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Faculty Assembly

 

UCCS Facutly Assembly President's Report

September 13, 2002

1.       Administrative Searches

      1.1     Vice Chancellor for Student Success search underway with a goal of filling the position by January 2003.

      1.2     Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs search has just started with a goal of filling the position no latter than July 2003.

2.   Graduate School/funding opportunities

      2.1       Ph.D. in Gerontology Psychology will go to the CCHE in January

      2.2      First draft of the Principle Investigators handbook is available in the graduate office.

      2.3       Graduate office is developing a handbook on Facilities and Administrative cost (F & A) (formerly ICR).

      2.4       Grant administrators held their first meeting on August 20, 2002

3.   Extended Studies (C2 classes)

      3.1       Gross revenue of 2,020,858 in FY 2002 (after Jones had been paid)

      3.2       Currently negotiating with University Management Systems to expand our delivery of extended studies courses to provide more      on-line services for C-2 students.

      3.3       Working to phase out Jones on line registration and do it ourselves.

4.   Hiring honorarium:  Vicki Hilty has streamlined the process and will pilot the data entry for bringing honorarium on board. The pilot has been completed with one college, and are planning for unit level data entry in the Spring.

5.   Five Academic Dashboard Areas and indicators are being developed

      5.1       Academic Programs

      5.2       Research and Creative Works

      5.3       Engagement in the Community and University

      5.4       Infrastructure Supporting Faculty

      5.5       Support Services for Students

6.   Standardizing Associate Dean and Chair appointments from a mix of 12 month appointments with vacation to 9 month appointments with off loads.

7.   Have all faculty line request in to David Moon by October 1st to be reviewed by the Academic Planning Committee

8.   The campus has been asked to hold back 5.29% and it is a “done deal” that we will be asked to hold back another 6%.

9.   NCA Report is here:

      9.1   The campus is seen as falling short in assessment.  Too much reliance on self report and student surveys and not enough on student outcomes (i.e. learning achievement).  We have less than three years to improve the situation.

      9.2   The campus needs to revisit the “core curriculum” issues.

10.  System wide issues

      10.1   Two faculty representatives are needed on system wide budget committee

      10.2   One additional P and T representative is needed for this campus

      10.3   Sabbatical replacement for Dale Deboer needed on system wide EPUS

      10.4   New funding models from CCHE Blue Ribbon committee