MISSION Statement:  CSB/SJU German Studies Program   

The mission of the CSB/SJU German Program is to serve advanced students, the general student body, and the wider community by providing courses for Core, major and minor studies and by informing and exciting our constituency about German cultures.  We will bring acclaim to the University and broaden our students abilities to participate successfully and with moral sensitivity in an increasingly global environment.

2010 Vision

By the year 2010 CSB/SJU German Section will have:

·       Increased number of majors/minors

·      A strong faculty team

·      Clear, measurable program/course assessment process

·      Up-to-date program focus

·      Strong relationships with High School colleagues and students

·      Strong relationships with constituencies external to German section (alum, faculty colleagues, administration, county residents)

·      Highly visible, vibrant co-curricular programs

·      Faculty recognized for research and teaching

Potential Actions

 1.   Strong Faculty Team

a.    Twice monthly meetings

b.   Heightened quality and awareness of team members interactions

c.    Adhere to meeting guidelines and tools

d.   Commit to German as focus of professional lives

e.    Come to an agreement on how course and study-abroad assignments are made

f.     Decide the 2 campus issue

g.   Create long-term plan for team development

2.   Clear Measurable Course & Program Goals and Assessment Process

a.    Set goals for each course

b.   Set proficiency expectations for the minor and major (including 311, 312)

c.    Clarify our policy about teachers’ and students’ use of German at each level

3.   Increased Numbers of Majors and Minors

a.    Create a detailed internal marketing plan with timeline and goals

4.   Strong Relationships with High School Colleagues & Students

a.    Identify strong German high school programs in the 5 state area and beyond

b.   Create a detailed marketing plan with timeline & goals

c.    Ideas for marketing:

                                                       i.      Communication

                                                      ii.      Film for High School, letters, postcards

                                                     iii.      Play on campus

                                                      iv.      Visits

                                                       v.      MA/AATG

                                                      vi.      Host award banquet

                                                    vii.      Festival

                                                    viii.      Workshops for high school teachers

5.   Co-curricular

a.    Establish regular Stammtisch

b.   Film series

c.    Spontaneous response to events

d.   Lectures, presentations, talks

Campaign to promote German: guerilla theater? Posters? Advising Cabaret?

6.   Faculty Research & Teaching

a.    Grant for workshop sponsorship

b.   Support group for writing and research

c.    Roundtable presentations

d.   Research funding opportunities

e.    Faculty/student research

7.   Determine Focus

a.    Begin update of focus

b.   Discuss/decide on German Studies

c.    Use German Heritage

d.   Evaluate new courses (abroad, summer immersion)

8.   Strong Relationships – External

a.    AATG

b.   Alums

c.    Newsletter

d.   Fulbright both ways

e.    Connect with on-campus allies (book group, Stammtisch)

f.     Program in Mexico, ____?