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Highlights from 2018/2019 Faculty and staff other award winners

Craig Thulin – Alumni Outstanding Educator of the Year Eddy Cadet, UVU Board of Trustees Award of Excellence Michaela Gazdik-Stofer – Faculty Senate Award of Excellence Alan Parry – Faculty Senate Award of Excellence Weihong Wang – Faculty Senate Award of Excellence Steve Revelli – Faculty Senate Adjunct Award of Excellence Jessica Wagner – Faculty Senate Adjunct Award of Excellence Fern Caka – OTL Online Course Design 2nd place Heather Wilson-Ashworth – OTL Online Course design 3rd place

Highlights from 2018/2019 Faculty and staff Dean’s award winners

Brandi Pacchiega – Dean’s Award of Excellence for Staff Eric Domyan – Dean’s Award of Excellence for Scholarship Tyler Standifird - Dean’s Award of Excellence for Scholarship Craig Thulin - Dean’s Award of Excellence for Service Alessandro Zanazzi - Dean’s Award of Excellence for Teaching

Highlights from 2018/2019 External Grants

NSF INCLUDES Utah Prep Daniel Horns $ 300,000 DNR Frisco Endemic Pilot Intro Project Olga Kopp $ 25,420 NSF Pro-Stem Scholarship Program Phil Matheson $ 999,816 NSF EAGER: Phylogeny of Mayflies Heath Ogden $ 208,250 STScI Vertical Cloud Structure Jackie Radigan-Hoffman $ 14,998 NSF Contact Metamorphic Aureoles Michael Stearns $ 123,046 Nature Conserv. Dwarf Bear Poppy – Phase I Michael Stevens $ 50,000 BLM Southwest UT Urban Plant Studies Michael Stevens $ 30,000 NFS NOYCE Scholarships Mark Wathen $1,050,000 NSF Faculty Mentored Experiences Geoff Zahn $ 972,287 National Institute of General Medical Sciences Eric Domyan $ 362,000

Introduction of New Faculty and Staff

College of Science Jamie Winn Layton White Fern Caka

Introduction of New Faculty and Staff

Department of Biology Ashley Egan, Assistant Professor Daniel Fairbanks, Professor Summer Karafiath, Lecturer Alma Laney, Assistant Professor Joshua Premo, Assistant Professor Danielle Taylor, Assistant Professor Sam Doty, Teaching Lab

Manager/Greenhouse Manager Nick Wilbur, Teaching Lab Manager

Introduction of New Faculty and Staff

Department of Chemistry Emily Heider, Assistant Professor Cory Larsen, Teaching Lab Manager

Introduction of New Faculty and Staff

Department of Earth Science Daren Nelson, Assistant Professor Charles Czajka, Assistant Professor

Introduction of New Faculty and Staff

Department of Mathematics Fazhe Chang, Assistant Professor Wiktor Mogilski, Assistant Professor Debra Ward, Assistant Professor Matthew Potter, Math Course Manager

Introduction of New Faculty and Staff

Department of Physics Dallin Durfee, Professor Thomas Henage, Lecturer

Teaching Resources - Jason

College of Science “Resources” page https://www.uvu.edu/cos/resources.html

Office of Teaching and Learning https://www.uvu.edu/otl/

Scholarly and Creative Undergraduate Learning Partnership Team (SCULPT) https://www.uvu.edu/sculpt/

Substitutes for Classes - Jason

Adjuncts substituting for faculty must be paid by the University and any hours they sub will be counted toward total hours they can work.

Don’t cancel classes. Please find substitute if you must miss class.

Stuff You Need to Know for Class -Jason

Course syllabi Correct Final Exam schedule

https://www.uvu.edu/academicscheduling/exam_schedule/ Calendar Learning Outcomes and Course Objectives Up to date accessibility services statement

https://www.uvu.edu/accessibility-services/faculty/ Canvas

Civitas UVU's unique student success intelligence platform built to

identify power predictors for student persistence throughout the graduation life cycle.

Stuff You Need to Know for Class -Jason

Accessibility Services Accommodation Letters/email Bring any problems to our attention

Advising update

Advisor Manager Search will start soon

Advisor II Two open positions and will be filled with an in-house COS

search

Advisor I Hiring advisor II’s will open two advisor I positions and will be

an open search

Research Funding - Fern

College of Science “Resources” page

SAC

OEL Note – The Dean’s office needs all OEL proposals at least five

days before they are due to OEL.

Office of Sponsored Programs

Research Funding - Fern

$0

$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

$60,000

$70,000

$80,000

Biology Chem. Earth Sci. Ex. Sci. Math Phys.

Total SAC Awards, 2018/2019

Research Funding - Fern

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40

60

80

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120

Biology Chem. Earth Sci. Ex. Sci. Math Phys.

Numbers of students involved in SAC-funded research

More highlights from 2018/2019 -Student Research Photos

More highlights from 2018/2019 -Student Research Photos

More highlights from 2018/2019 -Student Research Photos

More highlights from 2018/2019 -Student Research Photos

COS Advancement - Jim

Internal Affairs

UVUSA Senator & Department Representatives Entrepreneurship Institute Sustainability Inclusion & Diversity First Generation Initiative Campus Image Committee University Wide Coordination/Collaboration

COS Advancement - Jim

External Relations

Local, Regional, National and International Businesses/Corporations

Internships Public, Charter and Private Schools City, County, State and Federal Government Valley Vision Task Force Community Advisory Council

COS Advancement - Jim

Development

Individual and Corporate Support Cash and In-kind Donations Faculty, Staff, Student and Alumni Giving Department Program Funds

COS Advancement - Jim

Marketing & Communications

Collateral Materials (Synapse, posters, flyers, newsletters) Social Media Web Pages Professional Pages Photos Research Posters Digital Displays

COS Advancement - Jim

COS Advancement - Jim

Outreach / Special Events

August 19 - 21 UVU Exceptional Care Project SB Atrium 8:00 am-5:00 pm August 27 UVUSA Department Day SC Grand Ballroom 10:00 am-2:00 pm September 11 COS Dean’s Day SB Atrium 9:00 am-3:00 pm September 28 UVU Homecoming Fair Fulton Library Lawn 4:00 pm-7:00 pm October 1 Sustainability Day SC 206 10:00 am-2:00 pm

SB Atrium, Hall of Flags 9:00 am-12:00 noon October 7 - 8 Stem Fest Mountain America 8:00 am-9:00 pm

Expo Center, Sandy 8:00 am-2:30 pm January 28 UVUSA Department Day SC Grand Ballroom 10:00 am-4:00 pm February TBD Expanding Your Horizons SC Grand Ballroom 8:00 am-10:00 am

SC and SB Locations 10:00 am-2:00 pm March 28 Science Palooza Provo Rec Center 8:00 am-2:00 pm April TBD SheTech Mountain America 8:00 am-12:00 noon

Expo Center

Stuff You Need to Know About Purchasing - Kerri

Wolverine Marketplace = UVU’s Procurement System. All employees are shoppers. Chemicals must be received through the Chemical Stockroom.

Keshar Tamrakar/Requestors NameAX138Receiving1545 W Business Park DrOrem, UT 84058United States

Procurement Policy. Remember Segregation of Duties!

Fire Drills

Required by International Fire Code

PS, SB, LA, RL, EN all to have drills next week.

SB Level 1 & 2 issues

General Safety - CraigUtah Safety Council: https://www.utahsafetycouncil.org Click on member loginUsername: safety1@uvu.edu Password: safetyFor streaming video: https://www.training networknow.com/Username: safety1@uvu.edu Password: safety

State Inspection - Craig

• Using extension cords as a permanent power source

• Daisy Chaining• Improperly tagged fire

extinguishers

Laboratory Safety Training - Craig All new faculty, staff, student employees, and research students

who: Will be working with hazardous chemicals Be in a laboratory while hazardous chemicals are being used Teaching in laboratories where hazardous chemicals are being used Students (research/employees) are not allowed in the laboratory

unsupervised until they have receive the laboratory safety training.

Wednesday, August 21, 11:00 am Thursday, August 22, 1:00 pm Tuesday, August 27, 2:00 pm Wednesday, August 28, 4:00 pm

All sessions will be held in SB268

Lab Safety- Craig

18 July 2019 – University of Utah Chemistry Building Evacuated Due to Dangerous Spill

15 May 2019 – A student burned his eye in a University of Utah lab. The U. knew about dangers beforehand, an audit finds, but didn’t take action.

Personal Protective Equipment - Craig

Minimum PPE required Long Pants Closed Toed

Shoes Safety

Glasses/Goggles

No Food or Drink in the labs

Safety Data Sheets (SDSs)- Craig Please review the SDSs for the

chemicals you work with Section 2 – Hazard(s) Identificaiton Section 7 – Handling and Storage

Chemical Group Incompatible WithMineral Acids (Hydrochloric,Sulfuric, Phosphoric)

Organic Acids, Nitric

Organic Acids (Acetic, Formic)

Mineral Acids, Nitric

Nitric Acid Mineral Acids, Organic Acids

Any Liquid Acid Any Liquid BaseOxidizers Flammables

Laboratory Security - Craig

Lab professors/instructors should never leave students alone in teaching laboratories.

Research students/Student employees should not work in laboratory alone

Do not prop lab doors open.

Ensure the laboratory is locked when you leave.

Respirator Training - Craig

All Laboratory Managers in the Chemistry, Biology, Earth Science Departments

Recommended for anyone (professors or students) that works routinely with large quantities of organic solvents and/or concentrated acids anyone exposed to particulates Medical form Respirator training Respirator fit test

Equipment and facilities (Jason)

Office build-out

Technology updates SB 032 changes COS-HPC committee (high performance computing)

Secondary Computer (older than 2015) Lap-tops as primary computer College lap-top cart

PBA – Danny/Kerri

2019-2020 Results Tenure Track Faculty – Mathematics Tenure Track Faculty – Biology Tenure Track Faculty – Biology Tenure Track Faculty – Physics Mathematics Course Manager (.5 staff/.5 teaching)

Department discussions begin now, requests due Sept. 13.

One-time funds – Danny/Kerri

2019-2020 Results GE Logiq57 Ultrasound Equipment $60,000 – Exercise

Science Laptop Cart $60,000 - Mathematics

One-Time Funds requests from departments are being reviewed and prioritized and many will be funded by College one-time funds.

RTP Deadlines and Portfolio Preparation - Danny

Dates Sept. 15: Mid-term review and Tenure Requests December 15: Rank Advancement March 7: Chairs submit annual faculty reviews

GET YOUR PORTFOLIOS DONE EARLY Dean’s Office is happy to do an early review.

RTP Deadlines and Portfolio Preparation - Danny

All items in the Faculty Portfolio are CANDIDATE’S responsibility.

Policy 637 – Provides all deadlines and all required materials. 3rd Year and Tenure Reviews.

Must have Supervisor Evaluations – 5 of them by Tenure Review

Must have Peer Reviews Must include SRIs

Dean’s Office has binders and dividers available

Your Questions

• How does the Dean’s office anticipate our College’s zeal for undergraduate research will be supported or challenged by the Tuminez administration?

• Will the college remain committed to equal pay for incoming male and female faculty and staff?

• What are the COS’s plans to attempt to meet the challenge that Pres. Tuminez gave us to increase graduation rates to 45% in six years?

• Concern about dwindling research space.

Important Dates - Danny

Freshman Convocation – August 19, 6:45 in SC food court

Commencement – April 30, 2020

Convocation – May 1, 2020

Lunch Time

Interest Group Tables Outreach/Inclusion Online/hybrid teaching In-class pedagogy Retention, Tenure, and Promotion. Information Technology Research mentoring

Pick up calendars and umbrellas on your way out