5.01

Evidence of Compliance:

The Department encourages active student involvement in the review of policies relating to their professional preparation, including curriculum, student services, long-range plans of the Department, community relations, alumni relations, faculty searches and instructor and course evaluations. An officer of the student organization, The Recreation Society, typically attends Department faculty meetings to give an updated report on the Society as well as to take information from the faculty back to the Society to disseminate to all Recreation majors.

All faculty in the Department have open door policies and encourage student involvement and feedback both formally and informally regarding courses, assignments, and other information that affect their professional preparation. Students are also encouraged by faculty to discuss any information regarding their academic preparation with the Chair of the Department if they see the need.

Additionally, as part of the REC 498 internship class, students complete a bi-weekly report that tracks their progress towards competing their required hours. This report includes both a log of hours, as well as narrative questions regarding their internship experience. The the theory to practice question asks: How has your academic degree been helpful? What have you learned in your internship during this report period that relates to courses you have taken in the Recreation Major? What insights have you gained? Results from these reports are shared with faculty and used to guide curriculum decisions.