Council of Deans
Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Location: Administration Board Room
Time: 3:00 p.m.
1. Approval of Council of Deans Minutes – April 2, 2013 Meeting (Handout 1)
2. Announcements and Information Items
a. Remaining Seats Information for Summer 2013 (Handout 2)
b. Update on Searches
i. Faculty positions
ii. Dean of the School of Business
iii. Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
c. Revised Midterm Grades Policy (Handout 3)
3. Discussion Items
a. Update on student performance from primary feeder high schools (Handout 4NOT FOR FURTHER DISTRIBUTION)
b. Office for Teaching and Learning and Assistant Vice President for Academic
Affairs- Initiatives for 2013-2014 (Handout 5)
c. CU-Duncan course and program offerings update request (Handout)
d. Advising and Enrollment Clinic Update (Handout 6- FAQ document)
e. Course evaluations for summer and the transition of moving course evaluations
online- Dr. Karla Oty, Director, Institutional Research, Assessment, and
Accountability
f. Faculty Load and Faculty Load Module
4. Standing Agenda Items
a. Assessment Activities Update
b. Higher Learning Commission Update- Exploration of Criteria and Core
Components: Criterion 4, Core Component 4A
Criterion Four. Teaching and Learning: Evaluation and Improvement
The institution demonstrates responsibility for the quality of its
educational programs, learning environments, and support services, and it
evaluates their effectiveness for student learning through processes
designed to promote continuous improvement.
Core Component 4.A. The institution demonstrates responsibility for the
quality of its educational programs.
1. The institution maintains a practice of regular program
reviews.
2. The institution evaluates all the credit that it transcripts,
including what it awards for experiential learning or other
forms of prior learning.
3. The institution has policies that assure the quality of the credit
it accepts in transfer.
4. The institution maintains and exercises authority over the
prerequisites for courses, rigor of courses, expectations for
student learning, access to learning resources, and faculty
qualifications for all its programs, including dual credit
programs. It assures that its dual credit courses or programs for
high school students are equivalent in learning outcomes and
levels of achievement to its higher education curriculum.
5. The institution maintains specialized accreditation for its
programs as appropriate to its educational purposes.
6. 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).
c. Retention and Graduation Rate Project Update
d. Early Alert Usage Update
Semester
Unduplicated Instructors
who used Early Alert at
least once
Total
Unduplicated
Instructors
Percent of
Instructors Using
Early Alert
Fall 2010
144
345
41.7%
Spring 2011
121
346
35.0%
42
152
27.6%
172
396
43.4%
Summer 2011
Unduplicated
Fall 2010 Summer 2011
Semester
Unduplicated Instructors
who used Early Alert at
least once
Total
Unduplicated
Instructors
Percent of
Instructors Using
Early Alert
Fall 2011
231
364
63.5%
Spring 2012
208
355
58.6%
73
159
45.9%
281
420
66.9%
Summer 2012
Unduplicated
Fall 2011 Summer 2012
Semester
Unduplicated Instructors
who used Early Alert at
least once
Total
Unduplicated
Instructors
Percent of
Instructors Using
Early Alert
Fall 2012
261
356
73.3%
Spring 2013
265
353
75.1%
Summer 2013
Unduplicated
Fall 2012 Summer 2013
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e. Cameron Guarantee and Institutional Transparency Update
f. Legislative Update
5. Around the Table for Announcements
6. Upcoming Meetings and Events
a. Council of Deans – 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4, 2013
b. Council of Chairs – Canceled for May; next meeting will be June 11, 2013
c. Regents Meeting Dates (for curriculum proposal purposes)
i. The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents
Board Meeting Dates
Topics Due
Drafts Due
Location
May 9-10, 2013
March 15
April 1
Norman
June 24-26, 2013
April 29
May 13
Ardmore
September 18-19, 2013
July 29
August 12
Tulsa/Claremore
October 23-24, 2013
September 3
September 16
Lawton
December 5-6, 2013
October 7
October 21
Norman
d. Commencement- Friday, May 10, 2013
e. Graduate Hooding Ceremony – Saturday, May 11, 2013
f. McMahon Field and Athletic Center Dedication- June 11, 2013, 4:30 p.m.
g. End of Year “Something Other than Pizza” Party- Monday, May 13, 2013, 11:301:30 p.m., MCC Ballroom
7. New Business