Department of Special Education

Goals

• Develop a cohesive plan for research in teacher education and special education that informs programs for children with disabilities and those at risk and establishes research themes that engage faculty and students at all levels.

• To develop systematic recruitment processes that focus on enrollment in specific areas by enhancing our partnerships in the schools and communities and by developing nationally and internationally networks of alumni and colleagues in the field.

• To maintain cohorts of diverse, competent undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students whose dispositions reflect the department and college values.

• To meet the diversified needs of our students through multiple delivery mechanisms that address their life and work realities.

• To develop program structures that support the needs of part-time and full-time students through the creative alignment of coursework, field experiences, and applied research activities.

• To maintain strong community-based partnerships that foster educational opportunities for children with disabilities and those at-risk through local, national, and international program development.

• To build in-house capacity for grant management and budget oversight to ensure compatibility of department mission and vision and the long-term fiscal stability of the unit.

Values | Goals | Vision