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State of the College – Fall 2014

Victor H. Matthews, Dean

August 20, 2014

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CHPA Online Calendar: http://www.missouristate.edu/chpa/calendar.htm

• Sept 8 Winter Intersession Proposals due to Head

• Sept 29 Faculty submit Tenure and/or Promotion dossier to Department Heads

• Oct 13 Deadline for Faculty to submit proposal for 2014 Fall Faculty Research Grants

• Oct 24 Deadline for submission of summer 2015 Faculty Fellowships

• Oct 31 Summer and Fall 2015 Intersession Course Proposals due to Dean

• Nov 3 Deadline for faculty to submit 2015-2016 sabbatical applications to Dean

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New FacultyDEPT NAME/DISCIPLINARY SPECIALTY

ANT Cameron Griffith (Instructor)

CRM Patti Salinas (Department Head)

Ethan Amidon (Criminal Courts)

Michael Suttmoeller (Corrections)

ECO Ken Brown (Department Head)

Subhasree Basu Roy (Industrial Organization & Health Economics)

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New Faculty

DEPT NAME/DISCIPLINARY SPECIALTY

PHI Elizabeth Foreman (Philosophy of Law)

MIL MAJ David Powell

CPT Aaron Eidem

SFC Vernon McAllister

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New FacultyDEPT NAME/DISCIPLINARY SPECIALTY

PLS Sara Henary (Political Theory)

Samantha Mosier (Public Policy)

Thomas Ringenberg (Instructor)

REL Vadim Putzu (Judaism)

SOC David Rohall (Department Head)

Christina Ryder (Instructor)

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New StaffDEPT Name

CRM W. Spencer Morrissey

Amanda Muse (Academic Advisor)

HST Dianna Thimesch

SOC/ANT A. Michelle Breshears

CHPA Chad Holmes (DUSS)

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Faculty Achievements• Sabbaticals (2014-2015)

• CRM: Brett Garland – Spring 2015

• HST: Bela Bodo – Full Year

• PLS: Jim Kaatz – Spring 2015

• PLS: Gabriel Ondetti – Fall 2014 & Fall 2015

• PLS: Brian Calfano – Full Year

• REL: Leslie Baynes – Full Year

• REL: John Strong – Full Year

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Promotions• Andrew Johnson (PHI) – to Associate Professor with Tenure

• David E.A. Johnson (PLS) – to Associate Professor with Tenure

• David Mitchell (ECO)  -- to Full Professor

• Sharmistha Self (ECO) – to Full Professor

• Ralph Shain (PHI) – to Associate Professor with Tenure

• John Strong (REL) – to Full Professor

• Paula Rector (CRM) – to Senior Instructor

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Faculty Awards• Foundation Awards:

• Steve McIntyre (HST) – Teaching• Bill Meadows (SOC/ANT) – Service

• PSIP Recipients:

• David Gutzke (HST)• Tim Knapp (SOC/ANT)• Joel Paddock (PLS)

• BOG’s Award: Faculty Excellence in Public Affairs:

• Lora Hobbs (REL)

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Faculty Awards

• Honor’s College – Outstanding Faculty Research• Dennis Hickey (PLS)

• Excellence in Community Service Award• Lorene Stone (SOC/ANT)

• Master Online Course Recognition• Caryn Saxon (CRM) – for CRM 340

• CASL Faculty Awards• Brian Calfano (PLS)

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Faculty Publications

• B. Garland (CRM), S. Self (ECO), J. Chuchiak (HST), B. Oyeniyi (HST), B. Walker (HST), P. Sailors (PHI), D. Hickey (PLS), D. Romano (PLS), V. Matthews (REL), E. Sobel (ANT) published at least three journal articles or book chapters in 2013

• Keith Payne (DSS), John Chuchiak (HST), Eric Nelson (HST), Bukola Oyeniyi (HST), and Steve Berkwitz (REL) published a monograph in 2013

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College Goals 2014-2015

• Expand access to educational opportunities

• Equip and inspire students to meet challenges

• Increase research and scholarly activities

• Become a catalyst for positive change

• Value and support a diverse faculty and staff

• Preserve and protect the University's assets

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Expand access• Expand teaching methods (MOOC on Ozark Studies)

• Monitor enrollment trends (Gen Ed)

• Monitor course demand to meet student needs

• Increase the retention rate (advising, intervention methods)

• Increase the six-year graduation rate

• Increase the number of majors, minors, and graduate students

• Work with new V.P. for Marketing to help brand the university

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Shift to new GE Program

• New first time freshmen in fall 2014 will automatically come under the new program’s requirements.

• Continuing students will remain under the current program unless they decide they want to switch to the new program.

See Worksheet at:

http://www.missouristate.edu/assets/gened/GenEdWorksheet_New_2014.pdf

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Enrollment Management: GE

Course FA 13 FA 14 % 14/13

AAS 100 162 137 84.57%

ANT 100 366 345 94.26%

ANT 125 96 155 161.46%

ECO 155 864 831 95.60%

HST 103 254 328 129.13%

HST 104 337 210 62.31%

HST 121 585 724 123.76%

HST 122 802 918 114.46%

PHI 105 96 147 153.13%

PHI 110 329 510 155.02%

Course FA 13 FA 14 % 14/13

PHI 115 382 347 90.84%

PLS 101 1507 1650 109.49%

REL 100 539 627 116.33%

REL 101 123 125 101.63%

REL 102 97 153 157.73%

REL 131 206 220 106.80%

REL 210 278 286 102.88%

SOC 150 652 789 121.01%

TOTAL 7675 8502 110.81%

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Graduate Enrollment

DEPT FA 2010 FA 2011 FA 2012 FA 2013 FA 2014 %14/13

ANT 177 99 93 99 123 124.24%CRM 237 259 276 243 387 159.26%DSS 591 543 708 663 528 79.64%ECO 225 180 123 66 60 90.91%HST 369 318 249 261 279 106.90%PLS 510 549 549 735 621 84.40% PHI 3 N/AREL 129 110 124 120 135 112.50%

Total 2,238 2,058 2,122 2,187 2136 97.67%

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TOTAL SCHDEPT FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 FA14 FA14/13

ANT 1861 2254 2258 2361 2473 2426 98.10%CRM 2866 3130 3714 3772 3742 4294 114.75%DSS 495 591 543 708 663 528 79.64%ECO 4570 4221 4182 4641 4899 5106 104.23%HST 7829 7766 7904 8008 8174 8385 102.58%MIL 437 442 406 405 318 289 90.88%PHI 2709 3024 3060 3024 2895 3390 117.10%PLS 6436 6622 6632 6613 6767 6891 101.83%REL 5409 4900 4533 4370 4354 4902 112.59%SOC 3222 3720 3766 3587 3327 3672 110.37%AREA ST 909 876 885 882 450 450 100.00%CHPA 36,743 37,546 37,883 38,371 38,062 40,333 105.97%

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Equip and inspire students

• Assess student learning objectives

• Assist with preparations for HLC reaccreditation

• Develop scholarship, curricular materials and educational practices that promote teaching and learning in public affairs

• Enhance service learning, internships, externships, and study away opportunities

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Assessment Efforts

• Coordinate with Office of Assessment & FCTL

• Regular Updating of Departmental Assessment Plans

• College Assessment Council

• Assessment Progress part of Annual Reports• http://www.missouristate.edu/chpa/35490.htm

• Improve Efforts to Track our Graduates

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Promote Student Success

• $7,000 Student Success Funding for Each Department

• $15,000 CHPA Scholarships for Study Away Courses

• Articulation Agreements with Community Colleges

• Service-Learning, Externship and Internship Opportunities, Area Studies Minors

• Professional Academic Advisors (CRM, HST, PLS)

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What is LOGOS? •A student run journal of undergraduate work

•Refereed by a double-blind student and faculty review process

•EBSCOhost searchable

What does LOGOS publish?•All kinds of undergraduate work: research, essays, creative writing, artwork

•As long as the work was completed while an undergraduate at MSU

•Even if it was written years ago

•Even if the student is no longer an undergraduate

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Why should students submit?•Real life publishing experience•Opportunity to put real-life publishing experience in resume

Why should you encourage them?•General interest in students getting the most out of their college experience•The opportunity to showcase your college’s best and brightest in one of only 2 undergraduate, multidisciplinary journals in Missouri

Who should you encourage?•Upperclassmen, especially those doing original research or completing an Honors Distinction project in their program•Any student completing a project with particular originality or skill

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Enhance Research Efforts

• Increase the amount and scope of faculty research

• Increase the number of external grants funded

• Increase student-faculty collaborative research

• Increase collaborative interdisciplinary research

• Increase student opportunities to present their research

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Support for Faculty Research• Funding for travel to conferences ($1,400)

• International travel funding (matching funds): http://graduate.missouristate.edu/facultystaff/InternationalTravel.htm

• Upgrading of computer equipment and software

• CHPA Faculty Research Forum

• New Faculty research stipend ($6,000)

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CHPA Research Forum• September 18, 3:30: Katie Hoegeman (SOC/ANT)

• October 16, 3:30: Scott Worman (SOC/ANT)

• November 5, 3:30: C. Patrick Scott (ECO)

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Student Research Opportunities

• Travel Funding for Student Presentations

• Scholarships for Study Away Programs ($15,000)

• Departmental Student Research Forums• Criminology & Criminal Justice Conference• Societal Studies Student Forums• Anthropology Student Conference

• Graduate Interdisciplinary Conference

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Be a Catalyst for Positive Change

• Increase MSU's presence and impact in helping resolve critical community-based issues locally and regionally (Social Capital Index; CSSPPR; Center for Community Engagement)

• Expand opportunities to support social, cultural, educational, and health related issues through collaborations with local, regional, state, national and global partners

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Examples of Faculty Service• Margaret Buckner (ANT): Secretary of the American Anthropological

Association

• Paula Rector (CRM) President of the Board of Directors for Harmony House

• Center for Economic Education partnered with the Missouri Council on Economic Education to run the Mad City Money Simulation at Skyline High School in Urbana, Missouri.

• Keith Payne (DSS) presented numerous invited briefings at Congressional Hearings and to Senators and other policy makers in Washington, D.C.

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Value and Support Faculty & Staff

• Recruit & retain a diverse workforce of faculty and staff

• Sustain and improve capabilities and competencies (faculty development, mentoring, sabbaticals, PSIP)

• Foster an organizational culture committed to assessment, continuous improvement, collaboration, transparency, and teamwork (Digital Measures)

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College Hiring Plan

DEPT Rank/Area of Expertise

CRM Assistant Professor: Courts and Corrections

ECO Instructor: Economic Principles

HST Assistant Professor: Ancient History

Instructor: American History

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Professor Salary Incentive Program • Applications are due in Dean’s office on December 12, 2014

• College Personnel Committee Screens Applications

• Applicants must be in rank five or more years to be eligible to apply (faculty appointed to professor rank effective August of 2009 are eligible for a December 2014 submission).

• Applicants must exceed the current departmental criteria for promotion to full professor in the area of research or scholarship through demonstrating consistent and sustained research productivity since the time of promotion to the present.

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Professor Salary Incentive Program • Applicants must be able to demonstrate sustained, successful

teaching at the undergraduate and/or graduate level as determined by the mission of the department.

• Applicants must be able to demonstrate sustained, successful service to the university and to the profession commensurate with the rank of professor.

• All applicants must have an up-to-date profile in Digital Measures that reflects the research productivity included in the application.(http://www.missouristate.edu/provost/psiprecipients.htm)

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Faculty Productivity

Year Journal Articles Book Chapters Books Papers Read

2007 35 17 11 1252008 32 17 7 1162009 27 17 10 1092010 35 27 5 1272011 56 13 13 1522012 45 19 17 1562013 35 37 6 122

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Fiscal Responsibility

• Manage fiscal assets prudently

• Utilize & operate facilities efficiently (space management)

• Operate the College in a safe and environmentally conscious manner (sustainability)

• Demonstrate transparency and accountability

• Increase fund-raising efforts

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Budgetary Situation• Assets

• Recurring Salary Savings = $ 355,097• One-Time Money = $2,888,086

• Commitments from Recurring Funds• Faculty Hires for FY16 = $114,000

• Commitments from One-Time Money• Sabbaticals• Hiring Costs and Start-Up Funds for New Hires• Computer & Equipment Upgrades• Instructor Positions (22 = $1,189,432 in salary & benefits)

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Development Efforts

• ROTC Rappelling Tower• Alice Bartee Lecture Series • Endowed Professorships • Endowed Faculty Chairs• Endowed Post-Docs• Study Away Endowment• Graduate Assistantships• Faculty Research Endowment        • College Sponsored Professional Conferences• Student Scholarships in all Departments• Increase Founder’s Club Memberships

http://www.missouristatefoundation.org/founders.htm

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Preparing for the Future