| Overall, I was pleased by
the careful preparation that evident in your materials, as
well as the clear coordination of criteria, methods, and documentation.
Notable examples are the programs in Human Ecology, each of
which has well-defined programmatic goals and outcomes assessments
and relies extensively on a student and learning centered
approach. Your Foodservice Administration program appears
expecially well designed, with emphasis placed on student
learning and the documentation of learning outcomes. Similarly,
congratulations on the initial accreditation of your Didactic
Program in Dietetics by the Commission on Accreditation of
Dietetic Education of the American Dietetic Association. I
also note the external reviewers were very favorable in evaluating
your Apparel and Textiles Program, calling that programs faculty
its greatest strength and describing them as well-qualified,
and dedicated in devoting long hours to the success of their
students......In commenting on your Child and Family Studies
program, evaluators stated the following:"There are several
notable signs of quality within this program, including program
leadership, vision, personnel and curriculum and the students."
Peter D. Salins, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic
Affairs, State University of New York, Albany, 2005
Dietetic Internship Program Strengths
- A strong distance program that serves as a national
model for educational quality
- Qualified, knowledgeable, competent and committed
faculty with strong work ethics and collegiality
- State of the art facilities
- Technology focused distance-learning coursework with
a strong campus technical support network and the State
Learning Network system
- Strong administrative support
- Student focused program
- Nation-wide cadre of capable preceptors willing to
share professional expertise
Site Review Team, Commission on Accreditation of Dietetic
Education of the American Dietetic Association, 2003
Undergraduate Dietetics Program Strengths:
- Qualified, knowledgeable, competent and committed
faculty with strong work ethics and collegiality
- State of the art facilities
- Technology focused distance-learning coursework with
a strong campus technical support network and the State
Learning Network system
- Strong administrative support
- Student focused program
Site Review Team, Commission on Accreditation of Dietetic
Education of the American Dietetic Association, 2003
Child and Family Studies Program Strengths:
.....there are several notable signs of quality within
this program, including program leadership, vision, personnel,
the curriculum and the students.
- Course offerings within the curriculum for the Child
and Family Studies major are appropriate content and variety
- Students were extremely positive about their learning
experiences preparing them for professional life.
- The Child and Family Studies program is staffed with
faculty members who are dedicated providing a high quality
education. The faculty have credentials from well respected
doctoral institutions. Students hold the faculty in high
regard and value their dedication to teaching, advising,
supervision, and program direction.
- The program enhances student learning through successful
partnerships with Child Development centers. This allows
students to gain real life experiences and also provides
a needed service to these programs through the volunteer
hours generated by students.
Child and Family Studies External Review Team, 2004
Apparel and Textiles Program Strengths
The faculty comprise the greatest strength of the Apparel
and Textiles program. As a group they are well qualified,
dedicated, and devote long hours to the success of the students
in the program. The faculty set high professional goals for
themselves and work to achieve them. The Apparel and Textiles
Program has many strengths.
Apparel and Textiles External Review Team, 2004
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