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Name
of Project: Departmental retreats for undergraduate, masters, and
doctoral faculties
Description:
Three
different retreats were held in June and July, 2002 for the faculties
of the three major programs in the Psychology Department. All full-time
and adjunct faculty were invited. Each session was a full day, and
was held in a retreat setting in the Northeast section of Philadelphia.
In addition, each retreat was very well attended, including a large
number of adjuncts.
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doctoral retreat focused on: |
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Preparation
for the upcoming accreditation process, |
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Improving
and clarifying methods used to assess our students, and |
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Development
of a more consistent approach to teaching certain required material.
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undergraduate retreat focused on: |
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A
review of the current curriculum, including identification of
its strengths and weaknesses, |
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A
critical assessment of the criteria suggested by the American
Psychological Association for undergraduate programs, and |
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master's retreat focused on: |
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The
development of a new Industrial Organizational Psychology masters
degree, |
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The
impact that licensure for counselors has had on our curriculum
design, and |
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Plans
for enhancing and marketing the program to new audiences, especially
students from out of state. |
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| Outcomes: |
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Each
retreat was quite successful in meeting the goals outlined above.
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This
experience demonstrated that taking a day away from work in
a quiet, reflective setting enhances our ability to think
precisely and creatively about our mission and our programs.
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It
is essential to have these types of retreats on an on-going
basis, as the field is changing so dramatically and so quickly.
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Having
a summer one-day retreat is a wonderful way to be more inclusive
of our part-time faculty. They have a breadth of knowledge
and experience that enhances everything we do.
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