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Building for Sustainability Building for Sustainability Baker University: Self-study for accreditation Fall 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS MATERIALS SET I—DOCUMENT I Common Abbreviations ........................................................................................................ i Figures & Tables ...................................................................................................................... iv Section I Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 1 Section II Criterion 1 MISSION AND INTEGRITY .................................................................................. 24 1a ............................................................................................................................................... 25 1b ............................................................................................................................................... 28 1c ................................................................................................................................................ 36 1d ............................................................................................................................................... 39 1e ................................................................................................................................................ 46 Strengths and Challenges ................................................................................................. 50 Criterion 2 PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE ........................................................................... 52 2a ............................................................................................................................................... 53 2b ............................................................................................................................................... 67 2c ................................................................................................................................................ 82 2d ............................................................................................................................................... 89 Strengths and Challenges ................................................................................................. 97 Criterion 3 STUDENT LEARNING AND EFFECTIVE TEACHING ......................................... 101 3a ............................................................................................................................................... 103 3b ............................................................................................................................................... 125 3c ................................................................................................................................................ 135 3d ............................................................................................................................................... 149 Strengths and Challenges ................................................................................................. 154 Criterion 4 ACQUISITION, DISCOVERY AND APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE .............. 159 4a ............................................................................................................................................... 159 4b ............................................................................................................................................... 167 4c ................................................................................................................................................ 173 4d ............................................................................................................................................... 186 Strengths and Challenges ................................................................................................. 188 Criterion 5 ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICE ............................................................................ 191 5a ............................................................................................................................................... 192 5b ............................................................................................................................................... 199 5c ................................................................................................................................................ 205 5d ............................................................................................................................................... 213 Strengths and Challenges ................................................................................................. 215 Section III Challenges and Conclusions ................................................................................................. 218 INDEX ..................................................................................................................................................... 231 APPENDICES MATERIALS SET I—DOCUMENT II APPENDIX A A-1 SelF-Study Steering Committee Members A-2 President‘s Charge A-3 Mission Documents A-4 Baker University Trustees Committee Assignments MATERIALS SET I—DOCUMENT III APPENDIX B B-1 Institutional Snapshot B-2 Federal Compliance COMMON ABBREVIATIONS AAB/BAC--Associate of Arts in Business, Baccalaureate Track ABIDE—A Baker Inclusion, Diversity and Equality Committee ACBSP--Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs ASEM—Academic Standards and Enrollment Management Committee BBA--Bachelor of Business Administration BSM--Bachelor of Science in Management CAAP--Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency CAS--Colleges of Arts and Sciences CCNE-- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education CCTST--California Critical Thinking Skills Test CPEI--Comprehensive Program Evaluation Instrument Ed.D. —Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership ETS—Educational Testing Service FERPA-- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act GAAP--Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GC—Grievance Committee GSA—Gay -Straight Alliance GED—Graduate Education Committee GET—General Education Taskforce INTASC—Interstate New Teacher Assessment Support Consortium IPD—Institute for Professional Development IPEDS--Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System IR—Office of Institutional Research ISLLC--Interstate School Leadership Licensure Consortium Standards KCPDC—Kansas City Professional Development Council i COMMON ABBREVIATIONS KPI—Key Performance Indicators KSDE--Kansas State Department of Education MAEd--Master of Arts in Education MASL--Master of Arts in School Leadership MBA--Master of Business Administration MMIS—Master of Management in Information Systems MSM--Master of Science in Management MSSE—Master of Science in Special Education MSSL—Master of Science in Leadership MLA--Master of Liberal Arts MPE—Master Plan for Evaluation at School of Nursing NASM--National Association of Schools of Music NBPTS--National Board for Professional Teaching Standards NCATE--National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education NCHA--National Collegiate Health Assessment NCHEMS--National Center for Higher Education Management Systems NCLEX—National Council Licensure Examination NSSE--National Survey of Student Engagement PAT--Performance Assessment Team PEC—Professional Education Council PEOA--Program Evaluation and Outcomes Assessment Committee PLA—Prior Learning Assessment Center at School of Professional and Graduate Studies SAS—Student Academic Success Center at Baldwin City Campus SLLA--School Leaders Licensure Assessment SLO--Student Learning Outcomes SOE--School of Education ii COMMON ABBREVIATIONS SON--School of Nursing SPGS--School of Professional and Graduate Studies SPLT--Strategic Planning Leadership Team SVHC—Stormont-Vail HealthCare TS—TaskStream UAC—University Academic Council UMKC--University of Missouri-Kansas City WGCTA—Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal iii FIGURES and TABLES Figures i-1 Operating Margin by Academic Unit ............................................................ 17 1-1 Religious Affiliation of Students ..................................................................... 31 1-2 Administrative Level Organization Chart ................................................... 41 2-1 Enrollment Trends ............................................................................................ 53 2-2 Transfer Student Enrollment .......................................................................... 56 2-3 Endowment Spending ....................................................................................... 57 2-4 Cash Donations ................................................................................................. 58 2-5 Information Technology Expenses ................................................................ 62 2-6 Net Operations, Line of Credit and Unrestricted Assets ...................... 69 2-7 Retention and Graduation Rates-Baldwin City .......................................... 84 2-8 Graduation Rates in Adult Programs ........................................................... 85 2-9 Strategic Planning Diagram .............................................................................. 94 Tables i-1 Self-study Timeline ............................................................................................ 21 1-1 Four Year Averages
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