Academic Affairs

Academic Affairs

MISSION STATEMENT:

To provide supervisory authority to two colleges and three professional schools and the units therein,
to three centers, to the library, to academic support and academic assessment.

GOALS:

To assign instructional responsibilities through unit heads
To recruit faculty
To recommend promotions and tenure and post-tenure decisions and recommend salary increases for faculty and associated academic staff
To oversee the academic budgets and recommend priority areas for increases
To work with faculty governance committees
To promote excellence in academic programs by recommending program and curriculum changes and guiding them through external review by board and commission
To promote professional development of faculty
To review faculty performance annually

ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE:

Faculty Survey
Administrative Evaluation
Number of new programs; new level of programs accomplished
Currency of Faculty Manual and policies contained therein

Majors and Academic Programs
Academic Calendar
USCA Faculty
USCA Endowed Professorships and Chairs