Objectives:

1. Strengthen undergraduate education through increased rigor in academic coursework including analytical, problem-solving,and writing skills
2. Provide a stimulating learning environment forstudents
3. Increase faculty and student scholarly productivity
4. Through our graduate program, expand the body of knowledge in family recreation and apply it to programs that will bless the lives of families
5. Enhance undergraduate student research and mentoring
6. Enhance service learning among students and community through model programs
7. Improve student confidence in their field and in their abilities
8. Improve departmental unity
9. Assist students in finding and winning superior job opportunities
10. Increase student connection to the department and the profession