Task Force Recommendations
The Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs charged the Health College Task Force in August 2008. The Task Force is working on issues related to the college mission and structure, including the college name, resource issues, departmental considerations, and issues related to the distal location. The final report, comprised of a set of recommendations, will be available in April 2009.
Task Force Members
Holly Hirst (Chair), Cratis D. Williams Graduate School
Marillia Antunez, Belk Library
Heather Clark, Language, Reading and Exceptionalities
Paul Gaskill, Health, Leisure and Exercise Science
Leon Ginsberg, Social Work
Sarah Jordan, Family and Consumer Sciences
Angela Losardo, Language, Reading and Exceptionalities
Susan Roggenkamp, Management
Wanda Stutts, Nursing
John Turner, Institute for Health and Human Services
Alan Utter, Health, Leisure and Exercise Science
Recommendations
Report of the Health College Task Force - May 18, 2009 (531 KB, PDF)
- Name of the College (Motion approved on 9/9/08)
- Mission, Vision, and Guiding Principals for the College (Motion approved on 10/24/08)
- Prepare highly-qualified professionals to address North Carolina’s and the region’s health and allied profession workforce needs
- Strive to advance improved models of healthcare and human service systems throughout North Carolina and the region
- Provide socially responsive clinical and community services in northwestern North Carolina
- Operate state of the art research, educational, and clinical facilities in the College
- Implement a collaborative model of education, research, and clinical outreach
- Welcome diversity in faculty, staff, and students
- Graduate life-long learners who apply contemporary research to professional practice and who provide quality services in a respectful and caring environment
The Task Force recommends that the name of the college be The College of Health Sciences and Allied Professions.
The Task Force recommends that the University adopt the following preliminary mission statement and guiding principles for the College of Health Sciences and Allied Professions. This statement should be used in the process of hiring a founding Dean for the College. Once the Dean is in place and the College is established, the mission statement should be reviewed and refined if necessary and put to a vote by the faculty. More specific goals and measures should be identified after the mission is approved by the faculty.
The mission of the College of Health Sciences and Allied Professions is to prepare well-educated and highly-qualified professionals, conduct innovative research, and promote community engagement. Through these activities, the College is dedicated to enhancing the physical, emotional, and social health across the lifespan for individuals within North Carolina and beyond. The College melds the disciplines of athletic training, communication disorders, exercise science, foodsystems management, health care management, health promotion, nursing, nutrition, physical education, recreation management, and social work. Through this unique blend of specialties, the College integrates health, wellness, and education to position Appalachian State as the premier University for the outstanding academic preparation of health and allied professionals in western North Carolina. To exemplify its mission and vision, the College of Health Sciences and Allied Professions will:
