2009 Performance Accountability Report Vol. 2 - Maryland Higher ...

additional funding from the Gates/Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund, this small, innovative
high school will expand the college-bound pipeline for inner-city high school students and
increase the academic success of Baltimore’s youth.
These accomplishments cannot be achieved without the commitment and dedication of our
faculty to public service. Even though the average number of days CSU core faculty spent in
community outreach, public service and research activities has remained 19 days in the last three
years.
Accomplishments, Challenges, and Future Directions:
In order to improve quality, CSU will continue to recruit high caliber full-time faculty with
terminal degrees. CSU will continue to monitor the performance.
MFR Goal 5: Achieve and sustain national eminence in providing quality liberal arts and
sciences education.
MSP Goal 1: Maintain and strengthen a preeminent statewide array of postsecondary
education institutions recognized nationally for academic excellence and
effectiveness in fulfilling the educational needs of students, the state and
the nation.
Progress Made
There is evidence that CSU offers appropriate curriculum and courses of study that guide the
institution in the fulfillment of its mission, evidenced by course syllabi, accreditation process,
periodic program review, and self-studies comparing peer institution’s retention and graduation
rates. In addition to the main campus, CSU offers courses at three other instructional sites:
Baltimore City, Prince George’s, and St. Mary’s counties. CSU has also developed over 50 online
courses and more than 60 technology-enhanced courses through the use of Blackboard and
Tegrity. Off-campus courses, technology enhanced courses and on-line courses meet the same
standards as other courses offered at CSU.
To improve quality and effectiveness, CSU is now comprised of five schools and one college-the
School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Education, the School of Nursing, the School of
Professional Studies, the School of Management Science and Economics and the Honors
College. The Honors College in particular is comprised of two distinct programs: Ronald E.
McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement and the Honors. The McNair Program prepares junior
undergraduates for doctoral study. To date, over 100 McNair Scholars have earned masters
degrees and seven have been awarded doctorates at the University of Illinois, Harvard
University, Howard University, Duke University, Lehigh University, and Pennsylvania State
University. Thirteen Coppin students are currently enrolled in doctoral programs at leading
research universities.
Accomplishments, Challenges, and Future Directions:
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