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Spring Address
April 20, 2006
recovering from budget cuts
regaining equilibrium
returning to full fiscal health
over $437,000
in mid-year
salary increases
three-year program
to make faculty and staff salaries competitive
modest salary increases for
full and associate professors
and non-negotiated staff
Additional increasesare planned
over $500,000 to depts in additional operating $
additional resources to
support teaching & research
and advance Strategic Plan
new computers
scientific instruments
other technology items
faculty and staffsupport initiatives
additional 5% in overhead funds
= $35,809 for depts
Research Enhancement Awards
course releases
research assistants
increased funding amt by16% ($3,500 per award)
increased totalfunding 43%
10 Enhancement Awards
totaling $34,200
Enhancement Award Winners
Michaelene Cox (POL)Lucian Ionescu (MAT)Marjorie Jones (CHE)Anthony Otsuka (BIO)Eric Peterson (GEO)
Enhancement Award Winners
Ali Riaz (POL)John Sedbrook (BIO)Kam Shapiro (POL)C. Frank Shaw (CHE)T.Y. Wang (POL)
Associate DeanSam Catanzaro
Research Proposal Rev CommitteeSam Catanzaro (Chair)
Epa Rosa (PHY)
Skip Nelson (GEO)
Lee Beier (HIS)
Julie Webber (POL)
Jim Reid (FOR)
Ron Fortune (ENG)
Ann Beck (Asst Dean)
Travel Supplement Grants
grants of up to $500
Travel Supplement Grants
tripled the amt of $
39 proposals
totaling $16,500
Travel Grant Awardees
Fusan Akman (MAT) Bruce Burningham (FOR)
Olcay Akman (MAT) McKenzie Clements (MAT)
John Baldwin (COM) Michaelene Cox (POL)
Gina Bessa (SOA) Lane Crothers (POL)
Joan Brehm (SOA) Kristin Dykstra (ENG)
Travel Grant Awardees
Nerida Ellerton (MAT) Marjorie Jones (CHE)
Kass Fleisher (ENG) Jim Kalmbach (ENG)
Virginia Gill (SOA) Steven Landau (PSY)
Rajeev Goel (ECO) Cong Liu (PSY)
Alycia Hund (PSY) Dawn McBride (PSY)
Travel Grant Awardees
Lucinda McCray-Beier (HIS) Epa Rosa (PHY)
Craig McLauchlan (CHE) Scott Sakaluk (BIO)
James Pancrazio (FOR) Rebecca Saunders (ENG)
Aaron Pitluck (SOA) John Sedbrook (BIO)
Paula Ressler (ENG) Kam Shapiro (POL)
Travel Grant Awardees
Richard Sullivan (SOA) Jim van der Laan (FOR)
Charles Thompson (BIO) Jeffrey Wagman (PSY)
Maura Toro-Morn (SOA) T.Y. Wang (POL)
Mary Trouille (FOR) Julie Webber (POL)
New Faculty Book Support
$500 of books
purchased by library
New Faculty Book Support
9 new faculty
$4,500 available
Research GrantWriting Support
feedback from
experienced grant writers
• streamlined services
• improved recruitment
$100,000 in debt
now debt free
Kasia Stadnik
Janie Leatherman
Expanded Summer
• comprehensive website
• publicity campaign
Informational Flyer
• Every ISU student
• Illinois Wesleyan U
• U of Illinois
• Bradley U
• Heartland CC
• Parkland CC
Ads in Student Papers
• Southern Illinois U
• Illinois Wesleyan U
• U of Illinois
Summer Enrollment
2005: 2,592 students
2006: 3,388 students
Summer Enrollment
2005: 122 Classes
2006: 180 Classes
Sarah Sarah Sally
Walczynski Diel-Hunt Parry
New Initiatives
CAS InternationalGrant Program
CAS and Research and Sponsored Programs
CAS InternationalGrant Program
$20,000 for
international travel
next academic yr
Galen Crow, Director of Research and Sponsored Programs
Gary McGinnis, Associate Vice President for Research
sociologist author literary scholar Neil Smelser Christopher Stanley Fish
Hitchens
Visiting Scholars Colloquium
internationally prominent intellectuals
scholarly lectures
and dialogue
Visiting Scholars Colloquium
annual lecture series
4 speakers each year
ProvostJohn Presley
Regular CAS Forums
• NTT Faculty
• TT Faculty
• AP Staff• Civil Service Staff
CAS AP Teaching Award
annual $3,000 award to recognize and reward
AP teaching efforts
CAS AP Teaching Award
Claire Lamonica
Department of English
Civil Service Advisory Committee
• articulate staff concerns
• elected committee
• 7 civil service members
Staff Representation
• College Council
• Chair Searches
• Chair Evaluation
committees
Staff Representation
Judy BeckerDept of Psychology
Office of the Dean Commitment
• support & reward excellent teaching
• provide highest quality instruction
• support research and scholarship
Office of the Dean Commitment
• support technological needs
• support, recognize, facilitate,
and reward the hard work all
CAS members
Key CAS Values
Inclusiveness
Spirit of openness and
transparency
College of Arts and Sciences
Ever-Greater Levels of Excellence
College of Arts and Sciences
Awards Ceremony
Program of Excellence Competition
• Undergraduate or grad certificate
• New minor
• New sequence
• Primary research
Program of Excellence
• Clearly interdisciplinary
• Two or more departments
• Innovative collaborations
4 Well‑Crafted Proposals
• Personal Relationships and Social Dynamics
• Photodynamic Therapy Research
• Program in Energy Science and Education
• Quantitative Risk Study Group
Program of Excellence Winner
rigorous academic curriculum
cutting‑edge research agenda
Program in Energy Scienceand Education
• Interdisciplinary M.S. in energy science
• Research program in bioenergy and
biomass fuel
Participating Faculty
Biological Sciences Physics
Chemistry Agriculture (CAST)
Economics Technology (CAST)
Geography/Geology
John Sedbrook
Biological Sciences
Dean’s Awards
Outstanding Civil Service
Outstanding Administrative Professional
Last Year’s Winners
Outstanding Civil Service
Outstanding Administrative Professional
Outstanding Civil Service Staff Member
dedicated CAS
member for 15 years
Outstanding Civil Service Staff Member
“Perfect blend of skills, experience, intelligence, and temperament”
“Would gladly give up evening and weekend hours”
Outstanding Civil Service Staff Member
James Dunham
Dept of Physics
CAS Outstanding Administrative Professional
Outstanding Administrative Professional
dedicated citizen for over 16 years
Outstanding Administrative Professional
Bruce Bergethon
WGLT
Thanks to2005-06 CFSC
2005-06 CFSC
Brian Clark
Matthew Hesson-McInnis
Mary Anne Moffitt
Jan Neuleib
Lisa Szczepura
Kathryn Wehrmann
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
extraordinary record of teaching in preceding three years
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
11 nominations:
6 in tenured category
5 in pretenured category
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
1 honorable mention (plaque)
1 winner (plaque and $3,000)
Honorable Mention
• Teaching Initiative winner
• 1 article
• book in press
• 12 presentations
• 6 graduate students
• 5 undergraduates
Honorable Mention
“constantly challenging and expecting the best of students”
“very energetic about teaching”
“a tough teacher who expects a lot of students”
Honorable MentionDean’s Award—Teaching
John McHaleSchool of Communication
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
Pretenured Category
Dean’s Award Winner
• Teaching Initiative winner
• SEA Outstanding Professor
• 1 article
• several grants
• 22 graduate students
• 16 undergraduates
Dean’s Award Winner
“is committed to educating all students, meeting the needs of all of the different majors in the class, and providing every opportunity for all students to learn and be successful.”
Dean’s Award Winner
“definitely one of the best teachers I have ever had”
“an excellent role model”
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
Jon Friesen
Dept of Chemistry
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
Tenured Category
Honorable Mention—Tenured
• 9 national teaching awards
• 2 books
• 6 papers
• 10 graduate students
• countless undergraduates
Honorable Mention—Tenured
“hard but fair”
“an asset to ISU”
“the most organized professor of any class that I have taken at ISU”
Honorable Mention—Tenured
“knowledge and determination are second to none”
Honorable Mention—Tenured
“It was refreshing to know
exactly what was required
and what we needed to learn”
Honorable MentionDean’s Award—Teaching
Nancy Lind
Politics & Government
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
Tenured Category
Dean’s Award—Teaching
• 16 graduate students
• 12 undergraduates
• 13 peer reviewed pubs
Dean’s Award—Teaching
• 43 papers
• 22 papers/workshops
• 2 external grants• 3 instructional videos
“a true leader in topics related to pedagogy”
“by far one of the most skilled teachers in the department and also the most caring”
“knows how to help & understands where a person is coming from”
“is a truly great teacher”
Inaugural Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
Stephen Hunt
School of Communication
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
extraordinary scholarly achievement in calendar year
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
2 awards of $3,000
1 to tenured faculty member
1 to pretenured faculty member
Dean’s Award
• publications
• grants/contracts
• papers/major speeches
• honors and awards
Dean’s Award
• theses/dissertations
• undergraduate research
• service to the discipline
Dean’s Award
9 nominations:
5 in tenured category
4 in pretenured
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
Honorable Mention
Pretenured Category
Research—Pretenured
• 4 peer-reviewed articles
• 6 accepted
• 7 papers
• 4 grants
Research—Pretenured
“innovative and solid contributions” to the discipline
“an innovator, discoverer, producer and reporter.”
Honorable MentionDean’s Award—Scholarship
Rita Bailey
Dept of Speech
Pathology and Audiology
Dean’s AwardResearch
Pretenured Category
Dean’s Award
• 12 graduate students
• 7 scholarly papers
• 4 peer-reviewed articles
• 1 book chapter
• 1 scholarly monograph (major UP)
Research—Pretenured
• innovative contributions to discipline
• remarkable record of achievements
• a rising star
• an outstanding young scholar
Dean’s Award—Pretenured
Christopher Breu
Department of English
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
Honorable Mention
Tenured Category
Honorable MentionDean’s Award—Tenured
• 4 international lectures
• 1 book chapter
• 6 scholarly articles
• 7 accepted or in press
Honorable Mention
“extraordinary levels of dedication, energy, and accomplishment”
“sustained record of excellence” is “not
only outstanding” but “truly amazing”
Honorable MentionDean’s Award—Tenured
Distinguished Professor
Willard Bohn
Dept of Foreign Languages
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
Tenured Category
Dean’s Award Winner
one of ISU’s most distinguished and
celebrated scholars
Dean’s Award Winner
• 10 articles in prestigious journals
• 4 in press
• 4 international speeches
• $290,000 in research grants
Dean’s Award Winner
• won major national award
• supervised 9 student projects• student won national award
Dean’s Award Winner
“one of the leading theorists in this field”
“publishes only innovative work and only in the most prestigious journals”
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
Distinguished Professor
Rainer Grobe
Department of Physics
College of Arts and Sciences
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