Family, Home, and Social Sciences Strategic Plan

Integrating Experiential Learning (University Strategic Objectives* 1d, 2a)

• Develop a shared understanding of what experiential learning is and is not.
• Increase faculty, staff, and student participation in high quality experiential learning. · Help students to identify core competencies of experiential learning that lead to careers and citizenship.

Fostering Belonging (1e)

• Recognize and enhance the divine potential of each person in the college.
• Help all students more fully access a FHSS and BYU education.
• Identify space, people, processes, and experiences that promote belonging.

Building Faith and Testimony (1c)

• Enhance and model critical thinking, questioning, and engaging in challenging conversations from a foundation of faith.
• Help all to be spiritually fed and feel the love of their Savior.

Continuing Excellence (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 2a)

• Strive for exceptional teaching and mentoring.
• Support and enhance high-quality research.
• Accurately assess, value, and reward strong citizenship.

Core Strategic Values

• Strategic Objective
  
  • Annual Priorities
    
    • Success Indicators

Integrating Experiential Learning (University 1c, 2a)

• Develop a shared understanding of what experiential learning is and is not.
  
  • Define the differences and overlap between teaching, mentoring, and experiential learning.
  • Integrate cultural awareness and diversity principles as core competencies of experiential learning.
  • Develop international strategic plan for experiential learning to coincide with university international strategic plan.
  • Help staff to understand their role in engaging in mentoring and experiential learning.
  • Train faculty on how to use faculty profile to record and emphasize the breadth of their experiential learning involvement.
  • Review department and college R&S and annual review documents to ensure inclusion of experiential learning criteria.
• Increase faculty and student participation in experiential learning.
  
  • Take a close look and have hard discussions about what experiential learning looks like in different departments and how we can push ourselves to think creatively and collaboratively about involving students in scholarship.
  • Provide resources and incentives to faculty who involve students in high quality experiential learning.
  • Hold a Fulton Research conference in both fall and winter semesters to increase faculty and student participation.
  • More clearly communicate to all students (including under-represented students) the opportunities and value of experiential learning.
    
    • Efforts to raise awareness of funding and other available support
    • Number of applications for experiential learning opportunities and how this varies by income, race, gender
  • Educate faculty on best practices in experiential learning
• Help students to identify core competencies of experiential learning that lead to careers and citizenship.
  
  • Work with the LAAC to help students articulate the skills gained through experiential learning and how they might lead to a job, career, or volunteer opportunity
  • Assess how influential different experiential learning opportunities are to students
    
    • Track money for where experiential learning funds are going
    • Senior and student surveys
    • Linking internship participation
    • Gather data on students getting into graduate school or obtaining a job
    • Highlight student narratives and anecdotal stories about experiential learning