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Howard University Presidential Commission on Academic Renewal (PCAR) Howard PCAR Defining the University of the Future PCAR Leadership Team Alvin Thornton, Ph.D. Chair, PCAR Kimberly Jones, Ph.D. Chair, Undergraduate Work Group
Howard University Presidential Commission on Academic Renewal (PCAR) PCAR Defining the Howard University of the Future
Alvin Thornton, Ph.D.
Kimberly Jones, Ph.D.
Jules Harrell, Ph.D.
Okianer Christian Dark, Esq.
Duane Smoot, MD
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Howard University
Continues to Offer Teaching & Programs of Exemplary Quality Continues to Rank as a National Leader in Scholarly Productivity Has a Preferred Education, Physical and Cultural Environment Continues to be a Leader in Improving the Quality of Life for Underserved Communities Is a Leader in Formation of National Policies of Relevance to African Americans Has an International Footprint in Academic & Research Activity (Faculty & Students) Employs Best Practices in Administrative Operations and Service Is Sustainable Financially and Environmentally
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President Articulates a Vision and Forms Commission on Academic Renewal to Make Recommendations
Academic Programs Presidential Commission
(PCAR) Formulates and Implements Plan and Process for Analyzing and Evaluating Each Existing Program Offering at Howard University Involving Faculty, Students, Staff, and Alumni PCAR, Using Results of its Analysis and Input Received from University Community, Prepares a Report of its Recommendations PCAR Engages University Community by Sharing Final Report Recommendations via Public Town Hall Meetings, Faculty Retreats, Alumni Meetings, Student Government Meetings and the Internet PCAR Finalizes Recommendations and Provides Final Report to the President
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Faculty Renewal
Institutionalize Best Practices & Informal Interactions with Students Reward Productive and Engaged Faculty Reenergize a Culture of Excellence in Faculty, Students and Administration Provide More Competitive Faculty Compensation Standardize Faculty Evaluations and Link to Merit Incentivize, Identify & Remove Barriers to Productivity Incentivize Good Departmental and University Citizenship Encourage and Respect Effective Participation in Shared Governance
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Infrastructure Support
Utilize Best Practices in Administration to Support Academic Renewal Enhanced and New Technology Modernized Teaching & Research Laboratories, Studios & Classrooms Enhanced Competitively Compensated and Trained Administrative Staff Support Efficient & Effective Sponsored Programs Administration Modernized Academic Facilities & Residence Halls Adequate Fiscal Resources Upgraded Administrative Information Technology (PeopleSoft, Banner, etc.)
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The Undergraduate Work Group evaluated 53 undergraduate academic programs and approved recommendations calling for: (1) a new Center for Academic Excellence; (2) a revised undergraduate model, including a common first year experience for all undergraduate students; (3) faculty-led curriculum reform; (4) increased interdisciplinarity; (5) improved University systems performance; and (6) faculty renewal. It recommended a number
the following existing or potential programs: Master of Theological Studies; African Studies; Architecture; Art and Fashion Merchandising; Interior Design; Philosophy; Classical Civilization; Hospitality Management; World Languages (Latin, Greek, German, Spanish, French, and Russian); and Sports Management. In addition, the Work Group recommended the creation of an International Comparative and Area Studies Program.
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The Graduate Programs Work Group recommended academic program mergers, consolidations and transformations affecting 13 graduate programs, the elimination of 3 graduate degree programs and a significant reduction in the number of doctoral level
recommended that the university modify the administrative structure governing the delivery of graduate education to realign the functions of the Graduate School and individual schools and colleges where graduate programs are housed. The Graduate Programs Work Group evaluated the university’s 35 graduate programs.
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The Professional Programs (outside the Health Sciences) Work Group evaluated the university's 28 graduate professional programs outside the Health Sciences and recommended mergers, consolidations and transformations affecting 3 programs; 4 program eliminations; 1 program addition; and 21 other general program change recommendations. The Group recommended increased collaboration across professional programs in the form of joint degrees, research, and other special initiatives; and a program performance accountability framework to which all professional programs should be held accountable.
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Using the PCAR evaluative criteria, the Health Sciences Work Group evaluated 13 programs in the Colleges of Dentistry, Medicine, and Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences. It recommended additional interdisciplinary programming and collaboration across programs; reorganization of the Health Sciences colleges and schools; development of centers and committees to facilitate research and student development; and additional physical facilities to support academic programs. The Work Group recommended that the College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences be separated into three separate colleges, and the Division of Allied Health Sciences renamed the College of Health Professions. The Group did not recommend the elimination of any of the 13 Health Sciences academic programs, but recommended the merger or consolidation of selected programs. In collaboration with the Professional Programs (outside the Health Sciences) Work Group, the Health Sciences Work Group recommended a program performance accountability framework to which all Health Sciences professional programs should be held accountable
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Howard University Presidential Commission on Academic Renewal (PCAR)
Academic Models for the Delivery of Undergraduate, Graduate & Graduate Professional Programs
Must Effectively Serve an Academically Diverse Student Population Must Support and Sustain Academic Excellence Must Identify and Replicate Existing Best Practices University-wide Must Institutionalize, Enhance and Support Current and Future Faculty Collaboration Must be Anchored in Faculty and Student Collaborations in Teaching, Learning, Service and Research in an Environment Characterized by Interdisciplinary Linkages, International Awareness, and Intellectual and Service-
Must Be Anchored in Criteria that can be Regularly Evaluated and Assessed
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Kimberly Jones, Ph.D. College of Engineering, Architecture & Computer Sciences, Work Group Chair
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Learning Outcomes and Competencies are Cumulative & Collective Transformative Research, Service, Activism and International Experiences Interdisciplinary Learning Opportunities Exist Faculty are Renewed and Able to Access Internal and External Resources
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Center for Academic Excellence Learning Outcomes – 1st Year Experience Common 1st Year Experience
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Howard University Undergraduate Students
Coordination of Summer Bridge Academic Offerings for Entering Students Entering Student Assessment: English, Math Entrance Proficiency General Education Course Placement Coordination of University-wide Efforts for All Students: University Honors Programs Academic Advising Career Counseling Summer School Special Student Services
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Begins 4-Year Portfolio (Formative & Summative) Common Experiences: Increased Interaction with Faculty Outside Classroom Research Brown Bag Lunches Learning Cohorts Career Counseling First Year Freshman Seminar (HU-101): Introduces Basic Research & Study Skills Introduces Full-Range of Academic Program Offerings Offers a Common Text Experience (across all Schools/Colleges) The Freshman Seminar is Collaborative/Interdisciplinary
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Determination
Learning Outcomes Determination
Assessment Tools Assessment by the Center for Academic for Excellence
Learning Outcomes Achieved; Student Advances to 2nd Year
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The Howard University Graduate
Has a Proficiency in World/Global Languages Has a Global Consciousness Has an Appreciation for Activism and Service Has a Knowledge
Skills Has a Knowledge
Entrepreneurship Is Ethically Aware Is Culturally Knowledgeable & Sensitive Communicates Well Orally and in Writing Is a Critical Thinker Has Computation and Analytical Skills
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Jules Harrell, Ph.D. College of Arts & Sciences, Work Group Chair
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Graduate Programs (Individual & Interdisciplinary Programs) Students Faculty Research
Enrollment Management Admissions and Financial Services Support Provost’s Office Recruitment , Interdisciplinary Support, Grants Policies, Faculty Development Parent School/College Recruitment , Grants Administration, Performance Tracking Graduate School Standards, Performance Tracking, Program Support 26
Parent School/College
Grants Administration Tracking Faculty Productivity Student Recruitment
Vice Provost for Graduate Studies & Dean of the Graduate School
Graduate Handbook and Standards Program Reviews Student Services Special Funded Programs
Provost
Resources for Recruitment and Research Indirect Cost Policies
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Students
sponsored research
productivity in graduate programs
Parent College/School
final acceptance
Officer
Vice Provost for Graduate Studies & Dean of the Graduate School
and research activities for faculty and students
conventions
criteria for faculty providing graduate instruction, chair dissertation committees and serve as external reviewers on dissertations
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Okianer Christian Dark, Esq., School of Law, Work Group Chair
Trustees
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Professional Programs
Highly Competitive & Nationally Recognized Programs
Increased Administrative Flexibility & Autonomy Aggressive Recruitment & Support of the Most Competitive Students Enhanced Interdisciplinary Opportunities and Supports Targeted Investment in Faculty, Students Staff, Facilities and Technology 32
Howard University Graduate Professional Programs
Fully Accredited Programs Innovative Curricula Interdisciplinarity Professional Licensing & Certification Regular Program Evaluation and Outcomes Assessments and Feedback Community Engagement Research & Artistic Creations Continuous Professional Development
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Duane Smoot, MD, College of Medicine, Work Group Chair
Sciences
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Clinical Education Coordination Center
Health Sciences Research Committee & Univ. Coordination Health Sciences Basic Science Education Committee
(OSP, IRB, Compliance)
(Rotations, Clinical Skills/Simulation Labs, Contracts/Resources)
College of Nursing College of Pharmacy
College of Health Professions
College of Medicine College of Dentistry Pre-Health Professionals Center
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Health Sciences College of Dentistry College of Medicine College of Pharmacy College of Nursing College of Health Professions Center for Clinical Education Pre-Health Professionals Center
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Administrative Support Structure
Health Sciences Pre Health Professionals Center Center for Clinical Education Rotations, Patient Oriented Clinical Training, Clinical Skills Laboratory, Simulation Laboratory Research Coordination Office of Sponsored Programs, Institutional Review Board, and Compliance Basic Science Education Committee
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Howard University Presidential Commission on Academic Renewal (PCAR)
PCAR Program Recommendations Undergraduate, Graduate, Graduate Professional Programs – Outside the Health Sciences & Graduate Professional Programs – Health Sciences
Academic Program
Tie to Mission & Vision Academic Quality Research Academic Centrality & Necessity Enrollment Sustainability
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Action Academic Programs Recommendations Rationale Comments Program Mergers/Consolidations and Transformations COAS/African Studies Faculty members in the African Studies UG major develop a plan to strengthen program or work with faculty in other area studies programs to create linkages in proposed ICA program. African studies UG program has low student enrollment and does not benefit from potential linkages with similar African-related content in
COAS. Program Mergers/Consolidations and Transformations
Undergraduate CEACS/Architecture Faculty should develop a strategic plan for either 1) remaining in CEACS with a more computational focus or 2) moving to Division of Fine Arts with more focus on design. Architecture could have strong linkages to either CEACS or Art, depending on the focus of the faculty.
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Action Academic Programs Recommendation Rationale Comments Program Mergers/Consolidations and Transformations COAS/Art The BA in Art History should be reinforced with strategic hires and targeted recruitment in the field of Art History in
program and make it an even more interdisciplinary program emphasizing the interconnectedness with history, modern world cultures and the humanities. Art History has a strong tradition and legacy at Howard University; however the program has suffered recently and should be revitalized. Department should write a strategic plan with specific needs and goals to achieve excellence within the next 5 years. Program Mergers/Consolidations and Transformations COAS/Art/Fashion Merchandising Faculty in this department should consider closer linkages with the Marketing program in the School of Business. Students in this program take many courses in Marketing (and vice versa). If the Art department faculty wishes to emphasize fashion design, the concentration should remain under the BFA program in Art. Faculty in this department must write a justification for either decision and submit to the administration.
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Action Academic Program Recommendation Rationale Comments Program Mergers/Consolidations and Transformations COAS/Art/Interior Design The faculty members of this program should engage in conversations with members of the faculty in the School of Architecture to determine whether consolidation, cross-listing courses, or
implemented to allow these programs to be more closely engaged. The design related aspects
be closely related to architectural design. Program Mergers/Consolidations and Transformations COAS/Philosophy This department should consider methods to strengthen enrollment, academic quality and faculty productivity. This department suffers from low enrollment and few options for sustainability with status quo. The Work Group recommends consolidation of this program with Classical Civilization and adding a Religious Studies component, however the faculty members in Philosophy are encouraged to provide an alternate plan for strengthening this program within the next five years and submit to the administration.
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Action Academic Programs Recommendations Rationale Comments Program Mergers/Consolidations and Transformations COAS/Classical Civilization This department should consider methods to strengthen enrollment, academic quality and faculty productivity. This department suffers from low enrollment and few options for sustainability with status quo. The Work Group recommends consolidation of this program with Philosophy; however the faculty members in Classical Civilization are encouraged to provide an alternate plan for strengthening this program within the next five years and submit to the administration. Latin and Greek taught to support the Classics
listed with World Languages. Program Mergers/Consolidations and Transformations COAS/Hospitality Management Consolidate the program with the Management program in the School of Business. The quality of the program and future of graduates were of concern.
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Action Academic Programs Recommendations Rationale Comments Program Mergers/Consolidations and Transformations COAS/World Languages and Cultures/Latin, Greek, German, Spanish, French, Russian Programs should be consolidated within the Department of World Languages and Cultures. Many of the language programs suffer from low enrollment, and low
Language courses from these programs should continue to be taught, however programs should be consolidated. A new major with a broader- based approach (beyond language specializations in four areas) with a unique curriculum in World Languages and Cultures should be developed by the faculty. Spanish and French could continue as major programs should DWLC decide to do so. Program Mergers/Consolidations and Transformations COAS/HHPLS/Sport Management Faculty should consider consolidating the Leisure Studies/Sport Management program with the Management program in the School of Business The program focus seems closer to a management specialization. The faculties in each department (HHPLS and Marketing) should examine the feasibility of this recommendation.
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Action Academic Programs Recommendations Rationale Comments Program Addition Extend Africana Studies to provide programs at the MA and PhD The existing Afro American Studies program should be restructured within this new program with dedicated faculty lines to support the theoretical and methodological thrust of the field. As an Interdepartmental Program, it will include guaranteed joint appointments in critical relevant disciplines. Program Addition COAS/International, Comparative and Areas Studies Program Create an Interdepartmental Program in international, comparative and area studies This program would draw faculty from across campus by offering an incentive of guaranteed joint appointments in relevant other disciplines. For instance faculty from the Modern Foreign Languages and Culture department may have a joint appointment in another department.
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Action Academic Programs Recommendation Rationale Comments Program Mergers, Consolidations & Transformations Mass Communications and Culture and Communications Merge these programs into one doctoral granting unit. The programs are currently strong and
them will enhance both concentrations significantly. The recommendation supports faculty-initiated efforts currently underway within the School of Communcations. Program Mergers, Consolidations & Transformations Nutritional Sciences Reorganize the program so that interdisciplinary doctoral training with a concentration in nutrition is offered within the proposed program in the Health Sciences. Currently, laboratory space is lacking and there are too few active researchers to offer cutting-edge doctoral education. This is an essential area of study in the health
laboratory space has not been provided and the unit should be permitted to fill faculty lines that will soon be vacated by retirements. Program Mergers, Consolidations & Transformations Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology and Biophysics, Human Genetics, Pharmacology, Micro Biology * Reorganize these programs into a single degree program in Biomedical Sciences. The required investment in laboratory upgrades and increasing of faculty capacity in the basic sciences should be a coordinated enterprise within the existing units. The faculty will determine the areas of concentration that will exist within this new degree program. This reorganization requires a commitment to the upgrading of laboratory facilities.
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Action Academic Programs Recommendation Rationale Comments Program Eliminations Modern Languages and Literature Discontinue offering of Masters of Arts degrees in this area. Low enrollment and a small critical mass of research and mentoring faculty have reduced the effectiveness
Scholarly work on languages would be an asset in many research programs at the University including African Studies and planned research in Africana studies and
department are encouraged to seek collaborations with other units. Program Eliminations Human Development and Psycho-educational Studies Discontinue terminal Master’s of Arts Degrees The relatively small number
spread across a wide gamut
recommendation will allow them to focus efforts on doctoral training. The closing of these masters programs has been coordinated with PCAR recommendations from other committees that urge the reduction of the number of degrees it now offers. Program Eliminations Health Human Performance and Leisure Studies (HHPL) Discontinue the Masters of Science program within the existing unit in the Schools
Graduate training and research efforts in HHPL should be organized under existing and planned units. Important research and sophisticated laboratories exist in this unit. Investigators are now collaborating in research across campus, and attempts to merge efforts with existing doctoral programs are underway.
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Action Academic Programs Recommendation Rationale Comments Program Additions Africana Studies Support the addition
Africana Studies This interdisciplinary degree would take advantage of Howard University’s unique capacity for doctoral studies of continental and Diaspora African populations. This supports a recommendation from the Undergraduate Committee of PCAR. General Program Recommendations Pruning of concentrations within programs The graduate committee urges that programs reduce the number of concentrations that are offered within their units in accordance with enrollment trends and academic best practices. Concentrations within doctoral programs tend to proliferate and then persist through inertia. Their status should be reviewed periodically. It is essential that faculty reduce the demands on resources stemming from too many concentrations and constantly ensure that divisions within graduate programs facilitate training at the highest levels.
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Action Academic Programs Recommendation Rationale Comments General Program Recommendations Graduate and other administrative support
A series of recommendations request that greater autonomy be granted to the graduate programs as they develop and execute doctoral
support services to the increasingly interdisciplinary programs. Annual program productivity performance tracking of programs in the Graduate School should be increasingly driven by external data and benchmarks, e.g., Academic
Graduate School should engage in periodic program review of graduate programs to ensure continuity and consistency of graduate
the use of both internal and external benchmarks.
The health, political, and economic crises people of African descent face in many parts of the world will be solved by research conducted within an interdisciplinary
require greater autonomy to set research agendas and establish collaborations. The recommendations call for a creative, heuristic clustering of graduate programs where administrative units support the research efforts of faculty within and across disciplines.
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Action Academic Programs Recommendation Rationale Comments Program Mergers/ Consolidation/ Transformation Master of Arts in Religious Studies (MARS) School of Divinity Transform the MARS degree to a MTS (Master
effective Fall 2012 The MTS degree is more contemporary and a better fit with proposed Doctorate model and undergraduate degree in Religious Studies (see undergraduate programs Work Group report). Students indicated that the MARS program is not sufficiently challenging and focus of the program is not well defined. The MTS program enables students to explore deeply and broadly the languages, literatures, thought, institutions, practices, normative claims, and structures of a variety of religious
them to think critically, with sophistication and self-awareness, about the scholarly study of these traditions. http://www.hds.harvard.e du/afa/academic_life/mts .html
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Action Academic Programs Recommendation Rationale Comments Program Mergers/ Consolidation/ Transformation Doctor of Ministry/School
Transform Doctor of Ministry (DMIN) degree to a Ph.D. in Religious Studies with the following possible areas of emphasis: (a) African American Religious Studies; (b) Ethics and Public Policy; (c) Biblical and (d) Islamic Studies). The DMIN will be phased out in Fall 2012. The African American Presidents/Deans Council
Theological Schools unanimously supports the position that Howard University is the best place for a PhD program in religion and theology. This organization represents historically black theological graduate schools throughout the United States. This degree will have a high impact given that there is high supply side demand. Dean Pollard’s” Defining Vision” for the School of Divinity articulates 8 signature principles for transformation of theological education. http://divinity.howard.ed u/images/News_Events/p
The offering of a Ph.D. degree in Religious Studies is a critical element to this transformation.
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Action Academic Programs Recommendation Rationale Comment Program Mergers/ Consolidation/ Transformation Master of Music Education (MMUSE) College of Arts and Sciences Transform the current MMUSE into a Master in Music Therapy and/or Music Technology degree(s) that offer clear
university to capitalize on an untapped market with very few providers. This also includes investment in a state of the art facility/lab to enhance these programs and address the low enrollment in current MMUSE. These new opportunities will ensure that Howard University responds to emergent needs of the industry and student
development of the technology degree must be in congruence with facility upgrades. Music education is a vital
rich culture of the
low enrollment that calls sustainability into
new technologies can create greater enrollment to lessen the impact of the program’s significantly low enrollment.
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Action Academic Program Recommendation Rationale Comments
Program Eliminations Education Doctorate (Ed.D.) School of Education
Psychology
Psychology
(SCHP) Eliminate There is a PhD program in same substantive area and the elimination of these three Ed.D. Programs will allow greater investment in research and other forms
Ed.D. programs have been dormant over five years. See Graduate Schools Work Group Report. Program Eliminations Master of Law (LLM) School of Law Eliminate after appropriate transition plan is agreed upon by faculty Focuses on attorneys who have received their legal training outside of the US with a concentration on knowledge and skill development with the expectation that these attorneys will return to their home countries. However, these attorneys have been staying in the US and taking the bar. The bar passage rate for them is very poor because the program is not designed to prepare them to take the bar. This program is currently suspended and is not accepting students. The faculty is currently evaluating the goals,
continuing this program in its current form due to administration issues, declining quality of applicants, and significant financial challenges for the applicants.
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Action Academic Programs Recommendations Rationale Comments Program Additions School of Education
Instruction Develop an undergraduate degree in education that would allow school of education to achieve its mission to increase the number of African American, other minority, and culturally competent teachers in urban schools. A significant challenge for this nation is the under education of the largest growing minority populations, lack of teachers who will be leaders and change agents equipped to go into diverse environments to determine needed changes for minority to students to excel. There is only one undergraduate degree (BS in Human Development) and it is not in curriculum and instruction. General Program Recommendations (21) Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Master of Business Administration (MBA) Master of Divinity (MDIV) Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) (3) Master of Education (Med) (9) Education Doctorate (Ed.D.) Juris Doctor Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration (JD/MBA) Master of Music (MMUSC) Master of Fine Arts in Film (MFAF) Master of Social Work (MSW)
For the PCAR Executive Report Inclusive of Recommendations, Rationale & Comments, please refer to the PCAR Website at:
http://pcar.howard.edu
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Recommendations
Action Academic Programs Recommendation Rationale Comments Program Mergers, Consolidations & Transformations College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences Separate the College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, into three separate colleges. Combining the three colleges into one college has not improved efficiencies or increased collaborations across the three schools. The three colleges that were combined still function as three separate
cost savings noted by the Work Group and no improvement in student instruction or faculty productivity due to the consolidation of these three colleges into one college. Program Mergers, Consolidations & Transformations Division of Allied Health Sciences/College of Pharmacy, Nursing, Allied Health Sciences Change the name of the Division of Allied Health Sciences to the College of Health Professions. The new name is one that better reflects the programs in this School and is a name change recommended by the School in the Allied Health Sciences. Across the country the term Allied Health Sciences is being replaced by health professions. We need to keep up with these changes in order to better market our programs to incoming students.
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Action Academic Programs Recommendations Rationale Comments Program Mergers, Consolidations & Transformations Health Science Management and Pre- Physical Therapy Programs / Division of Allied Health Sciences/College of Pharmacy, Nursing, Allied Health Sciences Consolidate the Health Science Management Program and the Pre- Physical Therapy Program into a New Department of Health Sciences and Management. The Health Sciences Management Program is an entry level program for undegraduates that includes many students interested in obtaining additional degrees, as are students in the Pre- physical therapy program The new department would be a home for students interested in applying to the Professional programs in the Division of Allied Health Sciences (Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy) and would serve as the Department for the Health Science Management B.S. Program. Program Mergers, Consolidations & Transformations Radiation Therapy Program/Division of Allied Health Sciences/College of Pharmacy, Nursing, Allied Health Sciences Radiation Therapy Program be consolidated with or develop a formal affiliation with the Radiation Therapy Department in the College
The Radiation Therapy Program trains students to be Radiation Therapy
committee is concerned about the ability of the program to grow even with appropriate resources. The Radiation Therapy Program is a B.S. program that is relatively small. Students can become radiation therapist without having a B.S.
B.S. degree provides additional opportunities for students, the program does not have the growth prospects of the other programs in this college.
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Action Academic Programs Recommendation Rationale Comments Program Mergers, Consolidations & Transformations Master of Science in Public Health Program/College of Medicine Revive the M.S. in Public Health Program that is currently in hiatus. The Health Sciences Division is interested in turning out professionals that will have a major impact on the health of
prevention through public health programs is an important part of our mission and we need train students in this area. The public health programs at the federal, state and city level greatly impact the health care of
educating people to participate in the development of public health policies that will directly impact the health
country. Program Addition Division of Health Sciences and College of Arts and Sciences Establish a comprehensive Pre-Health Professionals Office/Center to assist students interested in careers as Health Professionals. This office/center would interact with all of the Health Sciences Departments and the Departments in the School
have students interested in careers as health
necessary to improve the competitiveness of the Howard students enrolled in or interested in applying to the Health Sciences Programs. Currently students from
similar grade point averages are
students on entrance examinations to the Professional Programs in the Health Sciences and also on gaining admission to the upper levels of B.S. programs in the Health Sciences
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Action Academic Program Recommendation Rationale Comments Program Addition Health Sciences Division/Colleges of Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy, Nursing, Allied Health Sciences Develop a Health Sciences Clinical Education Center to coordinate the patient – oriented clinical training
Health Sciences. Coordinate clinical on-site patient related teaching activities in Howard University Hospital, the clinical skills laboratory, the Simulation Laboratory, and outside rotations. Currently students from many of the programs use
clinical training and do not have access to the Howard University Hospital for the clinical training of their students. Program Addition Health Sciences Division/Colleges of Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy, Nursing, Allied Health Sciences Create a Health Sciences Basic Science Educational Committee to include representation from each
The focus of this committee would be to raise the level of basic science instruction across all programs. The Health Sciences Work Group identified that there were problems with the teaching of basic science to students when faculty teaching the course were from another school. General Program Recommendation Health Sciences Division/Colleges of Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy, Nursing, Allied Health Sciences The committee feels that a Health Sciences Research Committee should replace the current research committees in the different schools and also that the health sciences formalize a mentoring program for those junior faculty that are expected to develop active Interdisciplinary research needs to be institutionalized within the Health Sciences. Yet each school has separate research programs. The faculty who know each other work together in research, but there are many opportunities for collaboration that are not realized because faculty in the different schools do not know what is going on in the other schools within the Health Sciences.
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Action Academic Program Recommendation Rationale Comments Program Addition Health Sciences Division/Colleges of Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy, Nursing, Allied Health Sciences Develop a Health Sciences Faculty Practice to assist the colleges in the Health Sciences to generate additional revenue. Each of the colleges in the Health Sciences have faculty that can generate clinical revenue to support themselves and their college. The Health Sciences Work Group recommends that each of the Colleges be provided resources to develop a faculty practice plan that would be coordinated with the Current College of Medicine Faculty Practice Plan. General Program Recommendation Department of Health, Human Performance and Leisure Studies/College of Arts and Sciences Departments of Medicine, Community Health and Family Medicine, Nutrition/Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, Nursing, Allied health Sciences The Work Group recommends that we develop a closer affiliation with the health related programs in the Department of Health, Human Performance and Leisure Studies and several departments within the Health Sciences including the Departments of Nutrition, Internal Medicine and Community Health & Family Medicine. Currently there are collaborations between departments in the Health Sciences with the Department of Health, Human Performance and Leisure Studies in the College of Arts and
disease prevention are closely aligned with programs in the Health Sciences. There are several programs in this department that link with the departments in the Health Sciences. The Work Group has not had sufficient time to explore ways of further integrating this department in the College
departments in the Health
health prevention programs can be significantly strengthens through additional collaborations.
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Howard University Presidential Commission on Academic Renewal (PCAR)