Vision
Empowering
our
students
to
affect
meaningful
and
progressive
change,
through
mindful
engagement
as
global
citizens
within
the
greater
community,
as
well
as
effectively
serving
those
with
disabling
communication
impairments.
Mission
Mission
for
Undergraduate
Program
Educating
students
to
be
compassionate,
innovative
leaders
in
the
area
of
communication
disorders
and/or
related
fields.
Mission
for
Graduate
Program
Educating
future
Speech-Language
Pathologists
to
be
compassionate,
innovative
leaders
and
effectively
serve
the
local
and
global
communities.
Strategic
Plan
(3
years
=
2022-25)
Department
of
Communication
Sciences
and
Disorders
-
Bachelor
of
Science
in
Communication
Disorders
-
Master
of
Science
in
Speech-Language
Pathology
The
department
of
communication
sciences
and
disorders
at
Baldwin
Wallace
University
is
committed
to
academic
and
clinical
excellence.
Informed
by
our
mission
and
input
from
students,
graduates,
clinical
supervisors,
the
SLP
advisory
board,
BW
administration
and
CSD
faculty,
the
following
strategic
plan
identifies
the
ways
in
which
the
department
intends
to
achieve
its
vision
for
the
future.
The
strategic
plan
is
reviewed
on
an
annual
basis.
-
Continued
excellence
in
academic
and
clinical
education.
-
Maintain
accreditation
from
the
Council
of
Academic
Accreditation
in
Audiology
and
Speech-Language
Pathology
(CAA).
-
Evaluate
physical
space
needs
and
use
to
support
academic
and
clinical
programs.
-
Curriculum
assessment
and
revision
as
needed
in
the
areas
of
Interprofessional
Education
(IPE),
supervision,
evidence-based
practice
(EBP),
cultural
competence
and
leadership.
-
Support
for
faculty.
-
Share
research,
scholarly
activities
and
achievements.
-
Support
for
faculty
in
scholarship
and
professional
development
activities.
-
Develop
and
implement
a
mentoring
and
peer
support
program.
-
Examine
opportunities
for
faculty
engagement
and
collaboration
within
the
department.
-
Diversity,
equity
and
inclusion
(DEI).
-
Increase
diversity
of
undergraduate
and
graduate
students.
-
Share
opportunities
for
faculty
development
in
DEI.
-
Examine
and
revise
external
and
internal
documents
regarding
DEI
as
needed.
-
Examine
opportunities
to
increase
diversity
within
the
clinical
experiences.
-
Innovative
leader
in
education
and
clinical
services.
-
Be
an
innovative
leader
in
clinical
education
and
supervision.
-
Continue
to
update
and
utilize
Scholarship
of
Teaching
and
Learning
(SoTL)
library
and
resources.
-
Examine
opportunities
to
collaborate
at
BW.