Academic program review and assessment is a key component of the grant, which will help MHC faculty identify learning outcomes and develop assessment protocols for evaluating the efficacy of the college’s academic programs. Beginning with faculty development (e.g., campus workshops, conferences, peer institution visits), the program review initiative will ultimately establish systemic and cyclical processes for improving institutional effectiveness, enriching the academic opportunities available to students in each division. In part, the program review initiative will help departments develop Honors Programming for our most academically gifted students. 

• Title III will work with faculty to establish a system of program review according to the following schedule:



Program Development Work Flow
Division	Fall 07	Spr 08	Fall 08	Spr 09	Fall 09	Spr 10	Fall 10	Spr 11
Math & Science	Outcomes & Assess		Honors		Revise			Revisions fully integrated into Advising and Marketing
Humanities		Outcomes and Assess		Honors		Revise
Bus & SS		Outcomes and Assess		Honors		Revise
Fine Arts			Outcomes and Assess		Honors		Revise
Education	Outcomes in place		Honors		Revise



• Provide funding for faculty to attend conferences, workshops, etc. (i.e. AAC&U, EDUCAUSE, College Board Assessment Conference)
• Collect data to improve programs and individual student performance
• Develop Honors programs/options within each degree program

• Spring 2009—discipline appropriate student learning outcomes and assessments are in place for all of the degree programs
• June 2009—positive review by SACS for program review and assessment
• Summer 2011—honors program enrollment has increased to a minimum of 100 students and 10% of incoming freshmen qualify for and select honors courses