2022-2023 President's Annual Report

Dංඏංඌංඈඇ Uඉൽൺඍൾඌ

Dංඏංඌංඈඇ ඈൿ Bඎඌංඇൾඌඌ ൺඇൽ Sඈർංൺඅ Sർංൾඇർൾඌ Dඋ. Hൺආൺൽ Aඅං Cඁൺංඋ

The division has been embedded in preparing leadership opportunities with Southside Bank. The pathways program will provide Students will attend professional skills educational sessions and job shadow in key departments of the financial industry. This will develop their understanding of roles in the banking industry, enhance their leadership skills and deepen their professional work experience. Topics of the leadership sessions will include: developing the talents of others, managing disagreements, coaching for success, empowering people, promoting teamwork, and communicating in the workplace. In social work progress continues with the submission of documentation and artifacts for the accreditation of the social work degree program in preparation of Benchmark II to the Council on Social Work Education - CSWE. Ms. Charlotte Sanders, Program Director and Ms. LaKeisha Harris, Field Director have joined the Department of Social Work. The Division of Business and Social Science have received commendations regarding success in meeting the milestones toward completing the process. Program will remain in candidacy until will accreditation process is complete.

Dංඏංඌංඈඇ ඈൿ Eൽඎർൺඍංඈඇ Dඋ. Aඅංർൾ Aඃൺඇ඀ൺ Cඁൺංඋ

The Division of Education will be offering concurrent discussions regarding advisement, program matriculation, course design, virtual access, and preparing a student for teacher certification and our institutional role with the Texas Education Agency. The division has adopted the new software testing 240 Tutoring to accelerate success on the educational certification examination TExES. Students will be entering the field during the spring 2023 semester for student teaching internships. The software has proven to accelerate the eligibility for state certification exam approval. Once the clinical field experience has been completed, upon graduation students will be able to enter the workforce through school districts as certified educators.

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