PROGRAM REVIEW TEMPLATE

This program review will focus on:

  • Program quality and student success
  • Centrality to the institution's mission and consistency with state goals
  • Program quality and student success
  • Program demand
  • Support resources/facilities/equipment
  • Cost and funding
  • Duplication
  • Critical mass
  • Future of this program/timeframe

MISSION STATEMENT

Kentucky State University, building on its legacy of achievement as a historically black, liberal arts and 1890 land grant university, affords access to and prepares a diverse population of traditional and nontraditional students to compete in a multifaceted, ever changing global society by providing student-centered learning while integrating teaching, research and service through high-quality undergraduate and select graduate programs. Kentucky State University is committed to keeping relevant its legacy of service by proactively engaging the community in partnerships on civic projects driven by the objective of positively impacting the quality of life of the citizens of the commonwealth.

VISION STATEMENT

Kentucky State University prepares today's students as global citizens, lifelong learners and problem solvers. To accomplish this, Kentucky State University must challenge itself and its students to be the best. It must recognize its strengths, expand and excel. Notwithstanding, it must also welcome change and quality improvement. By doing so, KSU will gain widespread recognition as one of the region's strongest universities. As a university of distinction, Kentucky State University will create an environment where:

  • Students are first.
  • Diversity is valued, understood and respected.
  • Diverse, motivated and talented students, staff and faculty are actively recruited and retained.
  • An intellectual environment conducive to leadership in teaching, research and community service is encouraged and supported. • Effective teaching is promoted both inside and outside the classroom.
  • Effective teaching is promoted both inside and outside the classroom.
  • Students are taught how to obtain, evaluate and use information.
  • Learning is lifelong.
  • Effective and efficient fiscal management by the administration is the norm.
  • Collegiality is the norm, not the exception.
  • Each person is a change agent.
  • Excellence starts with me.

CORE VALUES

Through the core values, we—the faculty, staff, administration and students of Kentucky State University—communicate to all our stakeholders and constituents the way in which we choose to do business. The following values that we hold are essential to achieving the University's mission:

  • Student Centered Philosophy
  • Excellence and Innovation
  • Ethical Conduct
  • Social Responsibility

PROGRAM REVIEW TEMPLATE

I. Mission Statements

B. Department's mission statement

The School of Public Administration and Department of Government provide quality education to students in the professions of public administration, social work, criminal justice and political science. The School and Department produce pre-service graduates with the understanding and skills that allow them to obtain entry-level positions in government, the nonprofit sector and the business world. The School and Department also assist in-service professionals, helping them develop skills applicable to their advancement and improved performance of current duties.

C. Program's mission statement

Political science, as a discipline, involves the systematic study of politics and the political system. The political science program at Kentucky State University has a highly developed academic curriculum that prepares students for graduate study in political science or related areas such

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