and undergraduate advising programs established; graduate orientation institutionalized; Increased support for graduate students - study and lounge space; improve computer facilities; increase direct financial support to top students Improve intellectiual and social environment - student lounge; formal seminar series; create graduate and undergraduate student associations; increase student social events

• External grants submitted increase by 5% per year on average; • External grant awards increase by 4% per year on average; • Internal grants awarded increase by 4% per year; • Department creates a Development plan; • Establish at least one formal seminar series that is open to the public; • Regularly publish a Department newsletter; • Engage in regular solicitation of contributions from alumni.

• Seminar series established and minimum 6 seminars held per year; • Faculty members give at least three talks per year at area professional meetings or university seminar series; • Publish newsletter initially at least once and hopefully twice per year; • Actively liaise with and draw on expertise from PR office and centers such as CSP2.

• Bylaws approved; • P&T guidelines revised; • Change key outdated and worn out furniture in faculty offices and common areas; • Paint common areas • Convert CH 296 to a high-tech classroom • Assure that office is professionally staffed by at least one professional staff member M-F 9-5; • Be sure Department equipment is readily available and accounted for; • Clearly specify responsibilities of administrative staff, proposed academic directors and department chair; • Hold semi-annual Department parties and recognize service.

a. Program collaboratively planned during 2009/2010; b. Request for formal approval of the program (if appropriate) submitted by end of 2009/2010; c. Necessary resources secured to support the program (from PSU and ancillary sources); d. Recruit needed additional faculty members in 2010 and potentially beyond; e. Recruit students and launch program starting fall 2012.