State of the College – Sp 2011

1. State of the College – Sp 2011 Victor H. Matthews, Dean January 20, 2011

2. Faculty Achievements Sabbaticals Granted for 2011-2012: Dennis Hickey (PLS) Jamaine Abidogun (HST) Faculty Research Grants Funded: David Byers (ANT) Brett Garland (CRM) Bela Bodo (HST) Summer Faculty Fellowships Funded: Gabriel Ondetti (PLS) Bethany Walker (HST) CHPA

3. Cooperative Projects • Social Capital Survey (Harms, Knapp, Stout) + CFO; Chamber of Commerce; City of Springfield • Public Administration Workshop Series + CSII • Phylloxera exhibit (Walker, Bodo, Kovacs, Fraczak) + Discovery Center CHPA

4. College Agenda Items • Budget Situation • Course Transformation (Eric Nelson) • Annual Review Process • CHPA and Public Affairs (Mike Stout) • Look Ahead to Revision of General Education • Transition of CRM to a stand alone Department • Craig Hemmons hired as Department Head • Mary Stohr hired as Full Professor in CRM CHPA

5. CHPA Budget Committee • Victor H. Matthews, CHPA Dean • Ardeshir Dalal, ECO Dept Head • Reed Olsen, ECO • Marc Cooper, HST • Jack Knight, PHI • Patrick Scott, PLS • Steve Berkwitz, REL • Lora Hobbs, REL-Senior Instructor • John Harms, SOC/ANT/CRM • Tim Stipp, CHPA Budget Officer (ex-officio) CHPA

6. Budget Considerations • What values guide our budget recommendations? • What are our priorities in making budget recommendations? • What are new, creative, collaborative ideas that can inform our budget recommendations? • What ideas can we contribute to broader considerations regarding budget recommendations across campus? • How can we lay a foundation for future college budget discussions, priorities, and processes? • How can the college, its people, and its programs emerge stronger and more capable? http://www.missouristate.edu/president/financialoutlook.htm http://www.missouristate.edu/budgetprocess/chpa/default.aspx CHPA

7. How We Spend Our BudgetTotal CHPA Budget = $9,363,943 • Faculty Salaries and Benefits • Per course instruction • Summer school • Instructional Support (Clerical & Advisement) • Equipment Purchases including computer purchases & upgrades for faculty/staff • Faculty Travel • Student Success & Enhancement grants to Depts • Faculty Start-up and summer fellowships for new faculty CHPA

8. Results from State of the State Address • Higher Education cut of 7% = $5.9 million for MSU* • Cut will be handled by tuition increase • Expect $2.8-2.9 million generated at $194.27 per Credit Hour • $3 million taken from President’s reserve fund *Subject to change based on Legislative Action CHPA

9. FY12 Funding Sources for Expenses or to Meet Cuts Cuts

10. Open Lines Analysis • Hiring Commitments for FY12 • Department Head CRM • Full Professor in CRM • Department Head HST • African American Historian (Diversity Hire) • Unfilled Lines: • Three lines in PLS (two filled by Instructors) • One line in HST

11. Reallocation / Enhancement • Thinking Ahead to take the College to the “Next Level” Academically • Strategic faculty hires to meet demand • Hiring of per course and/or lecturers to free faculty up to teach upper division and graduate courses • Fund reassigned time to develop interdisciplinary and/or community oriented research projects • Provide funding for undergraduate student research projects CHPA

12. Course Transformation • Eric Nelson (HST) appointed as Dean’s Fellow for Course Transformation • http://www.thencat.org/whoweare.html • http://www.thencat.org/articlesmonographs.html • http://handouts.aacrao.org/am07/finished/T0245p_C_Twigg.pdf CHPA

13. Access Efforts • Strategically develop new on-line and blended courses • Use ITV to transmit courses from DSS to Ft. Leavenworth and the Springfield campus in fall 2011 • Identify and promote degrees that can be completed in the evening, on-line or in combination • Revise I-Tunes courses to increase student contact • Promote Pathways to assist students to complete degrees: http://www.missouristate.edu/chpa/90024.htm CHPA

14. CHPA and Public Affairs Michael Stout (SOC) –Provost Fellow for Teaching and Learning*Focus on the understanding, establishment and development of public affairs learning objectives and competencies in the curriculum including the general education core curriculum. *Work with department heads and faculty to gather information on public affairs learning objectives and participate in the core curriculum review process. *Focus on examining and documenting the impact of community action projects at Missouri State as well as examining the ways in which faculty and students use technology for the purpose of academic development and civic engagement. CHPA

15. GE Review Committeehttp://www.missouristate.edu/provost/GenEdReview/default.htm • Etta Madden, English  – Chair • John Catau, Office of the Provost • Richard Garrad, Biomedical Sciences • Doug Gouzie, Geography, Geology and Planning • Cynthia Hail, Childhood Education and Family Studies • Kathryn Hope, Nursing • Danae Hudson, Psychology • John Kent, Marketing • Tim Knapp, Sociology • Tom Lane, Plaster Student Union • Justin Mellish, SGA • Eric Nelson, History • Cathy Pearman, Reading, Foundations and Technology • Pam Sailors, Philosophy/College of Humanities and Public Affairs • Katie Shellenberg, SGA CHPA

16. General Education Courses (as of 1-20-11)Spring 2010 data at Census CHPA

17. Assessment Strategies • Assessment Plans Developed for All Degrees • Work with FCTL to Monitor Assessment Plans • Greater Attention to Alumni Feedback • Reassessment of Teaching Evaluation Methods • Student Success Committee serves as CHPA Assessment Council CHPA

18. Birth of a New Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice • New Hires: • Dr. Craig Hemmons (Boise State U.) – Dept Head • Dr. Mary Stohr (Boise State U.) – Full Professor • New Facilities: • CRM faculty move into PHI suite in June 2011 • PHI faculty move into PLS suite in June 2011 • Nelia Heggen becomes CRM administrative assistant CHPA

19. Research & ScholarshipDigital Measures Reporting (as of 1-20-11) CHPA

20. Questions/Comments • Please send questions or comments to: • VictorMatthews@missouristate.edu CHPA