Program Evaluation and Needs Assessment (2011 Strategic Plan)

With the help of Institutional Research, all interdisciplinary and cross-School programs will be reviewed, determining which programs should be further developed and in what ways. This process would include the Dean of Faculty Office and Institutional Advancement in order to identify possible funding sources.

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 * We desperately need full-time faculty to teach and supervise committees for students pursuing LGBT studies. It is extremely difficult to pursue LGBT studies with limited faculty and classes. Jaclyn Pryor has been an amazing addition to our school but she alone cannot support all of the students interested in LGBT studies. -Rae Henaghan
 * I am about 500% behind this initiative. As a student working in both CSI and NS, I've felt keenly the lack of communication between the two schools, and have really enjoyed having the opportunity to drag CSI and NS professors together in my committee meetings. (They seem to enjoy it, too.) There needs to be more of this, especially since the school so strongly encourages interdisciplinary concentrations. Ellen Green
 * We need a wider body of LGBT specialized faculty that can support students with that element to their studies. Vincenzo Alexander S11
 * I agree with Vincenzo and Rae. Hampshire claims to have a Queer Studies concentration, yet has only one part time queer studies professor. Aditionally, in S11 Living For Tomorrow, Imag(e)ining Transgender and Intro to Queer Studies were all taught at the exact same time. Since those were the only three queer studies courses, how can a student expect to actually concentrate in queer studies? I would love to have a time turner but CS hasn't pulled through with one yet. Gaines Blasdel f10
 * Doesn't this exact same paragraph appear in Internships and Summer Programs (2011 Strategic Plan)...? Rebecca Thomas, F'07