Knowledge Communities Vision and Mission
Knowledge Communities
Faculty Liaison Program for Athletics
Faculty Liaison Program for Athletics Knowledge Communities will build credibility through activity, consistency, and the quality of knowledge generated. It is important to note that the concept of Knowledge Communities is more than supporting student athletes and the athletic department. Knowledge Communities are about gathering and generating information in a specific interest area, discussing the information, looking for examples of practicing the information, critiquing, evaluating and making some judgment about the worthiness of findings before disseminating findings as knowledge.
VISION
Faculty Liaison Program for Athletics Knowledge Communities, as the leading voice for academic support of student athletes, affirms the commitment to integrating knowledge to the whole student athletic experience
Faculty Liaison Program for Athletics MISSION
To provide professional development and advocacy for student athletes and engage campus constituents who share the responsibility for a campus-wide focus on the student experience.
CORE VALUES
As an association of dedicated faculty committed to student athletes, we seek excellence by embracing the following core values.
- Diversity
- Cultural Understanding
- Learning
- Integrity
- Service
- Fellowship
- Spirit of Inquiry
- Collaboration
- Access
GOALS
A. To provide professional development to our student athletes through the creation and dissemination of high impact experiences, information and exemplary models of practice
B. To provide leadership for promoting, assessing, and supporting student learning and successful educational outcomes of student athletes
Goal A: To provide professional development to our student athletes through the creation and dissemination of high impact experiences, information and exemplary models of practice
Strategic Objectives:
- To develop and promote a framework for professional competencies, standards, and career development for student athlete success and achievement
- To provide professional development and networking/mentoring opportunities through faculty friends initiative and mentorship program
- To promote and expand learning opportunities
- To encourage and develop relevant research and publication on issues relevant to student athlete experiences
- To provide a wide array of leadership development opportunities
Goal B: To provide leadership for promoting, assessing, and supporting student learning and successful educational outcomes of student athletes
- Strategic Objectives:
- To support and promulgate research designed to assess the impact of Faculty Liaison Program for Athletics activities on student learning and development of student athletes
- To serve as a resource for the Athletic department, including the Matador Achievement Center (MAC) in designing effective strategies to assess student learning and development of student athletes’ academic achievement
- To provide the Athletic department, including the Matador Achievement Center (MAC) with the tools, language and framework to contribute to the central educational mission of student learning and development