Council of Deans
Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Location: Administration Boardroom
Time: 2:00 p.m.
 Approval of Council of Deans Minutes – October 7, 2014 Meeting (pages 1-3)
 Discussion Items:
1. Follow-up discussion on Aggie Sneak Peek
2. Follow-up on syllabi checks
3. Discussion of Faculty Development Session
4. Follow-up on observation of teaching
5. Questions or comments about online leave reporting
6. DaVinci Institute Awards (Handout)
7. Update on Early Alert—Dr. Oty (page 4)
8. Update on pilot mobile app IDEA evaluations—Dr. Oty
9. Remaining Seat Report Update for Spring 2015—Dr. Oty (pages 5-7)
10. Top 30/UNIV/Persistence Academy Update—AVP Kingsley
11. NSSE survey results: Academic and Intellectual Experiences, Coursework, and Reading
and Writing (Handout)
 Reminders:
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Send updates to Academic Festival activities to Vinetta
Remember to submit approved leave via the Online Leave Reporting System
Begin program changes now to prepare for the upcoming catalog revisions
 Important Dates:
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Council of Chairs – November 20, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.
Council of Deans – December 2, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.
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Regents Meeting Dates (for curriculum proposal purposes)
 The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
 November 6, 2014
 December 3-4, 2014
 January 28-29, 2015
 March 10-11, 2015
 May 7-8, 2015
 June 22-24, 2015
 September 16-17, 2015
 October 27-28, 2015
 December 1-2, 2015
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November 6-7 – CU Internal Assurance Review, CETES Conference Center, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
November 7, 2014 – Last date to withdraw with an Automatic “W” (12/16 week courses)
November 10, 2014 – Panel discussion on “The Time it Never Rained: Water, Sustainability
and the Future of Texoma” from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in CETES Conference Center
(Department of History and Government and the School of Liberal Arts)
November 12, 2014 – Hackler Award Dinner
November 13, 2014 – Panel discussion on “Sustainability of Water Resources in SW
Oklahoma: Past– Present– Future ” from 7:00-9:00 p.m. in CETES Conference Center
(School of Business)
November 14, 2014 – Mid-term grades posted by 4:00 p.m. (2nd 8 week courses)
November 17-December 19, 2014 – Roundtable discussions with AP. (Academic Programs,
Library, Teaching and Learning)
November 18, 2014 – Academic Festival speaker Robert Glennon; Student session at 3:30
p.m., evening lecture at 7:30 p.m.
November 20, 2014 – Last date to withdraw with an Automatic “W” (2nd 8 week courses)
November 20, 2014 – Beef Cattle Conference
November 21, 2014 – OK Women in Higher Education Fall 2014 Conference: Pathways to
Potential at UCO from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
November 21, 2014 – Last date to withdraw from a class with signature (12/16 week courses)
November 26-30, 2014 – Thanksgiving Holiday
December 2, 2014 – Last date to withdraw from a class with signature (2nd 8 week courses)
December 8-13, 2014 – Final Exams
December 13, 2014 – Session Ends
December 15, 2014 – Intersession classes begin
December 16, 2014 – Final grades posted by 4:00 p.m.
December 17, 2014 – Faculty Offices close at 5:00 p.m.
January 6, 2015 – Intersession classes end
January 8, 2015 – Screening of the movie “Fed Up” in Duncan followed by a discussion and
Q&A (School of Education & Behavioral Sciences)
January 12-16, 2015 –Welcome Back Week events (School of Education& Behavioral
Sciences)
January 19, 2015 – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Banquet, 6:30 p.m. in the
Aggie Rec Center
January 19, 2015 – CU Get Fit Challenge (Department of Health & Physical Education)
February, 2015 – Guest speaker on Sustainable Agriculture (School of Science &
Technology)
February 20-21, 2015 – Ribbon breaking and dedication ceremony for the School’s 4 Little
Free Libraries (School of Education & Behavioral Sciences)
March, 2015 – Jack Bryan – Journals, Sketches, and Paintings inspired by the Wichita
Mountains (Department of Art)
March 9-13, 2015 – Building a Mentally Healthy Community: What are the options in
Lawton? Part One (School of Education & Behavioral Sciences)
March 13, 2015 – Oklahoma Research Day
April, 2015 – Invited speaker (Global Food Security), Dr. Roger Beachy, Founding Director,
New World Food Center, University of California-Davis, TBA (School of Science &
Technology)
April 8-10, 2015 – Leslie Williams Cain – Visiting Artist (Department of Art)
April 18, 2015 – Healthy Outdoor Expo: Building a Healthy Community One Family at a
Time from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
May 8, 2015 – Building a Mentally Healthy Community: What are the options in Lawton?
Part Two (School of Education & Behavioral Sciences)
May 8, 2015 – Commencement
May 11-12, 2015 – Art and Jazz in the School Garden (School of Education & Behavioral
Sciences)