College of Arts and Sciences Spring Address

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College of Arts and SciencesSpring Address

• April 20, 2005

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Community Advisory Board
Provides input on CAS initiatives Opens lines of
communication with Community Strengthens
Colleges links with Community Members are
Community leaders
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Community Advisory Board
Chuck Witte, retired judge Carol Struck,
retired education administrator and local
entrepreneur
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Emeritus Faculty Board
Provides input on CAS initiatives Helps narrate
institutional history Develops initiatives for
enhancing experiences of all emeriti Assists
with emeritus newsletter Members chosen based on
demonstrated commitment to CAS
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Emeritus Faculty Board
Virginia Owen, former dean and professor of
economics George Gordon, former professor of
political science
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CASNews

• Illustrates Colleges accomplishments
• 29 issues published
• 185 stories
• Nearly 2 million hits

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CASNews

• Sarah Diel-Hunt
• Sarah Walczynski
• Teresa Grettano
• Cory Mayerck

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• Faculty Support Initiatives

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• additional 5 in overhead funds
• a total of 28
• additional 16,153 in the last half year

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Research Enhancement Awards

• course releases or
• research assistants
• 9 awards this year
• 8 awards next year

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Travel Supplement Grant Program

• grants of up to 500
• 21 proposals funded
• or partially funded this year

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New Faculty Book Support Program

• new faculty members
• designate up to
• 500 of books
• for library purchase

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Program of Excellence

• unique academic
• program(s)
• bringing distinction
• to the college and ISU

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Deans Award for Outstanding Scholarly
Achievement

• 2 3000 awards
• one for tenured,
• one untenured

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Faculty Mentoring Program

• 7 sessions this year
• 180 attended
• Guest speakers included Provost John Presley
• and Associate Vice President Gary McGinnis

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Administrative Fellows Program

• Epa Rosa, associate
• professor of physics

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Research Grant WritingSupport Program

• feedback on grant
• proposals from
• experienced colleagues

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NTT Forums

• Once-a-semester meetings
• Discuss issues of importance
• Interact with administrators
• College draws on NTT wisdom
• College operates more efficiently

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Staff Forums

• Once-a-semester meetings
• Discuss issues of importance
• Interact with administrators
• College draws on staff wisdom
• College operates more efficiently

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Outstanding Staff Awards

• Two 1,500 awards
• One civil service,
• one A/P staff
• Significant
• contributions to CAS

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Outstanding Staff Awards

• Don Schmidt
• (a.k.a. Dean of Green)
• Carl Wenning,
• coordinator Physics
• Education Program

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Faculty/Staff Initiatives
all funded from outside CAS not one single
dollar of CAS money
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AdditionalInitiatives
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Implementation Committee

• 24 suggested actions
• Dean approves all 24

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College Appoints Ombudsperson

• Sabine Loew,
• Biological Sciences
• Neutral advisor to
• faculty who have
• conflicts and need advice

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Director of International Affairs

• Janie Leatherman,
• Politics Government

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Director of International Affairs

• study abroad
• research abroad
• English Language Institute

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Top Priority Technology Support

• College Council
• CAS Council of Chairs

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Tech Support Reorganization

• CAS-IT
• Provides superior
• service
• Operates efficiently
• coordinates planning

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Enhancing Technological Infrastructure

• Technology
• maintenance
• replacement

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Entrepreneurial Summer School

• Resources returned
• to departments to
• cover under-enrolled
• courses

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Entrepreneurial Summer School

• Test case
• Dept. of Communication
• 28 courses
• Instead of 8

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New and Continuing Initiatives

• Transform English Language Institute into a truly
  university-wide service

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New and Continuing Initiatives

• Increase international dimension
• of teaching and research

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New and Continuing Initiatives

• Increase educational outreach efforts in
  humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences
  

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New and Continuing Initiatives

• upgrade and improve
• animal-care facility

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New and Continuing Initiatives

• Secure funding for additional
• technology support personnel

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New and Continuing Initiatives

• Increase level of funded research
• Increase level of giving

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New and Continuing Initiatives

• implement actions specified in
• newly approved strategic plan

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Deans Award forOutstanding Teaching

• 2 3000 awards
• one for tenured,
• one untenured

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Continued Themes

• continued and increased support
• for faculty and staff
• Inclusiveness
• Openness and transparency

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College of Arts and Sciences
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College of Arts and Sciences

• Awards Ceremony

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College of Arts and Sciences

• Program of Excellence Competition

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Program of Excellence

• Clearly interdisciplinary
• Two or more departments
• Innovative collaborations

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Program of Excellence

• 8 well-crafted proposals

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Eight Proposals

• Biomathematics MS Sequence and
  Cross-Disciplinary Research at the Interface of
  Biology and Mathematics
• Homeland Security

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Eight Proposals

• Interdisciplinary Program on Personal
  Relationships
• The Mind Project Learning and Research Center

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Eight Proposals

• Nanotechnology Education and Research
• Quantitative Risk Study Center

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Eight Proposals

• The Scholar-Educator Post-Doctoral Fellowship
  Program in Neuroscience and Behavior
• The Treatment of Chronic Pain Using Photodynamic
  Therapy

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Thanks to

• Alison Bailey
• Ann Beck
• James Day
• Ronald Fortune
• Elizabeth King
• Maria Pao

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Thanks to

• External Reviewer, Ralph Wilcox
• Assoc. Vice President, Gary McGinnis
• Associate Dean, Sam Catanzaro
• Associate Dean, Jonathan Rosenthal

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4 Programs of Excellence?

• 1 winner receives full award amount
• 3 programs eligible for partial funding

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Honorable Mention

• Biomathematics MS Sequence and
  Cross-Disciplinary Research at the Interface of
  Biology and Mathematics
• Draws on 17 faculty from 2 depts

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Honorable Mention

• The Mind Project Learning and Research Center
• Draws on faculty from 9 CAS depts plus faculty
  from other depts

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Honorable Mention

• Nanotechnology Education and Research
• Draws on faculty from 4 CAS depts
• as well as CeMaST and Technology

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Program of Excellence

• bringing distinction to
• the College of Arts and Sciences
• and to Illinois State

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Program of Excellence

• Rigorous academic curriculum
• Cutting-edge research agenda
• Enhances the education of ISU students
• Adds to knowledge in several disciplines

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The Scholar-Educator Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Program in Neuroscience and Behavior

• Draws on 12 faculty from 5 depts
• Leverages 90,000 into 172,000

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Participating Faculty from

• Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Philosophy
• Psychology
• Central Illinois
• Neuroscience Foundation

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Deans Award for Outstanding Scholarly
Achievement

• 2 3000 awards
• one for tenured,
• one untenured

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Deans Award

• research and
• creative activity
• honors and awards
• service on PhD and
• MA committees
• service to the discipline

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Deans Award

• 13 nominations
• 7 in tenured category
• 6 in untenured category

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Honorable Mention, Untenured

• Supervised 12 research projects
• Served on 10 MS and 3 PhD committees
• Gave 15 presentations
• 3 grant proposals (almost a half million )

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Honorable Mention, Untenured

• Jon A. Friesen,
• Dept of Chemistry

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Deans Award, Untenured

• Served on 6 MA committees
• Gave 4 presentations
• Published 4 refereed articles
• Submitted 2 refereed articles
• Published 1 book
• Had a second book accepted

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Deans Award, Untenured

• Ali Riaz,
• Dept of Politics
• and Government

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Honorable Mention, Tenured

• 2 major speeches
• 2 external grants
• 5 scholarly articles
• 4 others accepted
• 1 book chapter
• 2 encyclopedia entries
• 1 book
• 2 books in press

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Honorable Mention, Tenured

• Willard Bohn,
• Dept of Foreign
• Languages

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Deans Award Tenured

• 8 undergraduate research projects
• 8 MS committees
• 22 presentations
• 3 major grants (half million )
• 11 peer-reviewed articles

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Deans Award Tenured

• outstanding on any measurement scale
• a source of amazement and inspiration to us all
  

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Deans Award Tenured

• Timothy D. Lash
• Dept of Chemistry

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