The College of Arts and Sciences will provide the resources,support, and mechanisms to assist departments a nd faculty in their efforts to improve teaching throughout the college curriculum.
Objective
Recruit Highly Credentialed Faculty
The college will strive to hire faculty who posses the terminal degree from R1 universities.
Indicator
Highly Credentialed Faculty
New faculty hires will posses the the terminal degree from R1 institutions
Criterion
Highly Credentialed Faculty
100% of faculty hires will possess the terminal degree from R1 institutions
Finding
Tenure-track Faculty Hires
There were 9 new faculty hired into tenure track positions during the academic year. Seven had terminal degrees from R1 institutions. Two music faculty members had the Master of Music degree, but must complete the doctorate within their first three years.
Action
Hires
The Dean's Office will get yearly updates on the faculty that have not completed the terminal degree and the Dean will meet with any faculty member not making acceptable progress.
Objective
Provide State-of-the-art Classroom And Performance Facilities
The college will provide adequate funding for classroom facilities and leadership in the acquisition of appropriate teaching, laboratory, and performance space.
Indicator
Capital Equipment Funding
The college will collect capital equipment requests from faculty and departments in the college, prioritize requests and request an appropriate amount to facilitate growth and development in the teaching and research missions of the college.
Criterion
Capital Equipment
The college will acquire 60% of request equipment funding and allocate such to the programs.
Finding
Capital Equipment Allocations
Departments in the college requested $2,541,878 in capital equipment. COAS Office reprioritized and modified the resut to approximately $857,000. The college received budgeted funds of $857,000. This represents 100% of the requested capital equipment funds.Upon formal receipt of the budget, allocations will be made based on the original prioritized requests from the departments.
Action
Capital Equipment Funds
The College will look at the areas that could not be funded for funds for next year.
Objective
Provide Appropriate Faculty Travel Funds
The college will solicit travel requests from faculty members, then request, acquire and allocate appropriate funding for proposed travel.
Indicator
Faculty Travel Funds
The college will soilicit travel requests from faculty members, prioritize these requests, and acquire the necessary funds to facilitate the research and developmental goals of the faculty.
Criterion
Faculty Travel Funds
The college will acquire and allocate 50% of the faculty requests for travel.
Finding
Faculty Travel Funds
The departments in COAS requested approximately $301,600 in faculty travel funds, a 4% increase requests. Total travel allocations were $225,463 for a 75% funding rate.
Action
Travel Funds
Next year, we will assess how many of the faculty who received funding for travel produced research from that travel.
Goal
To Promote Excellence In Creative Activities And Research
The College of Arts and Sciences will provide the resources and support to facilitate scientific inquiry and artistic expression among faculty and students in the college.
Objective
Recruit Highly Credentialed Faculty
The college will strive to hire faculty who posses the terminal degree from R1 universities.
Indicator
Highly Credentialed Faculty
New faculty hires will posses the the terminal degree from R1 institutions
Criterion
Highly Credentialed Faculty
100% of faculty hires will possess the terminal degree from R1 institutions
Finding
Tenure-track Faculty Hires
There were 9 new faculty hired into tenure track positions during the academic year. Seven had terminal degrees from R1 institutions. Two music faculty members had the Master of Music degree, but must complete the doctorate within their first three years.
Action
Hires
The Dean's Office will get yearly updates on the faculty that have not completed the terminal degree and the Dean will meet with any faculty member not making acceptable progress.
Objective
Provide Appropriate Faculty Travel Funds
The college will solicit travel requests from faculty members, then request, acquire and allocate appropriate funding for proposed travel.
Indicator
Faculty Travel Funds
The college will soilicit travel requests from faculty members, prioritize these requests, and acquire the necessary funds to facilitate the research and developmental goals of the faculty.
Criterion
Faculty Travel Funds
The college will acquire and allocate 50% of the faculty requests for travel.
Finding
Faculty Travel Funds
The departments in COAS requested approximately $301,600 in faculty travel funds, a 4% increase requests. Total travel allocations were $225,463 for a 75% funding rate.
Action
Travel Funds
Next year, we will assess how many of the faculty who received funding for travel produced research from that travel.
Objective
Develop New Recruiting Materials For Graduate Programs
Detailed, attractive brochures will be developed for graduate programs in COAS. Brochures should indicate active research within departments
Indicator
Graduate Recruiting Materials
Brochures will be designed, produced, and distributed
Criterion
Graduate Recruiting Materials
Brochures produced and distributed.
Finding
Graduate Brochures
The objective was not accomplished.
Action
Brochures And Recruitment Materials
COAS will work closely with the Office of Graduate Studies Recruiter to develop recruitment materials for the graduate programs.
Objective
Publish A Common Calendar Of Fine Arts
A common calendar of fine arts performances in COAS will be developed and published.
Indicator
Calendar Of Fine Arts
Each fine arts program COAS will develop a calendar of performances.From this, a college-wide Arts calendar will be created and distributed en masse.
Criterion
Calendar Of Fine Arts
General calendar for fine arts programs in COAS will be created and published.
Finding
Calendar Of Fine Arts
The college is continuing to work with the central administration to provide a more complete calendar of the arts on campus. Quick click buttons have been added to the primary webpage to provide access to departmental schedules. Regular publication of music events in local printed material has now become a regular activity.
Indicator
Brochures For Special Projects
Brochures will be developed for Perfoming Arts Complex, PhD in Mathematics Education, Latin American Music Studies
Criterion
Brochures For Special Projects
Design and production completed.
Finding
Brochures For Special Projects
The brochures for the Performing Arts Complex have been completed and distributed to all necessary parties including University Advancement. Brochures for the inaugural season are in the planning/design phase. Brochures for the new Nursing program have been produced and distributed.
Action
Fine Arts Calendar And Brochures
Attendance at events will be tracked to see if the marketing program is working. Also, enrollments in nursing and the fine arts will be assessed.
Goal
To Bring Visibility To Programs In The College
The College of Arts and Sciences will actively publish faculty and student accomplishments through local and national media and increase public exposure to scholarly and artistic events on campus.
Objective
Develop New Recruiting Materials For Graduate Programs
Detailed, attractive brochures will be developed for graduate programs in COAS. Brochures should indicate active research within departments
Indicator
Graduate Recruiting Materials
Brochures will be designed, produced, and distributed
Criterion
Graduate Recruiting Materials
Brochures produced and distributed.
Finding
Graduate Brochures
The objective was not accomplished.
Action
Brochures And Recruitment Materials
COAS will work closely with the Office of Graduate Studies Recruiter to develop recruitment materials for the graduate programs.
Objective
Publish A Common Calendar Of Fine Arts
A common calendar of fine arts performances in COAS will be developed and published.
Indicator
Calendar Of Fine Arts
Each fine arts program COAS will develop a calendar of performances.From this, a college-wide Arts calendar will be created and distributed en masse.
Criterion
Calendar Of Fine Arts
General calendar for fine arts programs in COAS will be created and published.
Finding
Calendar Of Fine Arts
The college is continuing to work with the central administration to provide a more complete calendar of the arts on campus. Quick click buttons have been added to the primary webpage to provide access to departmental schedules. Regular publication of music events in local printed material has now become a regular activity.
Indicator
Brochures For Special Projects
Brochures will be developed for Perfoming Arts Complex, PhD in Mathematics Education, Latin American Music Studies
Criterion
Brochures For Special Projects
Design and production completed.
Finding
Brochures For Special Projects
The brochures for the Performing Arts Complex have been completed and distributed to all necessary parties including University Advancement. Brochures for the inaugural season are in the planning/design phase. Brochures for the new Nursing program have been produced and distributed.
Action
Fine Arts Calendar And Brochures
Attendance at events will be tracked to see if the marketing program is working. Also, enrollments in nursing and the fine arts will be assessed.
Goal
To Provide A Rigorous, Current Curriculum
The College of Arts and Sciences will encourage the development of new programs that reflect discpline specific and societal changes. The College will adhere to a formal, rigorous curriculum review process.
Objective
Accreditation Of Programs
The college will identify all programs that are eligible for accreditation through professional organizations and inititiate the accreditation or reaccreditation in each case.
Indicator
Program Accreditation
Programs that are eligible for accreditation from outside agencies will seek or renew accreditation.
Criterion
Program Accreditation
100% of programs eligible for accreditation from outside agencies will seek or renew accreditation.
Finding
Program Accreditation
Seven programs are eligible for accreditation from external agencies. Four programs have been accredited or partially accredited. These are: Music - NASM Computer Science - ABET Chemistry - ACS Math Education - NCTM via NCATE
The Art program and the Theatre and Dance programs are in the preliminary stages of preparing initial submissions for accreditation.
Action
Accreditation
We will continue the process of accreditation of the art program and the theatre and dance programs.
Objective
Restructure College Curriculum Process
The college will established fixed deadlines for submission of materials to the college curriculum committee and review items thoroughly in a timely manner.
Indicator
College Curriculum Calendar
The calendar for the college curriculum process will be modified and strictly enforced.
Criterion
College Curriculum Calendar
A calendar will be published. The calendar will be adhered to and all proposals will be submitted to the University committee in a timely manner.
Finding
College Curriculum Committee Calendar
The calendar was published by COAS and all departments were mandated to follow the calendar. Deadlines were modified to earlier dates to allow inclusion of new programs and courses in the budgeting process. One department missed the deadline and they are being required to resubmit during the next academic year. The FY 2010 calendar will be published in the first week of September.
Indicator
Approval Of Submitted Curriculum Proposals
Curriculum proposals approved by the COAS committee will be approved by the University curriculum committee.
Criterion
Approval Of Submitted Curriculum Proposals
100% of proposals submitted to the University curriculum will be approved.
Finding
Approval Of Proposals
All proposals submitted by the college were approved.
Action
Curriculum
This goal was completed. We will continue to encourage all of our departments to be timely with their reports. Late curriculum submissions will be returned to the departments without forwarding them through the process.
Goal
To Enhance The Quality Of Graduate Programs In The College
The College of Arts and Sciences will provide resources, planning and direction that will assist departments in growing quality graduate programs.
Objective
Provide Appropriate Faculty Travel Funds
The college will solicit travel requests from faculty members, then request, acquire and allocate appropriate funding for proposed travel.
Indicator
Faculty Travel Funds
The college will soilicit travel requests from faculty members, prioritize these requests, and acquire the necessary funds to facilitate the research and developmental goals of the faculty.
Criterion
Faculty Travel Funds
The college will acquire and allocate 50% of the faculty requests for travel.
Finding
Faculty Travel Funds
The departments in COAS requested approximately $301,600 in faculty travel funds, a 4% increase requests. Total travel allocations were $225,463 for a 75% funding rate.
Action
Travel Funds
Next year, we will assess how many of the faculty who received funding for travel produced research from that travel.
Objective
Provide Adequate Graduate Scholarships
The college will provide an adequate number of $1500 scholarships to assist in the recruitment and retention of high caliber graduate students.
Indicator
Percentage Of Graduate Students On Scholarship
The college will produce a report of scholarship recipients that includes the percentage of full time graduate students who receive scholarships through the COAS office
Criterion
Percentage Of Graduate Students On Scholarship
The college will have 50% of all full time graduate students on scholarship.
Finding
Graduate Scholarship Report
The objective was not met, nor does it seem that additional funding will be available in the near future.
Action
Graduate Scholarships
The COAS staff will work with staff in Advancement t try to increase external scholarship funds for graduate students.
Objective
Provide Adequate Assistantships For Graduate Students
The college will allocate competitive assistantships in a manner that allows each program to recruit the quality and quantity of graduate students necessary to offer a viable graduate program.
Indicator
Percentage Of Graduate Students On Assistantship
The college will produce a TA report that includes the percentage of full time graduate students who are receiving assistantships in COAS
Criterion
Percentage Of Graduate Students On Assistantships
30% of all full time graduate students will receive assistantships from COAS
Finding
Graduate Teaching Assistant Report
The objective was not met, however additional funding for TA positions may be forthcoming in the next fiscal year.
Action
TAs
Funding models for Teaching Assistantships will be developed and presented to the Dean of Graduate Studies and the Provost's office. The objective for the next fiscal year will be to increase by 10 the number of assistantships in the College of Sciences.