Strategic Planning

Long-Term Strategic Plan

The faculty and staff of the Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences (CDS) are dedicated to developing, monitoring, and assessing all components to our program.  A long-term strategic plan was developed and is monitored on an annual basis, meeting the ASHA 1.3 standard.  A strategic planning meeting is in the month of May or when needed to discuss the implementation of targeted goals and needs for the successful continuing growth of the department’s academic and clinical components.   The strategic plan is available to the graduate students through the orientation handbook.  Alumni and other parties may view the strategic plan on the department’s web site. 

Faculty                                  

1. To fill a faculty position

• 2009 Budget crisis
• 2010 Failed search

• 2009 Budget crisis
• 2010 No new lines
• 2011 No new lines

1. To advocate for the Thompson Hall vacant day care space                   

• 2009 Plan developed at faculty meetings
• 2010 Interviewed by architect company
• 2011 Approval for space received with move in date in approximately two years

Go Green

1. To go green on the following documentation:

• Clinic Manual - Initiated in 2010 and completed in 2011
• Orientation Handbooks - Fall handbook online in 2011

• Department Newsletter - Initiated in 2010 / launching in 2011
• Syllabi - Added to Strategic Plan in 2009 and completed in 2010
• Clinic Records- Added to Strategic Plan in 2009, researched option in 2010 and implementation to be in 2011

Technology

1. To implement an equipment policy

• 2010 Completed

2. To use recycled computers in research labs and clinic

• 2009 Developed

3. To create an equipment inventory binder

• 2009 Initiated
• 2010 Developed
• 2011 Annually updated

4. To increase the number of computers in the student lab

• 2010 Added to Strategic Plan per graduate exit survey suggestion
• 2011 Approval to increase from 8 to 10 computers

5. To create a logging system to track age of computers

• 2009 Initiated
• 2010 Three faculty and one secretary received new computers

Fund Raising

1. To raise funds for digital system/ materials and refurbishing of new space

• 2009 Initiated
• 2010 Researching
• 2011 Develop a plan

Clinic Materials

1. To move the clinic materials housed in AIT-scanning system to the department area

• 2010 Researching
• 2011 Develop a plan

ASHA Standards

1. To review ASHA standards on an annual basis

• 2009 Completed
• 2010 Completed
• 2011 Completed

2. To develop needed departmental policies for ASHA standard application

• 2009 New policy on English proficiency
• 2010 Revised policy 

3. To review new ASHA standards

• 2010  ASHA 6.1 standard

HIPPA Compliance

1. To get software for electronic billing

• 2009 Added to strategic plan

Assessment data collection

1. Assess data for Middle States and add two new goals every year

• 2009 Completed
• 2010 Completed
• 2011 Completed

2. Monitor data for NCATE

• 2009 Completed
• 2010 Completed
• 2011 Completed

Professional Development

1. To create a Supervisor Fair

• 2009 Added to strategic plan
• 2012 Implementation

2. To create Grand Rounds for students

• 2009 Added to strategic plan
• 2010 'Case Chat' Created

3. To create a space to discuss and share course content with other Faculty

• 2010 Implemented for language and voice disorders

Curriculum

1. To included Alumni Conference suggestions                 

• 2009 Implemented two suggestions                                
• 2010 Researching                                  
• 2011 Researching

2. To create a space for undergraduate shadowing

• 2009 Decision not to implement undergraduate shadowing and use the Case Chat venue

3. To create service learning courses

• 2009 Freshman Seminar (CDS??) and Literacy (CDS376) courses included service learning components
• 2010 Ongoing

4. To add undergraduate Seminar Courses

• 2009 Need
• 2010 Need
• 2011 Need

5. To develop an Undergraduate Capstone in CDS410

• 2009 Completed
• 2010 Revised
• 2011 Ongoing             

6. To phase out  PhDs in clinic

• 2009 Initiated

7. To include new information on the Web Page:

• ASHA Certification process: Completed 2010
• NY State Licensure process: Completed 2010                                                                 

8. To develop CDS 400 online as an online course                                   

• 2009 Added to plan                                                               
• 2010 Researching hybrid option
• 2011 Initiating                                  

9. To change speaking intensive from CDS 419 to CDS 410                                   

• 2009 Added to plan                                                           
• 2010 Researching                                   
• 2011 Completed                                                      

10. To change graduation date to May vs May or August

• 2009 Added to plan                                   
• 2010 Developed                                   
• 2011 Approval                       
• 2012 Initiating                 

11. To move the Aphasia graduate class to the 1st. spring semester

• 2011 Completed