College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (CHESS) Annual Report 2019

Preparing today’s

students for tomorrow’s

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary ……………………………………………………………………………

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Unit Profiles ……………………………………………………………………………………

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Unit Initiatives ………..…………………………………………………………………………

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Unit Honors/Awards and Achievements ………………………………………………………..

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KPI #1 and #10 ……..…………………………………………………………………………..

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Closing the Assessment Loop …………………………………………………………………..

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Bibliography of Scholarly Works ..…………………………………………………………….

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences is committed to excellence in undergraduate education and has increased opportunities in research, experiential and service-learning, study abroad experiences and professional development through alumni mentoring and membership in industry or professional organizations. Now more than ever, we must place significant emphasis on meeting Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) to ensure that our students are workforce ready. This year, we convened our first meeting with the CHESS Advisory Board, are leveraging our local, regional, national, and global partnerships to ensure that our students are culturally astute and we continue to work towards growing our footprint and archiving our successes and achievements.

In the report that follows, we highlight enrollment and retention success, faculty engagement in highimpact teaching, research and scholarship, curricula changes which not only align with a demand for workforce readiness but enhance the academic experiences for our students and a commitment to building the connection between DSU and the community.

EDUCATION DSU education major get first-hand experience understanding the skills necessary to teach. High emphasis is placed on excellence and prepare our students to navigate the challenges presented by federal and state requirements and leave DSU prepared to become highly qualified and competent teachers.

THE DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATIONS, VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS These students become graduates who specialize in convergence journalism, public relations and advertising, or digital media production, music and art.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES The department provides instruction in language, composition, speech, and humanities for the General Education program, for the teacher education program and instruction in the liberal arts program.

HISTORY, POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY Students are provided with an education through a multicultural lens. Student develop their skills to succeed in class, extracurricular activities, internships and future careers and gain a global understanding of the world.

THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

THE DEPARTMENT MATHEMATICAL LITERACY

The Sociology major provides a comprehensive grounding in the academic discipline of Sociology, its theories, methods, and findings. The Criminal Justice major provides a comprehensive grounding in the discipline of criminology, as well as analysis of the multitude of social factors.

Department of Mathematical Literacy is to empower students through the mastery of core mathematics content and the application of mathematical knowledge. As such, the department provides quality instruction that builds a comprehensive mathematical foundation for a diverse student body.

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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Our MPA can help you advance your career as an administrator, manager, and analyst in a variety of public sector and nonprofit settings; city and county administrator; human resource professional; and a wide range of other leadership and management positions in health care, education, nonprofit, and non-governmental organizations. The program is designed for professionals who have three or more years of experience, preferably with two years of supervisory experience.

TESOL/BILINGUAL EDUCATION

This program is designed to provide students with an advanced level of expertise and thorough training on the theory and practice of teaching English to non-native speakers of English (MA TESOL) and/or bilingual learners (Bilingual Education). The program provides students with the pedagogical and intellectual preparations necessary to teach in K-12 English Language Learner (ELL) or dual language immersion classrooms as well as in colleges, universities, and language institutes.

UNIT PROFILES Department of Education | Shelley Rouser Ed.D. Chair Professor: Faith Newton Ed.D. Nirmaljit Rathee Ph.D. Associate Professors: Chandra Aleong Ed.D. Joseph Falodun Ph.D. Janet Hill Ph.D. (Retiring May 2019) Keun Kyu Kim Ph.D. Elaine Marker Ed.D. Richard Phillips Ph.D. Yvette Pierre Ph.D. Shelley Rouser Ed.D. Crystal Timmons, Ed.D. Assistant Professors: Chetanath Gautam Ed.D. Donald Kern Ed.D. Sae Yeol Yoon Ph.D. Lecturer: Sabrina Bailey MPA CHESS 2018-19 Annual Report 4

Contractor: James Chrisman (PT CAEP support) Lab School: Valerie Boothe, Curriculum Coordinator Lesleight Boulanger, Assistant Teacher RaeLeah Cave, Lead Teacher (resigned April 2019) Yolanda Green, Assistant Teacher Adrian Gregory, Assistant Teacher Brittany Herbert, Lead Teacher Sailu Mandalapu, Lab School Aide (PT) Adrienne Moore, Lead Teacher Janeice Sugick, Assistant Teacher Yeon Sun Roe, Lab School Director (resigned May 2019)

Department of English and Foreign Languages | Joe Amoako Ph.D., Chair Professors: Joe Amoako Ph.D. Fidelis Balogun Ph.D. Adenike Davidson Ph.D. Associate Professors: Amanda Anderson Ph.D. (granted tenure) Andrew Blake Ed.D. Victor Gomia Ph.D. (promoted to professor) Myrna Nurse Ph.D. Susmita Roye Ph.D. Ladji Sacko Ed.D. John Teye Ph.D. Jesse Zuba Ph.D. Assistant Professors: Brody Bluemel Ph.D. (promoted to associate professor and granted tenure) Edward Dawley Ph.D. Ordner Taylor Ph.D. Instructors: Natalie Belcher M.A. Tina Petrovic M.A. Sandra Sokoswki Ph.D CHESS Annual Report (FY 2018-19) 5

Department of History, Political Science and Philosophy | Donna Patterson Ph.D., Chair Professors: Yinghong Cheng Ph.D. Samuel Hoff Ph.D. (Retiring May 2019) Steven Newton Ph.D. Akwasi Osei Ph.D. Alexa Silver Ph.D. Associate Professors: Kami Fletcher Ph.D. (Resigned May 2019) Donna Patterson Ph.D. Niklas Robinson Ph.D. Stephen Taylor Ph.D. Raymond Tutu Ph.D. Ifeyinwa Udezulu Ph.D. Susan West Ph.D. Assistant Professors and Visiting Assistant Professors: Ezrah Aharone Ph.D. Jason Bourke Ph.D. Phyllis Brooks-Collins Ph.D. Robin Krawitz M.A. Makda Maru Ph.D. Department of Mass Communications, Visual and Performing Arts | Donald Becker, Ph.D., Chair Music Professors: LaPointe Davis PhD Patrick Hoffman DMA Associate Professors: Frank Gazda DMA Lloyd Mallory DMA Mable Morrison MM David Tolley DMA Assistant Professor: Carla Becker, EdD Lecturer: Devin Mercer, MM CHESS 2018-19 Annual Report 6

Mass Communications Professors: Myna German, Ph.D. Associate Professors: Francine Edwards, Ph.D. Daniel Awodiya Assistant Professor: Renee Marine, MS Instructors: Ava Perrine, MS Zachary Kimball Art Professors: Roberta Tucci, Ed.D Associate Professors: Hazel Bradshaw Beaumont, Ph.D. Donald Becker, EdD, Chair, Mass Communications, Visual and Performing Arts William Colbert, MFA Lori Crawford, MFA Visiting Assistant Professor: Heather Ossandon, MFA Department of Mathematical Literacy | Delayne Johnson, Chair Associate Professors Delayne Johnson, PhD Nicola Edwards, PhD Matthew Tanzy, PhD Karen Norwood, EdD Visiting Professor Yanan Xu, PhD Lecturer Ellen Carr, MS Laila Girgis, PhD Sharon Smith, EdD CHESS Annual Report (FY 2018-19) 7

Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice | Lee Streetman, Chair Professor: Lee Streetman, PhD Associate Professor: Dorothy Dillard, PhD Laurin Parker, PhD Kylie Parrotta, PhD Assistant Professors: John Balzarini, PhD Kimeu Boynton, JD Kevin Ralston, PhD Anwar Ouassini, PhD

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UNIT INITIATIVES Department of Education The 2018-2019 academic year was a significant one for the University’s education programs. The CAEP/accreditation visit in April 2019 drove the work of the year. Prior to the entry of the new chair, the programs had submitted reports to Specialized Program Associations (SPA) for review. These reports were key to the CAEP review. In early fall 2018, the education programs conducted a SWOT analysis. Data from key assessments (internal and external), data from Delaware Department of Education, and other sources were gathered and placed in the Education Department Office’s conference room and individuals and/or small groups visited the room over the course of a month to dig into the data and identify Strengths (S), Weaknesses (W), Opportunities (O), and Threats (T). Following this analysis areas for further improvement were identified. One such data informed development related to assessment proficiency of our candidates. The group began the process of revamping the Assessment course, identifying missed opportunities to integrate assessment practices in other courses. A commitment to providing multiple PPAT-like assessment experiences was expressed at the subsequent October Data Day, and a subcommittee was charged to continue the work.

The CAEP Formative Feedback Report (FFR) arrived in late January 2019 and the work in the fall proved instrumental for CAEP preparations, as much of the program analysis from the faculty mirrored the feedback that came from CAEP. The Education Preparation Provider (EPP), DSU education department, was tasked to write an addendum (a response to the feedback). Between January and early April 2019 the education program faculty met twice weekly in small teams to address each aspect of the report broken into five standards:  Standard One. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge  Standard Two. Clinical Partnerships and Practice  Standard Three. Candidate Quality, Recruitment and Selectivity  Standard Four. Program Impact  Standard Five. Provider Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement The Advanced Programs were perfectly poised in a CAEP transition period, and as a result of this and their above and beyond data collection and analysis, they received no stipulations and no Areas for Improvement (AFIs). The initial programs (undergraduate) received no stipulations and six areas for improvement. These six areas are very tightly aligned with priorities the department has already deemed essential from their data analysis and are also healthy areas to serve as foci for program expansion and continuous improvement. In some cases they are directly tied to university wide priorities like the use of technology for instruction.

The Department has a scheduled May 2019 four-day retreat on May 13, 14, 21, and 23 to develop an Action Plan for addressing both the AFIs and other prioritized work for the next academic year.

The CAEP Coordinator position was filled on a Part Time basis for the 18-19 school year and needs to be filled for the 19-20 school year and beyond in order for education programs to be positioned for success for CHESS 2018-19 Annual Report 9

subsequent data collection (expected monthly), reporting (required yearly). This position supports education programs beyond the Education Department. This position also ensures mandatory yearly reporting to the Department of Education takes place in a timely manner. These evaluations (beyond the University’s Middle States evaluation) are unique to education programs, and thus justification for this position. Beyond CAEP and State requirements (which are extensive), this position will ensure manage of the department’s Quality Assurance System (QAR) that provides the framework of a data driven cycle of inquiry for all interventions and initiatives. These responsibilities are well beyond the capacity of the team.

NOTE: The Department of Education has discussed the need for additional personnel and rationale utilizing data provided by IRPA on FTE’s and student credit hours.

Accomplished in this cycle: For academic units, include curricular changes approved by Faculty Senate, General Faculty, Provost and President.

1. The Council for the Accreditation of Education Programs (CAEP) Site Visit resulted in no identified stipulations (serious conditions that are not met).

2. The Site Team Visit identified six areas for improvement in the Undergraduate program that need work but each of these had already been identified by the faculty and we are making progress in each.

3. The Graduate program had no stipulations or areas for improvement identified.

4. The Quality Assurance Reporting System received positive feedback from the CAEP team in April. This framework guides the education program faculty to ensure goals and initiatives are grounded in the University, departmental goals and standards, and more than that to ensure that a complete cycle of data-based inquiry is used to set the intervention and then follow its’ impact on candidate practice and student learning.

5. The Transition Points for monitoring candidates received positive feedback from the CAEP team in April. The Transition Points document outlines four phases in the candidates’ matriculation: Foundations, Teacher Education Program (TEP) Admission Interview, Student Teaching/Internship, and Job Placement. At each stage the candidate requirements, supports provided, and interventions are named. Running parallel to this system will be a revised and expanded ePortfolio system to be developed over the next 6-9 months and launched in 2020.

More information below.

6. Technology instruction was positively reviewed as being aligned with international technology standards; 7. The Candidate Handbook received positive feedback.

8. Our stakeholder involvement with Advisory Committees received positive feedback.

9. Interviews with DSU education program candidates and graduates were very positive about our programs.

10. A newly developed Praxis preparation course for English and Social Studies is now in place.

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of coursework. Such courses are intended to support students in summarizing their course studies and preparing for the summative content assessments.

11. An Advanced Programs Advisory Committee was organized in Fall 2019 and met monthly since November to inform the modifications to the advanced program offerings. The group is comprised of K12 educators, faculty from other universities, and other partners. A list of recommendations has been compiled and will be used at the May retreat to set the course for programmatic changes to the master and doctoral programs in Education Leadership and beyond.

Moving forward the group will meet 2-3 times a year to provide feedback to DSU on progress toward goals.

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The Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education programs will submit data in March 2019 to complete their SPA review and to obtain the Nationally Recognized credential. This work requires the support of the CAEP Coordinator position.

Running parallel to the Transition Points system will be a revised and expanded ePortfolio system to be developed over the next 6-9 months and launched in 2020. The portfolio system will move from one point in time (the TEP interview) to two additional portfolios: Working Portfolio (capturing their mastery of InTASC standards that measure their readiness for the field) and a Professional Portfolio (to support them as they acquire employment). The goals is to increase our awareness of where students are in their readiness, to tighten the system of supports for candidates, and to provide timely counseling to them early and often.

The Department is taking key areas identified as “weak spots” in our Fall SWOT analysis and engaging in a mapping process to ensure both horizontal alignment (that the areas/standards are adequately addressed across the various programs) and vertical alignment (to ensure the areas/standards are addressed purposely throughout a program of study to deliberately lead candidates from novice to mastery).

The Department will develop a recruitment plan over summer 2019 to be shared with the CPE committee in fall 2019 and launched no later than January 2020. The plan will focus on more deliberate collaboration with Education Pathways in Delaware high schools and on the recruitment of Black and Hispanic males into teaching and administration – in particular in elementary schools.

The Graduate Office will be focused on expansion of K12 candidates in both the master and doctoral education programs. There will also be a focus on moving to hybrid offerings and making urban (and rural) education, equity, and transformational leadership “niche” areas for DSU. The Praxis course put in place for Social Studies and English content will be followed for consideration in other programs such as Early Childhood Education and Elementary where the teachers must be proficient in all content areas. Consideration into transitioning to the new Praxis assessment will be studied further in fall 2019. Changes to the Praxis tutoring system are underway with the appointment of a new Praxis Coordinator in January 2019.

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Legislators have approached DSU to consider initiating a program focused on credentialing educators to work with visually impaired students.

An advisory committee for initial programs will launch during the next academic year.

Marketing and Recruiting Strategies A formal recruitment plan will be included in the strategic plan that emerges from the annual Undergraduate Education Program Advisory Committee meeting to be scheduled this spring. There are several recruitment strategies currently in the planning phase. With regards to the in-state recruitment effort the EPP is focused on: (1) connecting with the local military base, Dover Air Force Base, for an alternative routes effort to bring those looking to change careers, (2) scaling up visits to those schools that have an early childhood or K12 education CTE pathway to align their high school experience with the university’s curriculum; these visits that started in Fall 2018 featured a panel of DSU students to share the DSU experience (in the future we have said it would be wise to pair DSU students that came from a particular Delaware high school to return to their high school as an alumnus), (3) developing a marketing campaign for the Inspire scholarship, dual enrollment (Early Bird) opportunities, the articulation between DSU and Pathway students course of study (an MOU was signed in 2018 to allow for Delaware’s education pathway high school students to obtain up to 15 DSU college credits), and (4) hosting a Pathways specific Education Open House yearly in the fall for Delaware’s high school juniors and seniors.

With regards to the out-of-state recruitment effort, the department intends to better leverage the already established Hornet Days and exploring the inclusion of the Education Department Advisor to play a greater role in those recruitment opportunities, bringing more students from Maryland, Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia to DSUs campus.

In Delaware, 56% of students identify as a racial/ethnic group other than white, while only 15% of the workforce does. The % of male teachers of color is in line with the nation statistics at or about 2%. With regard to gender diversity, the EPP is building a diverse male recruitment strategy that includes four approaches: Inspire, Mentor, Recruit, and Retain. These efforts are under discussion with the Provost and Governor’s office with the hopes to launch a pilot program in 2020. 

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Inspire Approach: Connecting DSU education majors with elementary and middle schools throughout the state by strategic field experiences placement and to provide mentorship, speaking engagements, and support extra-curricular activities in elementary and middle schools. Focus Group: elementary and middle school students, particularly males.

Mentor Approach: Engaging with high school students early and often on the rewards of a profession in education and raising a call to action to pay it forward and provide guidance to the next generation of young men in need to role models; a 3-part summer camp accompanied with small group mentoring throughout the school year for potential male teachers of color BY existing male educators of color and shadowing college students. Focus Group: high school students (particularly those in CTE education pathways).

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providing mentorship and support throughout the four years with a dedicated male teacher of color serving as mentor and recognition ceremonies for the milestone reached each year in the program.

Focus Group: incoming DSU education majors across all programs.

Retain Approach: Providing ongoing support to graduates through a customized mentoring program that provides them support during their first four years in Delaware’s schools through a network of male educators of color that convene regularly to provide support beyond their professional mentor.

Focus Group: DSU education graduates.

Retention and Graduation Strategies  Create a praxis lab course as a support for students to pass Praxis 2. Course will be developed over the summer and presented to Faculty Senate in September 2019.  The CPE created a Transition Points document that is comprised of 4 pivotal points in a students’ matriculation. It summarizes the expectations at that point in the program, the supports that will be made available, and the consequences if adequate progress is not made.  The Transition Points document is complemented by an expanded ePortfolio where evidence of proficiency in set standards is assessed three times through a multi-level portfolio. The components of each portfolio will be finalized in the May 2019 Retreat.

Department of English and Foreign Languages The Department of English and Foreign Languages (DEFL) continues to serve as the department that provides a majority of General Education/CORE classes to the entire student body. The classes are:  Composition I and II  Speech  Foreign Languages  World Literature I and II  African American Literature I and II With 17 full time faculty, the department continues to rely heavily on 32 adjuncts to teach 100 and 200 level classes (26 for English and 6 for Foreign Languages). In the fall 2018 Semester, 95 classes (69 sections of English and 26 Foreign Languages) were taught by full time faculty, and 75 classes (62 English and 13 Foreign Languages) were taught by adjunct faculty. In the spring 2019 Semester, 82 classes (61 English and 21 Foreign Languages) were taught by full time faculty, and 70 classes (52 English and 14 Foreign Languages) were taught by adjunct faculty.

The online courses have witnessed consistent high enrollments, and prove to be convenient for students.

Eight sections of World Literature I and II and two sections of African American Literature I were taught online during the 2018-2019 Academic Year. Seven sections of English Composition I and II were taught online in the same academic year, so were three sections of Speech. Seven ESL sections and two ELI sections were taught online, so were two sections of Structure of Modern English in the 2018-2019 Academic Year.

English is the only major program in the DEFL. The minor programs are English, French, Spanish, and Theater. The English Language Institute (ELI) program started in the fall Semester of 2017. Find below the progress report on the program.

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Dr. Brody Bluemel has been working on the English Language Institute (ELI) and the MA TESOL / Bilingual Education1. The following is a snapshot of the programs.

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The MA TESOL enrollment has continued to grow with all fall and spring enrollments reaching minimum enrollment numbers.

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We have had 3 applicants to the certificate programs and multiple applicants to the Master’s program

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The admissions policy was revised to provide a 4+1 model to undergraduate students. Undergraduate students can be admitted into the program as seniors and complete most of the program prior to receiving their BA.

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Dual-Language Immersion – Connected to the MA program, partnerships are currently being finalized for a Dual-enrollment dual language immersion course offerings statewide. This agreement is between Delaware Department of Education and DSU and will be extended to all districts in the state.

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This year, in the ELI between fall and spring semesters, 9 certificates have been completed and awarded, up from 6 program completers during the initial launch of the program in the previous year.

Recruitment trip to China in fall 2018 semester led to the initiation of several international ELI partnerships being established. It is anticipated that at least 2 international sites in China will begin offering the ELI in the coming year.

Following the trip to China, a complete revision of the Culture Enrichment Program was undertaken and fully approved during spring 2019 semester. The updated Culture Enrichment Program will go into effect fall 2019. Connected to this was the creation of several new courses, revision of others, and deletion of several remedial courses.

New Dual-Title MA Program  In partnership with the M.Ed. program, a dual title Master’s degree in Education and TESOL areas was approved and will be launched in fall 2019 semester.

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Collectively among all tracks, we have a current student count of 9 and are on track for 12-15 students beginning fall 2019 semester.

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Goals 1. Increase the percentage of declared majors and minors by 10% by 2020:  Movement toward this goal is very encouraging. English is the only major in the department 2. Increase the number of DSU students who study abroad and serve as ambassadors at a rate of 10% by 2020 through both existing and new study abroad programs and MOUs to advance the University’s and Department’s missions and prepare graduates to compete effectively in the global marketplace.  New initiative must focus on increasing the number of short term study abroad opportunities for students who are not interested in spending a semester or summer abroad.

3. Increase the use of technology in the classroom through faculty workshops and existing resources (e.g. Smart Boards, Blackboard, i-Clickers).  The Technology Committee of the department is assisting the faculty to use the available technology resources.  English Composition I and II, World Literature I and II, and Speech are offered online.  New initiative must include offering online options for at least one section of all General Education classes provided by the department.

4. Create a series of faculty professional development workshops related to pedagogy and curricula development.  Some faculty members attended workshops related to pedagogy and curricula development which were organized by Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)  The Apple Initiative has given the faculty I-Pads, and many workshops have been organized on how to go digital in teaching and learning.

5. Increase the number of faculty submissions for publications through a voluntary department writing workshop.  Through the encouragement of the chair and promotion incentives, many faculty presented at conferences, and some got their papers published.

6. Increase the number of faculty applications in state and national grants and fellowships by a rate of 10% by 2020.

7. Increase the number of students accepted to graduate programs by a rate of 10% by 2020.  New initiative must consider action items which will better prepare students for graduate studies. Since the languages have been deactivated as majors, very little is being done to prepare students interested in languages for graduate studies. The State of Delaware has made it a requirement that every high school student should know two foreign languages before graduating from high school hence there is the need in the state for language teachers. This is why the foreign languages that have been deactivated should be reactivated.

Future Strategic Goals 1. Increase the percentage of declared majors and minors by 10% by 2020. Recruitment Committee has been formed in the department. High schools will be visited by a team from the department to convince students to major in English because of the opportunities available to English graduates.

2. Increase the use of technology in the classroom through faculty workshops and existing resources such as I-Pads, SmartBoards, Blackboard, and i-Clickers.

3. Create a series of faculty professional development workshops related to pedagogy and curricula development. The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is being utilized.

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4. Increase the number of faculty applications in state and national grants and fellowships by a rate of 10% by 2020. Faculty will be encouraged to attend grant writing workshops.

Department of Political Science, History, and Philosophy The Department of History, Political Science and Philosophy provides critical service to the university in a number of ways. To begin, we prepare our majors and minors in political science and history, and our minors in philosophy for careers and graduate study in government, politics, law, teaching, academia, consulting, defense, and in other fields. In recent years, our alum have launched their careers by working as staffers for the offices of Senators Coons and Carper, holding academic fellowships at universities and working for the political caucuses. Many of our recent alums are pursuing post-graduate study in law, graduate study, and in MPA programs. In fact, with the new energy generated by the interim MPA director, our own Jason Bourke, a few of our 2019 graduates will commence graduate work in this program in the fall.

Similarly, our department offers minors in Africana Studies and Law Studies. Both of these minors educate students from across campus and provide a myriad of programs. For instance, in recent years, Africana Studies has co-sponsored university trips the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington, DC. In addition, Africana Studies has organized visits by Dr. Tiffany Gill to speak about her work on the history and activism of African American women beauty shop owners, cosponsored events on China and Africa and visits by other guests including Robert “Kool” Bell. Law Studies is also very active. Under the leadership of Dr. Hoff with the support of Mr. Kimeu Boynton, Law Studies regularly serves dozens of students each year. The Law Studies minor, like Africana Studies, provides classes but also a myriad of programs. These programs include a LSAT preparation course, debates, and exchange with representatives of regional law schools each year.

In addition to preparing our majors and minors, our department provides tremendous service to the university’s general education curriculum. Each year, we teach hundreds of non-majors and minors in sections of American, African American and World History. We also teach courses that are required by many colleges including Critical Thinking and Geography. In addition we provide some Praxis training for the Department of Education. We’ve been able to provide this service with a fairly lean core of full time faculty and some supporting adjuncts. For several years, we’ve needed new lines in political science, philosophy and history. We haven’t had a major influx of faculty since the 2007-2008 academic year. At the same, many of our tenured faculty has been tagged for administrative positions thereby reducing or eliminating their teaching loads. This has been especially critical this year with absences due to severe illness, two deaths, and impending retirements and resignations.2 Finally, as previously mentioned, the Department of History, Political Science, and Philosophy has long provided leadership across campus. Over the years, our department’s faculty have regularly promoted or elected for positions in the Dean’s Office, Provost Office, the Faculty Senate, AAUP, as the University Ethicist, etc. This fact remains. In summer 2018, the former long-time chair of the department, Dr. Akwasi Osei, began a full time position as Associate Dean of the College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences. He held the position of associate dean for many years but the position had been previously part2

Please see the attached changing roster of department faculty.

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time. As the result of this move, Dr. Donna A. Patterson became chair of the department beginning in 2018. Dr. Patterson also directs Africana Studies. Dr. Alexa Silver Chair of the Faculty Senate and a faculty fellow in the Provost’s Office. This academic year, Dr. Susan West served as the DSU-Chapter President of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). Dr. Stephen Taylor acts as the University’s Ethicist. Dr. Stephen Newton, full professor of history, remains a full-time administrator as Special Assistant to the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dr. Tony Allen.

Challenge: Shifts in Faculty Composition and Numbers For several years, the Department has been in need additional faculty members and things were tightening.

However, this year, our faculty reserves took a major hit. As stated at the onset, the department has needed additional staffing in political science, philosophy, and history for several years. We serve hundreds of students each academic year as majors, minors and in our general education contributions. In addition, the Department of History, Political Science and Philosophy has consistently organized enriching programs and provided academic leadership.

This year, we also lost two long time adjuncts: Mr. James Orth, who died suddenly in April, and Ashley Freeman who left in the fall. Both of these adjuncts consistently taught between two and three classes each semester. Mr. Orth taught courses in history, geography, education praxis, and in Global Societies. Ashley Freeman taught large African American history survey courses capped at 50 students each. Given their consistent contributions, both departures created some challenges.

For a strong department, we need to fill the full time faculty lines that have been provisionally approved as soon as possible. This will help us to provide the highest levels of student success in teaching, advising, and research. Also, it will alleviate the pressures that many of our full time faculty endured this academic year. This spring, we had a series of sudden reductions in full time faculty. Dr. Sam Hoff, our senior Political Scientist, announced his retirement after 30 years at Delaware State University. Dr. Hoff will leave major gaps in teaching and service to the department. He leads the Law Studies program, coordinated internships, and consistently provided programming each term. In addition, he taught 4-5 courses for the department each semester. He had previously talked about retiring in 2-3 years, so his spring announcement was somewhat surprising.

In addition, our long-term Assistant Professor (NTT), Ms. Robin Krawitz shared that she would leave for a job with the National Park Services. She has worked at Delaware State University for 20 years in number of capacities. For many years, given her training and M.A. in public history, she led the department’s recently defunct Master’s program in Historic Preservation. In addition to teaching 4 classes each semester, Ms. Krawitz consistently advised students, coordinated student trips and research and stepped in wherever needed. Virtually every member of the department has expresses regret that she’s departing and we all wish her the best in her new position. Finally, Dr. Kami Fletcher, a newly promoted Associate Professor of History is departing for a new job. She is set begin a new position at Albright College next fall. Dr. Fletcher taught courses in African American history and online. She also coordinated Study Abroad trips for most of her years at the university.

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Response to These Challenges In response to the series of unforeseen challenges, faculty members have increased their teaching loads and service obligations. For instance, Drs. Silver and Robinson taught new courses in geography and world history. Dr. Robinson took on two extra classes this spring for a total of 6. He also is the primary advisor on all Senior Capstones in History. In addition, he advised a couple of Independent Study projects and advised the DACA students. Dr. Robinson is trained in Latin American history with strong ties to Mexico and is fluent in Spanish. Dr. Silver took an overload despite her course reduction as a faculty fellow to offer a second course in geography this spring. She has also scaled up her department service as mentioned above. Kimeu Boynton, assistant professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice and adjunct in our department, also offered more service to our department his academic year. In addition to teaching courses and his work with our Law Studies Program, he advised several Political Capstone papers each semester.

He also served as secondary and tertiary reader on others. Finally, Dr. Makda Maru, visiting assistant professor, advised three Political Science Capstones and served on other committees. This spring, the bulk of the Political Science Capstones were advised by our adjunct and visiting faculty: Boynton and Maru.

Opportunities 1.

Amidst the challenges of the loss of several faculty members, an opportunity for re-building the department is nigh.

We received provision approval to conduct two searches this spring and two next fall and the members of the department are eager to begin these searches. Currently, the goal is to hire full time faculty in history and philosophy as soon as possible and two political scientists in the fall. Our needs are critical and currently (even with more adjunct assignments), we need to fill 9 sections of history in the fall and we have a great need in more sections of critical thinking (philosophy) each semester. Our core group of tenured faculty has pledged to be available through June to complete the first two searches. These new hires will re-invigorate our department by offering new, innovative classes and teaching styles, new research streams and sharing the service load.

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The department seeks to generate new funding streams through lab fees. We currently do not have any assigned lab fees. We also hope to generate additional funds through increased grant writing and awards. Once we’re able to ease the load of our existing faculty with the new hires, our faculty members will have more time to pursue these activities. This will allow us to scale up and offer more departmental and university cultural enrichment programs, trips, professional outreach and student and faculty research opportunities.

The department began working on creating a department alumni network in the fall. The chair has held meetings with a few alums about how to leverage their experience and networks for our students. In addition, they have been active in brainstorming on next steps in the department’s development. Two alumni have agreed to serve on our Search Committee for our 2019 faculty searches.

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Department of Mass Communications, Visual and Performing Arts Mass Communications Department  Revamping curriculum to continue to meet industry standards – in the last phases.  Students broadcasted on ESPN 3 for Football in Fall 18  Mass Communications, Art and Music continue to meet and work together when it comes to technology and duplicate courses between the three areas.  Mass Communication Magazine was created and printed.  2 Industry Professionals came and talked with students in the newly created series “Director’s Dish, sponsored by NABJ.  October 6th – NABJ students and Mrs. Marine worked behind the scenes as Press for the Nascar Race in Dover, DE.  November 2, 2018 – Agenda for Pace University Media Immersion Co-College Student Trip for Mass Communications and College of Business Marketing Students Faculty: Ava Perrine, Dr. Myna German, Maneesh Pandeya, Students: Quince Tellis, Jordyn Lyles, Taylor Jordan, Amanda Singleton, Imara Duepont, Nia Curry, Nadirah Livingston, Jewel Phillps, Kyara Fish, Marvin Williams, Tiffany Hunter, Loren Perry, Akira Lindsey-Ranson, Tiana Proctor,  November 19, 2018 - Agenda for NYU Diversity & Media Career Summit Department Student Trip for Mass Communications Faculty: Renee’ Marine, Zachary Kimball & Dr. Daniel Awodiya Students: Morgan Poole, Raven Perry, Shaqeem Clarke, Graceann Thompson, Tiffany Langhorne, Tabria Scrivens, Tatianna Dominick, Eddi Cabrera-Blanco, Essence Graham, Brandon Lee, Amirah Johnson, Kaylynn Pride, Samantha Carter, Monet Newkirt, Tanaysha Fields        

February 28, 2019 Agenda for Howard University Career Forum and Job Fair. Student Trip for Mass Communications. Faculty: (6) Students: (39) The Mass Comm Faculty all participated in a free professional workshop at the Newseum in Washington D.C. in February. The topic: best ways to teach students how to spot fake news.

PRSSA Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference, “Full Service Pro.”—Temple University, March 23, (Attended with Seven DSU students).

Renee’ Marine accepted to the Poynter Institute’s Teacherpoolza workshop.

1st Mass Communications, Visual and Performing Arts Day. 16th annual Mass Comm Day celebration, March 28, 2019.

Michael Feeney’s Family announced a scholarship opportunity at MCVPA Day to be available in his name beginning 2020.

Held the first Saturday Success Session in April 6, 2019 for students to be able to meet with professors and two industry professionals on making their portfolios and resumes.

April 2019, Renee’ Marine, Zachary Kimball and Maneesh Pandeya created a magazine show featuring DSU and the Dover Community on several topics.

Art Department Initiated visiting artists program, where we bring in practicing artists and graduate students to discuss their work and how they are able to sell their work in today’s market.

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Art Education coordinator from Delaware Art Museum came in to talk to the art students about careers in the arts and museum studies.

Sam Whalen spent the day talking about her work and her journey to applying and going to graduate school.

One of the sessions during the MC, V&P arts day had four alumni discuss their journey once they left DSU and what they are doing now. All four are working in the Arts fields and one is currently in Graduate school, getting his MFA in studio at Catholic University in D.C. Future goal is to bring in 2-3 artists and/or alumni either live or by skype to discuss their current situation and their work.

Group of Art majors in design spent day at Delaware Art museum, visiting permanent collection and reviewing short term exhibitions. All students were able to go to the permanent collection storage area to review process for archives, etc.. Since the department requires gallery work in class, this was a great hand on instruction as to what they do in our gallery and how that instruction translates into real world environments.

Same group at later date in fall went to Winterthur museum to visit the permanent collection of pottery since they had been studying the process of creating production ware. They were given the opportunity to see where pieces are preserved and worked on in the preparatory area, as well as review the collection that the public does not see.

Two studio art majors have been accepted to graduate school so far. Rebecca Davidson will be going to school to focus on performance art in a program that will let her delve into multiple levels of media, as well as her background in singing.

Courtney Rush will be attending graduate school in Social work, so that she may focus her attention into a career in art therapy and guidance.

Morgan Jones will be working as a contractor at a design firm, working on advertising and design work on a project basis.

Art center gallery hosted the scholastics art competition this past winter, and 12 DSU art students assisted in all aspects of show, from submission, to jurying, and hanging show, to reception. We had over 1000 students and parents from the state on campus for the reception and awards ceremony.

Spring student honors show had over 75 pieces of art work and over 45 students submit work this year. The largest and strongest show we have had since inception.

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Department of Mathematical Literacy The Department of Mathematical Literacy offers courses designed to meet the mathematics needs of majors in other departments. Students are prepared for careers in a variety of fields, including business, health care, teaching, and the arts. The department is committed to maintaining a strong undergraduate curriculum that provides a broad spectrum of courses in statistics, mathematics, and mathematics education.

For, 2018-9, the department had 8 full-time faculty members at the start of the academic year. This included 4 tenured/tenure-track faculty members, 3 Lecturers, and 1 Visiting Assistant Professors. In addition there were 7 adjunct instructors and 1 doctoral student who taught throughout the 2018-2019 academic year.

An additional hire occurred during the spring semester and a tenure track faculty member was added.

Teaching Elimination of Developmental Mathematics The Department of Mathematical Literacy has developed and begun to implement a plan to fully eliminate our developmental mathematics course, MTSC 075 Introduction to Algebra.

The June 29, 2018 memo regarding the elimination of developmental mathematics at DSU stated, “Our students simply cannot afford to begin their college careers taking courses that do not count toward degree completion. I am directing that the resources currently utilized for those remedial courses be instead focused on providing all the supports necessary for our freshmen to successfully complete the basic entrylevel General Education courses instead.�

Our Department has made every effort to develop and implement plans in support of the goal of having DSU freshmen complete entry-level mathematics courses that count towards the completion of their degrees. We have done so by: 1) Eliminating MTSC 075 from our course offerings. The final section of MTSC 075 will be offered during summer 2019.

2) Redesigning course trajectories such that all freshmen enter a basic entry-level General Education course (MTSC 107, 110, or 121) that counts toward their degree completion 3) Revising placement test scores to provide incoming students greater access to entry-level General Education courses during their first semester.

4) Restructuring entry-level General Education courses to include additional best practices in mathematics teaching and learning in order to improve students’ mathematical proficiency and performance; specific practices include: a. Just in time remediation of mathematics content b. Problem/project-based learning; c. Application of mathematics in real contexts; d. Infusion of technology as a tool for mathematics learning. e. Supplemental Instruction provided by peer tutors 5) Implementing a pilot section of the revised MTSC 107 course (SP 19) and analyzing observation and assessment data to further inform course policies and practices (elaborated below) Our ongoing work to improve the general education mathematics courses also includes/will include: CHESS Annual Report (FY 2018-19) 21

1) The development of online and hybrid versions of the redesigned course(s) 2) Partnerships/collaborations with a) faculty across disciplines, in order to inform course curricula and to develop a more relevant and integrated approach to students’ mathematics learning b) the Office of Student Success; for Supplemental Instruction for general education courses and other support services c) Apple Development Executives for mathematics-specific Professional Development; production of digital content; eTexts; challenge-based learning d) mathematics educators to form a Professional Learning community to provide ongoing professional development that emphasizes student-centered approaches and research-based best practices in mathematics teaching and learning

Pilot Course Mathematics and Data Analysis (MTSC 107) is a course designed to acquaint students with logic, sets and applications, problem-solving, number sense and percent’s, consumer mathematics, and an introduction to statistics. The course is most often completed by students during their freshmen year. During the spring 2019 semester, one section of the course was implemented as a pilot. The pilot implemented a new textbook, used MyMathLab for the online homework assignments and for just in time remediation, and emphasized mathematics in context.

During the pilot, the instructor observed that student participation and performance were positive.

The faculty member commented:

“I find they [student] are actually enjoying the reading necessary to be successful. They particularly liked the section on problem solving and critical thinking because the examples used were very applicable to students’ lives at the present time and/or they were puzzles. One student mentioned he worked on a problem in this section for 20 minutes at home and didn’t want me to give him the answer.”

“The topics are current and of interest to students and often include graphs and tables students must examine to answer the questions.”

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Students enrolled in the MTSC 107 pilot stated:

“I wish I had taken this class before I took Logic.”

“This is the first A I have ever gotten on a math test.”

“I never understood this before and now I do.”

“Don’t give me the answer yet, I want to figure it out myself.”

“I like the order of how the material is presented.”

Of sixteen students enrolled in the pilot section of MTSC 107, eleven earned a C or higher, for a pass rate of 68.75%. This exceeds the current MTSC 107 pass rates for the prior 3 semesters: Fall 2017, 51.9%; spring 2018 41.1%, and fall 2018, 62%.

Mathematics Teaching Institute The Mathematics Teacher Institute (MTI) was implemented for the third time in fall 2018. This 3-day mathematics professional development opportunity focused on best teaching practices, equity, and problembased learning (PBL) for mathematics and science instructors. Fourteen faculty participants collaborated to create interdisciplinary PBL activities for Trigonometry and Calculus courses.

Participant feedback included: “I appreciate the opportunity to get access to MTI, from PBL to PLC, which broadens my teaching view and sets a good example in my future research. I have learned lots of helpful strategies. For example, the new clear vision of organization transformation to support students, providing systematic interventions for struggling students, using language of math to express math ideas precisely, communicating math thinking coherently and clearly to peers and students, shifting authorities…… Also, feedback and discussions among peers during PBL process are thoughtful.

Thank you very much for providing this professional gathering and also the nice food!”

Calculator Policies The UCC explored the use of calculators in the general education courses. Policies were modified to include use of calculators in MTSC 121 College Algebra and MTSC 122 Trigonometry. Calculator usage helps support the goals of emphasizing concept-based content versus calculations, and improving student proficiency with a variety of technologies.

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Online Course Development Faculty, in collaboration with the Office of Distance Learning, developed online formats for three of our existing courses: MTSC 107 Math and Data Analysis, MTSC 125 Finite Mathematics, and MTSC 225 Calculus for Business. MTSC 125 and MTSC 225 were offered Spring/Summer 2019 and MTSC 107 will be offered online in the fall 2019 semester.

Mathematics Problem Solving Group Dr. Tanzy sponsored a biweekly Mathematics Problem Solving group with participation from undergraduate students. Students engaged in solving complex mathematics problems to enhance and apply the mathematics learned during their coursework.

STEM faculty and graduate students participate in the 2018 Mathematics Teaching Institute.

MTI participants share the problem-based learning activities they developed and receive design feedback from colleagues

Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice The Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice (SCCJ) is undergoing a major transition. In terms of the number of majors, the growth is steady. However, at the conclusion of the spring 2019 semester, the department is losing half of its fulltime faculty and three of its most experienced educators. Although this critical shortage was realized early in the semester the search for academic replacements has not even begun.

Since 2015, the SCCJ budget has been reduced by 12%, and remains stagnant. This reality runs counter to what administrators told us three years ago, "the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice is targeted for investment."

Despite these budgetary and staffing deficiencies, SCCJ faculty members remain dedicated, hardworking, productive professionals. And subsequently, our enthusiastic students are motivated and engaged. Four department faculty members earned the ACUE Teacher CHESS 2018-19 Annual Report 24

Effectiveness Certification during 2018-2019, more than any other department at DSU. The primary goal of the department is improving student learning and readiness for graduate school and professional employment. The current status of efforts to accomplish this goal is described below.

Faculty Support and Development During the 2018-19 academic year, our department consisted of 8 faculty teaching and advising 334 criminal justice and 39 sociology majors (totaling 373). Faculty consisted of one tenured full Professor, two tenured Associate Professors, one untenured Associate Professor, and four untenured Assistant Professors.

Finally, we have capitalized on the efforts of our Retention Specialist/Lecturer II faculty member.

The number of faculty position is not sufficient to offer the number of courses necessary to ensure majors graduate within four years. We have addressed this shortcoming with overloads and adjuncts. At least 10 additional courses need to be taught each academic year to meet this need. Insufficient faculty results in an unacceptable 46:1 student to faculty ratio, far exceeding the DSU average and the MSCHE recommended ratio.

At the start of next semester, our department will have one tenured Associate Professor and two untenured Associate Professors. SCCJ faculty have used the resources provided through the Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network to develop a Master's Degree in Justice Leadership, focusing on juvenile justice administration and strengthening our undergraduate curriculum to improve the transition from college to professional employment.

Curriculum and Course Development This academic year the Faculty Senate passed our proposal to cross list 3 courses with WMGS. The Department Assessment Committee initiated ePortfolios as a tool for students to track academic progress; collect information for internship, job, and graduate/law school admissions; and to improve knowledge retention. The ePortfolio was piloted during the fall semester of 2018 and the Assessment Committed will monitor student progress.

Student Success The Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice continues to ensure and improve student success by providing a variety of opportunities and programs.

On-going Opportunities Internships:

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The Director of Internships, Dr. Parker, established a new internship opportunity, "Despite a Detour," with the assistance of Professors Boynton and Streetman. The Criminal Justice Club hosted Veronique Link from the Link Institute/Despite a Detour Reentry Program that is housed in Wilmington, DE. "Despite a Detour" is a nonprofit organization that assists citizens locate jobs (and careers) in the state of Delaware. The interns who are working with the organization are researching various aspects of reentry in the state of Delaware along with other duties. Ms. Link is also recruiting students from the Department of Mass Communications who are interested in interviewing and assembling a documentary based on Delaware's reentry issues.

In addition to this internship possibility, two students were selected to intern at the Delaware Residential Reentry Center in Wilmington, DE. This internship gives students first-hand knowledge regarding correctional and residential issues in Delaware and allows students to observe case management sessions and feedback sessions and develop Individual Service Plans. One of our students has already completed their required hours and received an excellent evaluation for her internship performance.

NOBLE The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives sponsored its 12th annual Sgt. Bond Law Enforcement Career Fair on campus.

Over 25 local, state, and federal agencies participated, as well as probation, parole, and nonprofit agencies that do work in the criminal justice system. Several students will be attending the annual August meeting in New Orleans. A video presentation featuring DSU's NOBLE pioneering chapter is in the works.

NOBLE and the Criminal Justice Club joined forces and hosted John Stevenson, the Division Director for the Division of Youth Rehabilitative Services, Department of Services for Children, Youth, and their Families (DSCYF) to learn about his career of working with youth in the juvenile justice system.

CJ Club The Criminal Justice Club hosted a variety of guest speakers that include representatives from one of Delaware's Probation and Parole Department for career opportunities and "Despite a Detour" Reentry Program to fill internship positions. In an effort to better publicize the vacant positions that were open for Delaware State University's Police Department, the Criminal Justice Club hosted Officer Jorge Camacho for CHESS 2018-19 Annual Report 26

an information dissemination event that addressed the requirements and duties associated with these positions.

Lastly, the Central Violation of Probation Center in Smyrna hosted the Club (accompanied by Dr. Ouassini) for a tour of their facility that discussed how the correctional system handles repeat probation violators, offenders who struggle with substance abuse and offenders who are nearing their release from extended prison stays.

Intercollegiate Debate Team Dr. Ouassini led the DSU Intercollegiate Debate Team (IDT) to the 6th annual intercollegiate debate at Drexel University. The DSU team earned second place out of six teams which included University of Pennsylvania, Villanova, Drexel, Temple, and Rowan University. DSU was beaten by one point and actually beat the first place team when we debated them. The IDT allowed students to sharpen debate skills and to interact with peers from regional universities. This was an excellent networking opportunity as well as an important credential for resumes and graduate/law school applications.

Special Events DSU Research/Honors Day Three SCCJ majors participated in the 3rd Annual Research/Honors Day. Alexis Wormsley presented "Evidence of Food Insecurity in Developing Countries." Kayleigh Bourgeois presented "Measles Vaccination among Children in the Developing World." Their research advisor was Dr. Raymond Tutu. Dr. Ouassini advised Brynn Dao on his paper "Social Movement Theory, Islamophobia, and Muslim Minorities in the U.S. and France." Forensics science student Norwah Kemokai presented "Don't Hurry. Don't Worry.

Do your Best and Flush the Rest! A Global Sustainable Developmental Goal." (Research advisor Dr. Tutu).

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New Student Orientations & Open Houses Professor Shamburger has done an outstanding job with the numerous NSOs and Open Houses. The April Open House was an overwhelming success. It was absolutely standing room only in DH114 (students) and DH125 (parents). Our student representatives, Chika Uloma and Kristina Jordan, handed out all of the brochures.

Graduation and Placement The senior survey is administered in the Senior Seminar course and is designed to solicit feedback from seniors regarding their experience at DSU and as a major in the Department. Twenty-nine (29) of the 36 seniors who plan to graduate in spring of 2019 completed a survey for a completion rate of 81%. Seven (24%) of the seniors plan to attend graduate school or law school fall 2019. Twelve students self-reported applying to at least one school at the time they completed the survey, including Delaware State University, Rutgers, Widener, Villanova, Wayne State, Wilmington University, Seton Hall, St. Johns, University of Richmond, Georgetown University, Howard University, FAMU. Sixteen (55%) students who have not been accepted to graduate or law school plan to attend graduate or law school in the future. Students reported a variety of planned areas of study for graduate school in their future, including Sports Administration, Homeland Security, Public Administration, Criminal Law, Business, Cyber Securities, Counseling, and Sociology.

Fifteen (52%) of the seniors submitted employment applications. On average, they had been looking for employment for over three and a half months and had submitted an average of four applications. Six (21%) of the graduating seniors had been offered and accepted professional positions. These jobs include a service and advocacy organization, military, and corporations. Additional feedback from the students graduating in spring of 2019 can be viewed in the Senior Survey Results report.

Assessment: Assessment of student learning and department activities is key to improving student success.

Student learning goals and objectives are assessed and revised annually. The findings from the student learning assessment are used to guide curriculum and course changes as well as initiate new activities to improve student success (see attached Action Plan). All measures are direct measures. With the transition to a new platform for evaluating assessment data, the Assessment Committee worked on updating and submitting materials to the Assessment Office for both department and program assessment. This material CHESS 2018-19 Annual Report 28

was used by the Assessment Office as a model for other departments to use when developing their own assessment materials. A previous review of student learning assessment findings coupled with discussions among faculty during resulted in an interest in developing an ePortfolio requirement that would span across the curriculum. The goal of the ePortfolio initiative is to have students periodically assess their academic progress as well as their employment, graduate, and/or law school readiness. The Assessment Committee finalized plans for how ePortfolios would be used within the curriculum. The focus this academic year was on working with the first cohort of students who will use ePortfolios throughout the curriculum. This involved working with the University Seminar instructor to develop a standardized use of ePortfolios and assessment. The committee also worked with the instructors of courses where ePortfolios will be updated as these students reach those courses, including Writing in the Major (sophomore level class), Methods of Sociological Research (junior level class), Internship (junior level class), and Senior Seminar (capstone course/Senior level). The Assessment Committee set a goal of continuing this work as the first cohort progresses through the curriculum.

Master's in Justice Leadership Planning Committee During the 2018-2019 academic year, the Master’s in Justice Leadership Planning Committee, consisting of Drs. Ralston (chair), Streetman, Parker, and Ouassini, met regularly to think through the logistics for expanding the Sociology a Criminal Justice Department to include a Master’s Program. The motivation for this committee and adding a Master’s program stems from Drs. Dillard, Parker, and Ralston involvement in Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) network, whose goal is to provide students of color with the education necessary to be in leadership positions within the Juvenile Justice System (see separate discussion of QEM in annual report). The committee identified Justice Leadership as the focus of the program after examining the offerings of other regional comparable schools. The committee sees the program as an excellent complement to the existing undergraduate Criminal Justice program because it will be designed to prepare undergraduate graduates with no professional career experience for leadership and administrative positions.

The committee’s planning included:  Creation of an outline for a program including our target audience, core courses, expected two-year schedule of courses for students (both full and part-time), and concentration areas.  Creation of a student interest survey that was administered to students in Social Deviance, Law Enforcement, Sociological Theories, Complex Organizations,  Victimology, Social Psychology, Principles of Corrections, and Research Methods.  

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Creation of a list of courses to include in the curriculum and the committee is currently finalizing wording for the course descriptions for these courses.

A plan of the necessary steps and timeframe for having the program approved by the university (to finish discussing the planned program with the department, vote on the program within the department, and begin to follow the steps for implementing a graduate program (College Curriculum Committee then Graduate Council, and finally the Faculty Senate).

A cost analysis is being worked on (and close to being finalized) to examine the revenue a program could produce.

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The committee plans to continue their work next academic year as the department hopefully receives more resources. The goal of the committee is to continue working in accordance with the goals of work being accomplished with QEM. Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network Drs. Dillard, Parker, and Ralston are involved with ongoing work with the QEM Network. As stated in the overview of the Masters of Justice Leadership Planning Committee section, the goal of QEM is to provide students of color with the education necessary to be in leadership positions within the Juvenile Justice System. The work this academic year involved attending a conference in Washington, D.C. with other HBCU’s in the network, being involved in various webinars, and working closely with other members of the QEM network to help plan how the initiative can support their HBCU partners. As part of the involvement, the Sociology and Criminal Justice Department was awarded a seed grant of $2,500 to help support the department’s curriculum around the Juvenile Justice System. Drs. Dillard, Parker, and Ralston are working on a proposal to use these funds to expand on research experience for undergraduate students who have interest in careers in the Juvenile Justice Field. The committee plans to work closely with the Center for Neighborhood Revitalization and Research for additional research training for undergraduate students and placement of students into research studies as part of possible internships. This strategy will help to increase student research experiences and support the expansion curriculum in the department to have a more Juvenile Justice focus.

Students The department presently serves 373 students with 39 Sociology majors and 334 Criminal Justice majors.

During the last academic year 10 students left for other majors, and 15 changes their major to either Criminal Justice or Sociology. The number of majors for both programs continues to increase. The department had a net gain of 49 majors for this academic year compared to last academic year. The student to faculty ratio is greater than 46:1. The department student to faculty ratio has increase and is two and a half times greater than the DSU average and two times higher than the MSCHE recommended ratio. Our Department struggles to meet student demand for required courses and thus ensure timely program completion.

The Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice routinely welcomes back graduates who have secured employment in a variety of criminal justice professions for recruiting events, speaking engagements and mentorship. FBI Special Agent Rob Nelson was formally invited to become a member of the CHESS Advisory Board. The advisory board "‌ will be dedicated to supporting the generation and promotion of scholarship in education, sociology and criminal justice, art, mass communications, English, history, mathematical literacy, and music. The board membership is designed to include educators, corporate leaders, and industry professionals who are committed to engaging in collaborative and interdisciplinary support and to help guide the future of CHESS." In addition, alumnus Robert King, a Special Agent for the United States Secret Service, talked with students and the Criminal Justice Club. He was asked to schedule a meeting to discuss a possible recruitment initiative at Delaware State University that streamlines the application process for qualified candidates who enter the employment portal.

For Black History Month 2019, sociology, criminal justice, law studies, and forensic science students collaborated on "Discover & Document Black Criminal Justice History" multimedia class presentations for the Courts and Criminal Justice (SCCJ313) course. Presentations included "Charlotte Ray," "Barbara CHESS 2018-19 Annual Report 30

Jordan," "Constance Motley," "The Dover Eight," "Thurgood Marshall," "Johnnie Cochran," "Shequitta Kelly," "Faith Jenkins," "Leon Higginbotham," "Greg Mathis," "Bryan Stevenson," "Norma Johnson," and our own "Kimeu Boynton."

Unit Initiatives Accomplished this Cycle The key unit initiatives accomplished this cycle include: Initiating and monitoring an ePortfolio project (ongoing assessment planned for next cycle) Department approval of the Master's in Justice Leadership Program Proposal Faculty Senate approval for cross listing 3 SCCJ/WMGS courses.

Established new internship opportunities.

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UNIT HONORS/AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS Department of Education  Homar Rodriguez was voted as president for the Delaware State Education Association Aspiring Educators Program. He is the first Hispanic and minority to be president for the association.  3 students scored a 50 on the Praxis Performance Assessment for teachers. This is the highest score for DSU Education Majors since the implementation of the test in 2016.  4 students accepted long term substitute teacher positions in Red Clay, Capital, and DC Public Schools.  3 students are teaching in Red Clay, Kuumba Academy, and Capital.  1 student is teaching English in Japan.  1 student was offered and accepted a teaching position in Appoquinimink School District prior to graduation.  1 student was offered teaching positions in Christina and Cape Henlopen school district prior to graduation.

Department of English and Foreign Languages Andrew Blake  Certificate of Participation; Council on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Convention; March 13-17, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

Certificate of Participation; National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Convention, November 14-18, 2018, Houston, Texas

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Student Support: o Co-Chair and Organizer; Ninth Annual Regional Undergraduate Student Research Conference (RUSRC); Delaware State University MLK Student Center; March 23, 2019; Dover, Delaware

Brody Bluemel  Department of English and Foreign Languages Appreciation Award (DEFL) 2019 for Year of Invaluable Service and Dedication to the Department and the University 

Delaware’s English Language Learner Strategic Plan 2022 – (Officially launched by the governor Dec. 2017).

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Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) established with multiple institutions including Aspira Academy, Polytech, and Caesar Rodney School District. MOUs create partnerships for research, recruitment, and service engagement.

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Academic Presentation: Teaching and Development in Dual-Language Immersion Classrooms. DSU Research Day (2018)

Donna Butler  Certificate of Accomplishment: Communicative English for Nepali Prosecutors; (13- Minute Video); This was an English Language specialist assignment in Nepal with tutorial sponsored by the U.S. Department of State highlighting issues even NATO interpreters encounter (2019) https://youtu.be/vsgwbuFYfsc 

Student Support: o Zhuothg (Skye) Chen; dual degree Chinese student accepted into a Master’s program at University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

Adenike Davidson  Board Chairperson, Scarritt Bennett Center, Nashville, Tennessee  Board Member, Delaware Humanities  PK20 Committee Member, Delaware Department of Education  Chair/Sponsor, UCLA STEER Program (DSU, Spelman, Morehouse, Howard, and UCLA) 

Student Support: o Alisa Winchester (English Major); Truman Scholar and Finalist for Lead for America Program o Max Villagomez (English Major); accepted to Louisiana state University, MS-TESOL o Ronald Stephenson, Jr. (Integrated Studies); accepted to UCLA STEER Program

Edward Dawley  Elected Secretary-Treasurer; Delaware Chapter, American Association of Teachers of French; January 1, 2019  Board Member; Read Aloud Delaware

Joseph Fees  Certificate of Participation; Spanish CLEP with Writing Judgement Scoring Evaluation; February 1921, 2019; Princeton, New Jersey 

Certificate of Presentation Supplementing Language Course Instruction with Apps; 17th Annual Faculty Conference; January 10, 2019; Temple University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Certificate of Completion, ACUE Effective Teaching Practices, April 2019 CHESS Annual Report (FY 2018-19) 33

Tina George (Petrovic)  Director; Glasgow Lions Club; Delaware Victor Gomia  Serves as school-based mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Delaware Myrna Nurse  Student Support: o Consortium Chair, Organizer, Moderator, and Judge; Ninth Annual Regional Undergraduate Student Research Conference (RUSRC); Delaware State University MLK Student Center; March 23, 2019; Dover, Delaware Ordner Taylor  Student Support: o Co-Chair, Organizer, Moderator, and Judge; Ninth Annual Regional Undergraduate Student Research Conference (RUSRC); Delaware State University MLK Student Center; March 23, 2019; Dover, Delaware Jesse Zuba  Student Support: o Co-Chair, Organizer, Moderator, and Judge; Ninth Annual Regional Undergraduate Student Research Conference (RUSRC); Delaware State University MLK Student Center; March 23, 2019; Dover, Delaware Department of Political Science, History, and Philosophy Currently, our faculty provides leadership in service across the university and beyond. Drs. Newton and Osei work full time in the Offices of the Provost and in the Office of the Dean of CHESS. Our faculty has also consistently responded to the calls for integrating more digital learning in their course with support from our office. In fall 2018, we invited Dr. Steve Newton to a meeting on digital learning. This spring, we have hosted departmental sessions on blackboard training with the last one taking place this week. In addition, the majority of our faculty, particularly those remaining in the department and Ms. Krawitz have participated in variety of university training sessions this academic year. Dr. Newton, though now a fulltime administrator, taught a section of U.S. history us this spring. He used the opportunity to review all of the pros and cons of integrating digital technology in our curriculum. This, in turn, strengthens how the technology is incorporated moving forward. I note some of their accomplishments in the profiles below.

Dr. Susan West served as the President of the university’s AAUP chapter and she has leadership in the organization for several years. She also has held leadership positions at the Delaware Humanities Forum.

She was the lead on creating the Philosophy section of our department’s revised P&T requirements.

Dr. Alexa Silver currently heads the university’s Faculty Senate. In addition, she regularly provides leadership roles in assessment for the department and the university. She is set to coordinate and write the university’s upcoming accreditation report for Middle States. In addition, she is part of a university team to coordinate ACUE teaching training on campus and regularly attends on teaching with the Gates Foundation on and off campus.

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Dr. Bourke serves as the Community Liaison with the City of Wilmington’s former Office of Neighborhood Development Dr. Sam Hoff service accomplishments include directing and recruiting for the Law Studies Program, teaching in the Honors Program, coordinating student awards and honor societies. He serves as Internship Coordinator and regularly places students in the Offices of the state’s Senators, Representatives, and at Legislative Hall among other venues.

Dr. Robinson serves as the primary advisor for all of the History Capstones. He regularly stands in where needed with teaching, programs, etc. He acts as an advisor to many of the university’s DACA students. In May 2018, he led a research trip to Belize on Ecotourism. This trip included many elements of sustainability. He also successfully gained ACUE certification in teaching. Dr. Robinson is committed to digital learning. He is the department’s webmaster. During the course of the year, he participated in regular digital learning sessions.

Dr. Cheng was on sabbatical this spring. He spent several weeks collecting research in Burma, China, and Taiwan. Despite being on sabbatical, he has attended personnel meetings in preparation of new hires and worked on Dr. Hoff’s emeritus professor documents. Dr. Cheng is the department’s personnel committee chair. Given the gravity of recent months, he wanted to maintain service in this area despite his leave. In addition, Dr. Cheng is an Editorial Board Member of the The Asian Review of World Histories; Modern China Studies. Despite his leave, he has participated in Apple and blackboard training this term in order to scale up his contributions to digital learning. He has also offered to teach a course for the Summer Academy.

Dr. Maru has offered service to our department by chairing and contributing to several Capstone committees. Dr. Maru regularly attends and contributes to planning meetings for the creation and launch of the Center for Global Africa. She also attended APRM and AU meetings as part of DSU’s six-person delegation to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in February. She did all of this while working in a visiting position and working a book manuscript that went from review to press during the academic year.

Dr. Stephen Taylor acts as Director of the Ethics Resource Site and holds the position of Ethicist at: Bayhealth Medical Center Ethics Committee, Delaware Hospice, Inc., Ethics Committee, Delaware Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health and for the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee (gubernatorial appointment).

Mr. Ezrah Aharone was promoted from an associate adjunct instructor to a visiting assistant professor this academic year. Mr. Aharone’s service has centered on the creation and expansion of a Center for Global Africa. Since last spring, he coordinated visits by APRM (our partner) to campus and been the liaison between the university and APRM. Last year, he and Dr. Osei visited Chad and South Africa. This spring, he coordinated a trip of a six-person team to Addis, Ababa Ethiopia. This coincided with the African Union’s General Assembly meeting and APRM regional meeting. Finally, along with a three-person team, he helped organized the three-day Pan African development Forum in April.

Dr. Patterson acts as the Chair of the Department of History, Political Science and Philosophy. She also directs the Africana Studies Program. She is a member of many university committees including the Chairs’ Council, Cultural Programming Committee, MPA Advisory Committee, and the Curriculum Committee of the College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences. She advises that the largest CHESS Annual Report (FY 2018-19) 35

number of advisees in the department and regularly serves on numerous Capstone committees each semester. This spring, she acted as advisor for all Independent Studies in Political Science and beginning summer 2019, she will coordinate department internships until reinforcements are hired. In addition, she regularly teaches classes each semester. Since spring 2018, she has participated in events, contributed to planning, moderated panels, secured travel funding, and provided logistical support for the creation and launch of the Center for Global Africa. Finally, she traveled as part of the Del State’s delegation to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in April.

Department of Mass Communications, Visual and Performing Arts Dr. Carla Becker was nominated for the 2019 Delaware State University Excellence in Teaching Award. In February of 2019 she presented “Rasta, Reggae, and Websites” at the Global Reggae Conference hosted by University of the West Indies at Mona, Jamaica. In April, “Freedom, Liberation, and Justice in Creative Arts Education” at the Liberation Education Conference at San Jose State University, CA. In June she presented “High School Students’ Self- Representation through Popular Music" at the Association for Popular Music Education Conference at Middle Tennessee State University. July took Dr. Becker to Germany to present “Hip Hop or Not: Critical Lyricism through a Freedom of Expression” at the International Society for Music Education in Munich. She was a return presenter at the Delaware Music Educators Association Annual Conference, with “Dalcroze Eurhythmics for Performing Groups and General Music”, in October, then she wrapped up with “Implementing Intention: A Semester of Intention Setting, how’d it go?”, a poster presentation at the 10th Annual Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education Conference in Amherst, MA. She also presented at the Enacting Curricular Change in Music Education through Vernacular Music Conference in March, the International Society for Improvised Music Conference in Minneapolis, MN in May, and the Visions of Research in Music Education Conference at Westminster Choir College, NJ also in May. DSU staff member Marty Denson served as a judge for this years I.B.C. Central Delaware Blues competition held at Johnathan’s Landing in Magnolia, Delaware.

Music Technology Specialist, Marty Denson, is currently producing and recording a gospel/pop single for former Delaware State University drum major, Derrick R. Williams. The single is scheduled to be released on an independent record label in August 2019.

Dr. Frank Gazda had his arrangements of The Dreidl Song and Oh Hanukkah for trombone quartet and tuba-euphonium quartet published by Cherry Classics Music in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He presented a clinic, “Recruiting, Retaining, and Developing Your Low Brass” at the National Association for Music Education Eastern Division Conference held in Pittsburgh, PA in April of 2019.

Faculty Members Frank Gazda, Patrick Hoffman, and Sara Hoffman, along with trumpeter Robert Couto, performed as the First State Brass on the concert series at South Coastal Library in Bethany Beach, DE. The concert was standing room only, as audience members lined the walls and even stood in the hallway!

The performance received a standing ovation.

Dr. Patrick Hoffman has been commissioned by Paul Bryan, Dean of The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, to compose a new brass ensemble piece for the Brass Ensemble of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, Bravo Brass. The composition will be premiered at the Bravo Brass concert "Brand New Brass," on June 8, 2019 at the St. Mark's Church in Philadelphia. Bravo Brass has previously performed Dr. Hoffman’s composition “City of Lights”. Dr. Hoffman was also a guest performer with the Brandywine Brass Quintet and organist David Schelat on February 9th at the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew & CHESS 2018-19 Annual Report 36

Matthew in Wilmington, and February 17th as part of the George Kirk Concert Series at the Newark United Methodist Church. The program was titled “Brass and Organ Gems”.

Strings instructor Lionel Thomas gave a clinic at the Delaware Music Educators Association Annual Conference titled “Employing Suzuki Method Principals in the String Orchestra Classroom”.

Adjunct Instructor of Percussion Stephen Tipping traveled to Dublin, OH with the Chesapeake Silver Cornet Brass Band to compete in the Dublin Festival of Brass on Saturday, March 23. The band competed in Group “B” and was awarded second place in their group. Mr. Tipping is also the percussion coach for the Wilmington Youth Orchestra.

A jazz quartet consisting of DSU faculty members David Tolley, Carla Becker, Patrick Hoffman, and DSU alumni Vince Adkins performed at Dover Downs for the Delaware Women's Hall of Fame ceremony inducting beloved DSU alumna Dr. Reba Hollingsworth.

Events On April 13th the Music Program hosted the 11th annual Brass Day. Guests were The United States Navy Band Brass Quintet and tubist Andrew Spang of the Lyric Brass Quintet. There were clinics, masterclasses, concerts, and a participant ensemble directed by Andrew Spang and DSU faculty member Dr. Patrick Hoffman.

The Music Program hosted an “Alumni Day” workshop for music education majors. DSU alumni Tyrell Butler, Janae Huff, Von Morgan, Bri’yahn Ritchie, and Sheridan Williamson offered perspectives on their experience here at DSU and their experiences as teachers in regards to management, lesson planning, score study, and graduate school preparations. Additionally, guest speakers from the Philadelphia School District lead a “Popular Music Ensemble” workshop.

Delaware State University music education alumni are a significant presence in schools throughout Delaware. Some alums gathered for a picture at the DSU table at the 2018 Delaware State Arts Conference in Middletown. Clockwise from front: Von Morgan (2016), Sheridan Williamson (2018), Janae Huff (2013), Vincent Adkins (1987), Juanita Clendaniel (1982, 1985), Jazmin Salaberrios (2015), Carlton Cannon Jr. (1998), Kevin Reeves (1997), Jeneé Tyson-Gueh (2012), and Tynisha Hearn (2013).

In September Dr. David Tolley travelled to China with members of the Delaware State University Gospel Choir. They performed twice at Changchun University as part of the University's anniversary celebration.

After the performances the DSU cohort visited Shanghai and Beijing.

First year music education students attended “Music Advocacy Day” March 21st, 2019 at the Legislative Hall, downtown Dover. This inaugural event hosted by DMEA brought a select few K-12th grade performing groups to play in Legislative Hall, showcasing the importance of music in the schools.

On March 7th Dr. Carla Becker led the 2nd Salsa Music Workshop featuring Celia Cruz’s “La Vida es un Carnaval”. Dr. Becker led instrumentalists, singers, and dancers through the distinctive style and proper performance practice of Salsa music.

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Coons, who served as co-chair of the event. The expected attendance was more than 3,500 guests from 150 countries and all 50 states. Senator Coons said on twitter “they inspired thousands of people with their performance at today’s National Prayer Breakfast.”

Music students Alex Gibson, Kelsey Oldland, David Feliciano, Mozella Matthews, Tyler Watson, and Casey Artis visited Temple University where they received a campus tour, a tour of the music and theater buildings, and met with graduate admissions representatives of the school of music.

Music Students Jaden Adkins, Elijah Shy, and Alex Gibson attended the United States Army Band TubaEuphonium Workshop with Dr. Frank Gazda. In addition to spending time at the exhibits trying new instruments and purchasing accessories, they attended concerts by the Florida State University Tuba Euphonium Octet, international competition winners Jake Fewx and Blake Birmingham, the University of Central Arkansas Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble, Dr. Justin Benevidez, Dr. Adam Frey, and The U.S. Army Orchestra with soloists Daniel Ord, Dr. Gail Robertson, and Chris Olka.

Students Freshman Jaden Adkins was invited to join The 369th Regimental Band Experience. The 369th Experience is the recreation of the famous Harlem Hell Fighters 369th Regimental Band, originally consisting of 65 African American and Puerto Rican musicians who performed throughout America and Europe during World War I. The 369th Experience Band consists of students from many HBCUs. Jaden is the first Delaware State University student to be invited to perform with this prestigious organization. The band was invited to participate in Soundtrack of America, a project directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen that celebrated the impact of African American music on contemporary culture. The program was developed in partnership with 28-time Grammy Award-winner Quincy Jones.

Junior music education major Casey Artis was one of only ten winners of a national Conn- Selmer Institute HBCU Scholarship. The scholarship enabled Casey to attend the Conn-Selmer Institute, a three-and-a-half day professional development conference for college students, directors, and music program leaders held at Bethel College in Mishawaka, Indiana. Devin Davis performed with the Jeremy Winston Chorale and the Eafit Simphonica as tenor soloist in Medellin, Columbia, South America this past August 2018. He also won a summer tuition scholarship to study voice and opera in Graz, Austria. Music Industry major Tommia Proctor and BA in Music major George Mensah were conditionally accepted for graduate school at the University of Kentucky. George Mensah also won the Delaware Regional National Association of Negro Musicians Vocal Competition on March 15, 2019.

Senior Music Education major Marcus Trotter has been named the Artistic Director of the Wilmington Youth Jazz Band. The Wilmington Youth Jazz Band is a non-profit organization whose mission is to expose, educate, and culturally enrich students through learning jazz music in an effort to maintain and expand jazz throughout our communities. Music Education major Michael Wingate performed in Carnegie Hall with his acapella group Ember. The performance was part of the 2018 International Championship of A Cappella Open Finals. Michael also competed in the 2018 East Coast Beatbox Battle. His tag team was named Tag Team Champions and he received top 8 in the solo battles. His band Ember went to Los Angeles and spent the week teaching, performing and doing community outreach for a week with MUSE/IQUE. In February, they opened for Disney's official a cappella group, "DCappella" at the Warner Theatre in DC.

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Alumni Eric Tsavdar (BA in Music Education, 2011) teaches chorus and general music at Selbyville Middle School in the Indian River School District, where the choral program has been growing considerably. Eric has also spent much of his time as a songwriter, composing music for three original musicals — currently working on his fourth — as well as original choral music. He Knows the River Well, a choral piece which he arranged and for which he composed the piano accompaniment, was published this year by Hal Leonard.

Department of Mathematical Literacy Mathematics Equity Conference The Department of Mathematical Literacy co-sponsored the Math Equity Conference in collaboration with the Delaware Math Coalition and DSU’s Education departments in April, 2019. The conference was held at DSU’s Bank of America Building and was attended by over 130 Delaware educators, business, and community leaders. The event was entitled “Promoting More Equitable Structures for Teaching and Learning Mathematics: Supporting All in Our Pursuit of Mathematics for Human Flourishing” and offered a variety of sessions. Presentations focused on important systemic and classroom-based issues related to equity and access in mathematics. Session topics included: Status, Student Agency, the Opportunity Myth, Tracking, Shifting the Mathematical Authority, Rights of the Learner, Re-Humanizing the Mathematics Classroom, Using Technology to Level the Playing Field, Instructional Routines as a Vehicle for Building Student Access, Confidence, & Competence, Mathematics for Human Flourishing, Acceleration, Positioning Students as Competent, as well as other areas of vital interest to mathematics education. The program featured national leaders including NCTM President, Dr. Robert Berry, Dr. Francis Su (Harvey Mudd College), UD Math Education Professors Dr. Mandy Jansen and Dr. Erica Litke, as well as highly regarded Delaware K-12 mathematics teachers, coaches, and specialists.

Dr. Delayne Johnson, Department of Mathematical Literacy, welcomes participants to the Math Equity Conference.

Over 130 Delaware educators, business, and community leaders gathered in the Bank of America Building for the Mathematics Equity Conference.

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Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Dr. Parrotta: DSU Excellence in Teaching Award 2018; Associate Member Special Recognition Award, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.

Professor Shamburger: Nominee. Excellence in Teaching Award 2019.

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KPI #1 AND KPI #10

See KPI Data Sheets (attached)

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ASSESSMENT: CLOSING THE LOOP

Department of Education Data from the Delaware Department of Education Supervisor Survey of our graduates’ performance were shared with the unit and analyzed. This analysis indicated that assessment of P-12 students was lower than the state average. This finding was confirmed by comparison of scores on a performance exam (PPAT) given during student teaching.

What changes were implemented based on those results/findings: Committee work over the last six months resulted in a plan to change course content across the preparation program to respond to this area. Discussion of these changes will be refined at a May, 2019 faculty retreat and will be finalized for implementation in the fall semester.

When assessment activity will be measured again to ascertain if changes were influential: The results from the DDOE Supervisor Survey are reported annually. PPAT results are collected each semester during the student teaching semester (fall and spring). Both are ongoing assessments with one being given prior to graduation and one after graduates have been employed.

Department of English and Foreign Languages  The department has adjusted the SAT and ACT placement scores based on the data of the pass and failure rates of ENGL 101I and ENGL 101. 

Changes have been made to curricula of the Spanish Minor and the French Minor. The number of credit hours required to achieve the minor degree in Spanish has been reduced from 24 to 18, and the number of credit hours to achieve to the minor degree in French has also been reduced from 24 to 18.

This will encourage many students to minor in Spanish and French.

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An assessment alignment grid for the English Language Institute (ELI) has been developed to map all learning outcomes and objectives directly to courses, syllabi, and rubrics.

An assessment alignment grid for the MA TESOL / Bilingual Education program (and associated tracks) has been developed to map all learning outcomes and objectives directly to courses, syllabi, and rubrics.

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Department of Political Science, History, and Philosophy Department of Mass Communications, Visual and Performing Arts

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Department of Mathematical Literacy In order to collect and use assessment data to drive curricular and instructional decisions, faculty will focus on collecting and analyzing student data on an ongoing basis. Improved assessment and data analysis will involve:   

Collaboratively examining final exam data and identifying additional data collection points.

Writing clear action plans, implementing action plans, and evaluating and reporting action plan findings.

Implementing Department data analysis meetings during the spring and/or fall semesters.

Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice In addition to standard measures assessed annually, additional activities will be the focus of assessment.

Examples include ACUE's Effective Teaching Course, QEM Initiative, and ePortfolios. Faculty who have completed the ACUE course will provide updates on new teaching strategies employed and will assess their impact on student learning. The DSU QEM team will report on initiatives and their impact on improving student learning, student opportunity, and moving the Masters of Justice Leadership (MJL) proposal through the college and university graduate committees and the Faculty Senate. The department Assessment Committee will monitor and assess the development and implementation of ePortfolios.

Dr. Balzarini is conducting interviews for an undergraduate research assistant for his collaborative grant. Dr. Parrotta advised two undergraduates on their presentation to a recent professional conference. Almost 50 students completed the required internship course. Student interned in a wide range of agencies, including the FBI, Civil Litigation Citation Program, Kent County Courthouse, the Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton Law Firm, Dover PD, DSU Judicial Affairs, Delaware State Police, The Delaware Division of Youth Rehabilitative Services Assessing and Monitoring Unit, and several others.

Sample Quotes from SCCJ majors (2018-2019)  The teachers here care about you succeeding and there are opportunities to be great  I enjoyed having the same teachers when it came to my major classes because they already were familiar with my work  The experience as a while was interesting! Helped me grow. I learned so much and couldn’t have seen myself at another school  Professors were outstanding. The professors want you to succeed and help you to do so  I love my professors, they are challenging and helpful  Professors very helpful and teach things that can be used in real world when looking for a job  Great teachers, good content  Everyone in the sociology and criminal justice department has been very helpful along the way. Always steering us in the right direction  The degree helped me develop public speaking skills, analytical skills, research skills and intensive writing skills

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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SCHOLARLY WORKS

Department of English and Foreign Languages Victor Gomia Lead Editor Re-Writing Pasts and Imagining Futures: Critical Exploration of Contemporary African Fiction and Theater – 2017 - Paperback ISBN: 978-1-942876-18-2 eBook ISBN: 978-1-942876-19-9 Denver, Spears Media Press, 2018 Articles With Gilbert Shang Ndi “Introduction” in Victor Gomia et al (eds.) Re-Writing Pasts and Imagining Futures: Critical Exploration of Contemporary African Fiction and Theater – 2017 - Paperback ISBN: 978-1-942876-18-2 eBook ISBN: 978-1-942876-19-9 Denver, Spears Media Press, 2018 “Tracing the Emergence of Development Theater Practice in Sub-Saharan Africa” in Victor Gomia et al, Re-Writing Pasts and Imagining Futures: Critical Exploration of Contemporary African Fiction and Theater – 2017 – Paperback ISBN: 978-1-942876-18-2 eBook ISBN: 978-1-942876-19-9 Denver, Spears Media Press, 2018 Book Review Art and Political Thought in Bole Butake in “The Journal of African-American Studies – The Griot, 2018” Jesse Zuba Book “Pedagogies of Personhood: The Place of Lyric in Cultural Criminology” in Poetry and Pedagogy across the Lifespan: Within and Beyond Disciplines, Classrooms, and Contexts. Ed. Sandra Lee Kleppe and Angela Sorby. 117-38. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Forthcoming, 2018.

Department of Political Science, History, and Philosophy Yinghong Cheng Discourses of Race and Rising China (Mapping Global Racism Series), New York: Palgrave, 2019.

"From Slave Trade to Human System: Patrick Manning and World History" The Asian Review of World Histories (Brill) vol.7 no.1 2019, 12-23.

“DNA and Globalization of Humanity” January 29 2019. http://www.asiaglobalinstitute.hku.hk/en (Asia Global Institute, The University of Hong Kong).

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“One Third of the Legislative Authority: The Veto Record of President Herbert Hoover, Arts and Humanities Open Access Journal, March 2019, p. 98-104 Book Reviews: The Pentagon Wars: The Military’s Undeclared War Against America’s Presidents, by Mark Perry, Michigan War Studies Review, January 2019, 003, p.1-3 Everyman in Vietnam: A Soldier’s Journey into a Quagmire, by Michael Adas and Joseph Gilch, International Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Sciences, 2018, 5-9, p. 9-10 Europe Since 1989: A History, by Philipp Ther, International Social Sciences Review, December 201, 943, Article 15 Storming the City: U.S. Military Performance in Urban Warfare from World War II to Vietnam, by Alec Waldman, Michigan War Studies Review, August 2018, 068, p. 1-2 Fraud: An American History From Barnum to Madoff, by Edward Balleisen, International Social Sciences Review, August 2018, 94-2, Article 16

Makda Maru African Union, Conflict Prevention and Response: The Continental Early Warning System, New York: Palgrave (book-in-press).

“Negotiating for Life: Liberian Women’s Negotiating Skills, Research Article”, The Journal of living Together (Under Review).

Donna A Patterson “Women in Senegal,” in Dorothy Hodgson, ed. Oxford Encyclopedia of African Women’s History, New York: Oxford University Press, 2020. (6000 words) (Co-authored with Taye Tolera Balcha, M.D.) “How the Global Community Will Need to Shift to Tackle the Sustainable Development Goals,” Journal of Global Health Reports, June 2018.

Manuscripts-in-progress: Chinese and Indian Pharmaceutical Investment in Ethiopia, Senegal, and Ghana; Ebola, West Africa and the World, and on Drug Trafficking, Consumption and Health.

Niklas Robinson La Revolución Hidráulica: The Politics of Water Management in Southeastern Mexico, 1950-80.

Cambridge Scholars Publishing (in-press).

Stephen Taylor “Health Care Ethics,” in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: A Peer-Reviewed Academic Resource, ISSN: 2161-0002, http://www.iep.utm.edu/h-c-ethi/. 2018.

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Susan West Digital Critical Thinking textbook-in-progress (2019).

Grants Stephen Taylor Co-PI and Ethics Consultant, for a National Science Foundation (NSF) Supplement to the NSF SES “Becoming the Online Resource Center for Ethics Education in Engineering and Science” (with the National Academy of Engineering, PI: Rachelle Hollander) (2014-2019); $239,209.

Krawitz, Robin PI, National Park Services grant on the Underground Railroad and the Free African American Community in Caroline County, MD; $40,000.

Department of Mass Communications, Visual and Performing Arts Dr. R. Tucci Included in four shows this past year of her paintings. Three were group exhibitions and one was a oneperson show. She was also awarded an academic enrichment fund where she integrated drawing parameters into an advanced drawing and painting class with all students. She also developed her third on line class, ART 463: Professional Practices for Studio Artists.     

"Roberta Tucci: Botanical Paintings", DuPont Memorial House, Rehoboth, DE, 2018 "215/610 Contemporary", Delaware County Community College Art Gallery, Media PA, 2018 "Mixed Media", Blue Streak Gallery, Wilmington, DE, 2018 "Mid-Atlantic New Painting", Ridderhof Martin Gallery, University of Mary Washington, Frederick, MD, 2018

Dr. H. B-Young  March 12-17, 2019. National Art Education Association Convention. Boston Massachusetts, March 12-17  Organized the first ‘Round Space’ Presentation for the Committee on Multiethnic Concerns (COMC).

"Trends and Challenges in Research, Teaching, and Learning within a Culturally-Based Contemporary Art Education Practice”  Coordinated business meeting for the Committee on Multiethnic Concerns (COMC).  Chaired the 2019 J. Eugene Grigsby, Jr. Award and Grace Hampton Lecture Series. Participant, National Delegates Assembly.  2017 – 2020. Chair. Committee on Multiethnic Concerns (COMC). National Art Education Association  November 2018. Member, Selection Committee for President-Elect and Division Directors-Elect, National Art Education Association for President-Elect and Division Directors-Elect.

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June 2018. Reviewer Grigsby Award. Community on Multiethnic Concerns (COMC). National Art Education Association June 2018. National Presentation Proposal Reviewer. Community on Multiethnic Concerns (COMC). National Art Education Association Education Association • Summer 2018. Reader. Advanced Placement Art History, College Board • 2018-2019. Proposal Writer. Proposal for Program Approval: Art Educator Preparation Program. Document submitted to Delaware Department of Education (DOE).

• 2018-2019. Writer. Program under review, Needs Justification Documentation. Document submitted to Delaware Department of Education (DOE).

• 2018-2019. Committee Member. Standard 5 CAEP Standard 5, Teacher Education Program Review.

• Member. STEP Scholars Committee, Education Department, DSU • Member. Interview Panel, Teacher Education Program • Member. Council for Professional Education, DSU • Member, Assessment Committee, Council for Professional Education, DSU • Member. Diversity Committee, Council for Professional Education

Billy Colbert Included in three shows in galleries in D.C., Baltimore, and Newark N.J. this past year. he is currently working on a mural project for the city of Washington, D.C. Heather Ossandon Included in four ceramic and craft shows in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Don Becker Included in one print show this past year. asked to be a part of the Kuwait initiative where we will be working closely with Government to assist in the development of an institution of higher education for people with disabilities.

Department of Mathematical Literacy Grants Rouser, S. and Johnson, D. Initiative to Increase Male Educators of Color, Grant Proposal submitted to Delaware Governors’ Office (in collaboration with DSU Education Dept), December 2018.

Edwards-Omolewa (PI), Johnson, D. (Co PI), Smith, S. (CoPI), The Cyber Infused Mathematics Initiative (CIMI) National Science Foundation (NSF), $399,972, 2015-2019 (with 1 year no cost extension).

Wilson, C. (PI), Kalavacharla, V. (CoPI), Johnson, D. (CoPI), Parrotta, K. (CoPI), Poe, M. (CoPI), Transforming Education Through Active Learning (TEAL), National Science Foundation (NSF) Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP), $1, 108, 338, ($1, 8 million, Continuing Grant), 2017-2022.

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Presentations Edwards, N. D. (February 20-21, 2019). Cyber Infused Mathematics Initiative: Mathematics Teaching Initiative. Poster presented for the 2019 HBCU-UP Crest PI/PD Meeting, Washington, DC. Edwards, N. D. (March 9, 2019). Professional Learning Communities and Problem-Based Learning for College Mathematics Courses at an HBCU. Presentation for the 2019 Understanding Interventions Conference, Location, Washington, DC. Johnson, D. (October 5, 2018). The Impact of Video Analysis in Mathematics for Teachers I. Twelth Annual Teaching Innovation Mini-Grant Presentation, DSU Center for Teaching & Learning.

Morrell, D. & Tanzy, M (April 2019) Investigation into the Calculating the Areas of Spiric Sections; or, the Doughnut Problem. Presentation for the Delaware State University Research Day. Service Faculty served on various national, regional, local, university, college, and department committees.

Selected service contributions, beyond the department are included here: Ms. Ellen Carr  CLEP College Algebra Web-Based Standard Setting Fall 18  College Board AP Reading, Scoring the AP Statistics Exam Summer 18  DSU - Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Promoting Engagement and Access in Science – Faculty Summer Institute Summer 18  University Supervisor for Secondary Mathematics Student Teachers Dr. Nicola Edwards  Delaware Department of Education P-20 subcommittee for Mathematics.  DSU General Education Committee Dr. Delayne Johnson  Advisory Board Member, Wilmington University Mathematics Department  Director, TEAL Fellows Program/STEM Leadership Academy  DSU Council of Professional Educators Dr. Karen Norwood  Reviewer for AERA (American Educational Research Association)  DSU Council of Professional Educators Dr. Matthew Tanzy  Faculty Senator  Excellence Awards Committee  Graduate Council  Division of Physics and Computational Sciences: Mathematics Undergraduate Curriculum and Graduate Curriculum  Judge at FIRST Lego League qualifiers at the Dover Boys and Girls Club  Judge at FIRST Lego League state championships at DSU  Advisor, Mathematics Problem Solving Student Group  Dissertation committee for Jason Cornelius (Defense Date 4/4/2019)  Research Advisor for Matthew Moore (Defense: ~Summer 2019) Dr. Yanan Xu  Diamond State First Tech Championship  Urban Promise (Wilmington, DE) CHESS 2018-19 Annual Report 48

Dr. Delayne Johnson, with contributions from Dr. Nicola Edwards, Dr. Sharon Smith and Dr. Karen Norwood modified and resubmitted the March 2019 CAEP SPA report for the BS Mathematics Education program accreditation. The report that was submitted in 2018 received “Nationally recognized with Conditions”. Reviewers stated that “The program includes a strong series of early field experiences culminating in an extended student teaching semester.” Rubrics were revised and data was collected to address the conditions identified in the March 2018 submission.

Dr. Delayne Johnson, submitted the Delaware Department of Education Educator Preparation Program Action Plan for Secondary Mathematics Education (April 2019)

Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice External Grant Dr. Parrotta with Krystal Hans-PI. “Collaborative Science Initiative (CSI) Delaware” 2018. National Science Foundation. $399,995.

Publications Balzarini, John. 2018. Book review of Jerome Krase and Judith DeSena's Race, Class and Gentrification in Brooklyn, Journal of Urban Affairs.

Hans, Krystal and Kylie Parrotta. 2019. “Building Trust & Legitimacy between Police and Students through Experiential Learning: Forensic Science & Investigation Day.” Community Oriented Policing Services: Dispatch. https://cops.usdoj.gov/dispatch/03-2019/building_trust.html Ouassini, Anwar. 2018. “Islamic Transnational Movement Action and the Construction of Social Movement Spheres: A New Theoretical Assessment.” Sociology Today: Journal of contemporary Sociological research. Volume 1, Number 1, 37-47.

Ouassini, Anwar. 2018. “The Pershing Myth: Trump, Islamophobia Tweets, and the Construction of Public Memory.” Journal of Social Science Research. Volume 12, Number 1, 2499-2504.

Ouassini, Anwar. 2018. “Afghanistan: the Shifting Relio-order and Islamic Democracy.” The Politics and religion Journal.

Parker, Laurin and Kylie Parrotta. “Gender Differences in Programmatic Needs for Juveniles in Detention Programs.” (forthcoming) Prisoner Reentry in the 21st Century: Critical Perspectives of Returning Home.

Streetman, Lee. 2018. "Trumpsurrection of the NASCAR Empire." Pp. 425-435 in Migration, Politics, Violence and Women's Studies. Leyla Aydemir (ed.). Hamburg. (an earlier version was presented at a conference at Humboldt University in Berlin.)

Presentations Parrotta, Kylie. 2018. “Challenging the Perception of the Warrior Cop: Building Trust & Legitimacy through NOBLE’s Mentoring Program.” Presented at the International Police Executive Symposium meetings at the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime, Vienna, Austria.

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Parrotta, Kylie and Alison Buck. 2018. “A Comparative Examination of the Exit Accounts of Volunteers and Paid Workers.” Presented at the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction meetings, Philadelphia, PA. Hans, Krystal and Kylie Parrotta. 2018. “From Crime Scenes to Courtrooms: Experiential Learning and Skill Development using Mock Trials and Forensic Expert Testimonies” Poster presented at the North American Forensic Etymology Association meetings, Orlando, FL. Parrotta, Kylie. 2019. “Engaging in Race-Talk with Police and Community Members” at the Southern Sociological Society meetings, Atlanta, GA.

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