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Looking Forward to 2010-11

Looking Forward to 2010-11. Richard P. Barth Dean and Professor Faculty and Staff Welcome September 1, 2010. Jay Perman MD. So sorry that I had to cancel out on you. I’ll make it up to you by granting your dean anything he asks of me for the next year!. President Perman Initiatives.

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Looking Forward to 2010-11

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  1. Looking Forward to 2010-11 Richard P. Barth Dean and Professor Faculty and Staff Welcome September 1, 2010

  2. Jay Perman MD So sorry that I had to cancel out on you. I’ll make it up to you by granting your dean anything he asks of me for the next year!

  3. President Perman Initiatives • Re Branding the Campus • “University of Maryland Baltimore” is passe • “University of Maryland” is current • Maryland Seals are history—but the dome may be back!

  4. Childhood Obesity • Most significant health problem in US • Identified this before Michelle Obama! • Needs and interdisciplinary response • Prevention in schools is critical

  5. Interprofessional Education • Wants everyone to know people in other professions • President’s clinic will have doctors, nurses, and social workers involved • He is already impressed by what we do

  6. Strategic Planning • Pete Gilbert will lead • Has already started and will wrap up in late winter or spring of 2011 • SSW should consider completing a strategic plan in spring of next year that builds on the campus strategic plan

  7. Accountability • Indicators of Progress • Evaluation of Administrators • Budget Hearings

  8. Community Engagement • Excited about Promise Heights • Supports the development of an initiative related to work in pre K-12 • Wants community services to be multidisciplinary

  9. Development Oriented • Putting aside a day a week for development • Already had a dinner and breakfast with Dave and I and SteliosSpiliadis MSW (‘67) to discuss development of a gala event to honor the SSW

  10. Faculty and Staff Support • End to furloughs and temporary salary reductions • Try to squeeze out a COLA • Merits would be great

  11. “Be Nice” • Civility is not only pleasant but it is an imperative in providing effective professional care • Listening carefully • Giving the quality of relationships priority • Concentrating on “being nice” to everyone

  12. Chancellor Kirwan

  13. Chancellor Kirwan • Increase the number of USM undergraduate teacher education, STEM, nursing, and IT graduates • Increase USM programs delivered through distance education • Increase access for economically disadvantaged and minority students • Increase the percentage of minority and, especially, African American undergraduates • Increase the number of nationally ranked (top 25) academic programs at USM • Increase prestigious awards and National Academy memberships • Increase the percentage of students satisfied with their education to 90% (undergraduates only) [next MHEC survey is 2011] • Increase sustainability in USM

  14. Dean Barth

  15. 5th Year Underway • Maintain our strong teaching • Support curriculum reform • Continue to grow our funded training, community engagement, CPE, development, and research • Continue to improve our space • Finish Phase I by putting some “art” back on walls • Finish Phase II by moving Media Center and Computer Lab to 4th Floor • Further strengthen our infrastructure with hiring of Director of Finance and Operations • Improve measurement of the School’s performance

  16. Goals for 5th Year Continued • Honor excellent performance • Support the broader use of technology by staff, faculty, and students • Increase sustainability (get greater engagement in recycling and walking stairs and using mass transit) • Roll out new admissions procedures • Find a sensible, efficient way to update our strategic plan • Organize the stacks of papers and journals in my office • Build the scientific base for social work practice • Prepare for our 50th anniversary celebration!!

  17. Goals for 5th Year CELEBRATE MY GREAT FORTUNE IN BEING THE DEAN HERE AND HAVING THE CHANCE TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU • Continue to celebrate my good fortune in being the Dean here

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