APPENDIX C
TASK FORCE ON FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES
Specific Charges:
1. Analyze the financial history of the institution for the
past five to ten years to establish rates of change in
expenditures and funding levels. Identify and explain
abnormalities.
2. Identify likely financial needs of the institution five
and ten years in the future.
3. Analyze the internal and external sources of funding and
identify possible new sources and the level and likelihood of
support from these sources.
4. Analyze the physical resources of the college,
identifying existing facilities and their state; present needs of
departments, services, and activities; near and long term
maintenance requirements; and potential areas for expansion and
growth.
5. Recommend strategies to reach identified five- and ten-
year goals for financial and physical recources.
Resources:
College Annual Reports.
Annual Financial reports for past ten years.
Facilities' Master Plans for the past ten years.
Previous two Self Study Reports.
Reports from Financial and Facilities task forces
prepared for Self Study Committee.
CHE Statistical Abstract
Deadlines:
Draft Report submitted no later than January 31, 1995.
TASK FORCE ON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Specific Charges:
1. Establish a profile of the student learner (i.e., gender,
age, race, professional goals, etc.) in the year 2000. Determine
the recruiting strategies needed for each program (cadet, evening
undergraduate, graduate) to maintain and/or improve the
enrollment and retention of well-qualified students.
2. Identify the skills and competencies that will be
expected of college graduates in the year 2000.
3. Identify the advanced skills and competencies that will
be expected of graduates of masters programs in the year 2000.
4. Describe the features of the curriculum (both "core" and
"major"), consistent with institutional purpose and goals, that
will allow and assist undergraduate and graduate students to
achieve their goals and meets the expectations of future
employers.
5. Describe the features of the support network (library and
computer resources, remedial support, etc.) that will assist
indergraduate and graduate students in achieving their goals.
6. Develop a process for determining the cost effectiveness
of individual programs and majors.
7. Describe the nature of the faculty which could best
develop and implement the curriculum described.
8. Identify the needs (resources, technical assistance,
etc.) of the present faculty which would help them to develop and
implement the curriculum described.
9. Submit a Task Force Report, describing the work of the
committee and providing recommendations for developing and
improving educational programs and services that will help The
Citadel fulfill its mission over the next five to ten years.
TASK FORCE ON STUDENT DEVELOPMENT
Specific Charges:
1. Review The Citadel's current non-academic student support
services and activities, both for the Corps of Cadets and for the
graduate and professional programs. Determine the amount of use
and the cost of these services and activities and their sources
of financial support.
2. Evaluate the effectiveness of current services and
activities in helping to achieve The Citadel's educational
mission and identify areas in which there is a need for new
services and activities.
3. Describe the organizational structure for Student
Services and Activities that will best assist all Citadel
students in achieving their goals.
4. Review all aspects of the cadet military life style and
evaluate its effectiveness in contributing to the accomplishment
of The Citadel's educational mission.
5. Examine the role of intercollegiate athletics at The
Citadel, including levels of participation (both for the Corps of
Cadets and students of the College of Graduate and Professional
Studies) and sources of funding.
6. Recommend, as appropriate, changes in Student Services,
Student Activities, and intercollegiate athletics which will
improve their contribution to The Citadel's educational mission.
TASK FORCE ON INSTITUTIONAL ORGANIZATION
Specific Charges:
1. Describe The Citadel's current organization for academic
and administrative operations in the context of its mission, both
for the Corps of Cadets and for its Graduate and Professional
programs.
2. Research and evaluate the operational organizations of
other educational institutions comparable to The Citadel in terms
of enrollment, academic programs, and educational goals.
3. Evaluate The Citadel's operational organization in terms
of identifiable criteria relevant to the College's mission, size,
and programs. Compare the College's current organization with
those of comparable colleges with exceptional educational
programs.
4. Propose, as appropriate, changes in the academic and
administrative organization of the College which will enhance
achievement of its educational goals; and justify either the
current organization or any proposed changes in organization.
The Task Force Report should include a description of research
conducted and procedures utilized as well as detailed
explanations of findings and conclusions.
Among others, the following organizational relationships
should be considered: the link between Strategic Planning and
budgeting/other decision-making; the linkages among the Academic
Board, Faculty Council, the Vice-President for Academic Affairs,
and the committee structure; the organizational role of
department heads; and the relationships among departments and the
deans in the context of possible reorganization into schools or
colleges.
TASK FORCE ON ASSESSMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
Specific Charges:
1. In conjunction with the Office of Planning and
Assessment, the Task Force will describe the current
status of The Citadel's plan and procedures for the
assessment of its overall institutional effectiveness
as well as the assessment of each academic,
administrative, and support program.
2. The Task Force will determine how assessment should be
reflected in institutional and unit planning and in all
aspects of resource allocation to include personnel,
equipment, and operating budgets.
3. The Task Force will provide a timetable for
accomplishing item 2. above as well as specific interim
actions to help bring about these desired results.
4. The Task Force will provide specific expectations for
the role of assessment in the Strategic Planning
Process of the College.