arts and letters welcoming assembly

Welcoming Assembly August 18, 2011

College of Arts & Letters

Accomplishments

Accomplishments

• Established the Foundation for the College

• New Mission Statement

• New Organizational Structure

• Associate Deans for Each Division of the College

• Chairs Council

• College Executive Committee

Arts & Letters

Dean

Fine Arts & Humanities

Associate Dean

Art & Pre-Architecture

Communication & Rhetorical Studies

English & Philosophy

Languages & Literatures

School of Performing Arts (Music, Theatre

& Dance)

Social & Behavioral Sciences

Associate Dean

Anthropology Economics

History Mass

Communication

Political Science

Psychology

Sociology, Social Work & Criminal

Justice

Military

Science

Accomplishments

• Established the Foundation for the College

• New College Website

• http://www.isu.edu/cal/

• Experimental College Facebook Page

• Idaho-State-University-College-Arts-Letters

• Instituted a Regular College Newsletter

• Re-established College Advisory Board

Accomplishments

• Successfully Navigated Discipline-Specific Accreditation

• Renewed Accreditation for the Music Program (NASM)

• Initial Accreditation for the Theater Program (NAST)

• Accreditation Visit for the Social Work Program (CSWE)

Accomplishments

• One-Time Faculty Enhancement Money

($175,000)

• 39 Professional Travel Grants

• 28 Computer Replacements

• 8 Online Courses

• 23 Special Projects

• 8 New Graduate Teaching Assistantships, 2011-2012

• First Honorary Doctor of Letters

Awarded by the College of Arts & Letters

• New Significant External Grants and Contracts Awarded to Faculty

• Department of Justice (DOJ)

• Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW)

• National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

• National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• National Science Foundation (NSF)

Accomplishments

Accomplishments

• Hired Tenure-Track Faculty

• 5 for the Coming Year

• 2X Expected Searches for the Coming Year

• University Faculty Recognition

• Distinguished Teacher

• Four Master Teachers

• Two Outstanding Researchers

• Two Faculty Members Recognized for

Outstanding Professional Service

Accomplishments • Increased Credit Hour Production by 5.1% for

Undergraduates and 8.9% for Graduate Students

• Served 255 More Students from Fall 2010 to Fall 2011

• Increased General Education Online Offerings from 11 to 21

• Re-established Relationships with Donors

• Created Dean’s Excellence Fund with the Support of the Advisory Board

Accomplishments

• Operated Fully within Our Budget

Travel 0.46%

Communications 0.67%

Materials & Supplies 1.36%

Capital 0.31%

FY2011 Appropriated Budget $14,291,333

Accomplishments

• Requested Permission to Use Carry-Forward to

Build the College

• New Tenure-Track Positions

• Address Specialized Accreditation Deficiencies

• Support Deferred and Future Sabbaticals

• Support for College Development and Marketing

• Maintenance Repairs and Upgrades

• Meet Research and Instructional Needs

Accomplishments

• New Initiative to Identify and Promote Areas of

Excellence

• New Partnership between the James E. Rogers

Department of Mass Communication and the

Department of Communication and Rhetorical

Studies

• Medical Spanish Program in Cooperation with the

Division of Health Sciences

Accomplishments

• New Initiatives to Identify and Promote Areas

of Excellence

• Joint Faculty Appointments

• Ideas for New Research Centers and

Other Opportunities for Collaboration

• New Cross-Listings

CAL Honors

Brent Wolter

English and Philosophy

Master Teacher in 2010

Maria Wong

Psychology

Awarded an R21 NIH grant for $249,652


Is the Center of the UNIVERSity


New Faculty and Staff

Leadership Team

Jim DiSanza, Chair

Communication and Rhetorical Studies and

James E. Rogers Department of Mass Communication

Tim Frazier, Program Coordinator

James E. Rogers Department of Mass Communication

John Gribas, Program Coordinator

Communication and Rhetorical Studies

Leadership Team

Sean “Andy” Anderson, Chair

Political Science

Gesine Hearn, Chair

Sociology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice

Ann Hunter, Facilitator

Economics

Leadership Team

Shannon Lynch, Chair

Psychology

Anthony “Tony” Stocks, Interim Chair

Anthropology

Joseph Sidley, University Business Officer

College of Arts and Letters

New Tenure-Track Faculty

Thomas Kloss

Music

Angela Narasimhan

Political Science

Ryan Jones

History

New Tenure-Track Faculty

Kimberly Nylen

Psychology

DJ Williams

Sociology, Social Work, and Criminal

Justice

New Visiting Faculty and Lecturers

Tera Cole

English

Courtney Haight

Psychology

Tamra Bassett

Languages and Literatures

Julie Sorensen

Music

New Classified Staff

Saba Teferra

Anthropology

Marissa Lawrence

History


Goals for FY12

Moving Forward &

Growing the Enterprise

• Continue to Identify and Support Areas of Excellence

• Develop a College-Wide Strategic Plan

• Continue to Grow our Research Productivity (i.e.,

publications, grants) and Creative Activity

• Implement a Plan to Re-establish Sabbatical Support

• Grow Our Human Capital and Tenure-Track Positions

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• Establish an Equitable Workload Policy

• Engage in Program Review and Assessment Consistent with

NWCCU Accreditation Standards

• Continue to Update College Policies and Faculty Evaluation

Procedures

• Continue to Use Metrics to Facilitate Data-Driven Decision-Making

• Continue to Promote the Successes of our Faculty, Staff, Students,

and Alumni

• Continue to Build our Relationships with Community Partners

“Leading From a Position of Strength

& with Solidarity” • Embrace “College First and Within”

• Provide Outstanding Training to Students at All Levels

• Enhance Scholarly Pursuits and Scholarly Productivity

• Meet and Exceed Our Expectations for Ourselves, Our Students, and Our Programs

• Collaborate and Support Our Colleagues and Our College

• Take Ownership of our College and Its Future

THANK YOU!!