Cornelia Lang
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education
Goal: Build a strong community of undergraduate learning and engagement
Strategy 1: Increase undergraduate student success with evidence-based practices
Strategy 2: Expand undergraduate recruiting and retention efforts to ensure sustainable student enrollments
Strategy 3: Increase academic, peer, and career mentoring
Year One Progress
- Reorganized CLAS UP to be central undergraduate student “hub” in the college, collaborating with campus partners to support students holistically
- Developed liaisons for each student support areas (academic policies, academic support, student retention, CLAS advising, undergraduate curriculum) in order facilitate better collaborations
- Expanded support for undergraduate student recruitment in partnership with Office of Admissions
- Innovative and student-centered undergraduate curricular changes
- Added majors in Translation, Exercise Science, Health Promotion and Health Studies
- Added an interdisciplinary certificate in Performing Arts and Social Justice
- As part of a campus-wide initiative, CLAS is redesigning 15 courses in 6 STEM departments over the next several years to improve student success
- Added sustainability as a new critical area of the CLAS Core General Education program
Year Two Priorities
- Assess and determine long-term plan for CLAS undergraduate advising and mentoring
- Review and revise key academic policies and requirements to be student-centered and well-communicated
- Improve feedback and assessment processes for undergraduate programs: majors, minors, certificates, and the CLAS Core
- Increase awareness of key CLAS undergraduate programs of study and opportunities that are distinctive
- Strengthen strategic enrollment management processes through an annual cycle of activities
