Three Divisions, One Department
To meet the land grant mission of Utah State University, the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education & Human Services, and the Department of Communicative Disorders & Deaf Education plans to implement the following 5-year strategic plan to address: national reputation, growth, and program quality.
Speech-Language Pathology
- Goal: Maintain applicant numbers at 100 or more to allow for a strong pool of diverse applicants.
Outcome measure: Number of applicants in annual spring application. - Goal: Maintain or increase faculty and student presentations and publications to continue the wide recognition of contributions to field.
Outcome measure: Count of presentations and publications - Goal: Maintain or increase total grant dollars from internal and external sources to support our research, teaching, and service.
Outcome measure: Grant dollar annual total - Goal: Initiate and grow a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Certificate credential program to improve undergraduate student preparation and access to this career option.
Outcome measure: Number of students in SLPA Certificate program starting Fall 2024.
| SLP Strategic Plan Update | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | |||||
| Applications | 103 | 81 | 68 | |||||||
| Publications & Presentations | 21 & 48 | 27 & 33 | 25 & 44 | |||||||
| Grant Dollars | $723,522 | $299,816 | $598, 020 | |||||||
| SLPA Certificate | N/A | N/A | 51 | |||||||
Audiology
- Goal: Maintain or increase the number of applicants for the AuD program annually, through recruiting efforts targeting universities across the United States.
Outcome measure: Number of applicants in annual spring application pool. - Goal: 100% of AuD students will present outcomes from their clinical research projects at a research conference.
Outcome measure: Percentage of students with completed clinical research projects who presented. - Goal: 50% of AuD students will publish their research.
Outcome measure: Percentage of students with completed clinical research projects who published. - Goal: Maintain or increase total grant dollars from internal and external sources to support our research, teaching, and service.
Outcome measure: Grant dollar annual total. - Goal: Maintain or increase percentage of students who receive funding.
Outcome Measure: Percentage of AuD students who received funding.
| Audiology Strategic Plan Update | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | |||||
| AuD Applications | 51 | 31 | ||||||||
| AuD Students who Presented Research | 100% | 100% | ||||||||
| AuD Students who Published Research | 60% | 30% | ||||||||
| Faculty Grant Dollars | $283,344 | $465,551 | $246,165 | |||||||
| AuD Students Funded | 85% | 76% | ||||||||
Deaf Education
- Goal 1: Maintain or increase the number of applicants for the Deaf Education programs annually, through recruiting efforts targeting universities across the United States.
Outcome measure: Number of applicants in annual spring application. - Goal: Maintain or increase student professional, community, or outreach services through educational projects, presentations, and publications.
Outcome measure: Count of projects, presentations, and publications. - Goal: Maintain or increase total grant dollars from internal and external sources to support our research, teaching, and service.
Outcome measure: Grant dollar annual total - Goal: Maintain or increase percentage of students who receive partial or full funding.
Outcome measure: Percentages of students
| Deaf Education - Listening & Spoken Language Strategic Plan Update | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | |||||
| Applications (Masters and Endorsement) |
N/A | 8 | ||||||||
| Projects and Presentations | 15 | 14 | ||||||||
| Grant Dollars | $299,989 | $299,816 | $389,337 | |||||||
| Student Funding | 100% | 100% | ||||||||