Goal 1: Continue to explore opportunities to participate in activities and initiatives that are central to the mission of the School of Business and Professional Studies and Truman State University

Strategy 1: Continue to support high-impact experiences for CMDS graduate and undergraduate students (e.g., Mexico Study Abroad, research opportunities, and diverse off-site clinical experiences) while continuing to serve the public in the Northeast Missouri community.

Strategy 2: Identify and provide successful supports for low-performing students who wish to major in CMDS at the undergraduate or graduate level, while emphasizing wellness and healthy lifestyle.

Strategy 3: In order to contribute to the workforce in Northeast Missouri, we will recruit, retain, and support local students to increase potential transition to graduate study.

Strategy 4: To ensure a robust and diverse learning environment, we will recruit, retain, and support transfer students.

Strategy 5: Explore potential opportunities to contribute more courses to campus priorities such as JINS or Self and Society, as resources allow, while continuing to support the Disability Studies minor.

Goal 2: Enhance academic, advising, and transformative culture

Strategy 1: Maintain department-level resources to support student success, while developing and supporting more opportunities for graduate students to gain leadership experiences.

Strategy 2: Continue to update and revise advising resources as needed.

Strategy 3: Develop procedures for supporting lower-performing students through advising.

Strategy 4: Promote and continue to evaluate our graduate assessment process (Clinical Process Commentary) to ensure that it meets our desired outcomes re: individualized student goals and academic/clinical focus and is sustainable.

Strategy 5: Complete ongoing evaluation of our CMDS Major Assessment tools (Major Portfolio, Major Survey) to ensure that we have measurable student outcomes matched up with appropriate data collection.

Strategy 6: Provide support/guidance/opportunities for students who are interested in pursuing a doctoral degree (e.g., put together packets of resources, continue to speak at NSSLHA meetings).

Goal 3:  Respond to changes in our professional scope of practice

Strategy 1: Continue submitting annual reports to the Council for Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) with a focus on meeting the most recent CAA standards.

Strategy 2: Maintain activities in the areas of accent modification and interprofessional practice.

Strategy 3: Increase opportunities for students to provide and observe clinical services with persons from diverse populations throughout the Northeast Missouri community.

Strategy 4: Explore methods of telehealth delivery that are consistent with HIPAA compliance; provide basic telehealth training to every graduate student.

Strategy 5: Further develop and/or maintain our relationships with PK-12 schools and non-school community sites that help us provide diverse opportunities for clinical practice.

Strategy 6: Maintain the excellent relationships we have with many external clinical sites that accept Truman CMDS interns.

Strategy 7: Explore the development of resources and experiences that expose graduate students to best practices in supervision.

Goal 4: Enhance program visibility and importance

Strategy 1: Encourage and provide support for faculty and student research, presentations, and publications.

Strategy 2: Encourage and provide support for faculty and student participation in continuing education events and conferences. Explore strategies to increase graduate student involvement in state conferences.

Strategy 3: Encourage and provide support for faculty and student service to the discipline at the school, university, state, national, and international levels.

Strategy 4: Identify key recruitment strategies for graduate students from a variety of undergraduate institutions and geographic locations.

Strategy 5: Create a graduate student “Social Media Team” to increase visibility and communication between the program and alumni, current students, and prospective students.

Strategy 6: Enhance interaction with the local community by reinstating evening clinic hours, as resources allow.

Goal 5: Explore opportunities to increase/maximize program resources

Strategy 1: Routinely evaluate the level of program support (resources, faculty, staff) to determine if it is sufficient to meet the mission/objectives of the department and degree programs. Consider and invest in faculty/staff development and efficiency strategies (e.g., mechanizing tallying of clinic consumer evaluations).

Strategy 2: Ensure sufficient number of faculty holding the terminal degree.

Strategy 3: Develop strategies to enhance the experiences students have working for scholarships/assistantships to provide meaningful learning opportunities and increase support to the program.

Strategy 4: Develop and maintain partnerships with external constituencies that support the program and clinic – continue to maintain and solicit CMDS Development Fund donations.

Strategy 5: Explore potential additional revenue streams, including possible offering of online courses.

Strategy 6: Investigate ways to sustainably fund evening clinic supervision.