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Welcoming Assembly August 18, 2011
College of Arts & Letters
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
• Established the Foundation for the College
• New Mission Statement
• New Organizational Structure
• Associate Deans for Each Division of the College
• Chairs Council
• College Executive Committee
Arts & Letters
Dean
Fine Arts & Humanities
Associate Dean
Art & Pre-Architecture
Communication & Rhetorical Studies
English & Philosophy
Languages & Literatures
School of Performing Arts (Music, Theatre
& Dance)
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Associate Dean
Anthropology Economics
History Mass
Communication
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology, Social Work & Criminal
Justice
Military
Science
Accomplishments
• Established the Foundation for the College
• New College Website
• http://www.isu.edu/cal/
• Experimental College Facebook Page
• Idaho-State-University-College-Arts-Letters
• Instituted a Regular College Newsletter
• Re-established College Advisory Board
Accomplishments
• Successfully Navigated Discipline-Specific Accreditation
• Renewed Accreditation for the Music Program (NASM)
• Initial Accreditation for the Theater Program (NAST)
• Accreditation Visit for the Social Work Program (CSWE)
Accomplishments
• One-Time Faculty Enhancement Money
($175,000)
• 39 Professional Travel Grants
• 28 Computer Replacements
• 8 Online Courses
• 23 Special Projects
• 8 New Graduate Teaching Assistantships, 2011-2012
• First Honorary Doctor of Letters
Awarded by the College of Arts & Letters
• New Significant External Grants and Contracts Awarded to Faculty
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW)
• National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• National Science Foundation (NSF)
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
• Hired Tenure-Track Faculty
• 5 for the Coming Year
• 2X Expected Searches for the Coming Year
• University Faculty Recognition
• Distinguished Teacher
• Four Master Teachers
• Two Outstanding Researchers
• Two Faculty Members Recognized for
Outstanding Professional Service
Accomplishments • Increased Credit Hour Production by 5.1% for
Undergraduates and 8.9% for Graduate Students
• Served 255 More Students from Fall 2010 to Fall 2011
• Increased General Education Online Offerings from 11 to 21
• Re-established Relationships with Donors
• Created Dean’s Excellence Fund with the Support of the Advisory Board
Accomplishments
• Operated Fully within Our Budget
Travel 0.46%
Communications 0.67%
Materials & Supplies 1.36%
Capital 0.31%
FY2011 Appropriated Budget $14,291,333
Accomplishments
• Requested Permission to Use Carry-Forward to
Build the College
• New Tenure-Track Positions
• Address Specialized Accreditation Deficiencies
• Support Deferred and Future Sabbaticals
• Support for College Development and Marketing
• Maintenance Repairs and Upgrades
• Meet Research and Instructional Needs
Accomplishments
• New Initiative to Identify and Promote Areas of
Excellence
• New Partnership between the James E. Rogers
Department of Mass Communication and the
Department of Communication and Rhetorical
Studies
• Medical Spanish Program in Cooperation with the
Division of Health Sciences
Accomplishments
• New Initiatives to Identify and Promote Areas
of Excellence
• Joint Faculty Appointments
• Ideas for New Research Centers and
Other Opportunities for Collaboration
• New Cross-Listings
CAL Honors
Brent Wolter
English and Philosophy
Master Teacher in 2010
Maria Wong
Psychology
Awarded an R21 NIH grant for $249,652
College of Arts & Letters
Is the Center of the UNIVERSity
College of Arts & Letters
New Faculty and Staff
Leadership Team
Jim DiSanza, Chair
Communication and Rhetorical Studies and
James E. Rogers Department of Mass Communication
Tim Frazier, Program Coordinator
James E. Rogers Department of Mass Communication
John Gribas, Program Coordinator
Communication and Rhetorical Studies
Leadership Team
Sean “Andy” Anderson, Chair
Political Science
Gesine Hearn, Chair
Sociology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice
Ann Hunter, Facilitator
Economics
Leadership Team
Shannon Lynch, Chair
Psychology
Anthony “Tony” Stocks, Interim Chair
Anthropology
Joseph Sidley, University Business Officer
College of Arts and Letters
New Tenure-Track Faculty
Thomas Kloss
Music
Angela Narasimhan
Political Science
Ryan Jones
History
New Tenure-Track Faculty
Kimberly Nylen
Psychology
DJ Williams
Sociology, Social Work, and Criminal
Justice
New Visiting Faculty and Lecturers
Tera Cole
English
Courtney Haight
Psychology
Tamra Bassett
Languages and Literatures
Julie Sorensen
Music
New Classified Staff
Saba Teferra
Anthropology
Marissa Lawrence
History
College of Arts & Letters
Goals for FY12
Moving Forward &
Growing the Enterprise
• Continue to Identify and Support Areas of Excellence
• Develop a College-Wide Strategic Plan
• Continue to Grow our Research Productivity (i.e.,
publications, grants) and Creative Activity
• Implement a Plan to Re-establish Sabbatical Support
• Grow Our Human Capital and Tenure-Track Positions
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Moving Forward &
Growing the Enterprise
Moving Forward &
Growing the Enterprise
• Establish an Equitable Workload Policy
• Engage in Program Review and Assessment Consistent with
NWCCU Accreditation Standards
• Continue to Update College Policies and Faculty Evaluation
Procedures
• Continue to Use Metrics to Facilitate Data-Driven Decision-Making
• Continue to Promote the Successes of our Faculty, Staff, Students,
and Alumni
• Continue to Build our Relationships with Community Partners
“Leading From a Position of Strength
& with Solidarity” • Embrace “College First and Within”
• Provide Outstanding Training to Students at All Levels
• Enhance Scholarly Pursuits and Scholarly Productivity
• Meet and Exceed Our Expectations for Ourselves, Our Students, and Our Programs
• Collaborate and Support Our Colleagues and Our College
• Take Ownership of our College and Its Future
THANK YOU!!