Goal: Faculty and Staff Strength
The University will recruit, develop and retain a culturally diverse faculty and staff who bring excellence to our research, teaching, and public service through innovative and mission-focused academic programs and services.
Strategies (2):
Faculty Development and ResearchStaff Development
...back to top ^Research at a university enhances the quality of classroom teaching, provides opportunities to undergraduates to experience research first hand, and improves faculty recruitment and retention through increased professional satisfaction. Faculty active in research provide information needed to meet the economic and social needs of the state, and they model life-long learning for our students. In recruiting faculty, we seek scholars with strong research backgrounds and a passion for teaching undergraduates. Today, we have faculty winning competitive awards for basic and applied research.
Faculty Development and Research
- Support faculty to grow in their discipline through research and scholarship, and professional engagement.
- Encourage faculty to play active roles in professional organizations in their areas of expertise.
- Assist faculty to secure funded opportunities for research, especially in service to state needs.
- Promote faculty research through inter-MAU collaboration and pursuit of research grants.
- Provide coordinated instructional design and delivery resources for faculty and programs development.
- Assist faculty in integrating technology into instruction that leads to enhanced learning.
Staff Development
- Provide staff with opportunities for training and development.
- Develop a performance appraisal system with a focus on setting goals and objectives that provide for future career development and professional success.
- Provide coordinate information technology instruction based on computing resources used for UA administrative and academic support.
- Assist and encourage all staff to integrate technology improvements into campus best business practices.
