Fall Semester 2013 Faculty MeetingAugust 16, 2013

Dean’s Report

Appalachian State University’s mission is to prepare students to lead purposeful lives as engaged and productive global citizens.

A constituent institution of the University of North Carolina, we complete our mission within the higher education framework of instruction, research, and service, and by combining the best attributes of a small liberal arts college with those of a large research university. Our location in the distinctive Appalachian mountain town of Boone, North Carolina, profoundly shapes who we are and what we do.

We bring people together in places and in ways that inspire them to acquire knowledge, to grow holistically, to develop character, to care for one another, to display passion and determination, to embrace diversity and difference and to become well-rounded members of society. It happens in a multitude of ways. Academic learning occurs in a wide range of undergraduate programs and selected masters, intermediate, doctoral, and professional programs offered on campus, at off campus sites, and online. Rich environments are created in which students learn within formal and informal instructional settings, in co-curricular programs that enrich classroom experience, in multidisciplinary educational formats, and through outreach to the local community and beyond. Research and scholarship conducted by faculty and students improve the human condition by advancing knowledge and cultivating the arts. A spirit of inclusion inspires students, faculty, and staff to form strong relationships that extend well beyond graduation.

All of these experiences prepare students to think critically, to communicate effectively, to make local to global connections, and to understand the responsibilities of community membership. Fundamentally, our responsibility for creating a healthy, just and sustainable society guides us in honoring our heritage and values while equipping students to live with knowledge, compassion, dedication, loyalty, humility, and dignity.

http://strategicplanning.appstate.edu

Draft of a Vision Statement and Mission StatementThe College of Fine and Applied Arts advances inventive interdisciplinary education, scholarship, and service to contribute to a healthy, just and sustainable world. Students are prepared to be creative and effective leaders in local to global communities.

We value a diversity of approaches integrating creative theory and practice to prepare students to address real world challenges.

Mission Statement:

The College of Fine and Applied Arts strives:• To provide for varied interests, desires, needs, and abilities of students• To provide a liberal education for all Appalachian students which helps them think

critically/creatively, communicate effectively and be responsible community members

• To expand cultural horizons and develop appreciation of ethical and aesthetic values

• To prepare students for certain professions• To prepare students for entrance into certain professional schools• To prepare students for graduate study and research

Questions: Vision Statement and Mission Statement

• What ties us all together?

• What is our vision of the college for the future?

• What is our mission?

• How can we tie ourselves to the new vision and mission statements of the university as well as the new strategic plan?

• How can we elevate our programs, research and service to support the framework of sustainability which will be the foundation of the new strategic plan?

Enrollment by DepartmentBased on Degree Major

Department Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012

Art 568 518 474

Communication 69919 Distance Ed

73830 Distance Ed

75927 Distance Ed

Sustainable Development

198 245 284

Theatre & Dance 1551 Distance Ed

150 129

Technology & Environmental Design

1,0006 Distance Ed

9576 Distance Ed

9341 Distance Ed

FAA TOTAL 2,22426 Distance Ed

2,54336 Distance Ed

2,29628 Distance Ed

FAA totals do not reflect Sustainable Development.

Enrollment by CollegeCollege Total

Arts & Sciences 6018

College of Business 2661

College of Education 2584

Fine & Applied Arts 2379

Health Sciences 2780

School of Music 526

University College 505

GRAND TOTAL 18,505

Total “Courses,” Student Credit Hours, Enrollment

Department Total “Courses” Total SCH Total Enrollment

10-11 11-12 12-13 10-11 11-12 12-13 10-11 11-12 12-13

ART 287 280 301 12,658 12,150 12,432 4,227 4,061 4,170

COM 287 270 264 14,978 14,459 14,327 5,003 4,834 4,833

MSL 34 33 31 571 552 517 578 542 509

SD 76 65 67 3,317 3,481 3,883 1,296 1,339 1,513

TD 190 197 209 9,052 9,356 9,378 3,395 3,527 3,500

TED 416 422 388 19,008 18,136 16,977 6,818 6,485 5,915

FAA TOTAL 1,214 1,202 1,193 56,267 54,608 53,631 20,021 19,949 18,927

FAA totals do not reflect Sustainable Development.

New Performance and/or Funding Measures

• Retention• Graduation Rates• Degree Efficiency• Student Credit Hour Production• Standardized Class Size• Redundancy • Course Offerings• Space Utilization

What will be our response?1. Remember budgets will not increase. This is

the first time in the history of NC that the state was in the black and they still cut education.

2. Remember we have to look at the broader picture instead of “my class” and “my program.” We must zoom out.

3. Remember that we must be proactive and not reactive. If we do not plan for the future, the “powers that be” will decide our future for us!

What will be our response?• What can we do to ensure we maintain quality while addressing low

enrollment/low graduation rates/lower than average class size.• Can we repackage or reconfigure programs to look differently to

data-minded decision makers?• What programs would you stop offering at ASU?• What programs would you consolidate?• In what programs would you increase class size?• In what programs would you increase enrollment/graduation rates?

How?• What programs would you cut the number of hours, and thus, time

to degree?• What programs would you enhance to become destination

programs for the campus?• What programs are central to ASU’s mission and sustainability

values?

Food for ThoughtThe following is not meant to lead us down a certain path, but to encourage us to look at and think about the larger picture.

1. Is there a way to offer combined Intro classes or other classes that we have in common across the college so that we could centralize labs/technology/space?

2. Do we have other space/technologies that we could more efficiently use if we consolidated programs/courses?

3. How could we restructure the college to create better space utilization, decrease cost of technologies, increase collaboration, etc.?

4. Are there degree programs that could be consolidated?5. Are there departments that could be consolidated?

What’s in a name?

Does Fine & Applied Arts represent our programs as well as another name could/would?

Recent years have seen attacks on the arts at the K-12 level and a general atmosphere of animosity

toward the “liberal arts education.”

Do we have an opportunity to rebrand ourselves with a name that more accurately represents our programs and is not such an easy target for those

wishing to supplant liberal arts education?