Council of Deans
Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Location: Administration Boardroom
Time: 2:00 p.m.
 Approval of Council of Deans Minutes – November 4, 2015 Meeting (pages 1-2)
 Discussion Items:
1. Alumni Survey—Frank Myers, Associate Director of Alumni Relations
HLC Requirement 4.A.6:
The institution demonstrates responsibility for the quality of its educational programs.
 The institution evaluates the success of its graduates. The institution assures that the
degree or certificate programs it represents as preparation for advanced study or
employment accomplish these purposes. For all programs, the institution looks to
indicators it deems appropriate to its mission, such as employment rates, admission
rates to advanced degree programs, and participation rates in fellowships, internships,
and special programs (e.g., Peace Corps and Americorps).
2. Financial Aid and classroom attendance
3. Intersession Advisement
4. Academic Plan (Handout)
5. HLC Persistence and Completion Academy—Dr. Oty and Dr. Kingsley
6. Early Alert Update—Dr. Oty (page 3)
7. Enrollment Update—Dr. Oty (Handout) -- Cancel classes unlikely to make and contact
students to change their enrollment before offices close. Please send me a list of any
classes that do not meet the minimum 10/20 that you want to keep on the schedule by
December 10th.
8. Potluck lunch—December 16th at 12:00 p.m. in the Administration Boardroom. Bring
your favorite dish!
 Reminders:
1. Please remind faculty that Blackboard course shells will be available for all courses for
spring 2016. All faculty should be encouraged to include their syllabus and gradebook.
2. Initiative update due December 18th.
3. Community Reception at Cameron House:
Sunday, December 13, 2015 from 2:00-4:00 pm
Hosts: Terry Conley, Von Underwood, Sylvia Burgess, Marge Kingsley
Monday, December 14, 2015 from 5:00-7:00 pm
Hosts: John Camey, Sherry Young, Lisa Huffman
4. Remind adjuncts of grade deadline and adjunct workshop. Be sure you have contact
information in case of questions.
5. Deadline for IDEA evaluations to be submitted is this Friday. Remind the chairs to
encourage all faculty to gain this important feedback.
 Important Dates:
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Council of Deans – Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Administration
Boardroom
Chair Development Meeting – December 4, 2015 at 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in the IBC/RMA
Executive Boardroom
Council of Chairs – Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the IBC/RMA Executive
Boardroom
Regents Meeting Dates (for curriculum proposal purposes)
 The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents
Board Meeting Dates
Topics Due
Drafts Due
December 1-2, 2015
October 8
October 22
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Location
Norman
The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
o December 2-3, 2015
December 3, 2015 – Leadership Institute – Live2Lead webcast through the John Maxwell
Company (CU in conjunction with the Rotary Club), from 7:00 am – 12:00 pm, McCasland
Ballroom. Contact Dr. Burgess for more information.
December 4, 2015 – New Faculty Follow-Up Session, 9:00-10:30am in CETES 207
December 4, 2015 – Chair Development Meeting, 10:30am-12:00pm in the IBC/RMA
Executive Boardroom
December 7, 2015 – Last date to withdraw from a class with signature (2nd 8 week classes)
December 7-14, 2015 – Final Exams
December 14, 2015 – Session ends
December 15, 2015 – Intersession classes begin
December 16, 2015 – Final grades posted to AggieAccess by 4:00 p.m. (16 and 2nd 8 week
classes)
December 17, 2015 – Faculty offices close
December 18, 2015 –Initiative update due
December 18, 2015 –Quality Matters Workshop - Applying the Quality Matters Rubric
(APPQMR) from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm in Ross Hall 101
January 5, 2015 – Intersession ends
January 5, 2015 – Adjunct Faculty Workshop, 6:00-8:30 pm in the MCC Ballroom
January 22, 2016 – Chair Development Meeting, 8:00-9:30am in the IBC/RMA Executive
Boardroom
February 19, 2016 – Chair Development Meeting, 8:00-9:30am in the IBC/RMA Executive
Boardroom
March 11, 2016 – Chair Development Meeting, 8:00-9:30am in the IBC/RMA Executive
Boardroom
April 8, 2016 – Chair Development Meeting, 8:00-9:30am in the IBC/RMA Executive
Boardroom
May 6, 2016 – Commencement