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Academic Affairs Budget Presentations - 2015

2015 ACADEMIC AFFAIRS BUDGET PRESENTATION

College of Arts and SciencesGregory Simpson, Dean

March 31 & April 1, 2015Alumni Center


COLLEGE OFARTS AND SCIENCES

FY15 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PRODUCTIVITY

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Academic Affairs Budget Presentations 2015

CAS Strategic Goals and Educating Illinois

AREAS OF STRATEGIC FOCUS

• Focus 1: Facilitate academic excellence (EI 1, 2)

• Focus 2: Enhance the systems and infrastructure supporting academic excellence (EI 2, 3, 5)

• Focus 3: Diversify and enhance financial support for academic excellence (EI 3, 4)

• Focus 4: Share and Promote our academic excellence (EI 3)


Faculty Hiring

Major Accomplishments

In FY16, the college anticipates 10 new faculty

This fall, the college welcomed 15 new faculty.


2015 Student Body

• CAS continued to confer a significant portion of the University’s degrees

– 1,455 undergraduate degrees– 267 MS/MA degrees – 7 graduate certificates– 38 doctoral degrees

• Undergraduate enrollment at 4,983

• College generated – 275,492 credit hours


Newly Implemented Academic Programs

• Graduate Certificate in Instructional Technology and World Languages (LAN)

• Two sequences, a Ph.D. and M.S. in Neuroscience & Physiology (BSC)

• One undergraduate sequence in Creative Writing (ENG)

• Formalized Latina/o Studies Program –new LAL designation – poised to become an academic program


Re-Accredited Programs

• BS Social Work & MS Social Work successfully completely re-accreditation in February 2015


EdTPA• CAS units with Education programs are

requiring students to complete edTPA to acquire data that will facilitate future student preparation.

• A new IDS course will prepare students for the edTPA process.

• The first course will be offered this summer.


Joint Faculty Hiring Program• Appointments to be shared between two

academic units

• Initiative enhances faculty collaboration in research and teaching, and development of inter-disciplinary programs on campus

• In FY15 BSC & PSY successfully hired a new faculty member through the joint faculty hiring program (Neuroscience)

• The college expects the arrival of a new joint faculty hire in FY16 between Anthropology and WGS


Faculty Professional Development Programs

– Faculty Professional Development Series for new faculty

– Mid-Career Faculty Professional Development Series for tenured faculty


Administrative Fellows Program• Part of Professional Development Program for mid-career faculty

• Dr. Gina Hunter– Sociology and Anthropology• Dr. Laura Vogel – Biological Sciences


Staff Professional Development Programs

– David G. Lewis, President/CEO of Lewis Consulting Group presented “Be better…”

– Improving interpersonal and intrapersonal skills, communication and productivity

Annual Lead Staff and Staff Retreat


On Campus and Community Events

• Launched the Main Street College Event– Events are designed to reach out to

the community and showcase ISU’s faculty activity and expertise

Sally Parry & Bob McLaughlin

Fred Smith

Visiting the Ancestors: A Night Out with Neanderthals


International Travel Program• Promote high-quality research,

scholarship, and creative activity by tenured and tenure track faculty

• Supplement travel funds provided to faculty members by department to defray costs of professional travel outside the contiguous US

• $14,278 supported research activities of 20 faculty members


Student Team Travel Program

• Promote high-quality competitive team activities in the CAS

• Joined effort between CAS, the Office of the Provost and Office of Student Affairs

• Program provided support for the following teams:

– Model UN– Mock Trial – Forensics


Undergraduate Student Travel Program

• Provided funds to offset travel expenses for undergraduate students to attend and present their research at professional conferences

• Allocated $10,000 for initiative


Faculty/Student Scholarly Activities• Faculty members continue to engage

students in formal scholarly and creative activity

• Last year 136 or 24% of all journal articles, book chapters, and peer-recognized creative efforts note at least one student co-author

• Total of 265 or 32% of all conference presentations listed at least 1 student collaborator

• 29 presentations offered outside of the US listed at least 1 student co-author


Faculty Scholarly Activities• In 2015 the CAS faculty authored or co-authored

– 20 books and monographs– 8 edited books– 13 textbooks– 537 journal articles and book chapters– 44 creative works– 848 conference presentations,144 givenoutside of the U.S.– 55 (9%) journal articles and book chapters co-authored with international collaborators– 45 scholarly presentations featuring international collaborators

• 1.89 scholarly products per faculty member


Faculty Scholarly Activities• In FY15 the CAS was home to 108 editors, associate editors,

or editorial board members of national and international peer-reviewed journals


Faculty Scholarly Activities & Grantsmanship

• In FY15, CAS generated $5,780,063 in external funding

• 91 grants were awarded across 13 units

• New inductees into the Million Dollar Club– John Baur (CHE)– Rachel Bowden (BIO)– Matt Aldeman (ECO)


Faculty Accomplishments• Dr. Craig Gatto (Biological Sciences) named

University Professor

• 7 faculty recognized for their excellence in teaching, research, and service through University Awards programs


Student Accomplishments8 BONE SCHOLARS

• Samantha De Carlo (ENG)• Kristine Demonbreun (COM)• Taylor Hobson (ENG)• Jennifer Jaroch (MAT)• Tyler Malone (BSC)• Samuel Quast (HIS)• Raymond St. John (BSC)• Matthew Weber (BSC)


Fund- and Friend- Raising• Between 1/1/14 and 12/31/14 the

CAS raised $2,291,318 • Established new scholarship fund for

the social sciences, in excess of $700,000

• The Lee Ann Murray “Everything Counts” Actuarial Science Endowed Scholarship Fund (MAT)

• Other new endowed scholarships –ENG & POL


Worldwide Campus Fund• Endowed in 2015 through an alum gift


FY15 Reallocations & Reorganizations• Internal reallocation of permanent and

temporary variance funds made several important initiatives possible (examples only):– Replacement of existing and purchase of new

scientific equipment with GR and other funds– Funding of start-up packages for incoming

faculty – Allocation of funds for faculty professional travel – Student travel & Washington Internship program– Digital Measures – Upgrades, hiring, retention of faculty and staff– Facilities renovations– Support journal editors, guest speakers, and

conferences– Accreditation fees


FY15 ENHANCEMENT FUNDS – THANK YOU!

• CAS student team travel initiative - $10,000• CAS student teacher supervision travel - $57,807• Summer incentive program - $20,960• Additional Gen Ed/IC funds - $200,000• ENG Race to the Top - $12,218• ENG Obsidian Journal - $13,500


COLLEGE OFARTS AND SCIENCES

FY16 PLANNINGMAJOR OBJECTIVES


FY 16 Major Objectives• Maintain and build upon our academic excellence• Continue to enhance systems and infrastructure

critical in supporting this excellence (CAS Foci 1, 2; EI Goals 1,2)

• Recruit new & retain existing faculty, staff, and GAs• Ensure availability of adequate start-up funds• Ensure availability and accessibility to adequate

research and office space • Maintain technology & scientific instrumentation• Enhance support for faculty professional travel• Fully support student teacher supervisor activities


Permanent Funding Enhancement RequestsCollege-wide initiatives

1. Graduate Stipends ($160,000)2. General Revenue Operating Funds ($50,000)3. Faculty Professional Travel ($40,000)4. Technology – Recapitalization of Faculty

Computers and Chemical Stockroom Security Solution for BSC ($52,000)

5. Student Teacher Supervision Salaries/Travel ($100,000)


Strategic Budgeted Carryover Requests

• 35 requests totaling $706,956

• Proposed Initiatives:– Instruction– Replacement of scientific instrumentation– Start-up package supplemental funds– Student and faculty professional travel– Conference sponsorship– Graduate assistantships– Faculty/staff computer recapitalization– Facility renovations– Student recruitment– Fund and friend-raising– Student Awards


Provost Enhancement Requests

Twelve requests totaling $494,729 :

• CAS Instruction (PE)• CAS Student Teacher Supervision Travel (PE)• CAS Start-up Funds (SBC + PE)• BSC Mobile Lab & SLB Greenhouse Sustainability• CHE Teaching & Research Instrumentation

Support (PE)• CAS Student Team Travel (PE)• COM NUVI Subscription (PE)• LAN STV 227C Remodel (PE)• PHY Lab & Research Equipment (PE)


FY17 TENURE TRACK FACULTY REQUESTS

Principal Criteria for Prioritization:

Enrollment demands

Recent trends in faculty base (hires, retirements, etc.)

Programmatic needs

External pressures (e.g., accreditation)

New department/school leadership


CAS FY16 FACULTY HIRING REQUESTTotal request: $2,463,462

Unit Priority Rank

Specialization/Discipline Faculty Rank

PSY 1 Clinical-Counseling Psychologist Assistant ProfBSC 2 Virologist Assistant ProfGEO 3 Hydrogeology/Applied Geophysics Assistant ProfSOA 4 Quantitative Sociologist Assistant ProfLAN 5 French Assistant ProfECO 6 Public-Sector Economics Assistant ProfPHY 7 Experimental Physics Assistant ProfCSD 8 Audiology Assistant ProfPOL 9 International Relations Assistant ProfCHE 10 Biochemistry Assistant ProfMAT 11 Statistics Assistant ProfCOM 12 Public Relations Assistant ProfPHI 13 Normative/Applied Ethics Assistant Prof

ENG 14Technical Communication, Specializing in Digital Rhetoric & Web –Based Technologies

Assistant Prof

SOA 15 Non-North American Archaeologist Assistant ProfGEO 16 Environmental Geography Assistant ProfCSD 17 Speech-Language Pathology Assistant ProfPSY 18 Quantitative-Developmental Psychologist Assistant Prof

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