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The administrative and educational support report of the department of modern languages & literature at the university of texas-pan american (utpa) for the academic year 2004-2005. It includes the department's mission statement, unit goals, objectives, expected outcomes, strategies, assessment criteria, evaluation methods, assessment results, and use of results. The report focuses on ensuring undergraduate student access and success, enhancing graduate education and research, and providing effective student recruitment, development, retention, and placement programs.
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Unit:
Department of Modern Languages and Literature
UTPA Mission
: The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) serves the higher education needs of a rapidly growing, international, multicultural
population in the South Texas Region. The University preserves, transmits and creates knowledge to serve the cultural, civic, and economicadvancement of the region and the state. The University provides students advanced instruction in academic programs offered through innovativedelivery systems that lead to professional certification, and baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral degrees. Through teaching, research, creativeactivity and public service, UTPA prepares students for lifelong learning and leadership roles in the state, nation and world community. Division:
Academic Affairs
Unit Head:
Dr. Glenn Martínez
Unit Mission:
The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures is dedicated to achieving excellence in research, teaching and publicservice related to the languages, literatures and cultures taught in the Department. Research, teaching, and service areinterrelated pursuits with common goals. The Department strives to maintain effective undergraduate and graduate programswhose quality is enhanced by the constant intellectual and professional development of the Department's faculty, as well as bytheir strong commitment to service. Consistent with the Mission Statement of The University of Texas-Pan American, theDepartment of Modern Languages and Literatures "is committed to excellence in instruction, student performance, research,scholarly accomplishment and professional service and to expansion of international emphasis in all major areas of institutionalendeavor".The Department’s primary purpose is to provide an exceptional teaching/learning experience, designed to meet the changingneeds of our students through the creation of a student-centered, intellectually stimulating, multicultural learning environment thatpromotes lifelong learning.
Unit Goal:
The Modern Languages and Literature Department will provide a variety of quality academic programs that cultivate activelearning, critical thinking, and interdisciplinary perspectives.
Link to UTPAGoal(s):
1: Ensure undergraduate student access and success2: Enhance graduate education and research
Unit Objective
(Action Priority: #1 is
highest)
Link toUTPA Objective
Expected Outcome for
Unit Objective (AA- Measurable Objective)
Strategy(ies) to Achieve Expected
Outcomes
Assessment Criteria, Evaluation Methods for
Expected Outcome
New ResourcesNeeded in FY
Assessment of themajors(1)
Implement programlearning outcomesassessment in the
Establish learningoutcomes for alldepartment
The Chair’s Office willverify that all thedepartments’ programs
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Annual Action Plan, June 1, 2004–May 31, 2005
Unit Objective
(Action Priority: #1 is
highest)
Link toUTPA Objective
Expected Outcome for
Unit Objective (AA- Measurable Objective)
Strategy(ies) to Achieve Expected
Outcomes
Assessment Criteria, Evaluation Methods for
Expected Outcome
New ResourcesNeeded in FY
activities.
Unit Goal:
The Modern Language and Literature Department will provide a variety of quality academic programs that cultivate activelearning, critical thinking, and interdisciplinary perspectives.Provide effective student recruitment, development, retention, and placement programs designed to promote and serve a diversestudent population.
Link to UTPAGoal(s):
1: Ensure undergraduate student access and success
Unit Objective
(Action Priority: #1 is
highest)
Link toUTPA Objective
Expected Outcome for
Unit Objective (AA- Measurable Objective)
Strategy(ies) to Achieve Expected
Outcomes
Assessment Criteria, Evaluation Methods for
Expected Outcome
New ResourcesNeeded in FY
Approval and initiation offreshman successcourses(3)
Participate in providing aLearning Frameworkcourse for enteringfreshmen in every majorin the College of Artsand Humanities.
Participate in thedevelopment of aLearning Frameworkcourse for enteringfreshmen in every major.Participate in seekingprofessionaldevelopment activitiesfor faculty and staff whoteach the LearningFramework and LearningCommunity courses.Monitor the effectivenessof the LearningFramework course in thedepartment.
The Office of the Chairwill verify that a LearningFramework course forentering freshmen hasbeen provided for everymajor in the department.The number of enteringfreshmen enrolled in thesections of the LearningFramework course willbe tallied and reported tothe Office of the Dean.
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Unit:
Department of Modern Languages and Literature
UTPA Mission
: The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) serves the higher education needs of a rapidly growing, international, multicultural
population in the South Texas Region. The University preserves, transmits and creates knowledge to serve the cultural, civic, and economicadvancement of the region and the state. The University provides students advanced instruction in academic programs offered through innovativedelivery systems that lead to professional certification, and baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral degrees. Through teaching, research, creativeactivity and public service, UTPA prepares students for lifelong learning and leadership roles in the state, nation and world community. Division:
Academic Affairs
Unit Head:
Dr. Glenn Martinez
Unit Mission:
The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures is dedicated to achieving excellence in research, teaching and publicservice related to the languages, literatures and cultures taught in the Department. Research, teaching, and service areinterrelated pursuits with common goals. The Department strives to maintain effective undergraduate and graduate programswhose quality is enhanced by the constant intellectual and professional development of the Department's faculty, as well as bytheir strong commitment to service. Consistent with the Mission Statement of The University of Texas-Pan American, theDepartment of Modern Languages and Literatures "is committed to excellence in instruction, student performance, research,scholarly accomplishment and professional service and to expansion of international emphasis in all major areas of institutionalendeavor".The Department’s primary purpose is to provide an exceptional teaching/learning experience, designed to meet the changingneeds of our students through the creation of a student-centered, intellectually stimulating, multicultural learning environment thatpromotes lifelong learning.
Unit Goal:
The Modern Languages and Literature Department will provide a variety of quality academic programs that cultivate activelearning, critical thinking, and interdisciplinary perspectives.
Link to UTPAGoal(s):
1: Ensure undergraduate student access and success2: Enhance graduate education and research
Unit Objective(Priority: #1 is
highest)
Link toUTPA Objective
Expected Outcome
Assessment Criteria,Evaluation Methods
Assessment Results (Use actual data to
describe annual
performance)
Use of Results (What change was
made?)
Assessment of themajors
Implement programlearning outcomes
The Chair’s Office willverify that all the
The outcomesassessment process
Discipline specificcommittees, i.e.,
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Annual Assessment Report, June 1, 2004–May 31, 2005
Unit Objective
(Priority: #1 is highest)
Link toUTPA Objective
Expected Outcome
Assessment Criteria,Evaluation Methods
Assessment Results (Use actual data to
describe annual
performance)
Use of Results (What change was
made?)
presentations (up142%).
Unit Goal:
The Modern Language and Literature Department will provide a variety of quality academic programs that cultivate activelearning, critical thinking, and interdisciplinary perspectives.Provide effective student recruitment, development, retention, and placement programs designed to promote and serve a diversestudent population.
Link to UTPAGoal(s):
1: Ensure undergraduate student access and success
Unit Objective
(Priority: #1 is highest)
Link toUTPA Objective
Expected Outcome
Assessment Criteria,Evaluation Methods
Assessment Results (Use actual data to
describe annual
performance)
Use of Results (What change was
made?)
Approval and initiation offreshman successcourses(3)
Participate in providing aLearning Frameworkcourse for enteringfreshmen in every majorin the College of Artsand Humanities.
The Office of the Chairwill verify that a LearningFramework course forentering freshmen hasbeen provided for everymajor in the department.The number of enteringfreshmen enrolled in thesections of the LearningFramework course willbe tallied and reported tothe Office of the Dean.
Three faculty memberspresented theDepartment’s major andminor programs in foursections of the COAHLearning Frameworkcourse (UNIV 1301).
Assigned Spanish 1303as a LearningCommunity course tobe paired with UNIV1301 sectionsscheduled in 2004-05for CoBA majors only.Assigned additionalMLL faculty to visitUNIV 1301 courses,including the CoSBS,CoHSHS and CoBAsections to discussopportunities in MLLacademic programs.
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Annual Assessment Report, June 1, 2004–May 31, 2005 Additional Resources Needed (if any) that were requested for FY06 during the budget cycle:
1.5 new faculty lines ($60,000), 1 replacement
faculty line ($44,000), 5 student assistantships ($50,000), 5 teaching assistantships ($50,000), increase in departmental travel ($5000) andoperating budgets ($5,000).
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