UCA - Key Questions for HLC2010

Responses to the Key Questions are at the heart of each task force report. See this link for the Task Force Report Guidelines.

Criterion 4: Acquisition, Discovery, & Application of Knowledge

The organization promotes a life of learning for its faculty, administration, staff, and students by fostering and supporting inquiry, creativity, practice, and social responsibility in ways consistent with its mission.

Core Component 4a: UCA demonstrates, through actions of the its board, administration, students, faculty, and staff, that it values a life of learning.

Key Questions

1. What types of activities at UCA support a life of learning for all campus constituents?
2. How are these activities communicated to the UCA community? (Do people know about them?)
3. What financial commitments has the university made to promoting a life of learning for faculty, staff, and students?
4. How do we encourage faculty and students to engage in scholarly/research efforts and how do we reward such engagement?
5. In what ways are scholarship/research used to improve the university and its fulfillment of mission?

Examples of Evidence

Core Component 4b: UCA demonstrates that acquisition of a breadth of knowledge and skills and the exercise of intellectual inquiry are integral to its educational programs.

Key Questions

1. To what extent does the general education program support the acquisition of a breadth of knowledge and skills?
2. How is the general education program assessed? To what extent do our graduates demonstrate that they have achieved breadth of knowledge and skills?
3. How is this breadth of knowledge and skills reinforced in the majors?

Examples of Evidence

Core Component 4c: UCA assesses the usefulness of its curricula to students who will live and work in a global, diverse, and technological society.

Key Questions

1. How often do program reviews occur? Who is involved (internal and external stakeholders)?
2. What do program reviews evaluate? (a) How much attention is paid to the relevancy of courses and programs? (b) To what extent are students prepared for the workforce? How do we demonstrate this? (c) To what extent are students prepared for a society that is "global, diverse, and technological"? How do we demonstrate this?

Examples of Evidence

Core Component 4d: UCA provides support to ensure that faculty, students, and staff acquire, discover, and apply knowledge responsibly.

Key Questions

1. What policies and procedures are in place to ensure ethical conduct in teaching, learning, research, and service?
2. What activities/programs are in place to ensure social responsibility for faculty and staff?
3. What types of academic and student support activities/programs are available to promote social responsibility for students?

Examples of Evidence

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