College of Arts and SciencesCollege of Arts and Sciences

Fall Address

September 12, 2005

2-Yr. Period of Belt Tightening2-Yr. Period of Belt Tightening

• reduced faculty hiring

• internal budget reallocations

College fundedCollege fundedthis year’s reallocationthis year’s reallocation

to protect departmentsto protect departmentsfrom further erosionfrom further erosion

AIF is recoveringAIF is recoveringfaster than expected faster than expected

Reallocation cancelled

College to hire twice as

many faculty as anticipated

College may be able to fill College may be able to fill

all 51 faculty lines all 51 faculty lines

in next 3 yearsin next 3 years

College has increasedCollege has increasedto $26,000 the amount to $26,000 the amount

returned to departmentsreturned to departments

additional resources

to cover instructional needs

ISU rapidly returningISU rapidly returningto fiscal healthto fiscal health

Jonathan Rosenthal Jonathan Rosenthal University’s RegistrarUniversity’s Registrar

• Staff of 40 • All student data• Degree audit• Curriculum review

Sally ParrySally Parry

Associate Dean for Student Associate Dean for Student and Curricular Affairsand Curricular Affairs

Sally ParrySally Parry

• PhD, Fordham University

• Assistant to the Executive Director, MLA

• Assistant to the Dept Chair and Undergraduate Academic Advisor

• Director of Undergraduate Studies

Sally ParrySally Parry

• The Reel War: Narrative, History, and Myth in Hollywood World War II Films

• Go East Young Man: Sinclair Lewis on Class in America

• The Minnesota Stories of Sinclair Lewis

Ann BeckAnn Beck

Assistant to the DeanAssistant to the Dean

Ann BeckAnn Beck

• PhD, University of Illinois

• ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence

• Director, Eckelman-Taylor Speech and Hearing Clinic

• Teaching Initiative Award Winner

Wanda Denise BracyWanda Denise BracyDirector, School of Social Work Director, School of Social Work

Wanda Denise BracyWanda Denise BracyDirector, School of Social Work Director, School of Social Work

• EdD, Northern Illinois University

• MSW, University of Illinois—Chicago

• MA in Sociology, Roosevelt University

• MPh in Education, Roosevelt University

Social Work Committee Social Work Committee

• Janie Leatherman (Chair)• David Malone (Assistant)• Mary Campbell• Kathy Wehrman• Diane Zosky• Dennis Crowell (staff rep)• Lupeda Calhoun (student rep)

W. Roger Biles, Chair W. Roger Biles, Chair Department of HistoryDepartment of History

W. Roger Biles, Chair W. Roger Biles, Chair Department of HistoryDepartment of History

• Richard J. Daley: Politics, Race, and the Governing of Chicago

• From Tenements to the Taylor Homes:

In Search of an Urban Housing Policy

in Twentieth-Century America

• Encyclopedia of the Great Depression

W. Roger Biles, Chair W. Roger Biles, Chair Department of HistoryDepartment of History

• PhD, University of Illinois—Chicago

• MA, University of Illinois—Urbana

• BA,University of Illinois—Urbana

History CommitteeHistory Committee

• Dawn McBride (chair)• George Seelinger (assistant)• Kyle Ciani• Tony Crubaugh• David MacDonald• Ann Zilic (student rep)

Neil Skaggs, Interim Chair Neil Skaggs, Interim Chair Chemistry DepartmentChemistry Department

• Professor of Economics

• PhD, Duke University

• Accomplished scholar

• Acting Chair, Dept of Econ

Alan Katz, Interim Chair Alan Katz, Interim Chair Biological Sciences Biological Sciences

Alan Katz, Interim Chair Alan Katz, Interim Chair Biological Sciences Biological Sciences

• Professor of genetics

• PhD, Ohio State University

• Postdoc, University of Minnesota

• Research: genetic toxicology

• Interim Chair: 2003-04

Alison Bailey, DirectorAlison Bailey, DirectorWomen’s Studies Program Women’s Studies Program

Alison Bailey, DirectorAlison Bailey, DirectorWomen’s Studies Program Women’s Studies Program

• Interim Director since 2004

• PhD in philosophy, Univ of Cincinnati

• M.A., Colorado State Univ

• applied ethics, feminist theory, gender

• active engagement in social issues

Becca Chase, Assistant DirectorBecca Chase, Assistant DirectorWomen’s Studies ProgramWomen’s Studies Program

Becca Chase, Assistant DirectorBecca Chase, Assistant DirectorWomen’s Studies ProgramWomen’s Studies Program

• Feminist autobiography

• Women’s multicultural literature

• Feminist pedagogy

Foreign Languages SearchForeign Languages Search

• Norma Presmeg (Chair)• Alison Bailey (assistant)• Montserrat Mir• Maria Pao• Roger Thomas• Mary Trouille• Andrew Weeks• Sharon Griffin (staff rep)• Nicole Forton (student rep)

Kimberly Nance, Interim ChairKimberly Nance, Interim ChairForeign LanguagesForeign Languages

Initiatives to Continue to SupportInitiatives to Continue to Support

Teaching and ResearchTeaching and Research

• Recurring funding for technology

• Full technology support of all depts

• Hiring 2 new support professionals

• Upgrading technological infrastructure

• Exploring partnerships with other colleges

Carol Genung

Stephen Hull

• Online “ticketing system”

• Quicker response time

• More efficient deployment of staff

• Begins operation on Tuesday

Dr. Sam Catanzaro

Associate Dean for

Faculty and Administration

Increased Funding for

• Programming

• Personnel

• Travel

• Operations

Full Departmental Status?

College OmbudspersonCollege Ombudsperson

Professor Sabine Loew

Department of Biological Sciences

Recruitment/Retention ActionsRecruitment/Retention Actions

• Facilitating partner/spousal employment

• Transition of new faculty to B/N

• Funding to help support new faculty visits

Recruitment/Retention ActionsRecruitment/Retention Actions

• Faculty mentoring program

• Increased travel support

• Additional release time

Recruitment/Retention ActionsRecruitment/Retention Actions

• Guidelines for grant matching and subvention funding

• Support for cross-disciplinary research

and curricular efforts

• Feedback on grant proposals

Associate Vice PresidentAssociate Vice PresidentIra SchoenwaldIra Schoenwald

• Streamlined services

• Improved recruitment

• Pursued ESL certificate

• $100,000 debt reduced by over $41,000

• Debt-free in 2 years?

English Language InstituteEnglish Language Institute

• Kasia Stadnik, Director of ELI

• Janie Leatherman, Director

International Affairs, CAS

Professor Tim Hunt

Chair, Department of English

Latin American and Latino StudiesLatin American and Latino Studies

• CAS Office of International Affairs

• Coordinated by

Professor Janie

Leatherman

Latin American and Latino StudiesLatin American and Latino Studies

Mission: instruction, research, and outreach related to Latin America, the Caribbean, and U.S. Latino/acommunities

• Minor

• 19 faculty

Entrepreneurial Summer Entrepreneurial Summer School ModelSchool Model

• Maximum control over offerings and resources

• Resources returned to depts

Entrepreneurial Summer Entrepreneurial Summer School ModelSchool Model

• School of Communication, test case

• 29 courses instead of 8

• School earned $90,000

Entrepreneurial Summer Entrepreneurial Summer School ModelSchool Model

Funding model to be implemented college-wide

next summer

Advancement InitiativesAdvancement Initiatives

CAS EffortsCAS Efforts

• Created “excellence funds”

• Increased coordination

• Cash gifts increased to $1,340,439

• Total funds (gifts, gifts-in-kind, & pledges) increased

• FY 05 commitments close to $2 million

• Annual Fund donations increased 8%

• Largest increase of any college

• $214,000 and growing

CAS Departmental CAS Departmental Advancement AwardAdvancement Award

$1,000 Award for best dept effort

Honorable MentionHonorable Mention

Department of Physics

Winning DepartmentWinning Department

• $285,620 in gifts-in-kind(660% increase)

• Dept-wide discussions to establish priorities and identify donors

• Engagement of alumni through colloquia, awards ceremonies, and Alumni Day festivities

Winning DepartmentWinning Department

Fifty percent off

cost of professional production

of the department’s next newsletter

Bob Aaron, Director of University Marketing and Communications

Dorothy WitteDorothy WitteCAS Director of CAS Director of DevelopmentDevelopment

New Initiatives

Dean’s Award forDean’s Award forOutstanding TeachingOutstanding Teaching

• two awards of $3,000 each

• one for tenured faculty

• one for an untenured faculty

Faculty-Leadership ForumFaculty-Leadership Forum

• Monthly Forum

• Discuss issues

with college staff

Research Enhancement AwardsResearch Enhancement Awards

• Course release

• Research assistant

Research Enhancement AwardsResearch Enhancement Awards

2006-07 academic yr.

increased support

to $3,500

Outreach InitiativesOutreach Initiatives

Community Advisory

Board

Chicago Advisory BoardChicago Advisory Board

• Individuals representing major economic sectors

• Opportunities for students

• Heightened visibility for College

College PrioritiesCollege Priorities

Governance documents

and strategic plans

coordinated with College

and Academic Affairs plans

Strategic PlansStrategic Plans

• Dept’s mission, vision,

values, and goals

• Concrete actions for

achieving these goals

• Purposeful planning

Governance DocumentsGovernance Documents

• Departmental bylaws

• Governance procedures

• “Rule of law” (rather than

“rule of thumb”) climate

College ValuesCollege Values

• Inclusiveness

• Transparency

• Openness

Inclusiveness, Transparency, Inclusiveness, Transparency, OpennessOpenness

• Detailed minutes

• Website improvements• CASNews

• Spring Address

• Forums with stakeholders

• Department visits

Inclusiveness, Transparency, Inclusiveness, Transparency, OpennessOpenness

Community AdvisoryBoard

Inclusiveness, Transparency, Inclusiveness, Transparency, OpennessOpenness

Emeritus FacultyAdvisory Board

New Levels of ExcellenceNew Levels of Excellence

• Strategic Plan • Clear Mission • Moving Forward • Growing Stronger • Reputation is Growing • Achieving greater visibility• Attracting Funding

College of Arts and SciencesCollege of Arts and Sciences

Introduction of New Faculty

Steven PetersSteven PetersChemistryChemistry

Katherine EllisonKatherine EllisonEnglishEnglish

Bruce BurninghamBruce BurninghamForeign LanguagesForeign Languages

Heather ConleyHeather ConleyGeography-GeologyGeography-Geology

Olkay AkmanOlkay AkmanMathematicsMathematics

Ken ClementsKen ClementsMathematicsMathematics

David WeidenDavid WeidenPolitics and GovernmentPolitics and Government

Doris HoustonDoris HoustonSocial WorkSocial Work

Aaron PitluckAaron PitluckSociologySociology

Jean SawyerJean SawyerSpeech PathologySpeech Pathology

John W. PresleyJohn W. PresleyVice President and Provost Vice President and Provost

College of Arts and SciencesCollege of Arts and Sciences

Fall Address

September 12, 2005