Program Presentation
for the Committee on Accreditation
American Library Association
Master of Library Science
Department of Information and Library Science
School of Education
Southern Connecticut State University
April 8-9, 2013
This draft of the 2013 Program Presentation was prepared by the faculty of the Department of Information and Library Science, Southern Connecticut State University: Professors Mary Brown, Hak Joon Kim, James Kusack, Yan Quan Liu, Elsie Okobi, and Josephine Sche; Associate Professors Arlene Bielefield, Chang Suk Kim, and Eino Sierpe; and Assistant Professor Yunseon Choi; with input from the administrator of the School of Education, Interim Dean Deborah Newton.
On November 30, 2012, the ILS faculty voted to approve this draft for submission to the ERP chair and OA director.
The draft Program Presentation is divided into seven chapters, an introductory chapter and one chapter covering each of the six Standards.
Program Presentation - Full Draft - Dec. 10, 2012 (approved by faculty Nov. 29, less Synthesis and Overview, added to the full draft on Dec. 6, 2012]
STANDARD I: Mission, Goals, and Objectives
Appendix I.*: 2011-2012 Strategic Goals Status Report [pdf]
Appendix 1.*: 2012-2013 Strategic Operational Plan [pdf]
STANDARD II: Curriculum
Appendix IIa: Course Descriptions [Weblink]
Appendix IIb: Assessment Rubrics [Weblink]
Appendix IIb: Planned Programs [Weblink]
Appendix IIb: Title
STANDARD III: Faculty
Appendix III.*: Details of Faculty Activity 2005-2012 [pdf]
Appendix III.*: Faculty CVs
- Arlene Bielefield, MLS, J.D. [pdf]
- Mary Brown, Ph.D. [pdf]
- Yunseon Choi, Ph.D. [pdf]
- Chang Suk Kim, Ph.D. [pdf]
- Hak Joon Kim, Ph.D. [pdf]
- James Kusack, Ph.D. [pdf]
- Yan Quan Liu, Ph.D. [pdf]
- Elsie Okobi, MLS, MSIS, Ed.D. [pdf]
- Josephine Sche, Ph.D. [pdf]
- Eino Sierpe, Ph.D. [pdf]
Appendix III.*: Citations to Faculty Work [pdf]
Appendix III.*: Olle Persson's Citation Map [pdf]
Appendix III.*: Faculty Senate documents [Weblink]
Appendix III.*: Graduate Council documents [Weblnk]
Appendix III.*: AAUP documents [Weblink]
Appendix III.*: Faculty Handbook [pdf]
STANDARD IV: Students
Appendix IV.*: Assessments [Weblink]
Appendix IV.*: Graduate Application Yield Rate [pdf]
Appendix IV.*: Sample Student Projects and Publications [pdf]
Appendix IV.*: Graduate Student Affairs Committee [Weblink]
Appendix IV.*: Recruitment/Marketing Plan [pdf]
Appendix IV.*: Examples of Student Portfolios [Weblinks]
STANDARD V: Administration and Financial Support
Appendix V.A: Committee Membership [pdf]
Appendix V-2: Budget information
Appendix V.*: Chairperson Document (selection of department chairperson) [pdf] [2011-2012 document is given under 2012-2013 document list at http://www.southernct.edu/employment/Faculty_Senate/]
Appendix V.*: Promotion and Tenure Procedure [pdf] SCSU-AAUP Website
Appendix V.*: Sabbatical Leave Procedures [pdf]
Appendix V.*: Renewal Procedure (annual pre-tenure review) [pdf]
Appendix V.*: Professional Assessment (post-tenure, at least every six years) [pdf]
Appendix V.*: University Administration and Organizational Charts [Weblink]
Appendix V.*: Collective Bargaining Agreement (AAUP Contract) [pdf] and Concession Agreement [.doc]
STANDARD VI: Physical and Virtual Resources and Facilities
Appendix VI.A: Technology-Based Classrooms on Campus [pdf]
Appendix VI.B: Software Available in Smart Classrooms [pdf]
Appendix VI.C: Faculty Book Budget FY 2012-2013 [pdf]
Appendix VI.D: Current ILS Floor Plans [from 2007] [pdf]
Appendix VI.E: Proposed ILS Floor Plans [June 8, 2012 (ILS is shown as the right half of the third floor)] [pdf]
Last updated: Thursday, December 6, 2012
