The Troy University College of Education created a mission statement to guide the college intentionally and strategically, in order to distinguish who they are, what they, and what they want to be.
"The College of Education," says Hank Dasinger, dean of the college, "across all academic programs as well as educational outreach programs and services, exists to make a difference in the lives of our students so that our graduates can make a difference in the lives of those they encounter."
By establishing the goals of the college, faculty, staff, and students can not only strive to meet these goals, but see the goals unfold as the college grows and prospers.
To create educators that make a difference in the world, you must first create a program that makes a difference to them.
The College of Education Mission:
"The College of Education," says Hank Dasinger, dean of the college, "across all academic programs as well as educational outreach programs and services, exists to make a difference in the lives of our students so that our graduates can make a difference in the lives of those they encounter."
By establishing the goals of the college, faculty, staff, and students can not only strive to meet these goals, but see the goals unfold as the college grows and prospers.
To create educators that make a difference in the world, you must first create a program that makes a difference to them.
The College of Education Mission:
"To prepare educators, administrators, counselors, interpreters and other professionals to be informed, innovative practitioners who are effectively trained to achieve the goals, competencies and skills identified by the accrediting and professional organizations specific for each program."
This mission is then divided into five focus areas:
- Enhance student access AND success
- Improve data collection, analysis and reporting to inform thinking, deciding and acting
- Ensure quality, rigor and relevance of education and training programs
- Effectively recruit, retain and develop outstanding faculty and staff
- Increase partnerships with key stakeholder individuals and agencies
These goals, chosen by leaders across the college of education, are prioritized in all aspects of the college.
After the focus areas were chosen, they were assigned to a team consisting of faculty and staff across the college, and the approach itself has been reviewed by the
college’s faculty and staff and the college’s Advisory
Board.
It is said to, "represent the best thinking of college
personnel and this thinking is now re-shaping the
narrative as to the WHY of the college in educating
the college’s diverse population of students... of their life experiences, of their needs and
challenges, of their successes and their aspirations
for the future," as stated in the Troy University Strategic Plan College of Education 2017-2020.
Each focus area has its own key objectives and key strategies, each of which will be explained in greater detail in later posts.
These focus areas and strategic plan are based around the Chinese proverb
If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.
Dr. Dasinger says this proverb, "captures this tension between doing today and thinking
about tomorrow."
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