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Departmental Mission Statement & Goals
The mission of the Department of Chemistry is to provide undergraduate chemical education of the highest quality, and to be recognized as a center of excellence. To promote ongoing efforts to accomplish this mission, the tenured or tenure-track faculty member is a teacher-scholar who engages students in the learning process via superior instruction in the classroom as well as through meaningful involvement in undergraduate research. In addition, he/she is an active participant in the department’s efforts in advising and placing students, in improving their quality of life through extracurricular activities, and in serving the community via active interaction with teachers and students in high schools in the region.
In pursuit of its mission, the department’s goals are: 1. To create and maintain enthusiasm for chemistry among students, in particular, in introductory courses offered for students majoring in all sciences;
2. To provide instruction of a high quality in all courses, reflecting modern chemical practices;
3. To provide students opportunities for undergraduate research by implementing a vigorous, externally funded program;
4. To provide every undergraduate research student the opportunity to present their results at a local, regional, and/or national science meeting;
5. To improve students’ college experience through extra-curricular activities;
6. To advise students effectively so as to help them achieve their career goals;
7. To serve the community via active interaction with teachers and students in high schools in the region;
8. To attract students of a high caliber to West Georgia via outreach to high schools;
9. To create an atmosphere that fosters professional growth for faculty members as individuals as well as cooperation as a group such that the department can achieve goals 1-8 above; and
10. To maintain American Chemical Society accredited program status which provides an external standard. |
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